'69 Derelict Rescue

[nutter3]

How did you go from shopping for a painter on July 3, 2026--to a fully painted bronco August 11? That has to be a record of some sort!

Looks great

 

[serial car restorer]

How did you go from shopping for a painter on July 3, 2026--to a fully painted bronco August 11? That has to be a record of some sort!

The stars were all aligned. I've had 8 different projects painted over the last 25 years, and they all were in the paint shops for anywhere between 2-8 months. This guy was shockingly fast, partly because he only works one vehicle at a time. And I did a lot more of the prep work myself on this one, which saved shop time as well. It was in the shop a total of 12 days.

 

[serial car restorer]

Progress has definitely been made. Working through the finish punch list now. Probably 6-8 weeks, as a guess. As bought pics are from the prior owner, taken in August 2024.

 

[serial car restorer]

Another Before-After pic. This one shows a rather significant visual difference.

 

[serial car restorer]

Working on the remaining detail bits prior to offering it for sale. Looks like maybe 2 weeks before it is finished. Looking pretty good at this point. Positive comments everywhere I take it.

 

[svastano]

Looks Great!

 

[Grey owl]

Very nice, my guess is it will sell fast.

 

[serial car restorer]

Spent some time over the last couple days on lingering details. Repaired an exhaust hanger, replaced the gauge regulator with a Ford NOS part, and finally have the wipers parking semi-reliably. The NOS gauge regulator (in place of a no-name solid-state that didn't get the job done) now has all the gauges working and showing fairly sane data. The fuel gauge actually reads nearly full after adding 9 gallons to the main tank yesterday. And the wipers park properly every time I turn them off. Finally. I have no idea how many hours I have spent on the wiper parking issue, but I know that I can disassemble and reassemble the wiper motor in a matter of minutes now.

 

[serial car restorer]

 

[serial car restorer]

Sale pending...

 

[serial car restorer]

Sale is complete. Now in protective custody awaiting transport.

 

[serial car restorer]