1967 Mustang Fastback Project Update, Marti Report, and More!
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- I've been making slow and steady progress with the 1967 Mustang tear down, and I've got a lot of the major components off. In this video, we take a close up look at some of the rust spots in the unibody and frame rails: issues that will definitely need to be addressed with new metal.
Also - I just received the Marti Report on both of my Mustangs, and was really surprised to see how many Frost Turquoise Mustangs were made! This street rod is going to be a monster when it's done. I've planned for a 427 Stroker motor with Borla stack injection, Tremec Magnum 6 speed transmission, and modern steering, suspension brakes, all neatly tucked into an original exterior.
I do suggest if your gas line goes down the transmission tunnel replace it with the ones that go down the rocker panel for the late 67s
You'll have to drill a hole through the torque box but it's well worth it
My fuel line had a pinhole leak and was leaking onto the exhaust luckily I caught it in time and didn't blow myself up
I even upgraded the fuel line size from the 5/16 to 3/8
That is an excellent call. I will absolutely do that, since I'm going to be running all new lines for the future fuel injected engine.
Looks great brotha. I have a 71, this year is a great style fastback
Watching this process is incredibly fascinating. I can only do basic car repairs but I dream of restoring a 67 Fastback someday. Keep up the great work!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hi Evan, just a note while I remember - you might already know about it, but these cars were prone to leak rainwater in around the cowl vents and all over the wiring loom under the dash area. I know because my own '67 does this on the driver's side, so you may want to make sure that everything's watertight under there while you've got it stripped out. Best of luck! Craig :@D
Excellent call. I plan in inspecting the cowls closely and repairing any metal that looks suspect.
Watching still, keep it going brother.
Thanks brother, I appreciate the support!
Good Morning ! Those Marti reports are so detailed . I was looking at Dennis Colins last evening and he always gets a Marti report. You may feel queazy if you see the pair of Ford's he's just found !😨😨 Complete floor is the only way to go. The rails ,we call then chassis legs in the UK do need some careful work. You need to offer your mechanical knowledge in exchange for a good fabricator / panelbeater. I just did that with a friend . He's going to get my XKE mechanically perfect and l've just done all the metalwork on his Jaguar mk9. ( He knows he's got the best deal ! ) I've done rotisserie rebuilds , the shell's do tend to flex when rotating them so by definition that can have an effect on door gaps etc. The build date on your fast back made me chuckle . That's my birthday ! Ok, so l was 14 then but hey ! And there's a Frost Torquiose '66 supercharged notchback that does the classic car shows locally here. ( That's when the pandemic allows ) Great stuff !
That is awesome, John. Great advice.
What year is your XKE? Those are my dad's absolute favorite cars on the planet. I love them.
Pour a gallon of water into the cowl opening, look under the dash. Plan on opening this up, many spot welds to drill out. This is one of weak leaks on the early Mustangs. I have a 67 Fastback that is open for repairs. Have you seen Peterson Restorations, quality content here, good to see them restored and restomoded.
Good call! I'll try that. I'm hopeful that I'll be able to detect any bad spots easily after I get the car back from media blasting.
As a rookie in this space that is trying to do something very similar, I would appreciate potential costs of all the upgrades you plan to do. Even if your splurging a bit, it helps me understand the true cost of a classic project car.
Love your videos overall though!!!
Given the extent of those front floor repairs as well as all the underhood rot, there is little doubt your cowls need attention. Mine lived most of it's life in California, had no frame damage and minimal floor rust but still had rotted "hats" under the cowl. Also, your lower quarters have been patched and the exterior lower body crease looks to be gone. Your best bet would be new full quarters but welded along the the upper body line so not to extend to the upper vents. That way you retain the factory number/letter stampings. Media blasting will tell all tales. Very interesting both cars are same color but black is the way to go. Rotisserie will also become your best friend. Keep up good work.
Yes, you're right. I definitely plan on addressing any rust issues in the cowl and repairing/replacing anything that looks suspect.
