You are putting way more effort into fit and finish than Ford ever did! They were not so fussy about shut lines and gaps and just got them out the door as fast as they could. There are so many mustangs driving around that are way better built than when even the very best rolled off the line. Great work and shows just how exacting and fussy we have become. You turning a rattle loose old mustang into an AUDI build quality rival!
Totally agree. folks tend to make "jewelry" cars. At some point I want to get with Rick Schmidt, who has a good number of unrestored cars, and do a video on factory fit and finish. Still the Ford stuff was way better fitting. When we do the fender install I will show a set of Ford buckets. finish on them is SOOOO much better.
When I worked at the John Deere a hydraulic pump rolled off the bench onto my foot, without steel toed boots. When I was 15 a piece of chaff from the straw chopper hit my eye, that is was good for a week with an eye patch Its good to see you wearing safety glasses ;)
Think he's adjusting the headlight BEZELS, not the buckets. The buckets are the black, dome-shaped parts that hold the headlights behind the bezels. Still great help.
You are putting way more effort into fit and finish than Ford ever did! They were not so fussy about shut lines and gaps and just got them out the door as fast as they could. There are so many mustangs driving around that are way better built than when even the very best rolled off the line. Great work and shows just how exacting and fussy we have become. You turning a rattle loose old mustang into an AUDI build quality rival!
Totally agree. folks tend to make "jewelry" cars. At some point I want to get with Rick Schmidt, who has a good number of unrestored cars, and do a video on factory fit and finish. Still the Ford stuff was way better fitting. When we do the fender install I will show a set of Ford buckets. finish on them is SOOOO much better.
Andrew Wilson you used to work there
When I worked at the John Deere a hydraulic pump rolled off the bench onto my foot, without steel toed boots. When I was 15 a piece of chaff from the straw chopper hit my eye, that is was good for a week with an eye patch Its good to see you wearing safety glasses ;)
Arrrr, eye patches.
Hey guys, and video's on 67-68 Mustang extensions? I think you have to remove the fender, bolt in, then install as one piece. Any ideas?
Think he's adjusting the headlight BEZELS, not the buckets. The buckets are the black, dome-shaped parts that hold the headlights behind the bezels. Still great help.
Hey Jeff, do you have any videos on replacing mustang frame rails? Can't seem to find any...
Not yet. We have not had a chance to do that. We will in the future be doing a rear frame rail on the 1965 Ranchero.
you can get fender nuts\clips at lowes
that's about how my original ones fit. gaps and all
Really,really sad that you have to do that much work to make a new replacement part fit.
You gone make a body man yet dude.
i thought the reproduction ones would have perfect and better fit than original
Nope. The buckets have been on the market for a good long time. Someone needs to step up and reproduce them and do a better job.
some ppl kids
Thats a small job with a big pain in the ass!
LOL yeah! But it will be worth it.
I would be upset if my parts fit like crap
We are when it happens. But sometimes, you have to do what you can with what you have.
Those things are trash
But all that is out there for now. Sometimes you have to make do.