1968'Ford Galaxie

[kelson]

Hello,this is my next project a restoration that I bought off ebay 7-8 years ago,with the Modelhaus closing their doors next year it got me hunting down my builtups to order parts.This car was a glue/paint bomb,painted with a can of gloss black paint or 2,it soaked in CSC for 2 or more weeks and even then some paint wouldn't come off,so I used Easy-off and it stripped nicely.

[kelson]

The plan is to paint it factory Maroon,with a vinyl roof,i'm thinking the whole body in maroon will be to much,but I can't find any good pictures of the vinyl roof molding.So if anyone knows of a good site a link or such would be appreciated.

[kelson]

As you can see in some of the pics a lot of glue damage,i've spent about 2 weeks just sanding and filing parts and cutting pieces of sprue to make attachments points for some parts just to get it to this point.

 

Edited February 26, 2016 by kelson

[kelson]

The exhaust looks rough,but the glass packs were so heavily glued on I had to use my Moto to grind them off and sanding off the glue spots,same with the driveshaft.

Edited February 26, 2016 by kelson

[kelson]

Here are the rest of the parts,cleaned up and ready for primer,hopefully can start primer and painting this weekend

[kelson]

Unfortuneately I can't save the front axles, I tried using glue de-bonder with no luck,so I scratchbuilt a couple and will grind the old ones off.

Edited February 26, 2016 by kelson

[CometMan]

Wow! Those cars are beautiful, and that kit doesn't come around too often! Good luck saving it Curtis I'll be watching your progress!

[hedotwo]

Same here...  watching your progress on this one!  This kit has been on my want list for some time.

[Speedfreak]

Cool looking car Curtis. I've been down this road with a kit in similar condition, it can be done. 

[slusher]

Looking forward to you build Curtis

[espo]

Your doing a great save here. The color choice will really show off the body lines. I'm not sure that a vinyl roof would help the look, it would chop off the flow of the roof where it would meet the trunk. If you're going for the showroom look I think that Ford offered the GT type stripes, that you would usually see on a Torino, on the full size Fords. This may give you an option if you think the body really needs it.    

[Lovefordgalaxie]

This is going to be a nice one, for sure!! A lot of bomb defusing already done!!

[Maindrian Pace]

Great start on a very rare kit.

[kelson]

Your doing a great save here. The color choice will really show off the body lines. I'm not sure that a vinyl roof would help the look, it would chop off the flow of the roof where it would meet the trunk. If you're going for the showroom look I think that Ford offered the GT type stripes, that you would usually see on a Torino, on the full size Fords. This may give you an option if you think the body really needs it.    

I have found pictures with the stripes and it does look good,but I think i'm gonna go with the vinyl roof,thanks for looking in.

[kelson]

Ok everyone,i'm back with a small update,there was still a lot of putty and sanding i overlooked,the wheels have been painted flat black i used a black/steel mix for the disc and painted the calipers steel,they were already glued together so i detailed them as best as i could:

[kelson]

Ths chassis is painted,but looking online i think I've painted it wrong:

[kelson]

The exhaust is painted,i used gloss aluminum on the exhaust and cast aluminum on the mufflers,the front and rear coil springs were painted semi-gloss black with steel used on the springs,i couldn't save one of the front springs so i took one from a 69'galaxie which doesn't look a lot different.

[kelson]

I have the engine painted ford blue,but it looks lighter in the pic for some reason and some of the other engine parts painted as well

[kelson]

I have a question,what color is the air cleaner painted?i can't seem to find any pics and also the color of the oil pan?thanks for looking in and any helpful hints and comments are appreciated.

[louie]

Wow, you got everything really nice and clean. I have never had good luck with stripping paint off of models. Looking really good and I love the 68 Galaxie. Thank you.     Jeff 

[CometMan]

That is coming along nicely Curtis!

[Ron Hamilton]

I like where this one is going. I had to sell off my un-built kit a few years ago, but I replaced it with a Missing Link Resin '68 LTD 4 Door Hardtop, which I have some plans for. It will be quite a while before I get to it. As a matter of fact Missing Link has some very nice front and rear bumpers in resin, with a very nice chrome plating at a reasonable price, as well as the '68-69 Ford 5-spoke sport wheel covers, which would look fantastic on this car..

[Dogfish_7]

Sweet!

[62rebel]

the air cleaner and oil pan would be the same Ford blue as the block. 

 

[kelson]

I like where this one is going. I had to sell off my un-built kit a few years ago, but I replaced it with a Missing Link Resin '68 LTD 4 Door Hardtop, which I have some plans for. It will be quite a while before I get to it. As a matter of fact Missing Link has some very nice front and rear bumpers in resin, with a very nice chrome plating at a reasonable price, as well as the '68-69 Ford 5-spoke sport wheel covers, which would look fantastic on this car..

Thanks for the info,i actually have the Missing Link front and rear bumpers,as I couldn't save the ones on this kit,they sell some great stuff but with the Canadian dollar being some low and the cost of shipping some stuff is to expensive for me right now.I have seen pics with different wheels and stripes that I like,luckily I happen to also have a mint unbuilt kit in my stash that will be built with those options.