Sheriff’s Ok-9 Automotive Present 41 Cad. Rust Repair

On November 4 we took the 60 Ford Starliner and the 65 Thunderbird to the Mohave county Sheriff’s automobile present in Fort Mohave about 100 miles from the home. Final 12 months the Starliner received the Fireman’s Decide award and is featured on this years T-Shirt.

 The T-Shirt has final years winners and all of the Ok-9 canines that this automobile present helps help.

 That is the primary outing and automobile present for the Thunderbird and on the way in which over the gasoline supply system failed (FiTech) and we needed to put it into the automobile trailer to carry it the remainder of the way in which.

 It was a little bit overcast and funky however Karen and Charley loved the present.

 3 Photos beneath are a number of the vehicles on the present.

 This 50 Studebaker received an award.

 58 Edsel is one other award winner.

 My Daughter (Michelle), Son in-law (Bobby) and Granddaughter (Dani) got here from Coeur d’ Alene Idaho. Dani is who the 65 Mustang is for and she or he will likely be doing the work on it.

 The 41 Cadillac rust restoration is an ongoing undertaking, the three footage beneath is earlier than and after a patch was made on the place the left rear fender bolts on.

 The within of the wheel properly was additionally rusted via and a patch made that additionally helps the roof.

 The ground pan of the trunk (backside) had rusted away from the again of the wheel properly and was hanging unfastened, strips of recent metallic have been reduce and welded into place after the rust was reduce out.

 That is what’s left of the within of the rocker panel the place all of the physique to border mounts are connected.

 That is the within of the left wheel properly high the place the roof aspect panels tie into the decrease physique to help it (utterly rusted away) that will likely be re welded to the wheel properly patch within the third image above.

 One other image of the rocker panel harm.

 Above and beneath is the highest of the within of the windshield. The passenger aspect was largely nonetheless there however the driver aspect was utterly gone.

 These two footage present the paper sample I made to manufacture new items.

 New items put in. This took a number of attempt’s to get the angles and curves proper and about 4 day’s of labor.

 If you happen to have a look at this image sideways it reveals the repaired drivers aspect of the highest of the windshield.                    
                                     

 The cowl was rusted via and patched.

 The highest was additionally rusted via and patched.

Nonetheless a protracted solution to go on this rust restoration earlier than I can begin becoming a member of the 41 physique to the 07 flooring pans.
Subsequent week we’ll take the 65 Thunderbird to the Good Guys Scottsdale present.