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That is great to know, thanks for sharing!

Thank you! Glad you enjoy the videos! Gotta love convertibles, Thunderbirds look their best when the top is down!

Thank you for your confidence in my abilities! I am afraid though I would not be able to take on any other projects for the time being, not only do I have my Thunderbird restorations, but I am still continuing to help my dad restore his Mustang and am getting ready to restore some old railroad equipment!

Very good to know! I know C6 swaps are very popular, however if I ever replace my Cruise-O, I would want to throw an AOD in there to get the benefits of overdrive, nice to know there is an adapter out there!

Yeah I’ve heard some people have interference issues, and I can definitely see why! When I checked the interference on mine it got REAL close to hitting the pan but just barely avoided it. The pan is really only needed if the original cast iron intake is used, there is an exhaust chamber that runs through the cast intake underneath the carburetor to warm it up, and oil can splash up, burn up and cake up on the bottom of the intake where that chamber is. To avoid that there is a shield on the bottom of the intake and the valley pan is used to help prevent that splash up. When using an aftermarket intake, that exhaust chamber is deleted, therefore the valley pan can safely be discarded

Crazy, glad to know it was recalled back then! Nowadays, a reinforcement plate for that section of the pan can be purchased from places like LMR or CJ Pony Parts, I haven’t got around to uploading that video yet, but we did install some of those plates to hopefully prevent more cracks in the future!

Don’t worry, I was laughing a lot at the time lol!

Thank you sir! Yes it sure is, it is nice to be able to share a passion/hobby with one of your parents, plus we are able to help each other out on our cars!

I am sorry for your loss sir, I can't even imagine losing someone that close to you. You are right though, that is why I am very grateful to be doing this project with my dad, this project will make memories that will last a lifetime!

Thank you sir!

Thank you sir! Yeah that was impressive, I never imagined an engine bay having so many vacuum lines and hoses!

Thank you George! Glad you enjoyed the video and as always I appreciate your comments! -Dylan

Oh believe me, I can't wait to see this hood finished either! This was more of a quick job to just get the hood protected and ready to move to a more humid environment!

Thank you sir! The 1964 Thunderbird restoration should be a fun one, gonna go all out on it and try to make it a beautiful show car!

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video!

Thank you sir and God bless! All is well, just extremely busy!

Thank you sir as always for the comment! Glad you enjoy the videos!

Thank you sir! Glad you enjoyed it!

After doing some research, it looks like in its stock form the COM can handle about 350 HP, for anything more than that, a C6 would be the best option

Thank you sir! I appreciate it!

There are 3 fasteners at the rear of the fender that hold it down. The top one is the bolt I pulled off with the door open, the middle one is the nut I struggled to find and is actually accessed from inside the car (this would normally be located behind the kick panel), and the bottom bolt is accessed from the outside of the car at the very bottom of the fender. So the top one is the only one accessed with the door open. Thanks for watching and best of luck with your fender replacement!

Thank you sir!

@@landiahillfarm6590 Very cool! Glad you enjoyed the video!

@@S2NAZ Thank you sir! Glad you have enjoyed my videos so far!

@@daniellamarand7619 Thank you sir! Nothing quite like them that’s for sure, quite possibly one of the nicest designed cars Ford ever put out!

Thank you George! As always I really appreciate it! -Dylan

@@AngellsGarage You are welcome, Dylan

@@masonloh1411 Thank you sir! Glad you have been enjoying all the videos so far! This color certainly suits the car well!

Thank you sir! I am glad you have been enjoying my videos so far! That sounds like an awesome project, the first generation of Thunderbirds are some of the best looking cars Ford ever produced! Almost completely finished with the suspension system, and getting ready to jump into the steering system, so those videos will be coming soon!

Thank you sir, I am glad you like the whole video series so far! Seeing how much work it takes, I can see how some folks pay upwards of 6 figures to get a proper restoration done! But for me most of the fun is working on the car and solving all the problems that come up along the way, it will make it just that much better when I finally get this car driving down the road again!

Thank you sir! I checked out his channel, lots of good stuff on there! Especially love the Dodges, I am a big fan of those old slant six engines!

@@AngellsGarage Darío is very good at fighting rust in the inner panels. He removes skins from its structures and fixes all deep rust and dents before welding the inner bones back.

@@ce7711 Very cool! It's hard to find someone who is willing to go through that much effort to save a car, I have the highest respect for people who have the talent and skill to do that!

@@paulcochran1721 Thank you sir! Ford had a lot of beautiful colors in the 60’s and this is definitely one of the best!

Thank you sir! Glad you have been enjoying the videos!

Thank you sir!

Thank you sir! I appreciate it!

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In my case, since this car was so banged up, I should have absolutely used a guide coat while blocking it, would have saved me from going back and fixing it later! I did block the car, but I was relying on running my hand down the car to feel out any imperfections, which as it turns out, is not good enough. For my future projects however, I do plan on using a guide coat in conjunction with the block sanding!

@@AngellsGarage Cool. It looks great especially the color. I love the blue/green spectrum. The corner gas station had one sitting for years admired it every school day in HS when I walked to the transit stop. Paint pro on YT says powder is a bit messier but applies more uniformly. Love how you sprayed inside the shell. Looking fwd to more.

@@DontCryAboutIt Thank you sir! Certainly one of the best colors Ford made in the 60's that's for sure!

Thanks for the comment! Glad you enjoyed the video!

Thanks for the comment sir! Agreed! These cars really stand out at car shows, nothing else quite has the looks of this generation of T-bird!

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Did you install some kind of nylon sleeves in the holes for the thunderbird script? Mine doesn't have anything in these holes.

Thanks for the comment sir! Luckily those holes in the car were a little oversized, so the drill just helped clear some of the excess high build primer that was making it hard to install the sleeves. I checked the holes afterwards because I was wondering if I should touch them up, but thankfully there was still some epoxy in there. The grease idea is a good one, I wouldn't have thought about using poly bushing grease for rust prevention! Also, I can see why your scripts stuck down good, once I hammer in the sleeves (both on the body and on the door) they weren't budging. Ford definitely did not want them coming off easily! That is the thing about restorations, they are never done, I've learned that after watching my dad maintain and upgrade his 1968 Mustang over the last 20 years. There's always something that needs to be fixed or something that could be better, definitely a life long battle!

@@mooosestang Those nylon covers on the sleeves are how they came from the Birds Nest, made to form a watertight seal around the posts for the script. Of course, why the sleeves in the trunk have this and not the sleeves on the roof puzzle me lol! There was still one of the original sleeves in place on the car (the rest of the sleeves had been removed and the holes filed with Bondo, go figure) and it did not have the nylon on it either. Of course it might have been knocked off a long time ago so its hard to say if it had nylon on it originally or not

@@AngellsGarage thanks, mine has some type of barrel clips, but they look like they are only on the inside of the fenders and not pressed into the holes. I will have to take another look at them and maybe replace with the ones from the birds nest. I've also thought about just using some vacuum tubing to hold the script on.😁 with some small orings on the posts between the paint and script. It would make it easy to remove for waxing.🤣 You deserve more subscribers.

@@mooosestang Not a bad idea, might be worth a shot lol! Also thanks! I appreciate it!

Thank you sir, I appreciate it!