Projects 54 Ford Customline daily driver

Any update?

 

Sorry guys for the slow updates. Went to cruise week in ocean city md a few weeks back, did an air ride install last week and currently looking for a daily driver so progress has been slow

Managed to get the gas tank back in, gas door has new rubber bumpers, carb rebuilt, new door handles on and rebuilding the vent windows with new rubber. The regulators in this car are a pain in the ass lol

Heres a shot of sediment in the float bowl



New fuel pump installed



Bent up some niccop line to the carb







The vent rubber was shot. Taking these out sucks lol


Finish welded the grille today finally. Tig'd and metal finished and sanded to 220. Need to drop back to 120 to take out a few more small low spots then polish it up. Hand filed it to get the peak looking decent

 

Grill bar is looking good!

 

Thanks man !


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Progress is looking really good ! The shifter and Knob are perfect !

 

Not a ton of progress with the holiday this weekend. Did manage to get the old windshield pulled and theres no rust in the windshield frame area which is good. Got a new seal and glass ready to go in. Also got the dash two tone finished up, satin brown top with the white bottom

 

Jolie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Amazing stuff here brother! No one has commented on your photography. Side hobby? Cause those pics are crazy good.

 

Thanks marcus! I just started messin around with photography like 7 or 8 months ago. Trying to learn from a good buddy of mine


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Your attention to detail shows in the final product. Very nice work.

 

Thanks for the kind words....

Some updates. Pass side window is in and working great. Also lubed up the rear regulators and all is smooth. When i pulled the drivers side vent window to redo the rubber seal, the vent window cracked. New glass is cheap at only $28 but the lower pivot stem broke off. Should i try my luck with a strong epoxy? The pivot shaft rotates up into place inside the frame of the vent window, with a solid 2 part epoxy i think itd be more than strong enough. The frame is in great shape otherwise and id rather not drop $120 on a new frame if i dont have to

Other updates, i pinstriped the dash, turned out decent. Some white and dark brown with just a touch of gold



Freshened up the speedo, satin black paint on the inner base, repainted the exterior and put a gold tip on the needle





Also my paint was chipping and scratched all around the windshield and it looked like someone may have just sprayed paint over the gasket half assed, so after i pulled the old glass i sanded and feathered out all the scratches and chips and shot some paint just to prevent corrosion. The colors not perfect but im planning on getting a rattle can of colormatched paint from a local shop that has a paint reader/decoder, then ill just spray it later on. The paint on this car has seen way better days, but its a driver so whatever

 

Nice work. Didn't know you were a pinstriper as well........................Don.

 

Far from a legit pinstriper haha. I need way more practice, i do it just enough to get by when i need to hahah. But thanks


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Dash looks great, I like the touch of gold & the speedo needle.

 

Dash is looking fantastic !
I have a question about your sway bar bushings. Did you replace them and if so did you have to put a slice in the new ones to get them on? I don't see how new ones will slide over the ends?

 

Yea i did slice the new bushings. Most bushings ive come across for swaybars have slices so i figured what the hell. I didnt see a way to get them over the ends either


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Painted the heater box




Installed with a new plenum and defrost ducting. Also had to move my harness up from where it is in this shot



Windshields in. Dont mind the color mismatch, thatll be fixed soon



Package tray panel cut



And upholstered



Rear side panels cut and seat divider wall back in, trimmed to fit the raised trunk floor



Dash in




Got the magicaire controls working well and all the cables moving decently

 

looking better with every post...gunna be beautiful when finished

 

Great updates!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

One of the rear panels is pretty much done



Pretty happy with the results so far

 

It's all looking great. HRP

 

Looks excellent! Going to be really nice when done.

 

Gag,
It's looking great! Was it difficult to get the dash out?
Thanks,
NRM

 

Dash wasnt bad, 6 or 7 small screws at the base of the windshield and two big bolts on the bottom corner




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Got the second rear panel banged out...



Kick panels cut



Got the column in as well. The wheel needs to be touched up still but i wanted to get a few pics




Molded column mount turned out sweet

 

Nice work on the upholstery. Do you take in side work?

 

Dude, seriously.... you do great work! This car is turning out badass.

 

Appreciate it guys, cool to see that people enjoy these builds. I do some occasional side work but never interior. I hate doing interiors hahaha. I order all the stuff from ezboy, now owned by lebarron bonney


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Kick panels ready to be covered



And covered.....




And i got the door panels cut

 

Nice interior!!!!!!!!!!