The original plan was to get the car running and make all the different systems work. The first one was the fuel system. After removing the fuel gauge sender and fuel line from the tank I was able to clear the gas line but the tank was so bad I decided to replace it.  Below is the sending unit out of the tank, rusted and plugged, the inside of the tank looked just as bad.  The old tank and sending unit next to the new tank and sending unit with the straps blasted and painted.  I like the flow though air vent system that takes air in at the cowl and exhaust through the grill under the rear window. When the rear grill was removed the air box was full of dirt and mud.  The back seat, package shelf and the vacuum operated vent doors were removed and cleaned.  Vent doors were blasted, painted and the vacuum lines replaced.  All clean and ready for the grill to go back in. The drain hoses were also plugged with mud, I saved one but the other cracked and fell apart.  Whi

My next project car is a 1965 Thunderbird. The car has been stored for the last 25+ years and has 73651 miles original miles on it. Purchased in Los Angles in 1965 then moved to Las Vegas in 1975 by the same owner. It starts & runs but needs a lot of TLC, upholstery, paint, tires & brakes and all the systems have to be rebuilt, flushed and cleaned.   The car was on Craigs list and located in Las Vegas NV.  The front, back and passenger side are in good condition.  The driver side door has been replaced and is dented. The original door had rusted through at the bottom. the rest of this side is good.  I went to Las Vegas yesterday (11/26/14) it's a 300 mile and 3 hour round trip from my house but the trip went well.

We took the 51 to Scottsdale this November after I had replaced the air ride system.  Below are the new Accuair components for the air ride system, control module, 4-corner valve unit, control console, 4 ride height sensors, pressure switch, wire harness's, 3/8" air lines & fittings and hardware.  The old system was made up of Accuair control module, Ride Tech air valve (frond & rear only not 4-corners).  Ride Tech front and rear ride height sensors with the wiring spliced and patched in to the Accuair and 1/4" air lines.  New front ride height sensor above new system installed below behind back seat below.  G.G Scottsdale a model A chopped, channeled, with a cad engine above.    Above & below another chopped, channeled and 32 grill with a Desoto Fire-Dome Hemi (the same engine that was in my 50 Ford high school car).  How about this for a Nash.  The Tucson boys built another Kaiser Darrin with a cad engine.   Lots

The Starliner new "coil over"suspension has been installed and is now being prep for new paint with the same color "Garnet Mist" and the same pin-striping.  Taped off and ready to start sanding.  Could not get any good pictures of the front but you can see the 4 link & coil over on the back.   Moor after paint.

With the money from the recent car sales the first up-grade to the Starliner will be new suspension and exhaust system. On Monday we took the car to Hot Rods By Dean in Phoenix. Dean will install a bolt in 4-Link  Coil Over Kit w/Front Coil Over Shocks from Ride Tech, a new Borgeson Steering Box and rebuild the front suspension with new in/out tie rods, upper & lower ball joints, A-arm bushings, pitman arm and idler arm. Dean currently is putting the same set up on a 1962 Ford Galaxy that I was able to look at before deciding not to go with a air ride system.  After the suspension work a new exhaust system will be installed. We have ask Dean for a estimate to repaint the car the same color and pin-stripping and the cost for new upholstery. Hopefully there is enough in the budget to cover one or both. I will up date progress after the next visit to Deans.

An update on whats left in the shop as the 60 Edsel Station Wagon, 60 Edsel parts car and the 50 Ford Street Rod have been sold.  So I decided to keep the 5 that are finished.   The chopped 51 4-door Ford won 2nd place at the Grand national Roadster Show and 1st place at the Autorama this year. The 53 "Karens Kaiser" is being prepared to go to the Grand National and Autorama in January and February 2015.  The money from the sale will go into the 60 Ford Starliner starting with a all new suspension using coil over and new steering. I will post on the progress.  The 1947 Hudson Super 6 has a new engine and is road ready.  My 1974 Ford F-250  (that I bought new in 74) is rebuilt and now has new tires after a blow out that took the left front finder out and did damage to the running boards that was repaired by Hot Rods by Dean who matched the 40 year old paint. If I find a project car that interest me I will start a new project until then just enjoy the