Undercarriage restoration (Part 1) - 1968 Ford XT Falcon

Step back into the restoration realm as we kickstart the transformation of the undercarriage on my 1968 Ford XT Falcon!
In this episode, witness the beginning of the restoration process as I strip away old paint layers from the underbody, revealing the raw bare metal beneath. This crucial first step sets the stage for the restoration of the floor pans and undercarriage.
🔍 Key Highlights:
00:00 Introduction
00:18 Removing the Differential
02:18 Planning Next Steps
03:41 Preparing for Paint Stripping
05:29 Preparedness Check
06:19 Essential Supplies for Paint Stripping
07:01 Beginning Paint Stripping
08:05 Initial Progress Review
09:23 Continuing Paint Stripping
11:29 Bare Metal Reveal and Next Steps
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[@user-td1zb5wq8o]

Keep up the good work

[@RestoHubAU]

Thanks mate 🤙😎

[@MelindaB1980]

Looks great Rob!

[@RestoHubAU]

Thanks Mel 😎🤙

[@hqt4272]

Looking clean bro, and I know you its just gonna get cleaner 👌

[@RestoHubAU]

Thanks bro 😎🤙
You know it, we're just at the beginning! Going to be pretty clean under there when I'm done 🤩

[@tiredhero]

Wow that's real clean. It gives my rust buckets a scrap car feel now. I'm about to do the same on a 89 rx7 so you have given me alot of motivation thank you.

[@RestoHubAU]

Thanks for dropping in mate. Happy to hear I've given you some motivation.
As long as it's solid, you'll be able to make yours look good too! With a bit of deox and elbow grease, will look good as new 👌😎

[@tiredhero]

@@RestoHubAU thanks man hopefully.. it seems solid enough mainly surface rust but it's Japanese so wouldn't surprise me if it's paper thing metal. Time will tell I'll keep an eye out for the rest of your build

[@RestoHubAU]

Legend. See you on the next one 🤙

[@russelblackwell6041]

My favourite Ford mighty XT in good knick great body shape as the XR, XW, XY-Muscle cars great to see a resto some areas on the underbody you could have prepared the surface with scotch Brite pads anyway good luck with it thanks for sharing.

[@RestoHubAU]

Thanks for checking in Russel! 🤙😎
XR-XY are the best... I might be a little biased though 🤣
See you on the next one!

[@chinchfiles]

So important to remove all rust from the substrate before any top coat, well done!

[@RestoHubAU]

💯 agree Chinch!
Thanks for stopping in again mate, cya next time 😎👌

[@petergoodwin2465]

Will be an incredible Xt. Did this to my Cl regal se and after a few weeks it was filthy. But it was my daily driver for 20 years. Looks like any other old Cl underneath now after 600,000 ks. Time for a refresh soon as i get 2 others done. Nice work mate.

[@RestoHubAU]

Thanks Peter!
Can imagine what a few weeks of daily driving would do to a pristine looking underbody 🤣
Thanks for stopping in and of course the feedback. See you on the next one mate. 🤙😎

[@petergoodwin2465]

@RestoHubAU you are doing a great job, miss my old Xt gt but still wish I have my Zd fairlane to. They were the nice years of Ford. Too dam expensive to buy even a rusted out wreck now.

[@RestoHubAU]

I can't imagine how you feel about not having your GT.
Agree, anything classic is so damn expensive these days, and most are fairly well rotted out unfortunately.
Even the late 70s and early 80s models are fetching a mint now. Can't imagine how it will be in 10 years from now.

[@T3glider]

One word … rotisserie!

[@RestoHubAU]

Yeah, I wish I had room for one Stephen, but unfortunately don't have the length to fit one in.
Thanks for stopping in, see you on the next one 😎👍