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How to start restoring a 1968 mustang fastback?
18th June 2008
Jad asked:
I just bought a 1968 mustang fastback. Its a sweet car. Im from SD but work on the road all the time. I would love to restore it myself but I obviously dont have the time. I would rather have someone in the state or close by restore it but not sure who really does it there. My main question is should I give it to a shop that could do everything and contract out the engine and other stuff while doing the body work or start by having a mechanic do all the work on the mechanics and then giving the car over to the body man. the car is in decent shape but is not driveable because a frame rail is rusted thru. 289 2v auto.
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I just bought a 1968 mustang fastback. Its a sweet car. Im from SD but work on the road all the time. I would love to restore it myself but I obviously dont have the time. I would rather have someone in the state or close by restore it but not sure who really does it there. My main question is should I give it to a shop that could do everything and contract out the engine and other stuff while doing the body work or start by having a mechanic do all the work on the mechanics and then giving the car over to the body man. the car is in decent shape but is not driveable because a frame rail is rusted thru. 289 2v auto.
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The car looks great in a pic but its been sitting in a shed since 1982 and had a cheap enamel paint job done around 1980. the only rust is a lil in the shock towers and the rear right frame rail
Curt
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Have all of the mechanical stuff taken care of first, then on over to the body shop.
My reasoning is thus: You don’t want the mechanic messing up your fresh paint job. By accident: a slipped wrench, a dropped ratchet, leaning over a fender without a fender cover, will ruin a perfect paint job in a hurry.
Comment by k.t. W — June 21, 2008 @ 9:54 pm
Frame rot is pretty serious for a Mustang..You really need to find a Mustang does all repair shop.. The body has to be taken off the frame and replaced… Not fixed replaced… To redo the car all the way is gona cost $20-$25 K The car will be brand new… Some of these shops are really fantastic and do the job in 2-3 months… A 68 Mustang only costs $2200 new…If you change your mind about fixing it–sell it to some one who will..
Comment by Gerald — June 25, 2008 @ 6:15 am
That car looks fine the way it is!! Get the rust fixed and drive it!
Comment by Knock N — June 28, 2008 @ 2:50 am
take it to a shop that does nothing but restro work They know just what to do so it looks like it was never fixed the fram is not a major uni body fran can be fixed by weiding in a new section plan on paying some mony
Comment by nikipoo — July 1, 2008 @ 6:05 am