1967 Ford Squire wagon restoration

Just Beautiful, I love to see some of the steps and hurdles it takes to have a finished product. Keep up the good work, and can't wait to see it finished

 

Seems my subscription to this thread got dropped, :banghead3: since I stopped receiving e-mail messages regarding responses.

But WOW WOW WOW! Looking so, so good.

Stay after it, and don't waste time with anything else (except taking MORE pix). heh

 

Rubber Wood Trim Mounting Plugs(nuts)

Brian,

I can see from the pictures that your Ford has holes drilled for some type of mounting plug for the fiberglass wood trim pieces. Have you been able to find new/reproduction rubber mounting plugs? I would think that the system on your Ford would be the same as my '66 Mercury. I have the wood trim off and there are these rubber plugs that contains a 5/16" nut that's actually inside the rubber plug. I unfortunately know the size of the nut as a couple of the screws that hold the wood trim pieces started "spinning" inside the rubber piece. I don't know if you encountered this same, extremely frustrating situation? Eventually the only way to remove the trim piece was to destroy the mounting plug. Does any of this ring a bell? If so, have you found any of these plugs or figured out a suitable alternative?

Thanks.
Martin

 

Your post on Friday, October 17 had a link to some parts that the Doc may not have seen, so here's your post again, after the forum's server Crash.

 

Just got the entire HVAC system back from classic auto air. It all looks brand new. I will be posting pictures of the new AC/Heater boxes when I get a chance. These are the parts we have been waiting for. Now we can get some work done! The engine and transmission are going in after we install the AC box.

I was able to pick up a mint seat set (all three rows) out of a 68 Country Sedan. Although it is slightly different patterns and the wrong color, we are going to redye the seats the correct Saddle color. It was easier and cheaper to get this mint interior and change the color than it was to have the original interior recovered. I will have a 3rd row seat assembly for sale soon since I know hove two sets.

Dr B

 

Respect from overseas, great job you do

 

Plenum before:





Rebuilt evaporator plenum





Rebuilt Ford aluminum compressor

 

Doc it looks great. A new wagon when you finish

 

i hate you....but i luv you....im torn...

 

Running out of words for this one. :2_thumbs_up_-_anima

 

I am very nervous about putting this wagon together. We have already lost the tank strap/support. I am having difficulty locating another one.

Another problem is that most of the car looks so new it is making parts that I planned to re-use look very bad!

DrB

 

This might help with the tank strap:

http://www.quantaproducts.com/home.asp

or this:
http://www.tanksinc.com/index.cfm

As for refinishing the older parts, you might think about that baked-on paint (can't recall the name right now) but it self-levels and hides the pock marks from pitting and grinding marks, and you can do it in an oven. Pick up an old stove at the Sally-Ann store?

 

Ain't that the truth! Where do you stop? It's hard to draw a line. "Well, if I just take a few minutes (read hours) cleaning this up before I install it..."

 

thats why only 1 of my cars is actually finished!!
too much like work

chin up ol boy...the 1st day you drive it....none of this will matter

 

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr B Smith
I am very nervous about putting this wagon together. We have already lost the tank strap/support. I am having difficulty locating another one.

Another problem is that most of the car looks so new it is making parts that I planned to re-use look very bad!

DrB

This might help with the tank strap:

http://www.quantaproducts.com/home.asp

or this:
http://www.tanksinc.com/index.cfm

As for refinishing the older parts, you might think about that baked-on paint (can't recall the name right now) but it self-levels and hides the pock marks from pitting and grinding marks, and you can do it in an oven. Pick up an old stove at the Sally-Ann store?


I may be mistaken, but I think Norm means powder coating, which from what I have read and seen works and looks great and is very durable. Either way, Best of luck with the project.