65 Mustang Restoration
Today we started by finishing the fitting process of the floor. The floor pans need to be persuaded here & there,, but overall, they fit pretty well,,, just a lot of time & patience to make them fit better.
We then started on the right side rear torque box area. Since the rust was limited to just a few small areas,,, It seemed senseless to repair the area of the panel that was in great condition,, so less than half of the replacement panel will be needed & used. Here's what it started out as,,,,
And here's the area after the patch panel was prepped for the new panel section.
Though it's a small panel,,, it took quite a bit of massaging to get it to fit comfortably in place and for certain areas to line up properly,,, but a little of time & effort now,, will go a long way latter on down the road,,, plus, I'm really picky!
Finally, we jumped up the the front of the car and started on the lovely radiator support and the RF fender well (battery apron).
We started by first cutting the majority of the metal that would just be in the way for grinding the spot welds off. This is very easy,, and makes it a 100 times easier to get to everything.
That was easy & quick. Now for the fun & time consuming part,,, cutting the spot welds off & separating the panels,, without destroying the panels that we need to reuse.
Before:
After:
I wish it all went as well as this area did. It helps though when the metal is a bit thicker. Now I have to talk myself into removing the RF floor support,,, oh yippy!
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