Repairs

I managed to squeeze in a couple of hours on the Galaxie last night, between the end of my working day and the end of the daylight. Gene has been doing this stuff for the last 60 years but last night we did something that he had never done before. We glued a metal patch onto the rear quarter. Apparently glues have advanced to the stage where they are stronger than weld and of course it is cleaner, easier and no danger of overheating and warping the metal. That was the sum of our labors but it was good to see the rust holes disappear.

Saturday will be another full day and if Marco does not show I will be underneath sandblasting the chassis and underside. I can't pretend to be looking forward to it but getting the underside really clean, painted and tarred up is going to be a priority especially as the plan is that the car will stay in the family for the next 20 years.

I have scoured the four quarters of the Internet for information on converting the Galaxie to front discs. There are some rumors that the parts from a Mustang will bolt on but no real definitive statements. It looks like I will bite the bullet and just buy the kit, it probably makes sense to buy new brake parts. This is what it looks like https://dfbrakes.com/products.asp?id=32 .

This Saturday I will remember the camera so the next post will include plenty of progress type pictures.

Money spent: Thinners $50, Tank Slosh $35