62- 63 My dream car & color! fantastic - wish I had your talent & room for this car. can't wait for finish product. watch all your video's 1- 9! waiting for # 10 LOL good luck🍺🍺🍺
The contrast between that black firewall and the body color is fantastic! Your videos, and this one in particular, are amazing blends of educational/instructional and jokes/entertainment. So much so that I can almost hear my project Thunderbird (a 1956 baby bird project I purchased from a childhood friend) calling me from my shop. As before, I’ll be here waiting for your next part in this series! Can wait to see the suspension, steering, and drivetrain get installed!
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!
Now I see why it took a while to get this video out! The tool you printed to spread the filler down was a crazy good idea, congrats. You performed a ton of work in this video, wow. I would have suggested a skim coat of filler on the body panels to get them ding free, also a guide coat when sanding, are you tracking the total cost of your restoration? I love your humor and willingness to show the good and bad in your video's, keep building your channel, love it.
Thank you sir, glad you enjoyed the video! I have a friend at work who works part time at a paint/body shop and that's also exactly what he suggested, a skim coat and guide coat to make sure the bodywork comes out perfectly. While I am a little late to use that on the 63', I am definitely going to be using that advice and all my other lessons learned from this car when I start restoring the 64'! I have a big stack of receipts for everything on this car so far, I haven't been brave enough to add them all up yet though lol!
@@AngellsGarage I'm doing a 63 Galaxie, 390 4 speed XL model. I'm a retired teacher so I have time to work on it, just not a lot of money. Haha. Love the video's you put out; I hope you get to a point you can do it full time.
@@jimsimon738 Very cool! Sounds like an awesome car, especially with a 4 speed in it, should be very fun! I am going to keep working towards that goal, maybe one day this can be my full time job!
I found one of your videos in my feed and went back and binge watched 1 through 9. I am excited to see you finish the T-bird. They are such beautiful cars. If you had decided not to become an engineer, you could have taken that money and had the car professionally restored to almost 30% complete. But it is better to both the car and the education.
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!
I'd be worried about rust in all those sleeve nut holes after drilling them. rust is a fickle bitch and water will sit in those spots after washing. I had some rust starting in the holes for my thunderbird emblems on the rear fenders. I think vibration had worn away the paint here or it just never got a good coat. I temporarily dabbed some of that clear, sticky waterproof grease for poly bushings in these spots using a tiny touchup brush because i couldn't get the emblems off. The little crimped pieces of metal around the posts on the inside of the fenders weren't budging. I'm constantly restoring my restored 63 because whoever did the restoration wasn't as thorough as you. Luckily the car had lived a pretty sheltered life before and after restoration so it was never in that bad of shape to begin with.
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.
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.
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!
@@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!
62- 63 My dream car & color! fantastic - wish I had your talent & room for this car. can't wait for finish product. watch all your video's 1- 9! waiting for # 10 LOL good luck🍺🍺🍺
@@masonloh1411 Thank you sir! Glad you have been enjoying all the videos so far! This color certainly suits the car well!
Beautiful work and gorgeous car. I have a full power 1961 thunderbird fully restored. Love it
Thank you sir!
The contrast between that black firewall and the body color is fantastic! Your videos, and this one in particular, are amazing blends of educational/instructional and jokes/entertainment. So much so that I can almost hear my project Thunderbird (a 1956 baby bird project I purchased from a childhood friend) calling me from my shop. As before, I’ll be here waiting for your next part in this series! Can wait to see the suspension, steering, and drivetrain get installed!
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!
Cannot wait to see this come together. These "Bullet Birds" have been a favorite ever since I first laid eyes on them over 50 years ago.
@@landiahillfarm6590 Very cool! Glad you enjoyed the video!
Hey Bro, great job bringing an old Bird back to life, it's one of my favorite Fords
@@daniellamarand7619 Thank you sir! Nothing quite like them that’s for sure, quite possibly one of the nicest designed cars Ford ever put out!
