1965 Mustang rust repair

1969-1970 and probably 1967-1968

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Ahhh the information of a Master Craftsman.. I know BobH keeps this type of material handy too!!!
 
1967 Mustang

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For checking a lot of these dimensions a tram guage is handy, centerline guages, or you can also get by with strings and plumbobs if you have a level floor. There's also simple ways for checking twist-use a carpenter's level and support the body in the torque box areas on stands so the center of the car is level left to right then check the back and front to check to see if they are also level-if not then there is twist. Sheetmetal testfitting will also indicate problems and also help align the structure. Rusty holds his parts right where they need to be by solidly welding it to the cart and also by bracing-that's awesome. I've seen some builders tack weld doors and decklids in place when rebuilding lower structure just to makes sense.
 
There was a lot of rust in the rear torque boxes so Brian added a brace and than will repair one at a time.

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Once the torque box was removed he noticed a little rust in the rocker so he made a patch

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After a lot of measuring, fitting, cutting and measuring again Brian has the torque box installed in the same location as the original right side.

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I love seeing these photos. I've done collision repair that deep, but not restorations. It's very interesting to see!
 
Brian brushed a heavy coat of epoxy in the frame rails

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There was a little rust on the inner rocker so Brian cut it out and than epoxy primed.

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This morning he welded patches on the inner rockers

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Epoxy inside and out EXCELLENT!!! If only Ford would have done that back in the day.
 
Yea... Thgink about it Bob..... Those things could have lasted 40 or 50 years! LOL

Aaron
 
There was a little rust in the front frame rail which is made up of two pieces in that area. Brian cut it out and made a patch

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Than he ground it down than added the second patch

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Brian ground down the welds

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Man that is some seriously righteous work Rusty!
On that last patch that was plug welded, does Brian use any sort of weld thru or epoxy between the layers?
 
C10chas;9500 said:
Man that is some seriously righteous work Rusty!
On that last patch that was plug welded, does Brian use any sort of weld thru or epoxy between the layers?
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Sometimes but not on that patch.
 
I'm very proud of my son Brian who never used a mig welder or did any fabrication work until he started doing all our fabrication and welding in Oct. 2006.
 
He sure has come a long way in a short time!

I don't mean to seem critical, because the work you guys do is SPECTACULAR, but I do believe a zinc primer in the weld zones will add a good measure of corrosion protection to your jobs. The trick for me was finding one that did not interfere with the welding process, now that I have the right product it is a "no brainer" to apply it to the weld zones that can't be primed after the fact...
 
crashtech;9508 said:
He sure has come a long way in a short time!

I don't mean to seem critical, because the work you guys do is SPECTACULAR, but I do believe a zinc primer in the weld zones will add a good measure of corrosion protection to your jobs. The trick for me was finding one that did not interfere with the welding process, now that I have the right product it is a "no brainer" to apply it to the weld zones that can't be primed after the fact...
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Yes, pray tell what is your secret? I found the two products I tried also seemed to affect the welding process.
 
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