1966 ford mustang project 66 1965 1966 mustang rear framerail and trunk floor replacement years of abuse and rust can take their toll on this critical area mark houlahan tech editor mustang.
66 mustang rear frame rail replacement.
Possibly a 315 depending on how the minitub is installed.
Our 67 73 mustang g machine chassis allow fitment of up to 345mm wide rear tires if you minitub the wheel wells the 64 5 66 mustangs will fit a 295 tire at minimum with minitub.
I copied johhnybravos method when putting on my new rear frame rails by using a cement block and box to hold the rear frame rail up so it would be level.
Link to my build there hope it helps.
Follow along and learn how to replace early mustang framerails.
Hello iam in the process of stripping the undercarraige of my 66 coupe in the process i have dicovered that the drivers side rear frame rail just before the shackle bolt for the leafspring rusted almost thru i was thinking of frame rail patch is theis a good idea or should i replace the whole rail.
Rear frame rail replacement hello iam in the process of stripping the undercarraige of my 66 coupe in the process i have dicovered that the drivers side rear frame rail just before the shackle bolt for the leafspring rusted almost thru i was thinking of frame rail patch is theis a good idea or should i replace the whole rail.
However the rear frame rails that connects to the torque boxes are crushed cracked and rusted.
Get a good welder im using hobart 140 mig welder and its flux core its alot messier but since im doing the work outside it works for me.
So my question is should i replace the entire rear frame rail can i just replace the front portion of it or should i attempt to bend it back and.
Jason white restorations fixes a bent outer framerail on a 1966 mustang.
In this episode i remove the driver side rear frame rail and explain the process from start to removal.
Hello everyone so i have a 66 mustang that needs floor pans which i am looking into to purchase.