Got bracing welded in so I can cut out the trunk tomorow. And then I got a Shelby scoop as a model because I'm going to make a scoop out of sheet metal an weld it onto the hood because some 65 Shelby's came with all steel hoods with scoops because a shipment of fiberglass hoods to Shelby were messed up so Shelby made some all steel hoods. I want to make an all steel hood like those because I won't have any issues with fiberglass an fitment
That rear frame section looks high dollar. Something I've often wondered. Why is it horizontal (floor-pans, trunk tray) and vertical (rockers, door skins, quarter panels) metal rusts out but the transmission/drive-line tunnels are always still there?
Yea defiantly not cheap but dynacorn parts all around. IMO it's totally worth it when it comes to something as important an structural as the floors an frame also got the dynacorn doors which have a new braces design In them incase of a side impact. There are a couple reasons. The transmission tunnel is made of about 16 gauge when the door skins an other metal is about 18-20 gauge but its mainly because of shape. The tunnel will naturally have water flow off of it and has no creases or edges for it to stay an an begin rusting. Another reason is that the tunnel is virtually in a safe spot from road debris so you don have rocks flying up and chipping undercoating or water from tires there, you'll find that the original undercoating on the tunnels will be significantly better shape than anywhere else. Also typical exhaust is run near the tunnel and the radiant heat helps dry that area of water an moisture.
Trunk floor an everything cut out getting ready to install new complete trunk floor and wheel houses an all new frames
