1968 Ford Galaxie XL

[smellyfatdude]

The wip thread is here:

Finally finished, after a long three months. The hood sits up a bit in the one back corner, but that's okay. The body was actually quite warped when I got it, and required much straightening with hot water. This is all the pics I could get between showers.

Edited September 19, 2016 by smellyfatdude

[smellyfatdude]

A few more

[Harry P.]

Very nice. But why the gaps in the foil on the front end? That thin trim should be continuous across the hood and the front edges of the fenders. Even at this point it's an easy fix.

[cobraman]

Looks like a nice clean model.

[Jmaracing]

very nice looking build!!

[charger74]

Looking great !!

[smellyfatdude]

Okay, the trim's fixed. Thanks Harry, I missed that one.

[MrObsessive]

D.W. very nice and clean work! This is one of my favorite '60's Fords, and I've had one for many years in my to do pile to restore. It's nice to see these old ones brought to life, and I'll have to someday consider doing this one up.

[StevenGuthmiller]

Great looking Ford!

I wouldn't give up on the fit of the hood either Smelly.

I'll bet that with either a little shaving on the under side of the hood, or possibly a little work on the firewall, you could get it to sit better.

It looks like it's sitting a little low in the fronts well.

Could it be that some minor shimming in the front would bring down the rear?

Or is the air cleaner hitting the hood?

If that's the case, a little work on the intake of the engine might solve the problem.

Or you could always swipe a set of hood hinges from another kit & display it with the hood open.

 

Steve

[Harry P.]

Great looking Ford!

I wouldn't give up on the fit of the hood either Smelly.

I'll bet that with either a little shaving on the under side of the hood, or possibly a little work on the firewall, you could get it to sit better.

It looks like it's sitting a little low in the fronts well.

Could it be that some minor shimming in the front would bring down the rear?

Or is the air cleaner hitting the hood?

If that's the case, a little work on the intake of the engine might solve the problem.

Or you could always swipe a set of hood hinges from another kit & display it with the hood open.

 

Steve

Judging from the open hood photo, the air cleaner looks to be low enough not to be the problem. Either the hood or the body's front fenders are warped, or both.

[Chuck Most]

Good job on this one! I know for a fact those bodies are prone to some terrifying warp. 

[StevenGuthmiller]

Judging from the open hood photo, the air cleaner looks to be low enough not to be the problem. Either the hood or the body's front fenders are warped, or both.

To me it doesn't look like warpage would be the problem.

The hood looks to be evenly "lifted" in the rear, & evenly "low" in the front.

That tells me that there is something interfering with it seating properly.

If it were warped, or the body were warped, I would expect to see it seated correctly on one side or the other in either the front or back, & the other side lifted or lower.

It's difficult to tell from the photo whether or not the air cleaner is too high, being shot from such a high angle.

It only needs to be a sliver too high to interfere with the hood.

 

Steve

 

[crazyjim]

Very nice looking build.

[smellyfatdude]

Either the hood or the body's front fenders are warped, or both.

Nein. The problem was simply the molded in hinges themselves. Removing them solved the issue.

 

[StevenGuthmiller]

Nein. The problem was simply the molded in hinges themselves. Removing them solved the issue.

 

Bingo!

I was hoping it would be something simple!

Looks much better Smelly!

Great looking Model!

 

Steve

[slusher]

Great Ford SFD!!!!!

[Yahshu]

Very nice

[Mr Stock]

Very nice, I haven't seen one of these built for a long time, and then see 2 at once yours and Al Meskes

[ChrisR]

NICE!