Who wants to see the next project? (Warning: non-Mopar content)

[tom999w]

After my Demon is finished, the next project on the list is a 1970 Mustang that I bought about ten years ago up in Vermont and never got around to working on. I've learned alot from working on the Demon, and the Mustang is very much the same construction (uni-body, frame rails integral with floor/rockers, etc..), but needs alot more rust work than the Demon. So this will be a fun project.

For anyone unfamiliar with the Demon project, here's the link. It also needed a full floor, rockers, front engine enclosure work, firewall work, trunk/dropouts, taillight panel, full nose, driveline, rear fenders, etc...

Thread '1971 Demon, FC7 Plum Crazy'

Oct 5, 2024

Important note: This story is not really about a "restoration", the plan is only to get this car bare-bones, minimally road worthy and then drive it locally.

Hi All, I originally had this car for sale, but decided to keep it and work on it. I originally found it advertised on the internet from a junkyard in Bethlehem Pennsylvania about a month ago. The junkyard owner said that he sold the land to a housing company after 30 years of ownership and he was now having a "going out of business sale". He said the Demon was dumped there 25 years ago and was bumping around the junkyard ever since...

• tom999w
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• Forum: Members Restorations

 

[tom999w]

The car had a rough life. Delivered new in Buffalo New York in 1970, it was smashed in the rear corner in the mid-70's and sat in a junkyard for the rest of the time.

 

[tom999w]

This is what it looked like when new. The Marti Report says it had the raised white letter tires, shaker hood, sport rear window slats and rear spoiler.

 

[tom999w]

The nice thing about this car is that this is the most reproduced car out there, so all the body panels are repro'd. You could even buy a whole body if you were lazy.

 

[tom999w]

The parts specific to this particular model are rare (rear staggered shock mounts, rolled fender lips on the front and rear fenders, reinforced front shock towers, engine/trans), but this car has most of them already.

 

[mopar head]

The other one in the background looks to be a much better candidate, does it not have the #s you want?

 

[tom999w]

The other one in the background looks to be a much better candidate, does it not have the #s you want?

The car in the back is just a regular Mustang, not the highly prized "B2" model.

 

[Big.J.007]

Could be a parts car..

The car in the back is just a regular Mustang, not the highly prized "B2" model.

 

[Inertia]

That's amazing, I just put a motor together for a friend's car, looked very similar to yours at the start,
First time I saw it, most body panels were removed and plumb-bobs to marks on the floor.
This guy is a sheetmatal man, never done a car before, its very, very nice.
My son painted it in our driveway.
I'm putting engine in today .

 

[tom999w]

Could be a parts car..

That's true. 98% of the B2 car is just a regular Mustang (except for the driveline and other factory installed hi-perf parts), so almost all the parts could come from a regular parts car and the B2 car would still be correct.

 

[tom999w]

That's amazing, I just put a motor together for a friend's car, looked very similar to yours at the start,
First time I saw it, most body panels were removed and plumb-bobs to marks on the floor.
This guy is a sheetmatal man, never done a car before, its very, very nice.
My son painted it in our driveway.
I'm putting engine in today .

That's nice. Do you have "before" pictures of it?

 

[tom999w]

The plan for this Mustang is pretty simple: 1) remove the rusted/crashed metal, 2) buy replacement panels, 3) remove what's left of the engine "enclosure" from the firewall, 4) replace the rockers first to true up the body (a pro body guy told me to never remove the doors when truing a body because they are set into the factory locations that can be used as a guide to true the body), 5) install front & rear frame, 6) install full floor/trunk, then the rest is peripheral stuff (engine enclosure, firewall fixing, trunk dropoffs, rear quarter parts, outer fender wells, rear fender lips, crunkled corner, etc..). Actually I prefer to work with a rusty car than a crashed car, because the crash tweaked the rear section and also put a small ripple in the roof, which will have to be straightened out. Rust is just slow deterioration with no body tweaks...

 

[Dartnut]

I admire your willingness to take on these ''Rustorations".
I have been following your Demon build, and it's not for the faint of heart!
It must be satisfying to bring a car back to life when virtually no one else would take on such a car that needed so much work.
The Mustang will be an awesome car when done.
Kudos to you, I don't have the time and patience to bring a rusty one back like you will, and I am a journeyman welder.
Carry on if it makes you happy, sometimes a car will call on you for help!

 

[tom999w]

I admire your willingness to take on these ''Rustorations".
I have been following your Demon build, and it's not for the faint of heart!
It must be satisfying to bring a car back to life when virtually no one else would take on such a car that needed so much work.
The Mustang will be an awesome car when done.
Kudos to you, I don't have the time and patience to bring a rusty one back like you will, and I am a journeyman welder.
Carry on if it makes you happy, sometimes a car will call on you for help!

Well if I don't take them on then who will. They'll end up getting parted and never seen again. I almost cried when I saw this beautiful Calypso Coral with white interior Mustang B2 get chopped up for parts. It was in 90% better condition than mine, easily worth six figures when done.

