ok Im doing it

nba1341 · March 4th, 2008, 04:16 PM

Originally Posted by 460brevill

i drive my 66 coupe weekly.i built it to drive, and thats what i do.

the badass flamed one with nitrious?

460brevill · March 4th, 2008, 07:21 PM

thats the one.

460brevill · March 4th, 2008, 07:37 PM

by the way nba,i now have the new bearings and coupling in the supercharger.should be on by mid april.

DanTheMan · March 4th, 2008, 07:40 PM

Originally Posted by redhumphries

with motor in I reinstalled the fenders and hood to check for clearance the hood is sitting alittle lower no hood stops yet but it clears great. don't you just love a smile on a hood

I'll trade you for my '02 GT

I know that's not happening.. great looking car though. someday I wanna get a 66ish fastback, but i'm sure it won't turn out as sick as this one will

redhumphries · March 4th, 2008, 10:00 PM

wish this was mine I can't afford to build it myself for myself but it is fun building it and knowing it will get driven. thanks for the comments

JDMILLS · March 5th, 2008, 12:58 AM

That's amazing

redhumphries · March 5th, 2008, 07:48 PM

look at the lines on the 1/4 panel this is where I make my first cut when installing a 1/4 skin

gsjohnson · March 5th, 2008, 09:48 PM

What is that, a Shelby tailight panel?

460brevill · March 6th, 2008, 08:14 AM

is that full lenght tube frame or partial?

AtlanticBlue99 · March 6th, 2008, 10:27 AM

cool project. digging your work!

nba1341 · March 6th, 2008, 12:21 PM

Originally Posted by 460brevill

by the way nba,i now have the new bearings and coupling in the supercharger.should be on by mid april.

sweet get some pics up

redhumphries · March 6th, 2008, 09:20 PM

sorry about that my computer stopped working last nite trouble with road runner. The first picture was where I make my first cuts on the 1/4 this is the 1/4 skin repair section. I also replace the outer wheel house but don't have pictures

redhumphries · March 6th, 2008, 09:21 PM

first cut made. I leave enough for the 1/4 skin to overlap

redhumphries · March 6th, 2008, 09:24 PM

I place the 1/4 skin on the car. Notice the small strips of metal with the screws in them. I use these to hold the panel in place for marking. I take a scribe and mark around the 1/4 skin. I then remove the skin and cut on the line careful not to remove too much.

redhumphries · March 6th, 2008, 09:26 PM

place small tacks about every inch skipping around so as not to heat up any one area to much.

redhumphries · March 6th, 2008, 09:29 PM

I make small stitch welds now about every 2 inchs. A stitch weld is nothing more than about 4 tacks overlaping each other. Notice the gap is almost invisible. I use the metal strips and screws instead of clecios because they hold tighter. Don't get carried away at this stage take a break and let everything cool sometimes.

redhumphries · March 6th, 2008, 09:31 PM

Welds ground off don't grind in one area too long it will also cause warpage. I used my Mig welder instead of tig because I can't get behind all of this panel to hammer and dolly the welds If I still have alilttle of the weld showing it is ok. Not very large anyway.

redhumphries · March 6th, 2008, 09:34 PM

door gaps still good and I still have to weld the 1/8 Inch holes shut from the straps. Will post more on this car as I go Hope you enjoy. Oh yeah to answer the question it is not a total tube frame just the front clip. The rear will be 4link with coilovers.

460brevill · March 7th, 2008, 08:36 AM

very very nice.

redhumphries · March 9th, 2008, 09:03 AM

I cut out all the right side 1/4 panel and the outer wheelhouse and half the enner wheel house. someone did a sloppy job of repairing the right 1/4 after a wreck. Nothing lined up all the gaps were made with bondo, most of the welds tacked at best were covered with tiger hair. Just plain and simple stupid and lazy work.

March 4th, 2008, 07:21 PM	#42
460brevill Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Farmville VA Posts: 739	thats the one. __________________ i sixing 200 six with 300 hp.

