Lil John SVT

Yeah the car has alot of surface rust. Mainly under the car. What is rusted out will be cut out and replaced. I want to do treat the entire underside then coat it with a undercoating or epoxy primer.

I spoke to a friend of mine who had his 68 camaro restored a few years back. We was talking about rust and replacement panels. He said the shop who did his panel replacement sprayed his car with a rust treatment. Not all the rust was removed from what I understand. He said they sprayed his car with Corroseal. He said it looked good once dried and they top coated it with a undercoating underneath the car and a expoxy primer on the inside. Has anyone heard of this stuff? I googled it and it came up a product at Home Depot. It shows to be a rust treatment. I have rust on my car, some surface, and some that will require patch panels. The underneath of my car has surface rust. I want to clean this up. Not sure if I want undercoat the underside or put some type of rust treatment on it. Just don't like the rust look.

That is one beautiful car!! I was originally gonna paint mine flat black. But this threw a big stick in my spokes!!!! Simply perfect!!!

Zstang, how makes that hood? It looks nice. Not to much rise, perfect fit. Is there a reason why the front of the hood doesn't line up?

Thanks for the pic. Yeah I'm thinking hard about replacing the whole quarter panel bcuz of the bondo that's on it. Plus like I said the body like in the back isn't crisp anymore. Is the panel welded to the rocker panel behind the door? Did you butt weld the panel or lap joint it? I've heard either way is good. The passenger side panel is good except for the very bottom by the trunk drop offs. They have a few rust holes in them. I'm gonna just cut that section out and put some new metal in there.

Thanks for the input. It'll be a project for sure. But the end results will be worth it. I'm gonna start the body work when I get home. I was gonna replace alot of the body panels. But after reading horror stories about poor aftermarket panel figment I think I'll repair the factory sheet metal. The doors have some rust on the lower front corners. And the fenders have some at the bottom in the rear. Ill cut the bad parts out and put new metal in. Nothing major. The only concern I have is the drivers side quarter panel. It was hit before. The body work it isn't the greatest. The body line isn't crisp and it has some waves in it. I'm debating replacing the whole panel or just the back half.

Well hell. That looks like white to me. So maybe the tag is right. Non the less it doesn't matter. I'm not going for a factory looking mustang. I have the pic of what I want it to look like. So it'll be ok either way. Mike65, that's one sweet looking ride you have.

Yeah I found a dimension diagram that shows the placement of the pieces the glass glues in. I read some people glue the windows in and close the door and center it up on the seals before the glue sets. That way it's in the right place. I'm not sure if this is the right way or wrong way to do it. On a side note, me and my wife was discussing the tag on the car. According to the tag in the door the car was pastel gray from the factory. But there's no gray on the car. It's completely white. If it was changed they reprinted the entire car. Even under the viynl top. So I'm hopping the tag is wrong.

I do know the axle has no rear cover. I was looking at it when I was strapping it down. Confusing. But like posted before, no telling what the previous owners done. He said it was all original. Whether it was a sales pitch I don't know. I guess more time and decoding will tell the story. And yeah I noticed those rear glass trim prices are hard to come by. But that top has to go. To me the car looks so much better with out it. Once I get my laptop up and running ill be posting some pics of it. Thanks for the input

The car has 5 lug hubs all the way around. Ill look at the vin number when I get back home. Either way I love the car. The 351w is a huge plus for me. I'm not going for a all out original show car. I want to fix it the way I like it and enjoy it. So if it has a few add ons oh well. I'm gonna do a disc brake swap on the front. I have to figure out why the brakes aren't working now. There's no pedal pressure at all. The car sat for over 14 years in a garage. So I'm not sure if the mater cylinder went out or the fluid has leaked out. I was pressed for time when I got her home so I didn't check much on the car. But when I do get home ill go thru the car. The passenger door and quarter windows are out of the car. The owner said they need to be glued back in. I've researched this and read good and bad stories on glueing them back in. Any tips on getting it right the first time.

1969 mustang Grande coupe. I went looked at it. All original interior, original vinyl top, still has the stickers on the inside if the trunk and engine bay. 351w, automatic, ps, a/c. After looking it over real good I bought it. Got it home and looked over it real good. It has some rust. Nothing terrible, front lower door, small spots at the lower quarter panels, and very little on the fender bottoms. The floor pans are good, except behind the drivers seat. Nothing major to me. I was excited to see the condition of the car. But I started looking more into the car. To my surprise its not a original 315w car. Decoded the door tag. It came with a 6 cylinder. The swap fooled me. It looks original. Motor runs perfect. It has drum brakes all the way around. But there no pedal at all. Not sure what's the problem. So I have a few questions, The vinyl top has to go. It's all original but I don't like it. Any tips or tricks to removing it? I know there will be holes to fill but that's minor. The brakes. I have no idea how well the drum brakes worked on the car. They are manual powered drum brakes all around. I like the look of the disc brakes. I've seen conversions kits from $500 to $1500. I know you get what you pay for. But I also know that some things are over priced. What's a good kit to buy? And should I switch to power brakes or leave the single master cylinder manual brake in the car? The a/c is not original. The car came with a/c but it's a later pump. The motor has a serpentine belt system on it. One of the lines going into the firewall is cut and on the line with a hose clamp. I'm sure that leaks. Where can I order a custom made line? Rust treatment. I know the best is to remove all the rust. But there's places like the door that I'd have to destroy the door to get to some spots. I've researched alot on the subject. I'm leaning towards either Por 15 or Rust Bullet. Any recommendations on rust coatings? Thanks for any input. Sorry for the long post. Just excited.