1990 country squire resto/lowrider in UK

[andyfanshawe]

Will you go back and block out the roof with a nice long block and guide coat?

I dont want you to have a ripple effect in the paint on that LONG roof of yours by just using the da.

Already done that! Its as straight as its ever going to be. The rack that used to be on there has obviously caused some slight ripples around the mounting points halfway down that have reached over to the first pressing. Got about 10 hours in the roof plus a lot of paint. Gonna have to do! Its never going to be perfect, and I don't want it to be. Need to get this thing finished so I can drive it before I get too old. Lol.

Andy.

[87gtVIC]

Haha I hear you. This has been one long on going project for you.

[andyfanshawe]

Right,...the dashboard. That bloody heavy soddin thing! Jeez, thats a great lump! And since a lot of the wiring wont be needed (cruise, ac, heated windshield, etc) so remove and dismantle completely. Wiring loom out, unwrapped, unwanted wires removed (that took hours and hours to research), dash sprayed black, wires rewrapped and all put back together. Oh, one more thing. In the UK we have to have a rear fog light (for less than 100m visibilty) and a corresponding warning on the dash. So I've got to add one, or to make it cleaner, use one of the disused warning lights (airbag in this case) and rewire.
Top left one scraped clean




and painted yellow



Here's the back of the dash stripped out


and the metal bit



Here's the whole loom out on my makeshift wallpaper table on top of our bins!

[andyfanshawe]

Back of the dismantled glovebox after painting black.

The best artists always sign their masterpieces don't they?!!



Not quite sure anyone else will see it though....lol!

[packman]

I'd be afraid to do that to any of my vehicles. For fear of the next owner tracking me down after discovering all of my botches.

[andyfanshawe]

I'd be afraid to do that to any of my vehicles. For fear of the next owner tracking me down after discovering all of my botches.

Lmao! No danger of that with me, I'll be dead by the time it's finished!

[andyfanshawe]

Front end redesign.....

Just like the rear bumper, lets tuck the front bumper back.
Filler panel removed.
Before



After


I think it looks loads better.

[sick88tbird]

Glad to see this thing still progressing! I remember when I narrowed and tucked the bumper on my ‘85 to achieve a similar look...it’s a massive waste of time on the earlier cars! Lol. Have any side profile shots of that bumper tuck?

[andyfanshawe]

Glad to see this thing still progressing! I remember when I narrowed and tucked the bumper on my ‘85 to achieve a similar look...it’s a massive waste of time on the earlier cars! Lol. Have any side profile shots of that bumper tuck?

Hi sick88tbird.

Side shot...



Front grille next. Plan is to turn it black, so framework made out of round tube bent and welded up ready for the black mesh grille to be wrapped round it.





Andy.

[andyfanshawe]

Door cards next. Since the car has been channelled, the floor is partway up the door. So the card needs reducing in height.

Bottom "carpet" half removed..




A cardboard template made up and shows how much is to be cut off the bottom.

[Grand Marquis GT]

Been following this since the beginning. Love seeing progress, mate!

[andyfanshawe]

Been following this since the beginning. Love seeing progress, mate!

Thank you! keep following, getting towards the finish line now!!

Andy.

[andyfanshawe]

Bits of the car going into paint this week, so frameworks made up to hold the front nose, the new centre grille and the headlight bezels







Bodyshell already epoxied and roof primed so that will be in for full priming soon. this week hopefully,

Back onto door cards......all 4 covered in black material





compare to old



Heres the old door handle pulls


and the newly designed



Since the car has no handles or locks, I need a way to pop open each door and wind down the rear tailgate window, so the CMD X remote controller bought from dakota digital, 7 relays and a 12 wat fuse box.
Mounts welded up, a plate fabricated and all wired up. Worked first time!

[andyfanshawe]

Dashboard trim repaint.



My Wife says I'm faffing about and should get on with the real stuff!!

My reply....the last 5% takes 95% of the time! Don't think she was convinced though.

[87gtVIC]

Green. Looking to see how it all comes together in the end. Going to be so damn nice.