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This ’66 Ford Galaxie 7-Litre just arrived in the shop for a resto… we’re excited about working with the owner on an uncommon Muscle Car!
This one will be an all-stock restoration, as the car has been in the same family since new!
It’s a very cool car.It’s a pretty solid car, we’re really diggin’ the Emberglo color scheme.
Kevin Oeste
At first glance, it is a pretty clean car. There is some rust bubbling in the quarter panels, and it is sitting low because the trunk was full of extra parts at this point.
One of the most unique features of these cars is the interior. The bucket seats are similar to what you would see in a Thunderbird, but it has a full backseat with plenty of room. The wood rimmed steering wheel is spoked with racy-looking holes, and it has a full length automatic console on the floor.
Kevin Oeste
This is a true hardtop, meeting there is no pillar when the windows are rolled down.
We were impressed by the fit of this car, the door gaps, deck lid, and even the hood fit very well. The hood was interesting, because there were no hinges installed when we picked it up. The engine have been removed and rebuilt several years ago, and we did not bring it in with the car. We will freshen up and install the engine later.
Kevin Oeste
We gave the car a bath, and we began our disassembly and documentation process.
The back sides of the fenders seemed to be dirty but not rusty.
The disassembly continued, removing the heater assembly from the firewall.
The crew was happy to see that the floor seemed to be in excellent shape.
The original bucket seats were dirty, but perhaps they will clean up without the need for reupholstering.
All the parts were photographed, tagged, and bagged or wrapped for safe storage.
Once we removed all the parts from the trunk, we spied some rust in the seams where the wheel tubs attach to the trunk floor, but we’ll get the whole picture after the paint is removed.
Found a little crust in the doors…
Kevin Oeste
The back sides of the fenders seemed to be dirty but not rusty.
THe disassembly continued removing the heater assembly from the firewall.
The crew was happy to see that the floor seemed to be in excellent shape.
The original bucket seats were dirty, but perhaps they will clean up without the need for reupholstering.
All the parts were photographed, tagged, and bagged or wrapped for safe storage.
Kevin Oeste
Once we removed all the parts from the trunk, we spied some rust in the seams where the wheel tubs attach to the trunk floor, but we’ll get the whole picture after the paint is removed.
Kevin Oeste
And a little crust in the door skin…
The teardown continues…
Soon, the body was ready to remove from the frame.
And the body was mounted on the rotisserie for paint removal.
The chassis was disassembled for media blasting.
Kevin Oeste
We elected to use a dustless media blasting technique for paint removal. In this process, crushed recycled glass bead is the cutting media, and it is blasted at the subject with high-pressure water. The water contains a rust inhibitor, so the clean panels do not immediately start corroding. The benefit is that the water keeps the temperature down to prevent the friction of the glass bead impact from heating and warping the panels. The other benefit is that the glass bead does not harm the environment, as the dust simply integrates with the gravel in our lot.
Go Green Dustless Blasting brought their mobile unit to our shop to do the work.
Kevin Oeste
The first sheetmetal panels stripped clean, without significant damage or warping.
We had mechanical parts stripped like the rear axle housing and pieces. The parts retained all their stamping details and appeared nearly new when cleaned.
Kevin Oeste
Next, the chassis was stripped.
Finally, the Go Green team stripped the body shell.
Kevin Oeste
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