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Very well done!

Very well done!

Well welcome to the fray Chris!

Yes, his products are top notch.

Great work!

Marked my chassis for the necessary cuts and realized that there won't be a whole lot left of the floorpan afterwards. Adding a pic of my "junkyard" engine. Checked the compression and oil pressure and all looks good. Six speed tranny came with it but will necessitate cutting the tranny tunnel out. On to the cutting!

Yeah, that's why it was my second choice! ?

Hey Pat, that was actually my second choice in the stash!

Well done!

I'll be dialing the time machine a bit further back than the posts so far. My build will be the AMT '57 Ford Fairlane. I will be stretching the rules a bit on body mods because I can't fathom keeping the 300 pound Edsel rear bumper. I have an idea though that should keep the rules committee happy. The engine is a 5.0 that I pulled from a previous build that didn't deserve the shelf space any more.

Great idea for narrowing a chassis for larger wheels. I've been tryna figure out ways to narrow the rear part of the chassis on my 59 Ford to look relatively stock but because its full frame the options are few. Couple that with the fact that it has leaf springs that I want to swap out, and molded-in exhausts presents a whole new challenge, but you give me a new way to look at it. thanks.

Welcome to the forum!

You go high and I'll go low!?

Can you search for a designer on Cults? I've never been able to do that.

Beautiful build!

K, I'ma do the 53 Ford pickup with a Cobra vibe. Not sure of the engine tho, got a couple of older 5.0's and a Powerstroke diesel that needs a cylinder head fix.

That's what it seems to be morphing into.

I disagree, because check out the link on the same article "What is a Restomod Mustang?" https://restomodacademy.com/what-is-a-restomod-mustang/ That car doesn't look factory stock, yet they call it a restomod. And if you scroll down to look at the see through, there's a roll bar and frame stiffening. I think there is a wide latitude regarding what a RM is, with limits to changes that "look like" it came from the factory like that, not "as it came from the factory". In the end, I think the rules will have to be more defined than what is printed in any one publication.

Thank you. I was just on his site and based on some of the "rules" I've seen, they would not qualify as RMs!

I did some research myself and I found this, which is more detailed. https://restomodacademy.com/what-is-a-restomod/ and this one linked to the article, note the mention of chassis swaps and mods on this one, which are clearly not bolt on components. https://restomodacademy.com/restomodding-a-corvette-the-ultimate-guide/

I mostly agree, but have some issues with the chassis portion. I've seen several RM of unibody cars that have custom chassis because the unibody can't take the power of a modern engine, not to mention that no way can bolt on parts to a 65 Mustang allow it to handle 80% of the power of a modern Ford engine. Also, getting modern, wider tires on the thing either front or rear would be impossible. Based on what I read, I'm now down to one kit, and may have to bow out this year.

Well, it looks like Restomods has taken a commanding lead for the theme. I have a couple of pending builds for that as well but one will require significant work but has the best chance of placing if I do it right.

Well, all of my favs are listed!

My Ford world started when I was 15 with my brother-in-law to be who had a 63 Ford Galaxie 500 with a 289, that we swapped out for a 390' but the water jacket was cracked and we wound up swapping that out for a 352. Then my brother bought a 1964 Galaxie XL with a 289 in it. I then bought a 66 Mustang with a 289 and ran it until it wouldn't run anymore. After that it was all Chevy.

Officially recommitted, I did a little work on the c-cab today, well at least on parts for it. I designed and printed a couple of engine mounts and a radiator. I added an ornament to it before printing it because when I printed the ornament separately it was tough to get it supported. I'll clean up the mounts and then glue them to the chassis. Then I'll "carefully" file them to the proper angle to match the engine. This weekend I mudded the body to try to get rid of the issues I'm having. As a contingency, I set up another one to print just in case. I won't be sidelined again!