What we did today.

BigBassin144 · 01-17-10, 11:38 PM

Decent day weather wise. They predicted 40 and partly to mostly sunny. Sun never came out, and I'd be surprised if it made it up to 35, but it was above freezing, with not a lot of wind so it was still pretty nice out. (you know, compared to recent weather around here)

But instead of ice fishing, we spent the day working on our 1965 Rustang... er.. I mean... oh wait, I did mean RUSTang. We finally got it on the rotisserie and flipped up so my dad could do some welding and sandblasting on the bottom. But first... whoever had worked on it before we owned it thought it would be a good idea to put some tar (or some tar-like substance) down and them put new sheet metal over it... (Why are people so stupid?)

Anyways, so we have to take a blowtorch and a putty knife and scrape all this crap off. then clean it up with laquer thinner.

Here's some pics of the car. At least I think it's a car...

So that's how my dad and I spent our day: blowtorching, scraping, cleaning, sandblasting, welding, and grinding, lots of grinding (from when my dad tried to weld upside down before we had it on the rotisserie, lol)

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BigBassin144 · 01-18-10, 09:34 AM

Edit: turns out, I had posted three of the same picture... whoops... lol.

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Bassboss · 01-18-10, 10:05 AM

Looks like a job BigB!

Can't wait to see the fished product painted and everything!

MallenManson · 01-18-10, 05:05 PM

A full restore on a 'stang? Sweeeeeeeeet..........

woody · 01-18-10, 08:22 PM

Hey Anthony, did you and your dad restore that old camaro you have pictured in your avatar?

-Mark

BlueDaksi · 01-18-10, 08:54 PM

I miss my 1965 Mustang. My Dad and I got into them for awhile. Mine was just a fix-up, but my Dad's 1966 was a full restore - absolutely beautiful.

BigBassin144 · 01-19-10, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by woody

Hey Anthony, did you and your dad restore that old camaro you have pictured in your avatar?

-Mark

Yep, we did a ground up restoration on the camaro as well. Although it wasn't nearly as bad the Rustang.

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Abbeysdad · 01-19-10, 01:54 PM

holy cow....somebody done stole most of yer car!

bamabassman · 01-23-10, 12:20 AM

Looking like you are doing it RIGHT anthony. Just a little suggestion, instead of putting back the original gas tank, get yourself a feul cell. These cars have a history of exploding on inpact with the drop in tanks originally used. Can't wait to see it after you are finished with it. Decide on a color yet?

01-17-10, 11:38 PM	#1
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	What we did today. Decent day weather wise. They predicted 40 and partly to mostly sunny. Sun never came out, and I'd be surprised if it made it up to 35, but it was above freezing, with not a lot of wind so it was still pretty nice out. (you know, compared to recent weather around here) But instead of ice fishing, we spent the day working on our 1965 Rustang... er.. I mean... oh wait, I did mean RUSTang. We finally got it on the rotisserie and flipped up so my dad could do some welding and sandblasting on the bottom. But first... whoever had worked on it before we owned it thought it would be a good idea to put some tar (or some tar-like substance) down and them put new sheet metal over it... (Why are people so stupid?) Anyways, so we have to take a blowtorch and a putty knife and scrape all this crap off. then clean it up with laquer thinner. Here's some pics of the car. At least I think it's a car... So that's how my dad and I spent our day: blowtorching, scraping, cleaning, sandblasting, welding, and grinding, lots of grinding (from when my dad tried to weld upside down before we had it on the rotisserie, lol) BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com! Last edited by BigBassin144; 01-18-10 at 09:34 AM.

01-18-10, 09:34 AM	#2
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	Edit: turns out, I had posted three of the same picture... whoops... lol. BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

01-18-10, 10:05 AM	#3
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Looks like a job BigB! Can't wait to see the fished product painted and everything! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

01-18-10, 05:05 PM	#4
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	A full restore on a 'stang? Sweeeeeeeeet.......... __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

01-18-10, 08:54 PM	#6
BlueDaksi BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 148	I miss my 1965 Mustang. My Dad and I got into them for awhile. Mine was just a fix-up, but my Dad's 1966 was a full restore - absolutely beautiful. __________________ -Paul Shipman, Ph.D., Team FishGator.com, Team Malibu Kayaks Pro-Staff

01-18-10, 08:22 PM	#5
woody BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Jonesville, Indiana Posts: 3,597	Hey Anthony, did you and your dad restore that old camaro you have pictured in your avatar? -Mark

01-19-10, 01:54 PM	#8
Abbeysdad BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Central NY - Finger Lakes Posts: 1,307	holy cow....somebody done stole most of yer car! __________________ Fish now, work later

01-23-10, 12:20 AM	#9
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	Looking like you are doing it RIGHT anthony. Just a little suggestion, instead of putting back the original gas tank, get yourself a feul cell. These cars have a history of exploding on inpact with the drop in tanks originally used. Can't wait to see it after you are finished with it. Decide on a color yet? __________________ so many lures, so little time.

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