Project Swiss Cheese. Out with old s#!t ...

[@Chopper650]

not for the faint hearted..... thats why kiwi's on the job.. because if anyone can... a kiwi can

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Such an accurate old saying !! Cheers mate😎👍

[@jayweiss4378]

That’s a lot of hours of work ahead! Now I see why so many projects are parked up in the garage at that stage and untouched for years….. At least you enjoy the work and it’s moving forward 😊

[@67L-88]

Wow, just wow... All I can think is how much work this will be to put back together and have it all line up! Did I say wow already I look forward to the assembly.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Me too, this MTF stuff is looking good!

[@MsKatjie]

Steve is unreal. Hard core. No 385 series or screaming 335 series, a 302! who cares how many valves it's got!! Cheers.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Steve's a good dude for sure👍😎

[@stephenboitoult8774]

Man, you building a whole new car round the dash VIN tag!

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

The early mustangs don't have a vin on the dash. They have it in 3 spots on the inner fenders.

[@johnbriggs3916]

@@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160 Which you have just cut off!

[@stephenboitoult8774]

@@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160 Ah! presumably a screwed/riveted on tag on the front flitch (inner fender) a stamped number on the radiator core support and another stamped in one in the boot (trunk) somewhere. Will that cause you a problem later?

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Yes, there are a lot of mustangs running around with no vins due to inner fender replacement. Think I'll talk to some friends I have at the sheriffs office and seek clarification on this 🤔

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

@stephenboitoult8774 all three are on the inner fenders, one visible the other two are covered by the front fenders

[@ronbelanger4113]

What a huge amount of work ahead.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Yeah it's a project for sure!!

[@ipaddlemyowncanoe.7441]

Yeah nice little job. That was interesting. Looking forward to the rest. 👍👍🙂🇨🇦

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers mate!

[@pauljones2031]

I've seen this done in collision repair jobs. We called it " clipping ". Sometimes it was the best way to save a car, weld on and entire new /used front or rear.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Yes! I've done that back in day. We usually court the through the rockers and floor and the windshield posts

[@richardeasther2569]

Nothing warms my heart more than seeing people work together to achieve something

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Thanks man and thanks for watching !!

[@craignehring]

This is some undertaking... pretty cool I must say

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Thanks man and thanks for watching !!

[@pl5624]

That's how the mustang and falcon crashes ended up back in the day...with nose and engine separating from the firewall leaving the rest of the car interior wide open.

[@StevenMilne-sm4fk]

💯I’ve seen a few end up with grill facing the fire wall, they come apart like a zip, given all the spot welds are corroded over time.

[@JustinPaul1st]

Interesting. but how unsafe by nowadays standards

[@StevenMilne-sm4fk]

@@JustinPaul1st ya fine if you avoid sudden stops😉

[@Yamadeere]

Dam you do amazing work. I wish I lived closer I’d come in just to sweep floors & clean shop to learn from you!!!

[@butcher390]

Tremendous respect 🙏 Gentlemen !!

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Thankyou sir!!

[@robertoiffel]

Exellent job

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Thanks man and thanks for watching!!

[@dmcdannnell3069]

I did the same thing to my 70 road runner. You could walk through the center of the car. I used a rust free donor clip for the front and rear.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Good way to do it if you can find a rust free donor. You'll be searching a long time for a rust free donor mustang........😬

[@4supertigers]

You gotta really love your old Mustang to have that level of restoration done to it. Nice work guys.

[@strokermaverick]

Kiwi, that's why you get the big bucks!

[@bcbloc02]

So nice you can buy so many of the repair panels for those cars.

[@SpeedyG289]

It must be a pretty special Mustang to warrant this much attention. Now it’s, Bourbon O'Clock.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

It's a fairly regular mustang to be honest but it's his mustang and he wants it built the way he wants it built.... cheers bud😎👍

[@MegaDrewsdad]

amazing work!!! always wonder how with a grinder we all seem so lucky with the sparks. i pick mine up so many times and dont think twice about eyes or hair or dust! but without them where would we be? love this !!!

