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Subscribed!

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Great work! I bet you're glad to get this oe almost out of your way!

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That was a pile of parts not very long ago. I wish you lived closer. My bird might be a roller instead of me realizing it's going to take me forever and bought a "finished" mustang.

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Can be common, I just sliced and wleded it.

Thanks.

I sure am!!!!!

LOL, I know bud. All good things come to you in time thou.

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UPDATES!!!!!!!!!!!

Here are some more updates. Almost there!! No more internal cage!

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more.

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Almost done, got some more inside the car to weld yet, under the car, hopefully tonite get the rest inside the car done then gert it onto the roteiserrie. (not spelled correct) and then go from there. BTW, this car reminds me of ironman, all pieced together!

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Very nice progress James! glad to see some new pics. The owner should be happy with how far you have taken this car. Keep it up!

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Damn! This **** is just intense! Good job!

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Man, that is a crazy amount of work you have done! Great job and keep at it!

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Amazing transformation, I hope I will be able to do bodywork like you someday.

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When I saw the first picture, I thought, "holy crap!" I knew it could be brought back if it was the right guy. I was hoping you were the right guy because I wanted to watch. Looks like you were the right guy. Good job!
I Just found this section of the board, and I'll be coming back. Again, amazing work.

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You've basically assembled one of those expensive dynacorn ready to go bodies :lol:

Way to go, I bet the owner is estatic!

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He is getting quite happy, soon to be his again!!!

Thanks.

I will, almost there!

Ithanks, I am sure you will, just takes practice.

I really appreciate your comment, it kinda humbles me. Thankyou very much!!

LOL, I wish it was the dynacorn, but ya, it sure is close to one.

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Car is officially off the JIG!!!!!!!!!!! on the roteiserie and finishing up some final welds now on it. soon, very very soon. Feels so D@mn good!!!!!!!!

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Whew, Been holding my breath the whole time. Amazed and subscribed. :metal:

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Just unbelievable.

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LOL, thanks.

I appreciate that. It has been an undertaking, that is for sure.

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Well as of tonite, i finally got the last weld done to the shell of the car!!!!!!!!!!! Swiss is finally together. So this weekend I am gonna fit the two doors onto her and ask Mike how he wants his car back, welds grinded or ungrinded. I think he should grind them. But that is just me. We will see. Feels so darn good to finally put the welding whip up and take a break from welding and do something else. I just want to get Good ol' swiss out of the shop for once and all!

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Good deal! Lately when I have been building turbo piping I feel the same as you. If I'm doing it for some one else, I would really like them to grind them. Grinding to me isn't any fun. :lol:

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So I looked over the car three times now to see if there is any more spots that need welding and can not find anything at all. :metal::metal: that makes me happy. I still have a couple things to weld in to the car thou. I had to drill the original seat mounts out of the rust metal and next got to clean them up. Here is the final pic of them with the amount of rust and shavings that I had to drill to seperate them. Then I got all of this small pike left to weld to the car!!! Feels so good. after this I will test fit the doors and say goodbye to the car.

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looks FANTASTIC James!

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Absolutely incredible.

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Amazing work!
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Good God you are insane!! ;) Nice save, the first shots of this car were down right scary. Very impressed

:metal::chevy:

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Wow...you are THE MAN!!! :metal:

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WOW ! what an over the top amount of work ! wish I had skills like you !

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Thanks Chad! one day I will have to get up there to see your toys.

thankyou.

Thanks

I appreciate that

Well now, :fro: thanks

It sure was!!! Just takes time. Skillz come to those who try

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Seat pans are in, rear trunk gutters on, lock cylinder brace is now on!! then I fitted the doors.:cuss: Not good. All measurements were on for the car, doors were way off. So Now I had to spend some time making those fit. Hated the car a bit there. but oh well.

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Doors all done and fitted decent, same as trunk lid.

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Forum let me introduce you to the NEW SWISS CHEESE!!!!!!!!!!!! It is finally a shell, all welds are completed, all pieces are together. Once a gain a car. Feels so good. the owner is going to dress all of the welds, so as of now I am officially DONE!!!!!!!!!!! If anyone is wondering, total time to do this was 174 hours. Enough I must say!! It has been a long road, should of been done a long time ago, but it was a big enough job. but it is finally a car again. oh and a pic of me and the kids!!!! Harleigh and Bentley.

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Great work, seeing happy kids in the garage makes me smile:metal:

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Congrats Man ! looks great ! your friend should be very happy with how it turned out.

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No idea what you are charging, but at $50/hr thats $8700 in labor, plus the cost of the sheetmetal. Compared to the cost of a replacement body shell from dynacorn its still a significant savings I would say.

So instead of buying a new 69 mustang fastback (one of my someday projects) body I'll find some heap in a junk pile, sandblast it into a pile of shavings, sweep them into a box and ship it to you to fix up for me because it is waaaaay beyond my skill level.

Well done my man.

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:lol:

I wish I could ship you my car! Nowhere near as bad! You'd be able to knock it out in a weekend :lol:

Is the owner close by? Any chance of updated pics as they progress with it?

Is it time for Project SS Goat?

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I agree, I love it when my kids come to the shop!! harleigh is a little tomboy!! she's awesome and Bentley has no choice, lol.

He is,He saw it today, hopefully if it is nice out on Sunday it will be leaving my garage!!

Thanks, You are very close on yourcal culations i will say. As for the Pile of shavings, Why not, ship the box up here, I am willing to try anything, can't you tell!! :lol::lol: I really appreciate the words.

Sounds good, maybe i should just send all my parts for Havoc and The SS to your house. and when the time comes to get the parts I will jsut tow a nother wreck home with me. Get you all fixed up and on the road again in that awesome car that was buried in the shed out back. Give me about 2 months and she would be as good as new!!! hehe. As for the SS, I hope to start ordering some parts over winter for it. Sooo, maybe start on it in spring.



As of now, the garage is kinda empy so it is officially time to rnovate my shop, the wife got her kitchen so I get my shop, repaint, new cabinets throughout, a highend stereo system!!! gonna be good. Wait for details

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Don't tempt me... I gutted it today... :D

Interior was complete warpred rotted junk. All interior panels warped/rotted, seat bottoms rotted (and full of mice nests), so all seats tossed, dash is trashed, carpet gone, headliner junk... all I'm keeping is glovebox door, steering column, and center console.

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That's a job well done, congrats on the work, time, and effort you put in to it.

Well now, anything is possible, do you have more pics of the car, she is a little rough, but has to be way better than this one! lol. At least you still have a console, and now you get a fresh start as to what you want to do, stock, custom, modded......... possibilties are endless. Flower planter for the wifey in front of the house that looks so good now. She would appreciate that one.

Thankyou, there was a bit here.

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Deck truck showed up this morning! car is now out of my garage, gonna go to the acreage later today and park my truck and take a pic of the cars new home!!!