1966 Ford Galaxie 500 convertible restoration part 33 getting a lot done
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- Mounted the battery tray, got the blower motor back in, removed the bumper and headlight buckets. Worked on the car yesterday and today. Did nine hours of work today, mostly sanding.
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What a nice build!
I love your bumper jack. As a teenager, I had a 50 Ford. A mechanic at the Ford dealership gave me a jack like that.
I respect your very hard work. $10k does not include your hard work, knowledge and experience 👍👍👍👍👍
Not even close. If I was doing this for someone, they would be looking at fifty grand or more just in labor only. Thats why I got to drive it a summer or two..... get my moneys worth of use out of it. I am hoping to use it as my everyday car next summer. I did that with the Catalina the first summer it was done.... it's just fun to drive a old car.
@@OldCarAlley yup figure labor at 100 per hour, mark your parts up 40 percent, 50 grand would be very cheap for a turn key job
Learn something new every time its starting to come together nicely! Great vid !
awesome job
Doing a good job! Keep up the good work!
Howard, I am enjoying your videos
love it , another great video , thanks
Nice job...have a great Thanksgiving.
Thank you, you have a great Thanksgiving too.
I’m on the inner fenders this week. Need to take my bumper off and get to it as well. Again, real nice work.
I never knew Saginaw Division of GM ever made jacks. That’s definitely the old GM Saginaw Steering Gear “Road S” logo. My dad has been an engineer there (Now an independent company, Nexteer Automotive) since 1984. Probably made in the old “Plant #1” along the Saginaw River where they made all the worm gear stuff. Cool jack!
Ford used to sell spray cans of Argent paint used for grilles and trim that had silver accents. It was used on other parts too I think. I believe that is the color the splash pan would have been painted. I've been following this project from the start, it's going to turn out great I think. You've really been spending time doing things that most people just gloss over, it'll make a difference when you're done.
Yea, I think you right on the panel. I think I will pull it off the car tomorrow, so I can paint it outside. That way I don't half to spend two hours masking and covering stuff.
You do good work..your not in a hurry either..no need to rush..I've made mistakes by rushing along....i was a lot younger..lol..now I'm like what's the rush..when I'm done it looks great..and well worth it..I'll be watching .. Cheers 🍻🍻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Yea, I learned from rushing many decades ago, not to rush.... plus it's a hobby. There suppose to be fun... rushing takes the fun out. I find on the days I go out and just putz around with stuff, are the days I get the most done. When I rush, nothing goes as it should, and I get nothing done.
Excellent videos of a very complicated project in a two car garage !! Those mid 60's Galaxy's were really pretty cars.
It's a win-win. We get to watch great videos, and you get a few dollars for all your effort.
Keep up the good work! BTW - I just went and tested the C9 bulbs on the 4 strings and they all work! It's going to be a super bright Christmas here in New Hampshire!
Thats awesome. I was thinking of putting my front outdoor lights up this week.
THIS series provides a totally invaluable asset for anyone thinking of restoring one of these cars.
So Cheers H. Interesting to see you're still at it. Getting there !
Nice quality workmanship.
It will be a beauty. My father had one new in 66. It was a 289.
It’ll look great! Yes it takes a long time to get it right. There is no easy or fast way way to do it right it seems, I have spent most of the past month getting just the cab of the 76 into primer and about 2 days cleaning and inspecting the 360 engine but it’s coming along nicely. I had a reward today though when the previous owner stopped by and after looking it over he exclaimed it’s as nice as when it was new!
As I’m working on it I take inspiration from your videos. I really enjoy them.
I really enjoy visits with past owners. I also like visiting buyers of my past projects. Glad you like my videos, thank you for watching them.
Howard just a thought. Get some of Eastwoods Rust Encapsultor. I use it for frame an inner fender panels. Your this far mayaswell remove the fenders also. Just a thought, Terry.
The zinc chromate primer really bites in, better than most products. The frame will be Rustoleum rusty metal primered. I have use everything made and always went back with Rustoleum... It HOLDS UP well over long term, and its super easy for anyone to touch up.