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Thanks man and thanks for watching!!

[@donaldhalls2189]

Definitely a bit of work there, thanks for sharing, all the best to you and your loved ones

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Yes sir!! All the best!

[@charlesdalton985]

Making that look easy tells me all I need to know about how good you are.....wow! Incredibly well done. And I truly laughed out loud over the comment on the dash work 😂. Thank you for taking us along.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

You're most welcome, thanks for watching!

[@garthharris8721]

Looking good kiwi and Steve, can’t wait for the rest of the build

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Thanks man and thanks for watching !!

[@joegarage6132]

It may be a lot to ask, but can you do a close up of the area that you removed and also when it goes back. I will be doing a 66 coupe that was wrecked in the front end. I bought all the parts to make the back half a fastback. I also will be changing out the front end to stock or close. Believe it or not it was cheaper than finding a rusted fastback and fix it back. Watch all the time thanks.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Shoot me an email to [e-mail] and I'll send you what I can. What are you wanting to see exactly?

[@robbieautrey3158]

WOW Kiwi I have never seen that done before! You and Steve did a great job getting it free, can't wait to see the new front end go on.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

I'm looking forward to the @mustangstofear front clip install !!

[@MikeInBendOregon]

Such a huge job. This is definitely one of those jobs where, if you have to ask, you can't afford it... I love building cars. I like the fab work, the paint and building engines, but I can't do upholstery, but I can honestly say that I'm glad I'm not doing that car.. 30 years ago I would have jumped right into it, but not anymore.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

This job is easier than some, cutting big pieces out and replacing big pieces is easier than patchwork quilting it !! 👍😎

[@ianlangley987]

Thats how its done. I think its going to be like grandads old axe that lasted 3 generations and only had 3 new handles and 2 new heads. As the body shell moves around are you going to anchor it to the ground somehow to hold it while you line it up when fitting all the new parts? Cheers Ian

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

I have it on stands now and it's been leveled on the rockers side to side and front to back. Everything mounts off that baseline.

[@fishgeralding9224]

Definitely enjoyed it, twas falcon awesome! 👍😎

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

lol, cheers mate!!

[@tedjones-ho2zk]

You guys never disappoint.....

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Thanks man and thanks for watching!!

[@AlanSchildroth]

Still reminding me I need to do my cowl and with my pacemaker doctor yelling do not weld. I always seem to have way things more in my way as usual. At least you are having fun doing fabricating plans!

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Ya may have to listen to your doc bud ! All the best man!!

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

I'm not afraid of cutting up a car or fabrication. But I think I'll leave stuff like this to the experts😂.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

It's major surgery for sure !!

[@johnbriggs3916]

We're all waiting to see the new front end from Mustang Stofia 😉

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

🤣😂. Yeah Stofia has been a bit busy filling orders lately..........she's a hard worker 🤪

[@Grandadsjunk]

The owner must have more money than common sense yep it resembles Swiss cheese huge job brother but it's fun watching

[@Yoyo-oz5pz]

It's a Fastback, whatever it takes to save it in my opinion

[@johnbriggs3916]

​@Yoyo-oz5pz Except that's what's left are the cheapest parts of the car -- brand new parts for what’s left of the original would cost less than $5,000.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

He knows what he wants and he's going to get it !

[@Vegaswill714]

Kiwi - If you're so inclined, as you do the installation of the front clip please spend some time explaining how you ensure everything is square and true. It is something (as a "shade tree" mechanic) I have thought about. I would imagine being off by a tenth of an inch could make the car drive poorly?

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

I will try and cover that!!

[@nickbruni8041]

Chop , cut, weld..KIWI-fied 🤘🏼⛽️

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Cheees Nick!! 🥃😎

[@ericwilson2585]

Oh my goodness!!! A job that big would take me 20 years to complete...

