Should I ? 57 Ford

[ewetwo]

1 hour ago, Tom Geiger said:

That’s where it’s going. The original builder had a vision, did pretty well on the fabrication, and lost it with the paint and finish. Especially the hand brushed Testors silver somewhat on the trim. 

I even like the two tone burgundy and silver, and just happen to have those in Duplicolor.  

I think it will be a nice custom build. You'll do it justice Tom.

[Tom Geiger]

Thanks everyone! It’s marinating in brake fluid right now. Will check on it in the morning.

[Tom Geiger]

Out of the pond. It stripped relatively easy, paint came off in big pieces. That reveals some imperfections and things they have fallen apart.  I will allow this to dry overnight and will access the repairs.  

[cobraman]

Glad to see you are going ahead with it Tom.

[doorsovdoon]

Looks better already, Tom. Looks like the roof is what needs the most attention.

[BlackSheep214]

Following this one... 

What about the doors? Were they stripped of old pain5 as well?

[slusher]

Following along also, glad your building it...

[Tom Geiger]

14 hours ago, doorsovdoon said:

Looks better already, Tom. Looks like the roof is what needs the most attention.

Exactly. Whatever was holding on the perfectly molded trunk lid melted in brake fluid! The part broke off and I will need to glue it back and mold it in again.

The transition between the Continental roof and 57 roof will be problematic. There was plastic added above the side windows and that all has come apart. 

The biggest obstacle is that our original builder had glued in a block of plastic to the headliner area. I will need to either remove or sand it flat.. of course this is the one bit that’s glued in solid! Maybe I’ll start messing with this tonight.

14 hours ago, BlackSheep214 said:

Following this one... 

What about the doors? Were they stripped of old pain5 as well?

yes, both doors stripped well but they are messy where builder glued in door cards.. I have spares I can use. 

[bobthehobbyguy]

Glad to see you're saving this. Looks like the original builder put some thought in this. It deserves to be finished as the builder had intended.

Looking forward to more.

[slusher]

23 minutes ago, Tom Geiger said:

Exactly. Whatever was holding on the perfectly molded trunk lid melted in brake fluid! The part broke off and I will need to glue it back and mold it in again.

The transition between the Continental roof and 57 roof will be problematic. There was plastic added above the side windows and that all has come apart. 

The biggest obstacle is that our original builder had glued in a block of plastic to the headliner area. I will need to either remove or sand it flat.. of course this is the one bit that’s glued in solid! Maybe I’ll start messing with this tonight.

yes, both doors stripped well but they are messy where builder glued in door cards.. I have spares I can use. 

So removing the plastic head liner if it’s over glue would break the body?

[Tom Geiger]

3 minutes ago, slusher said:

So removing the plastic head liner if it’s over glue would break the body?

It’s like a plastic iron bar is glued over your head!  I don’t know if it will break the roof, I just have to either remove, lesson it or remove it!

[geemoney]

go go go 

i have like 4 57's in the kitty...

inspiring me now

[Sam I Am]

That came out looking great. I can hardly wait to see more.

[Tom Geiger]

On 11/3/2020 at 11:48 AM, Tom Geiger said:

It’s like a plastic iron bar is glued over your head!  I don’t know if it will break the roof, I just have to either remove, lesson it or remove it!

 

This is the plastic piece I need to remove, lessen or disguise!

[cobraman]

Is it an reinforcement ?  Maybe grind it down ?

[Tom Geiger]

37 minutes ago, cobraman said:

Is it an reinforcement ?  Maybe grind it down ?

Yes, no doubt the builder glued it under the joint to hold the roof together. I will try to grind it without pulling the roof apart 

[Tom Geiger]

Worked a bit this morning. I found the ex-roof from this car in the parts box, and whittled down one of the rear pillars to replace the missing A pillar, so that’s done.

I saw that the bar inside the roof had a loose corner so I managed to yank it off. And as predicted the roof came apart and I glued it back together with gap filling thick CA. Same with the tailgate. And I gave it all a coat of putty. Once dried overnight I’ll sand it down to see what we’ve got.

[Vilperi]

Built this one about 20 years ago. Even got published in the other magazine, and still holds together.

 

[slusher]

3 hours ago, Vilperi said:

Built this one about 20 years ago. Even got published in the other magazine, and still holds together.

 

Super nice!

[Tom Geiger]

4 hours ago, Vilperi said:

Built this one about 20 years ago. Even got published in the other magazine, and still holds together.

 

Very cool!  Maybe my original builder saw your car!  

Edited November 8, 2020 by Tom Geiger

[BlackSheep214]

Any new updates?

[charlie8575]

That could make an interesting styling-study style custom. I say finish it.

Charlie Larkin

[Tom Geiger]

21 hours ago, BlackSheep214 said:

Any new updates?

It’s been a busy week for me. I did get to sanding the putty in the last photo and spreading some more. Maybe some bench time tomorrow!