Unhacking The Hack Job 1965 Ford Mustang: Installing The Floor Pans  

I have been in the car business for a long time I'm now retired but it's refreshing to see somebody on the internet these days that actually knows what they're doing. Doing a nice job on that mustang. Lot of work

Looking good brother. The owner of this car is lucky he found you!

This is the first in-depth replacement of floors I've seen. I appreciate all your tips and hard work. Looks great. Look forward to seeing the rest get done. Thank you!

I really am enjoying the work your putting into making sure this car is structurally safe !

Weld through primer is a gift from the gods and essential for the longevity of a repair, the welds can be pretty with primer if it is allowed to fully cure before welding. In the body shops they don’t allow for curing time so I would try to time the application before lunch break or end of shift so I knew I wouldn’t get porous or spitting welds. I hope the Gentleman you are doing this work for is watching your videos so he can fully appreciate the lengths you are going to in providing him with a safe and sound motor car, 👍.

Grow channel, grow!

I am impressed, you are undertaking a horrible job but I believe when done it will be safe and strong

You starting this channel was great decision on your part. You are a great teacher and demonstrate of doing the job the right 27:00 way . For us watching, we should show appreciation by sharing this with others. Thanks again!

as a fully licensed canadian auto body technician . I am impressed how strong you have repaired it , I agree it was dangerous when it arrived , not worth all the money for a concourse body restortion . Glad when owner refused to scrap it you took it on to make it safe and strong again . although not a show quality undrneath , it is reaching the goal of making a deathtrap classic safe to cruise in . Good job for what you have been given to work with . 👍

Not normally big on a green car, but that torino is gorgeous.

I like your videos they're pretty cool. You do a fantastic job 👍👍👍

There is nothing wrong with the way you're doing this repair. It looks good and it will be strong.

That looks better

Im working withnan old guy, 89 years old, and he got a 1949 Chevy Pickup. And he is cutting out parts and all that stuff and he's teaching me good stuff. Cool to see many good restorers out there

This is way cool. There are lots of videos of people criticizing hack jobs, but you are someone who is actually doing something about it. Absolutely fascinating to me.

Always wanted to see how good body work is done. Thanks!

Very nice work sir

That Rustang is going to be much more solid than when it was brand new!

My 1987 Turbo Firefly is at a body shop getting an entire new floor put in it right now. I hope their work is as thorough and competent as yours. I envy your skills. I hope to have new video to post soon.

Much better brother. Proud of ya bud.

Your welds look great. that car will be like factory structurally sound. nice work 👍

Awesome job putting the floor pan in the “basket case”! 😎

I did a full floor board on my 70 CJ Cougar. The toe boards were the worst part. I think I used the same one you did. I also had to do some of the drivers side floor board. This is looking good. The owner will be happy.

Love watching your work 👍on the frank&stang your videos are always entertaining can’t wait to see the finished work

The amount of experience and restraint to make sure each weld makes the penetration needed for a strong patch. In 100 years when someone watches this video they will understand the correct pace required to complete these types of repairs using this technique for success. Great job, great job.

Really interesting to see everything involved in correcting all the previous problems. Shame the buyer didn't have you do an inspection on the car before the purchase. Thx for sharing!

Great progress! Nice and solid too , well done ! I’m looking forward to following your progress!

Nice resto work From an old body man, painter, from Down Under

Man you’re a pleasure to watch work and the way you explain your process is awesome, as a kiwi like me would say good on you mate. You have enough talent there to turn goat piss into gasoline!! 😎

You are a good find and your work is thorough and very well done.Bravo and keep em coming!

Thank you for your hard work.😎

You’re a great example of a patient and caring metal worker. Thanks for the lessons in this video. I learned a lot.

you make it look easy. Wish it was that easy, I'd be doing pans in my project!

Did a very well thought out repair. Everything fits that's the main focus. Good job.

There's nothing wrong with the work you're doing there. She hasn't been that solid in a long time

That's A LOT OF WORK! But you and a lot of us knew that when you first got it in your shop! It is already much safer than it was. Nice work. Keep it up! Thank you for taking us along.

That is a real nice job. The owner will be getting a much better car back

Keep showing up this build. Love seeing your work

My heart goes out to you sir, floor pans ,this past summer my brother and I put new pans in my 86 F250 not fun what should have been a weekend job turned in a almost week long job, ended up cutting them up just to get them to lay flat, we got it done looks good,seeing this we could have saved some time with what I've seen so thank you,live and learn

looking good

You make me feel better thats the stuff I deal with great video

Looks great, considering what you started with. Really enjoy watching the progress.

your a great teacher you help people like me do better

Yes good ! all done working off the floor with hand tools as most of us would be, 👍

Hotrodguy you do 37:11 amazing work, love watching the mustang build. Keep up the great work. If you're ever in north Carolina I love to take you out for our famous BBQ, we can talk about old cars ❤

I've been working on floor pans and a bunch more on my 65 ElCamino. All the little tips and ways to join parts is very helpful. Thanks for great video's

Nice work good to see a guy that cares about doing it right 👍

Looks great to me... More important it is strong now...

Great j.I wish that I would have such a structurally sound daily driver like this. It's coming along well

Don't listen to criticism. That car is a mess. Yr doing a great job. Takes time and patience to go the extra mile to do it rt. Awesome job and video.

That car will be better than new.

