'62 Ford Galaxie 500 Update! 12/23/22 Finally Done! Pic pg. 7

[TooOld]

Lookin' really good Roger !  It sits just right and will look excellent with the red accent on the sides . Your interior really came out nice too , the trim and the upholstery on the seats is perfect !

[cobraman]

Looks fantastic ! As I said before a 62 ford was my very first car so I am really enjoying this.

[Plowboy]

I finally got the body ready to go onto the chassis and interior. But, I have a bit of a fitment issue. The interior fits the body just like it should. But, for some reason, I have a pretty big gap (1mm+) between the firewall and the body. Not good!

I think it may be the dash and windshield not getting along. So, I'm going to remove the dash and check the fit again. If that's the issue, then I gotta figure out which one to trim down. I think I can cut the windshield down a little more. But, I need to remove it to do so and I have it glued in pretty well. It may come loose. If I can't get it out, I'll see if I can drop the dash down a bit. Besides that issue, everything fit great!

My trunk even works like it should!

Once I get my fitment issue resolved, it shouldn't take long to get it finished.  

[SpikeSchumacher]

Coming along nicely Roger!

 

[Calb56]

Just beautiful. 

Read the entire thread, impressive work all the way along!

[slusher]

Can you use a 63 interior?

[Plowboy]

7 hours ago, slusher said:

Can you use a 63 interior?

No, I have too much work in this one to change now. I still have the original interior. But, it leaves a lot to be desired. That's why I changed it.

I removed the dash and did another test fit. It made practically no difference. I could push it together. But, it made the door panels come above the body slightly. I'm going to stick the radiator support in and check the fit with it also. If it's OK, I'm going to make a filler piece that will glue to the bottom of the cowl and paint it beforehand. Hopefully, it'll look decent.   

[StevenGuthmiller]

6 minutes ago, Plowboy said:

No, I have too much work in this one to change now. I still have the original interior. But, it leaves a lot to be desired. That's why I changed it.

I removed the dash and did another test fit. It made practically no difference. I could push it together. But, it made the door panels come above the body slightly. I'm going to stick the radiator support in and check the fit with it also. If it's OK, I'm going to make a filler piece that will glue to the bottom of the cowl and paint it beforehand. Hopefully, it'll look decent.   

Yeah, if everything else is fitting together properly, I would concentrate on a fix for the firewall itself as well.

Is there anything you can do to lift the firewall and do your filling along the bottom?

I'm guessing probably not if the firewall is also part of the interior floor, but a fix at the bottom would be less noticeable if possible.

 

 

 

Steve

Edited December 18, 2022 by StevenGuthmiller

[Plowboy]

10 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said:

Yeah, if everything else is fitting together properly, I would concentrate on a fix for the firewall itself as well.

Is there anything you can do to lift the firewall and do your filling along the bottom?

I'm guessing probably not if the firewall is also part of the interior floor, but a fix at the bottom would be less noticeable if possible.

 

 

 

Steve

The firewall is part of the interior. There's no way to cut it loose and move it up. I've got the gap down to .020. I'm going to do what I mentioned earlier to fix it. 

[StevenGuthmiller]

58 minutes ago, Plowboy said:

The firewall is part of the interior.

That was my fear.

 

 

 

Steve

[Plowboy]

Here's a couple of photos of the fix. It was really simple. I just glued a piece of. 020 styrene to the bottom of the cowl and brush painted it. I glued it so the edge was past the original piece. It made a small reveal and almost makes it look like it should be there. So, I'm happy with how it looks.

No gap! Now, I'm ready to glue the body permanent once I get the radiator and support glued on.

[NOBLNG]

Looking mighty fine there Roger!  I am currently putting that same motor in a T-Bird and was thinking of different ways of dressing it up a bit so it doesn’t look too shiny. Yours is nice.?

[Plowboy]

Finally finished! Although I gotta find better headlight lenses. These are too thick and give it a bug eyed look. They'll have to do for now. Since -20 to -30 wind chills aren't conducive for outside photos, you'll have to suffer this indoor photo. My tablet doesn't do very well indoors.

Thanx to everyone that followed along, made suggestions and gave ideas! Much appreciated! As soon as I can do outside photos, I'll post them under glass.

[Slotto]

Great looking Galaxie Roger! I enjoyed watching your progress

[falcon wagon]

Very well done 

 

[ewetwo]

Excellent!

[TarheelRick]

Most excellent Galaxie, the paint is note overstated, and those wheels really make it come to life. Nice work on the interior also.

[Joe Nunes]

Nice looking model!  Thanks for sharing your work with us throughout this build. ?

Joe

[Scott8950]

Very nice galaxie 

[Dragline]

Beautiful build. I like everything about it.

[customline]

 Congrats on another beauty!  I love what you did with this old Ford. It's not just the work but the vision that brought this one home. I never thought a '62 could look this good. 

[David G.]

It's great to see this one finished. Fabulous Work!

David G.

[slusher]

Impressive Galaxie, look forward to when you get to put it under glass in time..

[dino246gt]

What a cool '62! Looks great and was a blast to follow you on the build, thanks for sharing now what's next???

 

[NOBLNG]

Beautiful work Roger!? What did you do for intake pipes or air filters on that engine?