New Member from Genesee County

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mez6266

New Member
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Hi All
I joined because I am starting my 1st car restoration. My 19yr son (&me) want to learn about cars more so I though what better then a full tear down & rebuild of an old simple car. So we got a 1968 mustang coupe with a 6I. It needs a lot of body work like: floor pan, frame rails, trunk floor pockets & stuff. I started by taking a course at a local BOICE on auto body & hooking up with CJ Ponies for the sheet metal. We have the car totally stripped down to the shell & I made a rotisserie for it. We got the frame rails, torque boxes, floor pans in on one side so far. We are learning about spot weld removal, mig welding, body filler & primers. This is my first time doing something this big but hope to learn a lot along the way like

1. Check the price of a replacement fender before trying to fix one with 5 holds one the size of a record album. 25 + hours & so so filler work or $150
:smash:
 
MaximumRisk

MaximumRisk

NYC Regional Coordinator
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Welcome aboard!. Post pics of your project when you can and good luck with it getting it together!! :awesomework:

....and don't even remind me about spot welds :nono:
 
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jerseygirl

Well-Known Member
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welcome to NYM! ...good luck and enjoy this restoration! like mentioned above, post pics of the steps that you are doing towards the finishing product so we can all see!!
 
MineralGray02K

MineralGray02K

Administrator
Staff member
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:welcomenym: Thanks for joining up. Sounds like quite the project you and your son are undertaking. Best of luck with that and we are always here to help and answer any questions you may have. Don't hesitate to ask! How did you find us?
 
jared88

jared88

Moderator / Member Plus
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Welcome to the Club, Post some pictures up when you get a few minutes and maybe start a new thread in the Member's project section.
 
ponyboy289

ponyboy289

Classic Mustang Guru
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Hello and welcome to the site.We could always use another classic on here. As stated if you have any questions please feel free to post and ask a question in the classic section or just start a thread to B.S. About Mustangs. That section needs a little life in it.LOL. That said I hear exactly what you're saying regarding the fixing of the original vs buying new metal. It's always a tough call. I like to fix original metal when I can but sometimes (like the case of your fender) you have no other choice.
 
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