Ranchero build

[RICH MUISE]

ditto

[Ford Blue blood]

Got a little more accomplished.  Going slow, lost a good friend this past week.  Was having trouble dealing with it. 

Got the back panel finished, need to finish the mount for it, the bottom panel was a little "testy" with several tries to finally get a decent fit.  Those panel cards are a tough nut to crack!  Used three blades to get all the cutting done and good ol Harbor Freight hole punches.  The speaker grills will hold it in place.

[mustang6984]

Nice and clean! I like it! Going to be worth all the aggravation when it is done!

Sorry about the loss...been there...understand.

[CobraJoe]

So sorry for your loss....

[RICH MUISE]

Yes, sorry for your loss as well. I assume this was the widow of the old friend you were helping?
That panel is going to look great when finished. Good work as always, Bill.

[Ford Blue blood]

Thanks guys, yes Rich that was her.  Had a bunch of "what ifs" going around my little brain.  My youngest (she's a paramedic) gave me the key to straightening out my thinking.  Funeral tomorrow, doing the eulogy, going at it from the celebration of life angle.  Feel good about it!

Sure will be glad when 2020 is over........:<)

[RICH MUISE]

Sounds like your youngest, and I'm sure her siblings as well, has her head screwed on straight. I'm totally useless when it comes to coming up with the right things to say. Good for her, and you for raising them right!

[Ford Blue blood]

Just realized when changing my avatar that I never posted any pictures with the bumpers bolted up!  So we got underway again to exercise it and shoot a couple of it as it is now.  Need to tweak the front just a touch to raise the front to get rid of the slight angle it is on.

[RICH MUISE]

Sooooooo pretty!!!!!!! The body work and paint look outstanding.
"Need to tweak the front just a touch to raise the front to get rid of the slight angle it is on."?..........tweak the bumper or tweak the front suspension? Not sure what you meant, I'm guessing you meant the bumper, pics look like maybe just a tad more angle on it from the side. The car's stance looks perfect to me. How about a pic with a door open.
These are the best pics I've seen giving an overall feel to the car, and especially the hood. You and I used different approaches for the hood scoop with the same goal of subtle but effective. I really like yours alot. Hmmmmm.
Almost edited your last post by accident adding the scoop sentences.......I've got to be careful with this monitoring thing. That's the reason for the "last edit note on your post.

[mustang6984]

What a beauty! The stance is perfect! You have to be quite proud of the way she turned out!   

[Ford Blue blood]

Thanks guys, pretty happy with it.  Just wish I had a booth to paint in.  Got a couple of dead bugs, not sure how they get in the shop.....but I know where they are....The front bumper needs just a little tweak to raise the front of it to get ride of the very slight down ward angle.

Work continues on the interior.  I now have all the cards fitted and ready to cover.  The card that covers the back panel was a couple hours of six pack engineering.  Finally figured, there is a natural shape in the upper sheet metal that will take the top of the card.  The lower is fastened with a 3/4" X 3/4" hardwood square dowel and brackets that screw to the inner brace.  The side pieces will be held in place buy the back card and the metal trim (Thanks again John).  Kick panels are a good fit, the "holders" will need rust repair as is almost standard on these old things!

[mustang6984]

All that patient prep is paying off. There is some serious green in my gills right now. I can't wait to get this cross-country move done and be able to start back on mine again.

She looks great.

[Ford Blue blood]

Thanks, got distracted, wanted to get this in line with the last post....but life happens.

So here are the pieces all dummied in place.

[lalessi1]

I think I have a decent kick panel retainer, not sure which side... If you are interested PM me, I'll try to find it.

[CobraJoe]

Looks Great Bill!!!