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Nah... it's just an overgrown jigsaw bud 😁😎😎

[@ericwilson2585]

@@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160 Lol! Okay I'll trust ya. Lol

[@dewreckdeberjack9618]

Sweet

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Cheers mate!!

[@glennnickerson8438]

Kudos to Steve! He looks like he went 12 rounds with Mike Tyson!😆 Not to worry--Kiwi is in your corner!

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Cheers Glen👍😎

[@hughphillips67Mustang]

Boy oh boy. You would hate to see my 67. Or should I say, I would hate to hear what you would say about my 67. Lol. A man can only do what his budget allows him to do.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Very true! It can't be much worse than this one though......

[@kelvinrf]

This is almost false advertising Kiwi. You are making it look to easy. 🤣🤣🤣

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

🤣😂 It makes you think when you're in this deep!!

[@kelvinrf]

@@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160 👍

[@gregz6418]

Like the famous quote from the Tet offensive….we had to destroy it to save it.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Well it's kinda true!!😁😎👍

[@johnbriggs3916]

The 1194video channel has a recent video showing assembling a new 1967 Mustang fastback bodyshell from separate panels. Just sayin' 😉

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Yeah it can be done for sure !!

[@Mark-um7ey]

Time for a tube chassis 😂

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

It's kinda getting a square tube chassis😬😎👍

[@forthwithtx5852]

Crazy

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

You're not the first person to say that to me !!😁😎😎

[@danielstickney2400]

Looks to me like the real trick and the real skill is keeping it in shape without the factory jigs and fixtures as you disassemble it. You do so many mustangs it might be worth your time to slap together some form of chassis alignment jig or even some plywood templates.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

That's not a bad idea....

[@1998dodgejd]

Uh yeah, noice. wow !!

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

It's not nice the mock the afflicted ya know 🤣😂😎👍

[@1998dodgejd]

@@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160 Especially when you have a affliction for cars.🤣🤣😎😆

[@PorscheRacer14]

That was a revealing amputation. Now to add back some proper metal.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

"Amputation". Not an inaccurate way to describe it !!😎👍

[@thomasforthe9274]

Not sure what happened but you have really bad audio. Your helper came in just fine, but I couldn't hear yours. still good to watch.

[@johnbriggs3916]

That's on you: they were on separate channels (left and right.)

[@thomasforthe9274]

@@johnbriggs3916 any ideas on why or how to fix it?

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

How/what are you listening on ?

[@johnbriggs3916]

​@@thomasforthe9274 Chris is on the left channel, Steve is on the right. The problem is your left ear, or your left ear bud, or the left half of your headphones, or your left-hand loudspeaker, or the left channel of your phone or computer. Only you can tell which it is.

[@johnbriggs3916]

@@thomasforthe9274 Try switching it off and then on again 😉

[@edge2sword186]

Just sayin . Replacement Boss 429 shock towers gives you the option of installing most Ford engines even the 427 SOHC . I don't know what the big deal is about going with a rack instead of a newer power steering gearbox ?

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

There's a bit more to it than just the rack and pinion. Front steer being rack or box is accepted as having better geometry than rear steer like the stock mustang. You also get double A arm suspension with anti dive built in, another big improvement. As well as no shock towers, big plus! 😎👍

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

The newer power steer box's are great too, I fit a lot of them!!

[@TAVOAu]

So....... we're keeping the roof, VIN plate, and? 🤣

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

And the grile....🥴

[@TAVOAu]

@@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160 😆😆

[@daviddial7010]

She’s got a little wind whistle now. Does this keep the original vin number? Or is this a rebuilt title?

[@455buick6]

Is somebody rebuilding something?🤔

[@johnbriggs3916]

That's the vehicle identification VIN number, of course 😉

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

It will keep its original vin

[@Techbitznpcs]

alot of work ripping the front end off with the firewall included, would have taken a large amount of working hours picking away at what needed to be seperated.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

It actually came away fairly quickly, of course the rust had done some of our work for us 😬

[@jonlennon3348]

Kiwi what do you do with the serial number on the original inner fender?

