RUSTY BOTTOM/was my first love

PHATTZZ STANG said:

I have had a 67 Mustang V6 since I was 19 years old. The floor pans are rusted pretty bad and the frame has some rust. Is there a way to overcome this or should I use the car for scrap and get another. The Engine runs like a kitten. I have a rebuilt transmission. I just dont know if I should get something to reinforce the frame or not? I know I can get floor pans. Also is there an inexpensive route for parts any recommendations are welcomed. I've had it in storage for about 10 years. Any opinons ?

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Good luck finding another one in better shape at less than $6000.

The frame will have rust, just knock it off and repaint. Unless it's rusted through . . .

Floor pans are easy to replace, Take it to a body shop and have them evaluate the frame for safety. It might cost you $30, but a running car is better than most you're going to find nowadays for a decent price, and you're going to have to have a different one evaluated as well. It may look better on the outside, but may be in a lot worse shape structurally.l

PHATTZZ STANG said:

how much do you think it is to have the frame totally done over? round about figure.

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If you do most of the work yourself, and you just need to weld in the floorplans, and get rid of the rust + primer, I did the same thing 14 years ago for 250 dollars & skinned knuckles, from taking out hte seats, etc. So figure $500.

The more the body shop does, the more you're gonna pay.