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MY 1968 GT RESTORATION

Started by CobraJoe, 2024-12-27 18:21

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CobraJoe

#30
2024-12-31 11:50
Got most of the undersides with 3M Body Schutz:









When I was fourteen years old, I was amazed at how unintelligent my father was. By the time I turned twenty-one, I was astounded at how much he had learned in the last seven years!

'96 Bronco,
'39 Ford Coupe,
'57 Fairlane,
'68 Torino GT
'15 F150,
'17 Escape,

rmk57

#31
2024-12-31 14:04
  Neighbour down the street has one parked in his vineyard. Not sure if it's a GT or not, didn't want to get too much more into his property.
Randy

1957 Ford Custom
1970 Boss 429

CobraJoe

#32
2024-12-31 16:24
Hard to say from the pics, looks like the grill emblem is missing.
Pretty cool though!
When I was fourteen years old, I was amazed at how unintelligent my father was. By the time I turned twenty-one, I was astounded at how much he had learned in the last seven years!

'96 Bronco,
'39 Ford Coupe,
'57 Fairlane,
'68 Torino GT
'15 F150,
'17 Escape,

CobraJoe

#33
2025-01-01 17:13
I had ordered a set of rear springs and hangers because these were the originals so, while it was apart, I figured now was the time to put them in:





Little difference in ride height, hopefully it settles:



When I was fourteen years old, I was amazed at how unintelligent my father was. By the time I turned twenty-one, I was astounded at how much he had learned in the last seven years!

'96 Bronco,
'39 Ford Coupe,
'57 Fairlane,
'68 Torino GT
'15 F150,
'17 Escape,

CobraJoe

#34
2025-01-01 17:15
Had some Kilmat leftover from another project, so took the nylon cup brush to the floor got it put down





When I was fourteen years old, I was amazed at how unintelligent my father was. By the time I turned twenty-one, I was astounded at how much he had learned in the last seven years!

'96 Bronco,
'39 Ford Coupe,
'57 Fairlane,
'68 Torino GT
'15 F150,
'17 Escape,

CobraJoe

#35
2025-01-02 17:58
Got the dash, steering column & pedal box pulled out so I can start the manual changeover:



I couldn't stand the thought off having an Automatic column with the shifter handle pulled, so purchased a '68 Mustang column. It'll have to be shortened, but at least it will look correct.



Also purchased a manual pedal box from a forum member:







When I was fourteen years old, I was amazed at how unintelligent my father was. By the time I turned twenty-one, I was astounded at how much he had learned in the last seven years!

'96 Bronco,
'39 Ford Coupe,
'57 Fairlane,
'68 Torino GT
'15 F150,
'17 Escape,

CobraJoe

#36
2025-01-03 09:07
Also going to need to do something with the instrument cluster as it's a little rusty, but I'll work on that tomorrow:







When I was fourteen years old, I was amazed at how unintelligent my father was. By the time I turned twenty-one, I was astounded at how much he had learned in the last seven years!

'96 Bronco,
'39 Ford Coupe,
'57 Fairlane,
'68 Torino GT
'15 F150,
'17 Escape,

mustang6984

#37
2025-01-03 10:03
Just a LITTLE rusty! Yikes!
Nothing is impossible...
The word it's self says I'M POSSIBLE  (Audrey Hepburn)
2 '57 Ford Couriers AND '57 Fairlane
3 Mustangs, '69 fastback-'84 SVO-'88 Saleen Convertible
'49 Ford P/U
'50 Dodge P/U
'82 RX-7
'65 Chrysler New Yorker

CobraJoe

#38
2025-01-03 14:23
Yeah, I would think it's because it was a Las Vegas car with factory AC, so I'm assuming from condensation???
When I was fourteen years old, I was amazed at how unintelligent my father was. By the time I turned twenty-one, I was astounded at how much he had learned in the last seven years!

