4/5/08

last update 8/26/08

1950 Ford. -- almost on the road again!!!!!

Grandma had a saying.
"A job with a good start, is a job over half done."

Past Work, done a few years ago.

  • Paint removed to bare medel.
  • Dents removed and body work.
  • Paint black
  • Paint Dash and inside.
  • All Body trim and chrome.
  • All emblems
  • custom interior replacement
  • Floor mats and trunk mat.
  • New door handles inside and out.
  • 2 new window glass
  • suspension rebuilt
  • tires

    Latest work
    not in any order

  • Custom built flat head engine *
  • Holly Street Avenger Carburetor
  • chrome 100 amp alternator
  • chrome Headers
  • electric fan
  • electric fuel pump
  • Chrome Stump Puller Starter
  • Rebuilt gas tank
  • New custom built 9" ford truck rearend
  • Rear sway bar
  • 11" rear drum brakes
  • Front disk brakes
  • New king pins
  • Custom built C4 Transmission
  • Cast aluminum transmission pan
  • transmission crossmember
  • frame rail trans cooler
  • emergency brake cable
  • shocks
  • complete wiring and fuse block
  • new led tail lights
  • Third brake light
  • halogen head lights
  • fog lights
  • Under floor power master cylinder
  • all brake lines
  • brake pedel and linkage
  • gas pedel and lionkage
  • aluminum radiator
  • stainless steel radiator hose kits
  • 3 nought battery cable thru frame to trunk
  • boat horns
  • radio and speakers
  • gauges,oil, water, amp, gas and speed o meter
  • Turn signals
  • electric wipers
  • all custom switchs for dash
  • custom built underdash trans shifter and linkage
  • gear shift indicator
  • ac and heat unit
  • ac and defrost louers and ducts
  • ac switch control
  • ac and heat inside car lines
  • condenser
  • drier
  • Brake light switch
  • Custom chrome Oil filter housing
  • Stainless oil filter lines
  • firewall insulation
  • custom wheels that look original
  • original hub caps
  • lug nuts
  • tact
  • glove box
  • 2 cig lighter plug in's for acc.

    * see engine details and other facts at Facts & Figures about my Ford

    More to come

  • charge ac
  • custom drive shaft (parts ordered 5/6/08)
  • stainless ac lines under hood (Ordered 5/5/08)
  • wheel bal.
  • run vacum lines to trans and power brake 5/8/08
  • front carpet installed 5/6/08
  • wheel beauty rings, install the orginal rings 8/10/08
  • optma battery & hold down 8/17/08
  • insurance and lic. plate 8/21/08
  • frontend align
  • muffer and pipes
  • seat belts
  • seat heater, next summer, onsale