Dynacorn New Steel body replacement
4/19/07, 10:16 PM
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Wouldn't mind titling the repro chassis/body as a fully street legal "kit car"/replica - whatever. If it means I can someday buy one and do whatever I want to it w/out ruining a "perfectly good", "real" original Mustang - sign me up!
4/20/07, 01:45 AM
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One nice thing about the demand of the 67/68 fastbacks over the past few years is that it has made the aftermarket stepup and remake parts that were only available used or as NOS somewhere. The fact that Dynacorn has most of the body panels available has helped out by itself. You can now get full floor pans , cowl, and quarter panels for the 67/68 which before dynacorn had to be pieced together. This allows you to repair the car using the original factory welding locations giving you a higher quality restoration.
4/20/07, 04:39 AM
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4/27/07, 11:21 PM
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wish it were as simple as doing a straight materials substitution, except it doesn't really work well that way. maybe aluminum body panels could be done, but the price would go through the roof.
4/28/07, 07:50 PM
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4/29/07, 12:46 PM
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Definately. But if you're a high budget custom car builder, and you have good enough morals to not ruin a good old fastback, this seems like a niceish way to go
4/29/07, 05:52 PM
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As for the getting it titled there are other options, I don't have the issue of Hotrod in front of me, but some states will title it using the manufacturing number from Dynocorn. Also Ford has licenced these bodies as replacement parts. I think it will be good for the hobby (aside for the price) I'd love to get one and make a Bullitt out of it.
4/30/07, 12:47 PM
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As for the getting it titled there are other options, I don't have the issue of Hotrod in front of me, but some states will title it using the manufacturing number from Dynocorn. Also Ford has licenced these bodies as replacement parts. I think it will be good for the hobby (aside for the price) I'd love to get one and make a Bullitt out of it.
5/24/07, 06:37 PM
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I second that
5/26/07, 11:58 AM
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i have to say that the price is high, buti dont think it is completely unjustified. you take a northeast 67 fastback and start cutting and cleaning up the rust and stuff. you could easily blow 15 grand into body work and in the end your running a car thats 40 years old. This is new, you can start from sratch and there is absolutely no rust fixing needed. if i got one i would get some subfram connectors, seam weld everything i could get a welder into, tighten it up a little, and have the 67 of my dreams without messing up an original body.
to each his own though.
to each his own though.
5/26/07, 06:47 PM
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If I had a rustbucket 67 that I owned the vin, gutted and saved what I wanted and switched whatever and rebuilt the new car, who the hell would know its not the same car? If the car was neglected, most of the extra parts may as well go in the trash anyway and just replace everything. Just take it to the inspection station and get your sticker, I don't get it where anyone would question its authenticity. All of my old cars were not checked for vin plates, it was lights, horn, brakes, kick the tires and stick-it.
I would do all modern suspension and motor anyway, and good filler-free bodywork doing a frame-off on any old car with rust will over-run the cost of the new body, not to mention the metal is 40 years fresher. As long as you're not trying to pass it off as all-original at an auction without disclosing the new body, I don't see what the issue is.
If its not some special edition or if the original motor is not going to stay in the car, then who cares about 'violating' the original car. If the original vin car is a basketcase to start with, it would just end up smelted.
I would do all modern suspension and motor anyway, and good filler-free bodywork doing a frame-off on any old car with rust will over-run the cost of the new body, not to mention the metal is 40 years fresher. As long as you're not trying to pass it off as all-original at an auction without disclosing the new body, I don't see what the issue is.
If its not some special edition or if the original motor is not going to stay in the car, then who cares about 'violating' the original car. If the original vin car is a basketcase to start with, it would just end up smelted.
5/26/07, 07:21 PM
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5/28/07, 08:13 AM
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We've got a basket case '67 390 4 spd fastback here at my shop....at retail prices EVERY piece of metal is just over $5K....even replacing everything factoring in labor we are still going to come out less than $15K.
Just thought I'd share that since I decided to calculate it given this topic
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Just thought I'd share that since I decided to calculate it given this topic
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