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all aboard the north branch carnage express with stops at drivers floor pan and LH rear torque box.... more of these tin bandaids are showing up from some goldish tan donor car... cutting a "virgin" floor pan is way nicer than removing one that bubba stitched in 20 years ago. [img] http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e...1/IMG_20150320_091341555_zps1qytpseh.jpg[/img] I don't mind cutting crusted junk apart but I don't like cutting bubba's 2 ply stitch welds and golden band aid patches. I think I maybe lost some eyebrow hair on this morning's sparky molten metal shower.
Something clever here.
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Something clever here.
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ND, drivers floor pan are easy fixes... Pull up the floor mat and insulation- find a piece of aluminum 1/8" or so thick (I've heard that road signs are about that thickness)- cut amount needed to completely cover the bad area with plenty left around edges- use large hammer to "custom fit" aluminum to shape of floor plan- pop-rivet aluminum to floor- install insulation and floor mat. It worked on my old, uhh, a old 4x4!
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This will be my last post! Flave 1/3/21
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Just hose the whole thing down in Naval Jelly, let it sit a while, and see what you're left to work with.
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Dave,i didn't know that Fred drove a Mustang. Just think about driving with that cobbled up floor pan at high speed. Must have used a lot of shoes to stop.
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Dave if you ever need mopar parts drop a pm. I need some Mopar parts.
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Gotta love the tree air freshener left in place
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The nightmare in minnie-soda, that thing is a horror movie wrote LARGE!
George Orwell was a Prophet, not a novelist. Read 1984 and then look around you!
Old cat turd!
"Some men just need killing." ~ Clay Allison.
I am too old to fight but I can still pull a trigger. ~ Me
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Campfire 'Bwana
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This car is going to be awesome. Just not today... Why yes indeed, that IS a copper fuel line. I ordered an inner rocker for this thing on Wed, it should be here next Tuesday. I didn't know if I would use a full inner rocker or not, but I can see I will be replacing it full length before these new torque boxes and floors etc go in. Here's a look inside a rotten front frame rail with a crappy band aid plate patch welded to the outside of it. [img] http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e...1/IMG_20150320_120118944_zpsfnssn8hv.jpg[/img] I need a break from mustang. I'm going to hop over to the 77f-2-fiddy. Besides, I'm waiting on parts now to proceed on the mustang.
Something clever here.
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I believe this qualifies as "invasive surgical procedures".
It looks bad now, buy I really am saving this car, and its going to be awesome.
I'm pretty happy about this opportunity, its a huge challenge and I freaking love it!
Something clever here.
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You're darn near building a new car around the VIN plate. Reminds me of some wooden boat restorations where there is more replacement wood than original.
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Copper fuel line... I haven't seen one of them on a car in a long while, and never on a car that didn't have a stainless fuel tank and modified carb for burning "high performance, non-petrol fuels".
America needs to understand that our troops are not 'disposable'. Each represents a family; Fathers, Mothers, Sons, Daughters, Cousins, Uncles, Aunts... Our Citizens are our most valuable treasure; we waste far too many.
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Campfire 'Bwana
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That's basically an 1100 lb car right now with all the rust.
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I'm not sure it weighs 800 right now
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Damn.....I do believe that thing could give my old 66 Charger a run for the money in the rust bucket challenge.
Looking forward to the build up!
“Life is life and fun is fun, but it's all so quiet when the goldfish die.”
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Dave, your pictures make me scared to walk out in the garage and look at my '66 'Stang. *shudder*
I don't eat anything that didn't have a mother.
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For all y'all afraid of this one, you've obviously never owned a Jeep.
America needs to understand that our troops are not 'disposable'. Each represents a family; Fathers, Mothers, Sons, Daughters, Cousins, Uncles, Aunts... Our Citizens are our most valuable treasure; we waste far too many.
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For all y'all afraid of this one, you've obviously never owned a Jeep. I've been around enough jeeps to know that is truth.
I don't eat anything that didn't have a mother.
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I used to have a CJ5 with structural floor mats.
If you love someone set them free If they come back no one else liked them Set them free again
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I had a 72 bronco that was repaired by the same guy that did this Mustang. I swear, had to be be the same guy, there can't be two bubbas that like to F up good old Fords that bad.
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