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CJPayne

CJPayne

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Purchased my '69 'vert on Valentines day. Thankfully my wife is a car girl! I am blessed. We were looking forward to cruise in's this year. Dang virus may ruin all that. Only did some minor things so far. We have an automatic and the shifter bushings were non-existent. First thing I did as it was not locking into place. Did some minor interior work to window cranks, missing fasteners, etc.
 
Welcome to the nut house.

Love the vert!
We need more info and pics!

Pat

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Welcome! Can't wait to see some pics. Any planned mods you have in mind?
 
CJPayne said:
Purchased my '69 'vert on Valentines day. Thankfully my wife is a car girl! I am blessed. We were looking forward to cruise in's this year. Dang virus may ruin all that. Only did some minor things so far. We have an automatic and the shifter bushings were non-existent. First thing I did as it was not locking into place. Did some minor interior work to window cranks, missing fasteners, etc.
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Looks like a nice car overall. I might suggest you take the time to pull the carpet back up front and take a look at the condition of the floor pans, though. That shot of the undercarriage set off some alarm bells in my head. Looks like a case of someone maybe shooting some fresh black paint over everything which is a common practice when trying to hide issues like rust and rot. The underside of the front pans doesn't look correct as if some kind of less than correct patch job may have been done. Mustangs are notorious for rusted floors, especially convertibles. Not the end of the world as repairs don't always have to be a huge deal or expensive but better to know now what you may need to correct.
 
Can the experts give a comment on the different amount of thread length on the strut rods. Does it mean anything, like bad alignment or bent frame, or am i just looking too hard? Apart from that and the floors, it doesnt look bad for a roofless car. But a good start while you save up for a coupe.:D
 
There is more going on here than just the pans but I don't want to cause panic or stress for the owner. Theses are 50+ year old cars so they have seen some things over the years. But...

Looking more closely, there are clues this car has either had significant frontal impact at some point or had really bad rust issues repaired in not the best manner. To the point, the passenger side front frame rail is not right. You can see some "interesting" welding has taken place all along it's outer edge. Might be a metal plate just tacked onto the bottom of the stock rail and overlapping the radiator support? To Scedd's point of the strut rod I see two things there. One it certainly looks (could be perspective) that the drivers side wheel is pulled significantly more forward than the PS. Could also just be because of how/where that PS strut rod cross support is "affixed" to the car moving the rod mounting point out of position. Really need someone knowledgeable to get under the car and inspect it fully to be sure of what's up.

Again, old cars have issues. They tend to have lots of owners over the years and there are a lot more guys who "think" they are mechanics than there are actually mechanically capable guys out there! Everything can be made right. Best to not fret and just figure it all out and correct what needs correcting. From a safety standpoint I would suggest having it looked over.
 
CJ please don't think we're wailing on your car. We want to help. I'm sure most of us realized after we bought a car there were things we missed. The first time I saw my '67 I couldn't give the guy the money fast enough. That evening I learned HIS mechanics...weren't. So I slowly fixed what I could. Now at least I can drive it. That was 20 years ago. You have a nice looking vert...now make it your own.
 
I was aware that the front pans had been replaced and when I looked at them the welds were continuous and healthy. I will pull back the carpets at some point and assess from the inside. I did notice The welding on the outiside of the frame rail as I looked at both rails. They seemed solid when I tapped on them. the car rides and drives very nice. Tracks straight when driving and braking. Tire wear was even. I have a friend who is an alignment specialist and also owns a classic Mustang. I will have him put it on his lift and inspect it to see if he finds anything alarming. Thanks for all the input.
 
I was aware that the front pans had been replaced and when I looked at them the welds were continuous and healthy. I will pull back the carpets at some point and assess from the inside. I did notice The welding on the outiside of the frame rail as I looked at both rails. They seemed solid when I tapped on them. the car rides and drives very nice. Tracks straight when driving and braking. Tire wear was even. I have a friend who is an alignment specialist and also owns a classic Mustang. I will have him put it on his lift and inspect it to see if he finds anything alarming. Thanks for all the input.
 
Your car appears to be solid and it looks good. If it drives well, just enjoy it and let the nitpickers live in their own hell. LOL!
 
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