mustang body-swap: crazy idea?
 

hey, it's my first post here. thought i'd fly a (maybe) crazy idea by this mustang crowd:

i've got a '65 fastback, in rough shape--basically gutted and just a body. since i want to see it on the road, it needs everything, and the comfort of a modern ride is really tempting, i'm thinking to transplant that '65 body onto a newer mustang without its body (eg. 2005-2009 model).

somebody actually did this with a '65 body to an '03 mustang, but the wheelbases were ~7" off so they heavily modified the '03 chassis. the '05 wheelbase is much closer....only a little more than an inch off. i think it could work easier with the '05 (eg. no extreme chassis mods)....still clearly a lot of work though.

here's that other project: The SN65 Project

any thoughts?

cheers,
pete

If it's not to much work and money wise it's not to expensive I think it might be a neat idea:tup

I cannot believe that someone did that, soo badass! I def think it's a cool idea if your budget doesn't die. Or your patience I suppose, definitely seems like a project to keep you occupied.

that's just downright crazy..... crazy epic!!! i've always dreamed of a '70 mach 1 with the '04 mach 1 running gear... this just proves my point that it's just sick :tup

as you guys pointed out, time and $$ are the keys....but it's cool and probably worth the wait!

It's not a carzy idea. Speedvision just aired a documentary on a shop that took a 1970 Dodge Charger body and slammed it around a 2010 Dodge Charger - BADASS. And I mean BAD-ASS! If you do decide to do this project PLEASE make a thread about it. I'd love to see the progress.

cool...i'll have to track down that charger swap.

my project won't be underway until mid to late summer, but i will let you know.

I followed that project on a site that i can't remember where now!:bleh:
Anyways,it's a cool idea.:tup

OK,

Swapping the body on Mustangs isn't possibly because they are uni-body. There is no full frame to pull it off of, unlike Chargers. You can however buy complete uni-bodies and everything else you need from places like Year One and FRPP for engines.

blackheart, i have to kindly disagree. check out the link at the top of this thread to the "SN65 project". a body swap has already been done, putting a '65 fastback onto a stripped down '03 mustang cobra.

ain't nothing impossible with metal, a way to cut it, a way to weld it, and the will to do it dude.

cheers.

I think its a great idea.....go for it

The backend of my '67 is the entire rear chassis of an '88 coupe. It is actually amazing that the dimensons of the Fox chassis are so close to the original car. I need to swap to Ranger axles to get 5 bolt wheels for the back again.
Anything is possible with a welder and careful measurement! My late father told me, "When you can glue metal together you can build anything"

I just rebuilt the stock front end ( with a Shelby drop) as the Fox and later cars differ quite a bit from the older cars dimensionally and with the subframe. I did however add R&P steering using a Taurus rack and Mustang II tie rods coupled to Granada/Monarch brakes

BTW Pete I see you have a '67 Merc. very cool, I have a '64 Park Lane