'57 Ford Custom 300 Tudor Sedan

[Vic1947]

Originally Posted by jlsanborn

Hard to believe the glass work your pulling off. I thought my vent windows kicked my butt Power seats!?

Power seat only on the driver side, John. Both front seats do recline fully, though. Speaking of seats, Kathy and I went to the upholstery shop this morning to drop off the seat tracks and freshly painted plastic moldings. They'd finished the rear seat and it looked outstanding! I wish I'd thought to bring the camera, but I'll get a photo as soon as I can.

On the way back, we stopped at Precision Collision and John said the guys were preparing to shoot the dark grey on the body, doors and bumpers today, then tape off the two tone line and shoot the silver tomorrow. Should be finished buffing out the clear by late Monday or early Tuesday. He said I could bring the fenders, hood and deck lid when I come to pick up the finished work next week. WooHoo!!

And for the trifecta... brother-in-law Rick called this morning to say he got the pop lock transmitter/receiver gizmo programmed and it's working perfectly. He's also building me a couple of circuits to control the LED halos in the headlights so they can be used as both parking lights and turn signals instead of just one or the other. Thanks, Rick! I owe you mucho cerveza and nachos!

[flashed]

Cant wait to see more pics ,glad its moving along ,it sux about your broken light .

[Elliot949]

Congrats Vic... Your vision for this car is to long in the making...

[jlsanborn]

Good to have the electronics guru in the family that accepts the universal currencies! Sounds like you're going to be getting really busy, really quick. Bring the photos!!

[sduckworth13]

Its going to be cool to see all your years of hard work come together Vic. Can't wait to see the car in color.

[Vic1947]

Originally Posted by sduckworth13

Its going to be cool to see all your years of hard work come together Vic. Can't wait to see the car in color.

Hope to have something to post at least by Tuesday. Went in yesterday to look at the tape lines Mike had laid out for the two tone. He'd already shot sealer tinted with silver over the whole car and squirted dark grey on the bottom of the body, doors and some other parts. The two tone lines were perfect and by now the clear should be ready for sanding and buffing. Will pick it up on Tuesday and drop off the front fenders, hood and deck lid... weather permitting. Having the body and doors done will give me what I need to get it prepped for the rest of the interior work.

I've pretty much caught up on all I could without the car here, so I did some maintenance on the shop truck and took the afternoon off to catch up with some old friends visiting from Las Vegas. Tomorrow I need to make one last pass thru the remaining inventory to see if there's anything I've overlooked. I know there'll be something missing... there always is, but this is my last couple of easy days before crunch time. With any luck I'll do the remaining build in my head and spot any glaring problems before they bite me.

[swamp rat]

Remembering the conversation about the hood and how to lay out the two tone break on the front i cant wait to see how it looks myself!

[Vic1947]

Originally Posted by swamp rat

Remembering the conversation about the hood and how to lay out the two tone break on the front i cant wait to see how it looks myself!

Me too, MIke. I sorta, kinda got a look yesterday. Roof and quarters had patches sanded with 1500 grit in places prior to buffing, but overall, it looked great. It's been a rainy, blustery day today. Right now, the roads are dry, but it's supposed to start raining again this afternoon. Just got off the phone with Precision and they said it won't be ready to go until around 4:30PM. Told John I'd just plan to pick it up in the morning. Last thing I want is to get it home and spend a day cleaning off road crap.

To keep myself occupied, I've been back on the wiring. Setup another table in the shop to hold the supplies and tools. Seems like every time I turn around I run into something I haven't planned for. Had to order some more connectors today. Where convenient I'm using weather-packs, even though they won't be exposed to the elements. Finished the pigtail for the radio, although I had to scrounge some of the boxes in CRLS to find the dedicated plug that goes into the back of the head unit. Minor panic until I finally located it. Turns out you can buy them on eBay, so all the sweat was for nothing.

Fingers crossed... tomorrow we'll have the '57 back home. Mike (the painter) took a bunch of photos on his phone of the work in progress, but the only way for me to get them is via email. Hopefully he can send some to me. If not, I'll be able to post my own tomorrow.

[Elliot949]

Originally Posted by Vic1947

Me too, MIke. I sorta, kinda got a look yesterday. Roof and quarters had patches sanded with 1500 grit in places prior to buffing, but overall, it looked great. It's been a rainy, blustery day today. Right now, the roads are dry, but it's supposed to start raining again this afternoon. Just got off the phone with Precision and they said it won't be ready to go until around 4:30PM. Told John I'd just plan to pick it up in the morning. Last thing I want is to get it home and spend a day cleaning off road crap.

To keep myself occupied, I've been back on the wiring. Setup another table in the shop to hold the supplies and tools. Seems like every time I turn around I run into something I haven't planned for. Had to order some more connectors today. Where convenient I'm using weather-packs, even though they won't be exposed to the elements. Finished the pigtail for the radio, although I had to scrounge some of the boxes in CRLS to find the dedicated plug that goes into the back of the head unit. Minor panic until I finally located it. Turns out you can buy them on eBay, so all the sweat was for nothing.

Fingers crossed... tomorrow we'll have the '57 back home. Mike (the painter) took a bunch of photos on his phone of the work in progress, but the only way for me to get them is via email. Hopefully he can send some to me. If not, I'll be able to post my own tomorrow.

I can't wait to see the pictures of it tomorrow...

[Vic1947]

Originally Posted by Elliot949

I can't wait to see the pictures of it tomorrow...

Tomorrow has arrived! Just got back from the body shop with the '57. Still waiting on door buffing and etc., but I have what I need to get started for the upholstery shop. Just a few quick photos before I dive in. I was very happy with the way the two tone line curves around in the back. Hopefully the front will be as easy and nice. The filled seams all look good around the tail light housings and the shaved drip rail area ended up nice. Top has a few flaws, but out in the sunlight, only a picky b@$#%^d like me would ever notice. Overall, I'm thrilled... so now the thrash is on.

[Elliot949]

Originally Posted by Vic1947

Tomorrow has arrived! Just got back from the body shop with the '57. Still waiting on door buffing and etc., but I have what I need to get started for the upholstery shop. Just a few quick photos before I dive in. I was very happy with the way the two tone line curves around in the back. Hopefully the front will be as easy and nice. The filled seams all look good around the tail light housings and the shaved drip rail area ended up nice. Top has a few flaws, but out in the sunlight, only a picky b@$#%^d like me would ever notice. Overall, I'm thrilled... so now the thrash is on.

Dude.. I am soooo going to have to take a drive... or better yet you can do a good shake down cruise to Winfield

[Xeen]

Oh man fresh paint I can't wait to see it!

[Ol Blue K20]

Looks awesome!

[sduckworth13]

Awesome Vic, looks real nice.

[flashed]

Man that is nice .

[Xeen]

Hell yeah, now that's what I'm talkin' about!
It looks great Vic.
You won't make it an hour before someone offers to buy it from you when you go to your first show haha!

[Gus350]

That thing is really starting to come together and it looks Killer. I love it

[swamp rat]

Digging the color choice too!

[jlsanborn]

Fantastic! Love the two-tone Vic, this thing is going to look stellar!

[Low Elco]

Woohoo! Congrats!

[texasld]

Victor, Victor, Victor... Looking AWESOME!

[SamsAutoParts73-87]

That is gonna be one sweet looking ride

-Sam

[Xeen]

Everything looks great Vic.
As far as the exhaust noise goes if it's worse than expected and you find it unacceptable you can always add in resonators.

[jlsanborn]

Doors are cool Vic! That thing's a knee-knocker

[texasld]

I just noticed the valve cover paint. Nice touch, Vic!