I always apperciate hard work on a classic.
Love that old jack you're using, noticed that it's a Saginaw brand, same as the Saginaw steering gear company maybe?
Yes I do believe it was made by Saginaw Steering Gear. My dad's friend that gave it to me... his dad owned a Chevrolet dealer back in the late 40's to the late 70's. I think it was from the Chevrolet dealer.
A four inch wire wheel on a cordless drill is a lot faster and easier than sandpaper for cleaning metal. You can then use sandpaper for areas the wire wheel won’t reach.
It's just super messy in my garage.... stirs up tons of dust into the air.
It must be tough to let go of a car after all the sweat you have in it! I appreciate your forthrightness with the TH-cam information, I appreciate all the editing time you have on these videos as well!
I'll drive it a summer or two, unless I find another project I really got to have. Doing the videos helps to motivate me..... plus I enjoy doing them.... and my dad likes to see what I am doing. He use to make these awesome fitting repair panels for me. He has a knack for forming sheetmetal. I could weld them on, grind out the weld, and at most spray it with a coat or two of sand-able primer, quick sand, then paint.
Love the work that you've done...this car is looking great
Hi from France! 🇨🇵
I really enjoy your videos, waiting on the next one patiently. You're doing a great job on this car, thank you!
(Just a question, why don't you remove the fenders?)
Antoine
Thats a fair amount of work. I have already took more apart than I wanted. I am going to pull the front valance, thats it. I will remove the doors, so I can paint it up nice, with the fenders on. I am making a cruiser, not a concourse show car.
You have a tool for every occasion, Howard.
It's a collection of tools I amassed over 45 years. Often I find good brand name quality tools in estate sales for pennies on the dollar around here. Sometimes I buy oddball tools, with no need for them, but then one day I use one, and glad I did get it.
It's going to be gorgeous when you have finished it, and I look forward to some videos of you driving & enjoying it. That is awesome that the caulking cord strips are Motorcraft brand, for this car. That is taking "period correct" to another level.
That is one cool car my dad had a 68 Galaxie 500 it was white with a black interior 302 engine and that baby would bury the speedometer without any problem I miss that car
Enjoy the videos. You are speaking my language. Ford and convertable. They are my weak spots
Thank you for posting the videos. I think I've seen you in other videos holding a workshop manual with assembly instructions and torque specs, where did you purchase? Getting close to reassembly on my 1966 Galaxie convertible as well and could use a good reference manual.
It was in my dad's basement. Dad had a 66 Ford Country Sedan, back in the day, and the shop manual was for that car.... It the same manual for all full size Ford's. You might try eBay. I see them, when looking for NOS parts.
@@OldCarAlley I did find a downloadable pdf from carmanualsdirect that was called "FORD Custom 500 & Galaxie 500, 1966 Workshop Manual" just not sure if it's a detailed manual. I'll try Ebay for Fullsize Ford Manual to see what I find. Thank you for the quick reply.
Hi Howard:
Is the Motorcraft caulking cord you use similar to Mortite caulking cord you can buy at Home Depot, Lowe’s or your local hardware store (sadly, albeit there are not too many of them left anymore)?
Bob
Not sure.... never seen the stuff anywhere. Guess because I never really have needed to look for the stuff. Next trip to the local hardware, I will check.
I’m enjoying this build , love the ford fairlane too.
eyes on the prize, hard work pays!!
Wow Howard, I commend your attention to all of the detail. How does YT pay you? Also do thumbs up help or just views? And is it time watched or just hits to the video? Thanks Pat...
It's paid by views when ads are playing. The more likes, the more likely it will show up as suggested videos to watch in it's topic. I guess that makes views and makes the money. I don't "think" the amount of subscribers affect the payout, but it does give you better service and options with TH-cam.
Have you considered using a wire wheel to strip the rust from the frame and core support?
Done that to most, but it really stirs up dust. I'll hit the flat areas with the DA, and where it won't get, I hand sand. It cleans up quick, but just super messy.... it's just part of the project that needs to be done. Sanding and masking are my least favorite parts of the job.
I can see it now.