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Howdo partypeople. Last weekend I removed the last remaining piece of glass; the rear window. I handled a lot of unpleasant surprises on my car but this one took the cake. The edge that the window lies against is 75% rotted away. Have a look: That edge is basically made up of the edges of...

Hey guys, With my english wheel I tend to always get curves in 2 directions. But sometimes I only need 1, like in the included pic. Any pointers on how to achieve this. cheers, Vincent

Hey guys, I got a quick question. What is a good point to use as a reference to offset the front of the frame? (Red arrow) I was thinking if putting something tight between the top of the front suspension and make the RH side to match the LH side. Would that work? Reason for asking is of...

Howdy! Today is my Mustang's birthday (july 6 1973). Don't wanna let it go by unnoticed of course ;-) Before my restoration started it looked good: The 6th of july is special for my car coz it was the very last day Grande's came off the assembly. Kevin Marti wrote this to me: This is...

Hey folks, If I wanted to convert my 73 grande to power windows, what should I be putting on my shopping list? I believe the glass needs a cut out? Would this kit be OK for power windows: https://www.cjponyparts.com/glass-kit-complete-coupe-1971-1973/p/WGK14-V/ Thanks for any input! Cheers...

Hey guys, I reached a point where I really would like to buy a car lift. They usually support underneath the front and rear frame rails correct? But I now have the subframe connectors installed: Can the car still be lifted under the front rail and now underneath the subframe connector? The...

Howdo folks, My homemade subframe connectors are on my car but I was thinking (there comes trouble) that since they are completely closed except for inside the front frame rails, any water that comes in will flow down towards the rear with no exit holes. The situation looks like this: Would...

Hey folks, Soon I'll be starting to weld in my floors. I'm thinking about first welding the floor pans to the rocker. To do this I'd like to put a clamp on the lip of the floor before I put in the plug welds but the rocker is round... Anybody have a bright idea on how to put a clamp on this...

Hey folks, As some of you may know I am creating my own subframe connectors from a plan I found on this website: - https://dazecars.com/dazed/sub-frame.html It's not very hard but after test fitting I reckon all angles need to be 74 degrees (instead of the 70's). I am now testfitting a second...

Hi folks, I want to remove the driveshaft on my 73 (C6 with 9"diff). Is it simply a matter of removing the U bolts on the rear yoke and then pulling it out of the C6? I read something about taping up something to make sure the bearings dont fall out near the rear somewhere? Cheers, Vincent.

Hey folks, I am trying to remove the E-brake cable without breaking it but I am stuck at the backing plate that closes the back of the drum. The retainer keeping the cable in, has anybody been able to wiggle it back out or is that impossible? It’s the retainer in below image: Any ideas to...

Hey guys n dolls, When replacing my quarters I also replaced the drop offs, you know the flat sheet that goes down from the trunk floor? Each panel has 2 holes in it. WHY? Why would you make holes in a panel that gets large amounts of water and spray and crap on it? Not to mention moist air...

Hey all, Do any of you use twitter and if so, what search terms (hash codes) do you use to find stuff about our cars? And is this forum present on twitter? Cheers, Vincent.

Hey folks, Now that I'm working on my RH quarter I did some sanding on the rocker and (just like on the LH side) found a small hole near the end as can be seen in attached picture. In my case(s) the hole was sealed. There seems to be a lot of filler inside the rocker behind the hole. Is this...

Hey all, I guess this question is about handling... For those who have subframe connectors, did you ever have trouble getting over speed humps etc? Cheers, Vincent.

... is what Trev said in one of his blog posts. I'd like to know when a little hole in a weld is a pinhole of too large to be one. What max size would you consider as a pinhole? And do you close ALL of them when welding a body panel or do you trust the body filler and paint to fix that...

Hey folks, When removing the RH top of my cowl I noticed glue in between at the top. The spot welds were made through the glue. What kind of magical glue is this? Cheers, Vincent.

Hey guys, I bought 2 half floors to cut out patches for my floor but I'm thinking about putting both halves in completely. Are there any specifics I should be aware of when replacing half a floor at a time? And is it doable with the car on its wheels? The engine is also still in, should I put...

I'm planning on having my car dipped at some pont. One of the dips is in in phosphoric acid to de-rust the car. One point of great concern to me are all the plug welds I'm doing and have done. Since I'm taking so long rust may creep in where the metal is unprotected between the 2 sheets around...

Hey folks, I'm drilling out spotwelds to seperate part of the upper cowl panel. Upper and lower seem a be liking eachother a lot and are not letting go easily. Probably a few welds I missed but I'm still curious; in the factory, did they put any sealer of primer or glue in between the panels...