March 4th, 2008, 07:37 PM	#43
460brevill Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Farmville VA Posts: 739	by the way nba,i now have the new bearings and coupling in the supercharger.should be on by mid april. __________________ i sixing 200 six with 300 hp.

March 5th, 2008, 09:48 PM	#48
gsjohnson Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Woodland Hills, CA Posts: 681	What is that, a Shelby tailight panel? __________________ 2004 Mustang GT The difference between a girlfriend and wife is about 50 pounds.

March 6th, 2008, 08:14 AM	#49
460brevill Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Farmville VA Posts: 739	is that full lenght tube frame or partial? __________________ i sixing 200 six with 300 hp.

March 6th, 2008, 10:27 AM	#50
AtlanticBlue99 Modded Autos Site Mod 1999 Ford Mustang V6 14.79 @ 92.15 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Evans, GA/Athens, GA Posts: 7,235	cool project. digging your work! __________________ ModdedAutos 1999 Mustang V6 I used to list my mods here but stopped when I exceeded 255 characters.

March 4th, 2008, 10:00 PM	#45
redhumphries Regular Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 72	wish this was mine I can't afford to build it myself for myself but it is fun building it and knowing it will get driven. thanks for the comments

March 5th, 2008, 12:58 AM	#46
JDMILLS Newbie 1966 Mustang Join Date: May 2007 Location: South West Posts: 6	That's amazing

March 5th, 2008, 07:48 PM	#47
redhumphries Regular Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 72	look at the lines on the 1/4 panel this is where I make my first cut when installing a 1/4 skin

March 6th, 2008, 09:20 PM	#52
redhumphries Regular Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 72	sorry about that my computer stopped working last nite trouble with road runner. The first picture was where I make my first cuts on the 1/4 this is the 1/4 skin repair section. I also replace the outer wheel house but don't have pictures

March 6th, 2008, 09:21 PM	#53
redhumphries Regular Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 72	first cut made. I leave enough for the 1/4 skin to overlap

March 6th, 2008, 09:24 PM	#54
redhumphries Regular Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 72	I place the 1/4 skin on the car. Notice the small strips of metal with the screws in them. I use these to hold the panel in place for marking. I take a scribe and mark around the 1/4 skin. I then remove the skin and cut on the line careful not to remove too much.

March 6th, 2008, 09:26 PM	#55
redhumphries Regular Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 72	place small tacks about every inch skipping around so as not to heat up any one area to much.

March 6th, 2008, 09:29 PM	#56
redhumphries Regular Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 72	I make small stitch welds now about every 2 inchs. A stitch weld is nothing more than about 4 tacks overlaping each other. Notice the gap is almost invisible. I use the metal strips and screws instead of clecios because they hold tighter. Don't get carried away at this stage take a break and let everything cool sometimes.

March 6th, 2008, 09:31 PM	#57
redhumphries Regular Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 72	Welds ground off don't grind in one area too long it will also cause warpage. I used my Mig welder instead of tig because I can't get behind all of this panel to hammer and dolly the welds If I still have alilttle of the weld showing it is ok. Not very large anyway.

March 6th, 2008, 09:34 PM	#58
redhumphries Regular Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 72	door gaps still good and I still have to weld the 1/8 Inch holes shut from the straps. Will post more on this car as I go Hope you enjoy. Oh yeah to answer the question it is not a total tube frame just the front clip. The rear will be 4link with coilovers.

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March 7th, 2008, 08:36 AM	#59
460brevill Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Farmville VA Posts: 739	very very nice. __________________ i sixing 200 six with 300 hp.

March 9th, 2008, 09:03 AM	#60
redhumphries Regular Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 72	I cut out all the right side 1/4 panel and the outer wheelhouse and half the enner wheel house. someone did a sloppy job of repairing the right 1/4 after a wreck. Nothing lined up all the gaps were made with bondo, most of the welds tacked at best were covered with tiger hair. Just plain and simple stupid and lazy work.