Project Rusty our 84t-top coupe

[trbofox]

Guess we'll start a build thread over here, might be able to use all of you veteran foureyed owners expertise. We bought this car for a very reasonable price from another fox body enthusiast who actually saved it from salvage. We are saving the key chain with the name of the salvage yard. Here it is upon purchase



We messed around with wheels and the paint on the hood over summer.


And now we are down and dirty with it. Over summer we purchased parts at swaps,(doors, quarter panel, trim,...)The car was pretty loaded with rust...








So we did new floor pans



Then I fabbed some in floor subframes



Wanted to keep the t-top from twisting so i fabbed up a street cage




Uncovered the build sheet too.


Found that the rear bumper support was shot

Here's as far as I can go tonight with the limit on pics, but I'll continue again.

[tORMENtOR]

You made lots of progress,I have a feeling this is going to be one super nice T-top notch when your done. Keep up the good work

[RedRS]

Wow, didn't look that rotted from the 1st pic, lol. I think I say that for sale last year on Corral.

[No5.0]

Nice work!

[trbofox]

Wow, didn't look that rotted from the 1st pic, lol. I think I say that for sale last year on Corral.

Def. worse than it looked. Gonna be alot more work than we figured.

[trbofox]

Next came the quarter panel...

[895.0]

you do good work keep it up!

[82DSG5.0]

Good stuff!

[PR84stang]

pandoras box. but your doing an amazing job. is coming along great. good luck

[white1983GT]

I WISH I had the shop and skills to do this kind of work, big thumbs up to you.

As i said in the other thread, I love your car with the cobra wheels.

[gdniel]

Very nice work. I can't wait to see more.

[trbofox]

Decided to fab up my own deep sump fuel tank and sink the battery box in the trunk...






Cleaned off alot of undercoating..


Decided the easiest way to combat more rust would be to mini tub, so we chose Auto Weld Chassis for a kit and installed it myself..

[gdniel]

Very nice again.

[82DSG5.0]

Amazing! Seriously keep those pics coming!!!

[trbofox]

you asked for it, I'll try to get caught up to where I'm really at. Rearend, found one 8.8 on The Corral, went and got it cleaned it up and installed some 2:73 I had laying around. And discovered this awesome new hammered paint by Rustoleum. Some of it i brushed,yes brushed, some of it i sprayed, looks like powder coating.





Pulled the front clip and wouldn,t ya know it, more rust




Next out like a bad tooth








This is close to where we're at with it, I'll get some more pic updates this weekend. Thanks all, appreciate all the encouragement.

[82DSG5.0]

Damn that rear end is lookin super clean!

[trbofox]

This paint is amazing, I'm even thinking about using on the rims, looks like black chrome.

[boss 245]

Nice work and looking good. Glad you could save that car from the junk yard. Interesting options for an non gt.

[PR84stang]

no my friend.THANK YOU for the encouragement. everytime i see builds like this gets me all pump up.

[895.0]

post more pics this build rocks

[Blackened]

Awesome build, I'm pulling up a chair

[cjmuscle]

Nice Job! Keep the pics coming.

[Capriman86]

Mad skillz bro wow!

[rancheronut]

wow and your fixing this car? to much rust for me.

[aidanfancystang]

awesome keep it coming.
I thought my 84 was bad for rust but that puts it to shame.