Nightmare project

[70Nightmare 20]

Hi Im new to this forum. Here is my 70 mustang fastback project. Im not new to mustang fastback my first car was a 67 coupe got in it in 07 but sold it to get my dream car the 70 fastback. Had it for almost 2 years now. This time im doing a good amount of the work all by myself.

 

Here is what it look like when I bought the car.

Got to love the trunk repair with pop rivets

 

I order all new sheet metal for the front doors,fenders,hood and a new grill did some patch work to.

I went to efi route and bought a 92 gt. Me and my co-worker did the swap at his shop. The stang and the 92

With the swap compeleted back to body work on the rear.I got to replace both quarter and rear frame rails. I started to cut the trunk floors and rear frame rails out but rain out of cutting wheels:biggrin:.

 

Edited September 21, 2012 by 70Nightmare

[69SlowResto 19]

Looking good so far...keep us updated

[70Nightmare 20]

Thanks I will. Tomorrows goal is to get the rear trunk floors and rear frame rails cut out and hopefully welded in.link to a video i made http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMgX5vGF5pI&feature=plcp

Edited June 30, 2012 by 70Nightmare

[Fordrevhead 29]

Cool car... Please get some help welding before you do frame rails though.

[70Nightmare 20]

I will im going to have my dad and gf help. When i weld in the rear frame im also going to weld a piecie metal on the inner part of rear frame for extra support

[Flanders 46]

Nice job! I love the original meats you had on the rear :D Those tires are huge!

[GT350 16]

nice job,im about to do the efi conversion on my 69 ,what fuel pump and wiring harness did you use any tips would be helpfull as i dont know a thing about efi.

[70Nightmare 20]

nice job,im about to do the efi conversion on my 69 ,what fuel pump and wiring harness did you use any tips would be helpfull as i dont know a thing about efi.

Here is the link to the fuel pump im using http://www.ebay.com/itm/260997632085

Link we used http://www.midnightdsigns.com/Mustang/Engine.htm

My co-work buddy at his shop is a good electrical guy on cars. He just cut away the wires he didnt need from the 92 and modified to the 70 harness. Send me your email and I can send you the efi wiring diagram.

[70Nightmare 20]

@Flanders lol it came with the car when I bought it

[70Nightmare 20]

Man it was hot today but still got some work done. Got both quarters cut off and the passenger side rear frame rail. Im also going to replace the tail light panel and the outer rocker panel. Wow there was alot of bondo on the passenger side quarter panel.

[stangme428 33]

wow... surgeon at work... cant wait to see the progress!!:clap:

[70Nightmare 20]

Didnt get much done this week since it rain. Just cutted out some more metal.

Edited July 18, 2012 by 70Nightmare

[mymachone 13]

Gez , I see you guys doing this stuff and I think wow they have a lot of courage ! I would never attempt anything like what you are doing

[Junior2561 10]

Looks like the drivers rail is up higher than the passenger side...might be the angle though.

 

I do not recall what the exact specs are, there is a measurement sheet floating around Google search though.

[Ash 145]

This the one?

 

 

[70Nightmare 20]

Thanks ash. Junior I havent welded in the drive side frame rail in yet. @mymachone sometimes when you pay someone to do the work on your car sometimes u got to go over there work. That happen to my 67.

Edited September 21, 2012 by 70Nightmare

[70Nightmare 20]

So there measuring from the middle of the frame rail. I will check that next week once I weld on the driver side rail

Edited September 21, 2012 by 70Nightmare

[zanado 10]

always new the forum was special a guy needs help with measurements wam there they are even if across the pond

[Lemon Owner 11]

Well there is a saying that if you want a good mustang you will only find them in Australia. :lol:

[Ash 145]

That's after they arrive, realise they are full of rust and that we were lied to by the previous owner and then get rebuilt right, Lemon?

:laugh:

[mymachone 13]

Thanks ash. Junior I havent welded in therefore drive side frame rail in yet. @mymachone sometimes when you pay someone to do that sometimes u got to go over there work. That happen to my 67.

 

Whats interesting for me is , I have worked and installed commercial steam boilers and have done complete boiler rooms , hugh boiler rooms like millions of btu type steam boilers. It's pc of cake for me but I have also heard the comments wow who know how to do this kind of stuff. So it just goes to show we all have talents . Yes I am a great Mechanic but looking at the kind of frame and body work many of you do , I Would never attempt.

[70Nightmare 20]

I finish welding the rear frame rails in and I also brace it with some 1/8 steel plate inside. I still need to grind down the weld outside. Its hard to clean the welds inside with the wirebrush but who cares no one will ever know. I also have to replace the outer rocker panel on the passenger side.

[Boozshey 12]

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[70Nightmare 20]

I have a question the rear trunk brace is not lining up with both rear frame rails only one side is.

[latoracing 256]

Did you measure the frame rails from side to side before cutting them? The hole in the rear frame rail past the hole for the spring shackel should measure 43" CL. If this is not within .25", I would cut the welds on the frame rails and make shure everything lines up before solid welding anything. Using self taping sheet metal screws to mock all the parts up will help align and can be taken apart alot easier when making adjustments. I am installing trunk floors, and a bunch of other parts on mine, I know where you are comming from.