Ranchero build

[Ford Blue blood]

The last installment for the year.  Got the door panel for the right side finished and installed.  The Ranchero and I will rest until after the first of the year.   

[Ford Blue blood]

Got the seats back from upholstery jail, pics to follow.  Got some life to take care of here first.

[Ford Blue blood]

Life is taken care of!  Got the seats assembled, pretty happy with the results.  The upholstery guy did a good job with putting the new foam in, getting the covers right and in a very acceptable time frame!  Just need to finish the kick panels and the welting on the kick panel area then the seats go in!  Still way too slow, but I guess slow is better then not moving...

[CobraJoe]

Looking good! 

[RICH MUISE]

I think your guy beat Gary's by about 4 1/2 years! Nice design and clean look. I've always wanted a white interior.......have never had one except the Mark Viii donor car with a perfect white leather that went to the scrap yard (not me)

[Ford Blue blood]

One more step.  Got the panel thingies John (KYBlueOval) gave me installed, thanks John.  They really tighten up the welting down the side.  No idea what the stock setup is supposed to look like or how the card board is supposed flow to the rear panel but the look is acceptable.  Could not locate good enough fasteners to snap it in place and hold it when the door was closed.....So after a little "six pack" engineering I found the holes in the body were perfect to tap with 5/16 X 24.  They are held in place with 5/16 button heads.

[RICH MUISE]

Looking great, Bill. What's left to do? You have to be real close, and what's coming up after the Ranchero?

[hiball3985]

That came out really nice 

[akusler763]

Looks beautiful!

[Ford Blue blood]

Thanks guys.  Rich, I still have the kick panels to go then the head liner.  The pain is going to be the rear of the cab.  I have not figured out just how I'm going to marry the three little thin metal strips and the head liner to keep it taut.  They go from side to side and up over the dome light.

The stock clamps for holding the welting in place were out of stock when I ordered them.  The vendor substituted a same type but longer at no cost.  The extra length interferes with getting the kick panel retainer to set down in place.  Have pondered this for a couple of days and still have not come up with an idea that I can live with.  Back out today and ponder some more.....

[hiball3985]

Looking forward to what you come up with. The headliner in mine was done by the previous owner without the three pieces, but they were in a box of junk that came with it.

[Ford Blue blood]

Got the welting issue figured out.  Was able to enlarge the "holes" in the kick panel holder to clear the "new" welting clamps.  I did cut up two of the holders to repair the bottom of the right side.  Funny thing, the left side only had a little rust on the bottom of the bracket. 

Have the head liner hung waiting for it to relax before entering that task!

[CobraJoe]

Looks great bill, really coming together nice!

[mustang6984]

Sweet! gonna be a fun summer for you! 

[jviera]

Bill craftsmanship a great job. John V