"Projects for the Ford and in the Shop!" While many of us grapple with a loss of time at work and our lives coming to a screeching halt (yep, our governor he...

"Buffing the Fenders on the Fairlane!" Some of my busiest months in church ministry take place during February, March, and April, but recently I had the chan...

Respraying the Clear Coat on the Roof This past weekend we finally got back to working on the car to complete all of the finishing touches. While there was s...

1956 Ford Four Door Victoria! The summer has been very busy and at times the 55 Ford Fairlane just sits as a project in the garage, waiting for the final adj...

Installing Front End Body Panels "Mind the gaps" as they say. When I first considered the job of realigning the front end sheet metal to the car knowing that...

Hood Shim Plates For this second installment on the work with the hood, we will turn our attention to fabricating, installing, and aligning 1/4" shim plates ...

I am not sure how it happens but it seems that Fords and Family are always a part of our Holiday gatherings. Whether it's something I'm working on myself, a ...

Prepping and Installing the Hood We are just about to the point in this process when we can begin reassembling the front end sheet metal. The hood and both f...

Installing the Trunk and Trunk Trim Cold weather had set in around these parts and snow was in the air and on the ground when I entered the garage to install...

I took advantage of some warmer weather this past week and did some "cutting and buffing" to the clear coat finish. The results are excellent from just a few...

Buffing Clear Coat and Installing Door Seals Time moves pretty quickly. It has been almost a month since my last post – I have been very busy here at the chu...

Paint Booth Build and a Coat of Red With the white applied to the body, it was time to prep for shooting the red. Since red is a color that seems to find its...

Spraying Snowshoe White Tutone I often say to myself, "Just what will come of this driveway restoration?" At times I end up making much headway and the end r...

(Note: You are reading the progress from a project that began in August of 2014. This information in this post was originally dated in September of 2017.) 19...

Differential, Seat Belts, and Door Panel Work (Note: You are reading the progress from a project that began in August of 2014. The information in this post w...

(Note: You are reading the progress from a project that began in August of 2014. This information in this post was originally dated in May of 2017.) Overdriv...

(Note: You are reading the progress from a project that began in August of 2014. This information in this post was originally dated from March to May of 2017...

(Note: You are reading the progress from a project that began in August of 2014. This information in this post was originally dated from January to March of ...

(Note: You are reading the progress from a project that began in August of 2014. This information in this post was originally dated from December of 2016 to ...

(Note: You are reading the progress from a project that began in August of 2014. This information in this post was originally dated from October to December ...