1968 MUSTANG METAL RESTORATION BEGINS!!- Passenger Floor Pan replacement

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@brandonloveday 4 ай бұрын

As a man who has done this type of "surgery" on a classic Mustang, You have my respect. My cowl was the worst and needed a total replacement. It was a long and arduous task but it gave me the confidence to tackle anything required of me on the build. I am very happy that you are back on Felony and will enjoy watching it take shape. On a side note, I looked for you everyday on HRPT. I saw you on day 5 by the Motortrend arch in the Subaru but could not catch up to you. Perhaps next year when I am driving my 67 Fastback and you the 68 Felony we could get a picture together and swap Mustang horror stories. Keep it up, you are a very talented photographer and videographer.

@RidicULooseAutomotive 4 ай бұрын

I hope we get to drive them together, too, brother. Wish we coulda met up, but it must be meant to happen another time. Appreciate you taggin along it's gonna be a wild ride. ✌🏻✌🏻

@ToriL97 4 ай бұрын

Try copper weld thru primer instead if you're using the zinc stuff. The zinc weld thru is more difficult to weld with and it doesn't allow plug welds to get the heat and penetration that's needed to lay out flat.

@RidicULooseAutomotive 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the tip. I will grab that stuff instead for the next round of work!! Appreciate you watching!

@GWBergen61 4 ай бұрын

Tedious work requires a meticulous man this Mustang’s lucky to have you. 👊

@RidicULooseAutomotive 4 ай бұрын

I like to think so lol. Thank you!!

@raymond_rayder 4 ай бұрын

That's some decent progress. Excellent work capturing and editing it all together, too. The next project I want to take on will be a 1967/68 Mustang coupe just like this one. I'm a big weight-reduction guy, and I've been thinking about how much fat it could reasonably lose. Made me smile seeing you comment on how heavy the doors are!

@RidicULooseAutomotive 4 ай бұрын

Yea weight reduction is a priority in this build. I'm looking into optic armor glass, gutting the window reg's and doing poly side and stripping the doors down. Also gonna be doing an aluminum dash and aluminum aero. See how trim we can make this old iron 😁

@PistonWrenchCycle 4 ай бұрын

Just did this on my 68.. I used self tapping screws to "pull" it to the rocker but did it almost same as you. I'm very pleased with it. Love the videos.

@RidicULooseAutomotive 4 ай бұрын

Dang it, I didn't even think of that. I tried to ratchet strap through the drain around the unibody to snug it up. Thank you for watching

@Emily1963eh 4 ай бұрын

Loving this project, really showing how it is done 👍

@RidicULooseAutomotive 4 ай бұрын

Glad you like it! 🤙🏻🤙🏻

@olikat8 4 ай бұрын

Very, very familiar- Last summer, I got a '69 Swinger 340 out of Texas where it had sat for 41+ years. The wiper pivot seals had expired and conspired with the rubber floor covering to trap water & rot the front footwells a bit. We cut the entire floor pan out, replaced it and also put a manual transmission hump on the new pan. From there did subframe connectors, mini-tubs (to the rails, not crazy), rear springs relocated inboard to match, torque boxes, thicker-steel core support, and the A pillar-to- shock mount tops. Can't say enough good things about the US Car Tool pieces, if you are thinking of stiffening up the chassis- they have Mustang pieces! Did my Valiant sedan similarly, sans the mini-tubs. It runs a bunch of upgrades; suspension, brakes, powertrain chassis- nothing truly exotic/expensive and very durable. To give you a hint of how stiff my Valiant now is, shredded the LR tire (Bridgestone junk, not impressed) on the "Southern Classic." When I got back to NC, pulled all the tires off & replaced them with Michelins. I jacked up the right side, set it on jack stands, moved to the left front corner and when I got it up in the air? The left rear tire was hovering in the air- not with the jack or a jack stand under that section of the car. For giggles, I went to open the doors on that side. Know what it was like? Butter. No sag, no pin misalignment, nothing.

@RidicULooseAutomotive 4 ай бұрын

I will keep thar in mind I was just gonna fab some tubular subframe braces but if they make one that fits I kight just look into that! Pretty awesome sounds like you put some serious time into it congrats man! Thanks for tagging along on the channel, all the best!

@olikat8 4 ай бұрын

Thanks, we did & it continues. Check out their online catalog, if you order or talk to them- tell them you know Fred & Jimi the dog...I dont work there or anything, but I know all the folks there. @RidicULooseAutomotive

@tartarsauces 4 ай бұрын

Hey, I met you at a random Dutch Bros in October 2023 when you had your Subaru. I didn't know you had a KZbin channel. This is a great video; I will give you a sub! I had a 2019 STI back in October. Oddly enough, I sold it for an '85 GT and have been putting in a new drivetrain. I went with a 347 Stroker and a TKX for the transmission!

@RidicULooseAutomotive 4 ай бұрын

@tartarsauces oh yea, i remember you! Congrats on the Gt thats rad. Good choice goin with a tkx too! Couple friends have em in their builds and they are solid!

@Inspirat0 4 ай бұрын

thanks for yet another video, loving the Felony project, but also enjoy the various other motorsport related things you do in between working on it.

@RidicULooseAutomotive 4 ай бұрын

Thank you my friend!! Lots more rad stuff coming!!

@Inspirat0 4 ай бұрын

grew up with WRC in New Zealand, I even got to see Group B monsters race (yes showing my age) so its great to see you repping the 555 Subaru rally team here in Canada

@Forced2BFordFan 4 ай бұрын

Good stuff. The TIG welding was a nice touch. My 67 was only deserving of flux core.

@RidicULooseAutomotive 4 ай бұрын

@Forced2BFordFan it's not really a nice tig job but its one piece of metal now lol.

@snedenwerks 4 ай бұрын

Those purple stripper discs are the best! Coming together, solid work!

@RidicULooseAutomotive 4 ай бұрын

They rip pretty good! I wanna try the nylon ones for lighter paint stripping apparhently they are pretty decent too!

@AutoAli 4 ай бұрын

Another awesome video my friend. I kinda miss this part of doing my 66. You’re making me excited for the next one I’ll be building.

@RidicULooseAutomotive 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Ali, hope your next one is this much fun lol

@ash27231 4 ай бұрын

Sick video man! I actually have a 68 coupe just like yours which I bought about 2 weeks ago. Mine was partially restored but still has a couple of things that need to be taken care of before it is road ready. So cool to watch you totally rebuilding yours from the ground up. Can I ask where you learned to do all this? Especially rust restoration and stuff like that? I’m 21 and have never really worked on cars before so that task specifically feels pretty daunting, though I don’t think I need to worry about rust on my car, I think it’s mostly dirt like what was on your torque box. Your videos inspire me to make some content on my own stang as well. Thanks for making these, looking forward to the next one 👍

@RidicULooseAutomotive 4 ай бұрын

Appreciate you watching man and good luck with the new project. Best thing to do is absorb as much info as you can and apply it practically. Take small steps and take your time. I learned by watching friends, reading alot and asking questions every chance I could. Now I'm just sortof applying what I know to the car, and still learning new stuff every time. All the best!