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

This question has been raised by several people. I decided to go through the sherif and DMV to get clarification from them on how to do this correctly and legally. There are more than a few opinions being offered up but I'm going to go with what the actual authorities tell me. You guys will be the first to know when I have the real word.

[@tomschultz2833]

Used up front of a mustang 😅

[@johnbriggs3916]

Complete with VINs...

[@jayh1947]

Not a job for the faint of heart. Keep it guys...............Jay

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Cheers mate and thanks for watching

[@josephszot5545]

Easy when 2 pros are on the job!

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

It sure helps!! Thanks for watching!!

[@DontCryAboutIt]

Haven't heard "ass end" used for decades.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

That's the joy of hanging out with us old farts. We bring back memories 🤣😂

[@91rss]

Sad part is a Cougar is a much better car and the Tbird is better again to restore . did a good Doz of em

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

A lot more expensive to restore though....

[@wti70]

Kiwi you going have uncle Tony on again?.

[@johnbriggs3916]

It's easy to be wise after the event, but it has become obvious that what you should have done is the following: 1. Done a complete restoration on this car, with a new floorpan and chassis rails, upper and lower cowl, etc -- retaining the original VIN. 2. Built a separate new car with new body panels and the Mustangs To Fear front end. 3. Constructed a proper jig for 2, which you could have then lent out or hired out when you weren't using it.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

I am doing a complete restoration with new floor pans and chassis rails, upper and lower cowl etc and I will be retaining the original vin. Just seeking clarification on reattaching the vin from the proper authorities. What "should have been done" is being done

[@johnbriggs3916]

@@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160 I still think that this is a "I wouldn't have started from here" situation. A 65 Mustang could legally be rebuilt from the part that you have just cut off! An inspector visiting your workshop and viewing the wreckage would identify that as representing the car.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

@@johnbriggs3916 good luck getting any kind of inspector out to check anything if they even exist. It's a different world here with this kind of stuff

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

@@johnbriggs3916 also moving the vin we just cut off to another body is definitely a felony here.....

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

@@johnbriggs3916 the grey area is that it's not a tag that's security riveted on, the vin is stamped directly into the body of the car. One of the 3 numbers is rusted away ....

[@allhailinternalcombustion]

That's a cheese hybrid. American Swiss. Probably 70% of muscle car enthusiasts know the taste and flavor well.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

And I hate cheese😁😎👍

[@GabrielGiron-g5o]

Imagine years from now these milinums r going to be restoring the tesla lmao 🇺🇲

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

It's not impossible......

[@debbiebermudez5890]

Mr. B. Here ! 🍩☕️👀😎👍 : I have to ask , do they make a full frame ? ?

[@johnbriggs3916]

All part are available, as well as complete bodyshells or any stage in between. Was that what you were asking?

[@debbiebermudez5890]

@@johnbriggs3916Mr. B. Here !m🍩☕️👀😎👍. Thanks

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

I don't believe MTF make a full chassis but others do 👍😎

[@TheBrokenLife]

I've seen lots and lots and lots of floor pans replaced so it really wasn't that big of a shock to see them leave that car... Dropping the entire front end off was. 😅

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Yeah it's next level...😎👍

[@stevenhobbs709]

Well, the front fell off.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Kinda yeah!😂😎👍

[@LongIslandMopars]

That definitely qualifies for a bourbon.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

I agree!!😂😁👍😎

[@gamerjay6624]

Cmon kiwi, it’s spelt “arse” 😂

[@johnbriggs3916]

As well as pronounced that way -- from the Old English "ars".

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

😂🤣 well yes I know😬🥴

[@TheFrameoff]

Not much of the original car left

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

It's getting less for sure 😬😎👍

[@andrewstoffel1170]

For sale Mustang. All original. 😂

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

I know what I got!! 😂🤣