Appreciate this video of you installing the new floor pans. Thanks for showing that new floor pans and toe boards, plus a lot of other replacement panels are not always fit correctly. I know how frustrating it can be trying to get these panels to fit, or at least somewhat fit half decent. As you have said, the welds don't have to look pretty, just as long as they are safe. These floor pans are safe and look a lot better than the ones you had to replace. You're doing a great job. Keep up the good work and videos. Til next time, have a great week.

...progress is always good....

Nice work, I like what you're doing, looks awesome. As I mentioned in a previous comment I'm a panel beater . You're doing everything correctly . 👍👍

Well done! 👏

Ive done this work as a hobbyist and you make it look easy due to your expierence. I did the best work I could do and I fit panels in 30 times to trim and decide how they were going in against existing metal....and the video doesn't show how your back feels and how you smell like burnt metal when you finally get in the shower afterwards. Good video!

Excellent I'm learning thanx cheers 🥂 😊

Yo man she looks good!! Scabbing or not it looks good for a body that almost became a parts only car!! That little Pony car is starting to tighten up already. You can see a little less flex as you lean on and work on the floor!! Good job !! I believe you gonna save this little car!! The car community thanks you!!! Hopefully it’s a good driver and the owner gets some enjoyment out of it!!!! Thanks!!!

JThis car wasn't even that bad before the hacking, it deserves so much better than the hackery it got. Glad it's in your hands now.

Looking good man! back around 2008 I did front floors on our 65 Stang, ordered the metal from CJ Pony parts, they fit about the same way yours did and especially the toe board issue.

Making great progress I like the series a lot

Thanks for the video. I learned today!

Looking good ❤

For what you are trying to do I think it's going to look just fine.

Liked and subbed, I commend you for taking this big job.

Hay looking real good great progress and most of all it will be safe to drive keep the vids coming a big hi from New Zealand

Thanks for the update on The Mustang

Doing a great job learning a lot thanks my friend

The job looks great .And its solid and safe !

Good job.. Thanks for sharing.

As a mechanical noob, I appreciate the effort you are putting into this car. I have found a local mechanic I trust, and when he makes a recommendation, I follow it. With 50 years as a mechanic, he knows much better than I.

I appreciate your patience!

Looking good

Great job cousin, now all you have to do is open up your own shop. Build it they will come is all I hear now.

Love your work. Excellent channel.

Excellent work sir!

i love this, as it should be......

I would gladly have a car with "ugly" welds that isn't going to fall apart than how it came in there. It's amazing that it didn't fold up under its own weight before. FWIW most of the folks complaining have never attempted to fix something that far gone before, and if they did, it likely wasn't on a budget.

Awesome show

Very good job

You're a better man than me; especially your test fitting time and time again till said new floor pans fit properly

Nice work! I'd have know problem with you building a car for me!

A cut here and a cut there and hammer to get the edges to butt up good...tedious but totally necessary. As for the visual...it looks good to me. I saw a couple of small gaps when you looked at things from inside the wheel well but no biggie..quick fixes, the welds look good and a coat of seam sealer and paint and it will be almost as good as new. The ill fitting panels isn't new...i doubt theres any car that repops are available for where everything lines up dead nuts perfect right out of the box. The cars owner is very lucky he has you doing this as you aren't half assing anything which is good. I did notice those fine radiator hose clamps the prior hacks used to attach the duct hoses to the heater box...LOL It is looking great thus far🙂

Nice video content.

The ‘55 Nomad I recently acquired had new floors. I think what they did was cut the tunnel from front to back leaving about a 1” wide strip. They must’ve had a 1 piece floor pan but in maybe not wanting to separate the body from the frame they cut that pan right down the center of the tunnel making 2 full length pans (from the toe board to the kick up in the back). They took each side, laid it in and let it sit on top of the 1” wide piece of remaining tunnel. It actually made a decent replacement, cleaner than floor pan patch pieces. Feels really strong.

Thank you for showing your work. Looks great to me and it's obviously 1000% better than what you started with

Good job

Valuable information!

Nice work !

Looking good!

What a difference from the booger welded, sheet rock screwed, rusted panels that looked like sheet metal taken off an old furnace.

A pretty girl is usually shallow and a mess on the inside. Those welds are the opposite and make for a strong foundation! 😂 Show cars are for people that can afford to spend 5 times the cost of the car to make it perfect and will NEVER get the money back! This guy got taken but he now has a very strong floor in a driver, the thing they were built for! Nice work on this! And thanks for not letting this go to the crusher where it probably should have gone.

Nice work mate.. I found rusted frame rails so i cut the rust out and replaced it with new metal . One side almost done.. it doesn't go fast indeed , lol. We have to cut the floors out also to get by the inner rockers.. Totaly rusted out of this car... floor was not attached to the floor suports.. just like this car.. Its a convertible so I have to make braces to..

Looking good so far, can’t wait to see the finished car 🚘

Hopefully he gets it woolwaxed or other good lanolin rust protection.

Awesome

I hope you are able to get the views up so you can do this for the guy on the cheap.

👍

If you had pay full cost at the end we know you are helping fellow out

It's amazing how different your approach is to making the repairs on this car compared to what was brought into your shop. Obviously whoever worked on this car previously was more concerned about making a quick buck rather than doing a quality job. There is one request that I have, however. I realize that I am nobody and I have absolutely no say in what goes on with this car, but if there is any chance can you please, PLEASE, PLEEEEAAASSSSSEEEEE get rid of those stupid "GT 289" emblems above the rocker panels. It's one of the stupidest things I've ever seen. Other than that, you are doing a great job with this car and the owner is very fortunate to find someone like you that know what he is doing and is taking the time to do things correctly rather than wham, bam, thank you ma'am! Carry on with your good work, Sir!