hey there I am wondering what to do with my wifes 73 coupe. I am redoing it for he and I noticed that the front end is rotted out under the main cross member under the motor. How hard would it be to replace the metal or should I try and find new one or just upgrade with costume front end with all new suspension and a arms. Ant sudjestions is welcome
A couple on YMR is doing there 73 and its got a lot of rot. check out these forum threads they have posted to get an idea of what your in for. The links are in reverse order. the first link is the most recent and the last link is from when they just started. They ve done some other stuff but i dont have a lot of time to go back thru the forum and find all there posts. Hope these help you a little bit. If anything they will give you an idea of what your are in for.
Ryan
It would be helpful if you could put a picture of it up on the web somewhere. With rust it's best to see a picture to see what you are talking about. Because otherwise the answer is, 'it depends'. :)
that cross member under the motor is a beefy piece. if it is any more than surface rust then total replacement is the only way to go. I am in the process, actually this afternoon, of finishing replacement the entire front end of my '71. I bought all Mustang Plus HW. GrabATrak parts. I will post in a couple days how everything went. Last night was the trip to the autoparts store to pick up a forged spring compressor. broke a cast one yesterday. damn Steves Wholesale. With all new parts, uppers and lowers, It seems I have to compress the springs an additional 1 inch to get them back in. maybe its the 1 1/8 swaybar not giving at all.
I can't freaken wait to drive it. If it starts after two months of sitting.
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