'96 Bronco,
'39 Ford Coupe,
'57 Fairlane,
'68 Torino GT
'15 F150,
'17 Escape,

59meteor

#39
2025-01-03 14:51
Just curious how the cowl and firewall area are. My other 69 Cobra fastback, had great outer body sheet metal, trunk pan, and the passenger side front, and both rear floor pans, BUT, it sat outside for several years before I bought it, and the drivers floor pan under the pedals was rotted out, and when I gave the firewall a good look, it was badly rusted thru . Looks like while sitting outside, water sat in the inner cowl long enough to rust thru the cowl, then the water was soaked into the firewall sound deadener pad, and held that moisture to the point that it had several rust holes thru the firewall, and had other areas paper thin. When I put a trouble light under the dash, and turned of the lights in the garage, much of the drivers side firewall let the light thru as if it was a honeycomb. Between all that, plus the transmission tunnel had been badly butchered for a Vertical Gate shifter, and not being much of a fabricator or welder, plus didn`t have enough garage space for the Cobra as well as my race car, I reluctantly  sold it. To repair the cowl,firewall and floor pan rust properly, would have been a major undertaking. It really is too bad, as it was a very cool car, I still have the Ford "History 999" report that I requested from FoMoCo in the mid 90s. It was a 6 digit special order DSO, with a 428 Cobra Jet,Ram Air, 4 speed, bench seat, manual steering and brakes, with the only options being the factory tachometer, Rim Blow 3 spoke steering wheel, 3.50 Traction Lok rearend, deluxe seat belts, and a AM Radio with a rear speaker. The special order was due to the color, it had been painted Acapulco Blue, which was not a Fairlane/Torino/Cobra normally available , it was a Mustang color, the only darkish Blue shown in the 69 Fairlane/Torino brochures was Presidential Blue, which is a darker shade. It was a real "Plain Jane" car that a buddy bought new, and had painted steel wheels with dog dish hubcaps. He offered the car to me, less engine and transmission, back in 1977, for $350.00(!), but I was already racing my 66 Fairlane GTA, and didn`t think it made sense to buy a bigger, heavier car of the same chassis. He sold it to another guy, then it traded hands a couple more times, before somebody blew up the 428 that had been installed in 1978 or 79, and then sat outside, rotting away. I sold it to a guy on Vancouver Island in the 90s, no idea what he ever did with the car.
1959 Meteor 2 door sedan , 428 Cobra Jet 4 speed. Been drag racing Fords (mostly FEs) 47 years and counting.
Previous 50s Fords include 57 Custom 4 door, 2 57 Ford Sedan Deliveries, 59  Country Sedan, and as a 9 year old, fell in love with the family 58 2 door Ranch Wagon.

CobraJoe

#40
2025-01-03 18:39
Shame, it would be worth something today $$$$.

Cowl, firewall, floor, etc..., all solid. I really do think the constant running of AC in that scorching climates really caused condensation to settle on the dash.

When I was fourteen years old, I was amazed at how unintelligent my father was. By the time I turned twenty-one, I was astounded at how much he had learned in the last seven years!

'96 Bronco,
'39 Ford Coupe,
'57 Fairlane,
'68 Torino GT
'15 F150,
'17 Escape,

CobraJoe

#41
2025-01-03 18:43
I got it done today; threw it in the sandblaster, then bead blasted and painted it. My local parts guy even had the voltage regulator for it, thought for sure I was going to have to find one online.

I put it back together, but I might go the Digital Dakota route down the road??





I even had some baby blue paint lol...







When I was fourteen years old, I was amazed at how unintelligent my father was. By the time I turned twenty-one, I was astounded at how much he had learned in the last seven years!

'96 Bronco,
'39 Ford Coupe,
'57 Fairlane,
'68 Torino GT
'15 F150,
'17 Escape,

RICH MUISE

#42
2025-01-03 20:45
That hot dry climate is also hell on interiors.
You're moving right along on this project. Sure wish I could still do that stuff.
I can do this, I can do this, I, well, maybe

mustang6984

#43
2025-01-03 23:16
Quote from: CobraJoe on 2025-01-03 18:39Shame, it would be worth something today $$$$.

Cowl, firewall, floor, etc..., all solid. I really do think the constant running of AC in that scorching climates really caused condensation to settle on the dash.


given the condition of everything else that is the only way water could get in  there and rust it.
Looks good now. Nice work Paisano!
Makes sense to me.
Nothing is impossible...
The word it's self says I'M POSSIBLE  (Audrey Hepburn)
2 '57 Ford Couriers AND '57 Fairlane
3 Mustangs, '69 fastback-'84 SVO-'88 Saleen Convertible
'49 Ford P/U
'50 Dodge P/U
'82 RX-7
'65 Chrysler New Yorker

lalessi1

#44
2025-01-04 09:55
I would think that in a dry climate condensation would be unlikely to form unless the dew point is really over 40 degrees... just a guess. I am familiar with condensation, here it is almost constant. My house central air can produce gallons overnight. I had to install a window unit in my shop to stop surface rust when I built my engine.
Lynn
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