Anyone have a vintage car???

[Broadsword]

I have a 1965 Mustang Fastback project I'm just starting. It was actually my wife's first car. Bought it back from her ex-husband. Before I start on the restoration I want to have it put on a frame rack and checked out for straightness. Then I want to have a new drivers side floor pan welded in. Can anyone recommend a good shop in the Colorado Springs area I can take it to?
Broadsword

[rondog]

I can't recommend a shop, but if it's running and driveable, I'll recommend keeping it that way as long as possible! I'm restoring a '56 Willys Jeep and I wish to God I'd left it all together so I could have enjoyed it the last 5 years instead of shuffling parts around. They come apart much easier than they go back together, I'll tell ya that. I'd rather be driving a beater than dreaming about driving a prizewinner.

[Guylee]

I gots a '94 Ranger.

[CareyH]

I have a 1965 Mustang Fastback project I'm just starting. It was actually my wife's first car. Bought it back from her ex-husband. Before I start on the restoration I want to have it put on a frame rack and checked out for straightness. Then I want to have a new drivers side floor pan welded in. Can anyone recommend a good shop in the Colorado Springs area I can take it to?
Broadsword

to check the frame I would recommend Mikes frame and alignment, he does a great job and he is a Mustang guy. Just curious, but was the car wrecked? why do you think the frame/unibody might have issues?

I have had many many mustangs in the past 10yrs, the one I have now is a 95 gt. Its got a 392 stroker, AFR heads, Trick flow TFS-R intake, tremec 5spd trans, 150 shot NOS. lots more. Its pretty fun

[JoeT]

this is mine. . . .not really vintage (titled as a 2005)




There are a couple guys that specialize in mustangs. CO mustangs in Aurora, there's a guy in Denver 1/2 mile north of 5280 Armory that does just mustangs. . . .

there are more, but those are the 2 close to me I know of

[enthusiast]

I have a 69 442 and cannot remember if Jack's Alignment does frame stuff or not. It has been a while since I lived in the Springs.

When I had my 70 Chevelle Jack's was the only place I took it to for alignments.

[ChunkyMonkey]

She: Maybe we should get something that's emp proof...
Me: Yep...



Hence the 1959 Mercedes S Class project.

[Irving]

Family owns the oldest car in Colorado. Does that count?

[Broadsword]

The wife told me she did have a disagreement with a guargrail back in the day with it and the motor looks to me like it sits a litle to far to the passenger side. Thats why I suspect some frame damage. She wants this car done right and we are both finally in a place financially where we can make that happen so we're going to go for it.
My car is a 95 Mustang GT convertible 5.0
Broadsword

[BPTactical]

With a Mustang being of Uni-Body construction ensuring that the "frame" is square is even more critical than with a full ladder framed car such as a Chevelle. What most folks don't realize is when a unibody chassis takes a hit it will dissipate the energy through the entire structure. I have seen unibodies take a hit to the left front and welds in the right rear are popped/broken.
Any COMPETENT body shop with a Blackhawk or LaserLiner frame machine will be able to check it out. A fairly simple process-the vehicle is placed and blocked on the machine. Once a datum(centerline) is established then a framework with locating pins is lined up to key points on the chassis. Any deviation from these pins denotes a framework that is not square. I think the tolerance range is 2 or 3 millimeters.
Unless you have a solid, square baseline to build on then everything else will be a waste of time and money.
I was building up a 68 Nova until I built my shop and had to dedicate the room for the shop-sold the Nova to finance the shop. BIL has a 69 Fastback that will become an "Eleanor" clone, 68 Hi Country Special, 67 Fairlane ragtop and 68 Cougar with 58K original miles. The other BIL has a 69 Cougar ragtop.