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I shot a quick coat of primer on the body this morning. Looks like I still have some issues with the crack in the roof. Or, it's just my eyes seeing something that isn't there. It definitely needs smoothed out but not sure if the crack is still present. Looks like my work on the rear pan turned out. Just a slight bit of ghosting. I'll let this sit a couple of days before I start sanding on it. Time to work on more of the interior and getting the top of the engine figured out.

Time to bump this back up to the top. I started work on this one again since I am so close to being done. Been getting the BMF done around the windows. Got probably one more session at the bench and I'll have the BMF done. Then I can clear it all and slap it together. Later-

Very nice work Pat! I like the paintwork. I have an ongoing build of one I widened. Later-

I'll get ahold of you later after 5:00. Later-

I took out a rebuilder that I got from Lee Rilea to get the second set of seats. I removed the rear license plate/ exhaust exits from it, cut the ends off and began the molding in process on mine. Here is where I ended for the night. Later-

Got about an hour in at the bench last night and worked on this. I scribed the door lines on the driver's side to clean them up a bit. Then I needed to do something with the rear pan. My buddy had just left an uncentered opening in the back. Later-

Al, Such beautiful work on that! The color and wheel choice is just perfect! Very nice model. Later-

Does anyone have any info on the next quick build? 24 hr or 3 day weekend, etc? I'm itching to do another. Later-

What a beautiful looking Ford! That color is amazing!! Nice work. Later-

Mike, That is some fine looking work! I really love that color of red. Looks great on that ol' Chevy! Later-

I made a quick mod to the frame in the rear. Ill clean it all up on my next bench session. I cut the frame just past the Cab and added a block to raise the rear of the frame a bit. I did this for a couple of reasons. Now I will not have to add such a tall block between the frame and the bed floor and now my rear axle does not touch the frame. Later-

Got a bit more adjusting done on the suspension. In the rear I had part of the plastic where the inner wheelwell wells had been that needed cut out. (Second pic) In the front the wheel hubs needed to be shortened to get the track narrow enough to fit inside the fenders. I wouldn't mind getting it a bit lower but the rear fenders will not allow it. Plus, as it is it sits level now. Later-

Thanks guys! Later-

Been working a bit at a time on this lately. Using the frame from the Foose F100. I reworked the rear four link by removing the plastic bars and putting in longer metal bars to improve the.look and move the rear axle back a bit to the center of the wheelwells. I also raised the bed floor a bit. Tonight I temporarily set it up on the wheels to see what it looked like. Still needs some modification. The first order is to narrow the front track. Easy enough by cutting down the mounting posts on the wheels. Next is o get it a bit lower somehow. That's it for tonight. Later-

Just picked this up for a good price. Complete. My first one of these Galaxie kits! Never got one when they were first out and then couldn't justify the high price. Extremely happy. Later-

Beautiful work! I like the non stock color idea. Your dash gauges look great too! This is going to be a sweet build. It's funny how certain kits manage to keep working their way back into my stash. I've had two or three of these kits over the years and got one to the final stages before losing interest. I just managed last month to finally give it away and two days ago I ended up having one given to me that looks just about how this one looked when you got it. Maybe I need to redo it and get it across the finish line. Later-

That is the perfect color for that car! Beautiful work. Looking forward to seeing how it turns out. Later-

I've sold 8 or 10 in the last week and bought 2. Later-

Will do Sam. Later-

Yeah, the windshield is raked quite a bit on a stock SSR. I'm not sure if he raked it any more. I'll have to check it against the stock body I have. Lol. I was repairing the door hinge and looking at trying to make the hood hinge work on the pickup. It is one of Mike's builds that Dorothy wanted to keep and I am trying to repair it for her. The coupe is just a painted body and chassis with nothing else. I was looking through some boxes for some shoes for it. Later-

Luis, I'm glad you were able to get some vacation time in. A good break on occasion is needed. I'm looking forward to seeing where this goes next. Keep the updates coming on the build when you get them. It's looking good. Later-

Got this delivered today and got it blown apart for a rebuild. Going either a stock-ish maroon or dark blue like the two I drooled over back in 79-80. Later-

Great looking car and models! Nice to see that it is still in the family and on the road. Looking forward to any progress- even slow progress. Later-

It just dawned on me as I was sitting here working on this tonight that I managed, yet again, to.put a WIP in the wrong section. This really should be in the pickup section. Anywho, doing some more work on this tonight. I got the roof sanded out and looking fairly smooth and even again. We will see how it looks with primer on it. I also began straightening out the lower tailgate line. It rose slightly from left.to right. I started by taking measurements down from the top of the gate at each corner and fount that it rose about 1/32. Not much, but definitely noticeable over such a short distance. I used a metal ruler as a guide and scribed a new line with my panel scriber. Then, using the scriber and a sanding stick I cleaned paint out of the old line and roughed up the area for the putty to stick better. As I did this I thought to myself that I should have filled the old line with .010 styrene first. Oh well, if this doesn't work I'll try that next. I also sanded a bit in the center of the tailgate as I saw a ghosting of a lock cylinder. Later-

Any updates on this build? You've got me excited! Later-