Plus - a link to a very affordable digital option for great technical help! (L to R: Shop Manual, CVA TSB Volume, 55 Ford Parts Catalog, ...

"Heater Core, Rocker Panel Trim, and More..." When I came home from the office this past week I was surprised in two separate ways. The f...

Kick Panel and Under Dash Lighting For the longest time, I have been waiting on small projects such as these because of their attention t...

Dome Light Wiring and Testing There are a few more details to finish out on the 1955 Ford Fairlane, and most of them are tedious at best,...

Houston Control, We have Heat! The 55 Fairlane was put up on jackstands this morning in anticipation of removing the 3 speed manual trans...

Getting Back to "Work" Yep - the photo you are looking at is not of a 1955 Ford! The past few months have put me on all kinds of other pr...

Modern Radio in the Original Location! As all of you that read the blog can see, I have been working on the dash and all of the accessori...

Restoration of the Heater Controls As promised at the end of the last post, we are ready to show the work completed on the original heate...

Speedometer and Odometer Reset Back in May the car proved itself very roadworthy. After that weekend of a few short runs and a "proving" ...

On the Road Again! For over a year now I have been hearing these types of questions: "When are you going to be done with that thing?" or ...

Front and Rear Armrests As it is with most restorations, at times you will find yourself covering the details. The work on the armrests f...

Rear Seat, Front Seat Repair and Recover, Installation Part 2 In Part 1 we documented the condition and showed a few pictures of the proc...

Rear Seat, Front Seat Repair and Recover, Installation Part 1 Wow, we are up to blog post #50! I guess we have hit a mile stone. My son E...

Carpet Installation By the time a hobbyist gets to this phase of vehicle restoration, things certainly begin to look up. All of the hard w...

Vapor Barrier for Interior Panels Since the insulation was now finished it was time to consider the interior panels before laying the jut...

12 Volt Cigarette Lighter for Modern Power Point Most cars of the 50s came with a dedicated cigarette lighter accessory installed in the ...

Emergency Flashers - Successful Install If you were to travel back a couple of posts you would find mention of my problems getting an eme...

Failure, Success, and Backup Lights Since we are working so much these days on all things lighted and electric, I figured it was time to ...

Floor Insulation Lately I have been out of town quite a bit as our ministry team travels to different churches across the country holding...

Installing Rear Quarter Windows and Channel The quarter windows and channel were all original to the car back when I removed them last ye...