Progress Thread Horse Sense - 66 Coupe To Fastback Conversion

[horse sence]

Not sure of the part Numbers but they are available i saw them in the catalog at Stang-Aholics and they are expensive .The floor seat brackets and the fiberglass brackets are in a kit that is over $200 . Door openings were also listed . I will see if i can get the part numbers .

 

[horse sence]

Horse sence , you stated in post #65 dated 7 / 29 / 13 , that all the interior parts needed were available now from Dynacorn to do a F/B conversion , I have searched the Dynacorn site from top to bottom and I can't find the parts , parts like the water troughs ,floor seat brackets ,inside door pillar piece , ect. can you help ? part #'s or what ever ?

I don't think they are listed on the Dynacorns web site but here they are .
Door frame assembly
RH 4644EWT
LH 3644FWT

Interior brackets ,does the seat mounting and all the fiberglass
65FBBKT

 

[vernlee]

Horse sence , I don't mean to be a pain in the neck ,but what vendor are you buying your parts thru ? I called
Dynacorn direct with the part #'s you listed and they couldn't match them up to anything , they said that they were
probably a vendor part #.

Vern

 

[horse sence]

I buy my sheet metal through Stang-Aholics Restorations ,talk to Ryan .Dynacorn does not keep their catalog up to date ,they send out update pages to be added to the dealer catalog .Most times they don't even know they have the part unless a dealer can give them the number .They didn't even know they had the door frame in un welded version for the 67 -68

 

[vernlee]

Thank You , I will give them a try.
Vern

 

[TJet]

Any updates on your conversion?

 

[horse sence]

That is a far as i got .I may be listing it on EBay at the end of the month so i can finish a couple of other projects .

 

[madspeed]

whaaaaaa?

 

[RacerJames]

So did it go on Ebay? I missed that post in March. I understand how a year of putting it off because something else needs doing can really take the wind out of the sails on any project. I still have a half done 88 'vert which is getting a v-6 from 4 cyl conversion. But we have new carpet in the house! Good thing my friends are patient.

 

[horse sence]

It actually goes on Ebay either tonight or tomorrow . I hate to sell it but other projects are more important ...Who knows i may build another one soon .

 

[horse sence]

Unbelievable ...I go to post it on Ebay and get an offer from someone local that meets my asking price .I am going to post it anyway just for grins ,and i need to let it run since a friend is posting it for me for a small kick back and he already has it set up.... May get more than my asking price .

 

[horse sence]

Well ,posted it on Ebay today ,or Stang-Aholics posted it for me ,Computer stupid am I ...or is that... I am? Oh well ,i though it may be interesting to watch . you can find it by searching 1966 Mustang Fastback ,i would post a link but my links seldom work ...I refer you to computer stupid once more .

 

[horse sence]

Holy shi>>>oot , This morning it hit $5,000. Well it just hit $17,000. and it has only been listed for a few hours It may go even higher

 

[The Shemdogg]

Just read this whole thread start to finish. Wow man u got some awesome skills and put out awesome work. Some of those "quilt patches" are what my work would look like, im no welder/metal guy. So whatcha building now?

shem

 

[horse sence]

Don't have the time for working on my cars any more but i plan to get back on them soon .

 

[Oldkckr41]

Just followed your thread start to finish very impressive work I hope my project will also get finished some day. With time and funding restraints and honey dues hopefully soon.

 

[vogelstang]

Hey Horse Sence, I need to replace both of the front frame rails on my 66. I looks like PO either used them to jack the car up or he ran over a lot of speed bumps. Anyway, they look like hell when you look under the car. How hard is it just to replace the rails and do you have any suggestions on how i should go about it? If required, my brother has a car lift at his place i can use. Thanks

 

[horse sence]

Are you talking about the full frame rails or just the floor supports that go under the front floor ? I wouldn't do it on a lift unless it is very level ,and most lifts are not completely level .Take lots of measurements before you remove any thing . I would support it under the front of the rockers with jack stands and wood blocks to protect them from denting and level the front and back of the car .Drill out all the spot welds at the bottom of the inner fender aprons and the spring towers . I would also run an all thread through the upper control arm holes in the towers ,nutted on both sides of the towers to keep the right distance between the towers . An export brace should also be used to keep the front end square along with a Monty Carlo bar . Do one rail at a time to make sure things stay in place .Check door alignment and fender alignment before you weld anything together .

 

[vogelstang]

Are you talking about the full frame rails or just the floor supports that go under the front floor ? I wouldn't do it on a lift unless it is very level ,and most lifts are not completely level .Take lots of measurements before you remove any thing . I would support it under the front of the rockers with jack stands and wood blocks to protect them from denting and level the front and back of the car .Drill out all the spot welds at the bottom of the inner fender aprons and the spring towers . I would also run an all thread through the upper control arm holes in the towers ,nutted on both sides of the towers to keep the right distance between the towers . An export brace should also be used to keep the front end square along with a Monty Carlo bar . Do one rail at a time to make sure things stay in place .Check door alignment and fender alignment before you weld anything together .

Ya, just the part under the floor. Is it best to replace the whole thing, or can i just replace the back 12" or so that is all dented? It looks like I can purchase either part from stang-aholics.

 

[horse sence]

That would be the floor supports ,just replace them .You should still level the car and support the front and rockers because the do keep the frame rails in line and the rails could sag when they are removed .