Also, it gives poor people like me the ability to own a car that we poorby's would otherwise never afford to own. That's why I own Ferrari's, Maserati's, Lotus's, Yenko's, and other super cool/rare cars.. hahahahahahaa...

 

[1WildRT]

Yellow/Shaker/Slats/Wing/Front Spoiler/Magnum 500's.... Nice project! Certainly worth fixing, takes a brave soul to repair a rusty wrecked car but you've been there before... Do you have the original drivetrain?

 

[Dartnut]

Well if I don't take them on then who will. They'll end up getting parted and never seen again. I almost cried when I saw this beautiful Calypso Coral with white interior Mustang B2 get chopped up for parts. It was in 90% better condition than mine, easily worth six figures when done.

Also, it gives poor people like me the ability to own a car that we poorby's would otherwise never afford to own. That's why I own Ferrari's, Maserati's, Lotus's, Yenko's, and other super cool/rare cars.. hahahahahahaa...

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Sad.
But some people just look at the $$$ that will benefit them...

 

[tom999w]

Yellow/Shaker/Slats/Wing/Front Spoiler/Magnum 500's.... Nice project! Certainly worth fixing, takes a brave soul to repair a rusty wrecked car but you've been there before... Do you have the original drivetrain?

Thanks. The original drivetrain was removed in the 1970's, but the B2 registry forum has a lost & found thread where other people are always getting their original drivetrains reunited with the cars. I know reuniting a drivetrain is a million to one longshot, so the next best thing is buying a correct drivetrain. But since complete and correct drivetrains are out of the price range of the average bear ($20k), then the next best thing is piecing together a correct B2 drivetrain; all the parts are out there. And then if all else fails, a regular 1970 302 drivetrain would be the last resort.

But coming back to reality, due to overwhelming and highly predictive life failures, I like to set sights low, so only getting this mustang as a correct rolling shell would be the ultimate dream at this time..

 

[44070dart]

Man you have vision wayyyyyyy beyond my ability. Will be a beautiful Boss when completed. '69/'70 Mustangs were really great looking cars. Feel sad for the Mopar/no car crowd. A lot of great muscle cars out there. My '69 GS

 

[tom999w]

Sad.
But some people just look at the $$$ that will benefit them...

Ya, it really hurt to see that beautiful car chopped up. It wasn't rusted, but it was wrecked hard; but geezzz, it really could have been saved...

 

[tom999w]

Man you have vision wayyyyyyy beyond my ability. Will be a beautiful Boss when completed. '69/'70 Mustangs were really great looking cars. Feel sad for the Mopar/no car crowd. A lot of great muscle cars out there. My '69 GS

Very true.. Oh wow, that's really nice. My cousin has a nice GS Colorado with white interior and ram air.. They only made them for the Colorado dealerships, kind of similar to the GS California...

 

[tom999w]

Kudos to you, I don't have the time and patience to bring a rusty one back like you will, and I am a journeyman welder.

You're a welder? Dam, if you welded rusty resto's like this you'd be rich... My welding skills are next to zero, but if I knew how to weld I'd quit my architecture job and charge people $100 per hour to weld rusty cars and become a bazillionaire

 

[1WildRT]

Thanks. The original drivetrain was removed in the 1970's, but the B2 registry forum has a lost & found thread where other people are always getting their original drivetrains reunited with the cars. I know reuniting a drivetrain is a million to one longshot, so the next best thing is buying a correct drivetrain. But since complete and correct drivetrains are out of the price range of the average bear ($20k), then the next best thing is piecing together a correct B2 drivetrain; all the parts are out there. And then if all else fails, a regular 1970 302 drivetrain would be the last resort.

But coming back to reality, due to overwhelming and highly predictive life failures, I like to set sights low, so only getting this mustang as a correct rolling shell would be the ultimate dream at this time..

Maybe build a Windsor block with Clevland heads AKA a Clevor, most semi knowledgable car guys wouldn't know the difference, Clevland heads and valve covers are what everyone would see...

 

[Dartnut]

You're a welder? Dam, if you welded rusty resto's like this you'd be rich... My welding skills are next to zero, but if I knew how to weld I'd quit my architecture job and charge people $100 per hour to weld rusty cars and become a bazillionaire

Believe me, I've done my share over the years!
Rusty frame rails, floors, firewall, inner fenders, etc...
But never again, I'm getting too old for that ****!
Quarters, rockers, fenders, and some minor structural work is all I would attempt to bother with now, and it would have to be a good, complete, and rare car to go that far...
I'm at the end of my career anyway.
I have maybe 1 or 2 cars left in me now...

 

[RustyRatRod]

Could be a parts car..

Which one? I caint tell um apart. I hope he got paid to haul um off.

 

[junkyardhero]

That's why I own Ferrari's, Maserati's, Lotus's, Yenko's, and other super cool/rare cars.. hahahahahahaa...

bro! you can't tease us like that and not throw up some pics of that sweet metal!

(i'm a sicko who's got a soft spot for early 70's ferrari's, 80's maserati's and 90's lotus esprits!)