[Mgreen0104]

 

[blueovalfan68]

That’s cool that you’re building this for your son.

Curious… given the effort, why not start with a 69 fastback? I know they’re not cheap, but you appear to have the skills to repair a rusted out shell (aka a more affordable starting point) if needed.

Don’t mean to poo poo your effort. Just a query.

Sincerely wish you the best of luck, and look forward to watching your progress.


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[Marauder 1]

Interesting project, you can recoup (sorry for the pun) some of your money buy selling the spare parts off the 68. I'm going to be following this build, looks fun. Are you going to attempt to use a 69 interior or the 68? Or maybe something totally custom?
Seeya
Mark

 

[5speed65]

There is quite a bit of body differences between a 68 and a 69 not just sheet metal might wanna go find a 69 coupe to convert to a fb or a 69 fb if your dead set on a 69 but personally a 68 coupe is pretty bad ass to

 

[JAG Sarge]

There is quite a bit of body differences between a 68 and a 69 not just sheet metal might wanna go find a 69 coupe to convert to a fb or a 69 fb if your dead set on a 69 but personally a 68 coupe is pretty bad ass to

That's what I was thinking, why a 68 coupe v. a 69 or 70?

 

[Maxum96]

I know with the right tools and ability someone can fab up most anything. But the structure of a 68 is very different than a 69 Mustang. I imagine there's going to be a whole lot of fab work to convert a 68 coupe to a 69 fastback. I think it would be a lot easier to start with a 69/70 fastback, or even a 69/70 coupe. But to each his own.

 

[IllNoiz66GTizzle]

This will be interesting.....surprisingly that coup looks really clean.

I am of the same camp, convert this one to a 68 Fastback or buy a 69 coup to change to a fastback....but it will be fun to watch regardless

Chris

 

[Israel]

Welcome, I’ll be following.

 

[wicked93gs]

I am of the opposing opinion. I think this will be very interesting...specifically by doing this you get to keep features of the '68 that are(admittedly subjective) more appealing such as the tail light panel and dashboard design. To be honest, I am not a huge fan of fastbacks to start with and the '69 is in 2rd place in my eyes for fastback design(I like the '65-66 design best, leaves more of a trunk and the lines flow better into the quarters) but even so, I am interested to see a custom blended car. Resale value of course would be questionable, but I am much more a fan of the build process than anything else anyway.

 

[cj428mach]

I am of the opposing opinion. I think this will be very interesting...specifically by doing this you get to keep features of the '68 that are(admittedly subjective) more appealing such as the tail light panel and dashboard design. To be honest, I am not a huge fan of fastbacks to start with and the '69 is in 2rd place in my eyes for fastback design(I like the '65-66 design best, leaves more of a trunk and the lines flow better into the quarters) but even so, I am interested to see a custom blended car. Resale value of course would be questionable, but I am much more a fan of the build process than anything else anyway.

There's a guy on vintage mustang page of Facebook by the name Will Thang. He has a 10k budget for building his 69 mustang fastback and is doing tons of fab work to make it happen. He modded the back of his 69 and it looks very 68ish. You might check in out

 

[pollock]

What the hell

 

[BlackSabbath70]

Any updates on this? Interested in watching how this comes along.

 

[Mgreen0104]

Well we started with a 68 cause we traded for a 68 to start with. So I have no cash tied up in the car. I choose to fabricate the 68 into a 69. So my son will have a completely custom fastback. Of his own. Not like every other Fastback at the car show. And yes the difference of a 68 &69 Fastback aren’t that much difference.

 

[Mgreen0104]

 

[Mgreen0104]

 

[Mgreen0104]

If anyone has any leads on a 1969 Mustang fastback project. I would be interested? I noticed a few people ask? Why didn’t I just buy a 69 Fastback? Do you have one for sale? Being a project car not priced at over $10,000.

 

[Mgreen0104]

Well just to clarify yes you can convert a 68 Mustang coupe to a 69 Fastback Custom. In one week. Now the real fabrication starts. I will disclose better full pictures once all metal work is complete. Thank you for following our family build!

 

[Mgreen0104]

 

[IllNoiz66GTizzle]

It looks like you definitely have your work cut out for you melding the roof with the windshield. From the pics anyways

Enjoying the progress.

Chris