Can’t see an update after this video maybe I just didn’t look hard enough. I’m really looking to either build or buy one of my own as it’s my dream car and was just wondering how much it ended up costing or if it was never finished how much you think would’ve went into it? I know it’s been a year but hoping to see the progress and get a reply if possible. Wish you the best of luck with it!
May I make a suggestion? Since you have extensive metalwork to do you might want to look around on Facebook or Craigslist for someone who restored a mustang and built a
homemade rotisserie might find one cheap and make your life a whole lot easier in the process. also, do your best to save that outer passenger side battery apron
it has the VIN # stamped on it.
Great advice, Jim. I appreciate it!
A "single" floorpan where was that when I was restoring them? Wow you can get a refrigerator magnet, those mostly plastic type flexible weak magnets and run it down the body and where it doesn't stick there is thicker paint or bondo I cannot wait to see the finished product. I wonder how you are going to set up the suspension as well.
Yeah, those single floors look pretty neat. As for the magnet, that is definitely a good idea. However, I'm going to be media blasting the entire car so that I can really see what I'm working with, and I can perform all the necessary metal repair to get this car back to great condition.
Look up under dash...the floors get wet because the venting in firewall rust out because of poor painting from factory in this area..I had to remove the panel with slots in front of screen to replace all rust in lower levels...unhappiness
Yeah, not fun. I might have to replace the cowl as well. I'll know soon.
Funny. The Fastback was shipped to Southgate. I live in Southgate and Walt Hickey Ford is now Southgate Ford. I know the owner and GM there.
Ha, awesome! The Marti Report didn't show anything too notable on this car, but since I ordered up the Elite report, I'll be getting the original window sticker showing all the other options, total cost, etc. I'll definitely share those details as well! I wish I could track down the original owner.
I would like to see someone put in 20019 or later chipped 3.5L duel turbo. My 2019 F150 made a beautiful Comaro driver feel bad.
Haha, awesome.
Have you seen/ heard of Joe Daddy’s Garage on UA-cam? He knows what he’s doing on repairing classic Mustangs and shows what problems he runs into and how to fix it. His vids helped me out a lot
Update ??
Is it just my imagination, or does the floorpan still have traces of the original color?
I saw some traces of the original Frost Turquoise up under the dash as well.
Is it just as cheap to buy a frame and start from scratch?
That’s what I’m wondering. There are companies that sell whole remanufactured chasis
What happened with this restomod?
Still working on it. Hoping to get it on the road this summer!
How could you not paint it Frost if you have a frost coupe🤔
Well - I bought the car because I wanted to build a black restomod. It just happened to be a Frost Turquoise car. If it was currently painted Frost Turquoise and it was in perfect shape, I wouldn’t have bought it.
Where did you get this mustang?
Missouri.
That sucks you have to do so much damage to the car to make it right, it has nice paint
Edit: the ones you saw on the internet might have been repainted because people did that all the time back in ye olde days
Yeah, for sure. But - since I plan on keeping this car for a long time, I'll have the piece of mind knowing that it is done right and there are no structural surprises that are going to pop up when I'm out on the road.
I'd paint it original color. The most common colors these cars are REPAINTED are BLACK, RED, BLUE or WHITE. How many black Mustangs will you see at whatever car show you attend verses your original color. Do the original color.
Looked for a continuous build and frequent updates on each part of the rebuild for the 1967 Mustang Fastback Project
Nothing but couple videos with most of the video is your mug yapping. Nothing on what it is you are actually doing.
I see your video list and now know why your subs are low for the content type. Your type of content is pure youtube gold.
Reformulate your videos to make these into a how-to video series. Show the part in the package. Show the package being cut. Show how you plan to put the part on. Show you putting on the part. Show how the part looks when work has been completed.
Spend more time on the videos or hire a full time video guy. You can find some college kid who will do the video and editing if you agree to do some type of revenue sharing.
The kind of money a 100K+ sub youtuber with this type of quality content can make blows out any professional or business income. $40K for a single 30 second endorsement built into the commentary. See RichBuilds youtube channel.
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Good work, Joshua! Thanks for the support.
Asa owner of a 1966 Mustang convertible and 1967 Mustang GTA I respect your passion. Looking forward to seeing your Stang when it's done.
William Parker Colorado