Mustang Rescue

David Rummel

It's always amusing to see what a professional body shop thinks is 'good enough'. Here is an example of rust holes in the top of a fender that were simply covered over by Bondo! The correct way would have been pretty easy - as demonstrated here. Cut away the rot, back to fresh meat, make a pattern from construction paper, transfer the pattern to metal, and weld it in! The only time to use Bondo is to finish the fine lines of the area!

David Rummel

Replacing a frame rail in a classic Mustang isn't really all that bad. Spot-weld methodology actually allows you to surgically remove the desired piece and replace. Of course, some areas of the car are more difficult than others - this one was a pretty easy and straightforward one. Also, almost no one has a spot-welder large enough to reproduce the factory welds, so I do it with 'plug welding' or 'rosette welding' with a MIG machine. Stronger than stock!