Well done. Bird looks better than new.
Thank you sir! I appreciate it!
Appreciate your step-by-step videography and commentary. Great job on the car.
Thank you sir, I appreciate it!
Excellent job, I enjoy following along with your progress along the way. 👍
Thank you sir! Glad you have been enjoying the videos!
Hello Angell. Your videos show just how talented you are. Keep up the good work. This project will turn out fantastic!
George B
Thank you George! As always I really appreciate it!
-Dylan
@@AngellsGarage You are welcome, Dylan
Beautiful color, it's going to be nice!
@@paulcochran1721 Thank you sir! Ford had a lot of beautiful colors in the 60’s and this is definitely one of the best!
thx you sir for the great work again
Thanks for the comment! Glad you enjoyed the video!
Really cool you've got it all coming together this is the best part man, can't wait to see the next video!
Thank you sir! Glad you enjoyed it!
The 'bullet nosed' T-bird is such a beautiful design. Ambitious project!
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!
That looks great !
Thank you sir!
I love your commitment and attention to detail. Excellent job!
Thank you sir! I appreciate it!
Love your videos
Thank you! I appreciate it!
Now I see why it took a while to get this video out! The tool you printed to spread the filler down was a crazy good idea, congrats. You performed a ton of work in this video, wow. I would have suggested a skim coat of filler on the body panels to get them ding free, also a guide coat when sanding, are you tracking the total cost of your restoration? I love your humor and willingness to show the good and bad in your video's, keep building your channel, love it.
Thank you sir, glad you enjoyed the video! I have a friend at work who works part time at a paint/body shop and that's also exactly what he suggested, a skim coat and guide coat to make sure the bodywork comes out perfectly. While I am a little late to use that on the 63', I am definitely going to be using that advice and all my other lessons learned from this car when I start restoring the 64'! I have a big stack of receipts for everything on this car so far, I haven't been brave enough to add them all up yet though lol!
@@AngellsGarage I'm doing a 63 Galaxie, 390 4 speed XL model. I'm a retired teacher so I have time to work on it, just not a lot of money. Haha. Love the video's you put out; I hope you get to a point you can do it full time.
@@jimsimon738 Very cool! Sounds like an awesome car, especially with a 4 speed in it, should be very fun! I am going to keep working towards that goal, maybe one day this can be my full time job!
I found one of your videos in my feed and went back and binge watched 1 through 9. I am excited to see you finish the T-bird. They are such beautiful cars.
If you had decided not to become an engineer, you could have taken that money and had the car professionally restored to almost 30% complete. But it is better to both the car and the education.
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!
G'day awesome work mate
Thank you sir! I appreciate it!
Beautiful work Sir always top quality
Thank you sir! I appreciate it!
Great job! Love your work!
Thank you sir! As always I appreciate it!
I'd be worried about rust in all those sleeve nut holes after drilling them. rust is a fickle bitch and water will sit in those spots after washing. I had some rust starting in the holes for my thunderbird emblems on the rear fenders. I think vibration had worn away the paint here or it just never got a good coat. I temporarily dabbed some of that clear, sticky waterproof grease for poly bushings in these spots using a tiny touchup brush because i couldn't get the emblems off. The little crimped pieces of metal around the posts on the inside of the fenders weren't budging. I'm constantly restoring my restored 63 because whoever did the restoration wasn't as thorough as you. Luckily the car had lived a pretty sheltered life before and after restoration so it was never in that bad of shape to begin with.
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!
Blocking and guide coat? Not necessary?
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!
How do I contact you? I have 62 t-bird and would like to know if u could do this to my t-bird.
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!
Im sorry but seeing your dad falling over was hilarious
Don’t worry, I was laughing a lot at the time lol!
Thunabird!
Check this guy's work @dariorosa3674
He speaks spanish but i guess it worth. Yo made a good job, by the way. Very interesting work. Muchas gracias!!
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!