1956 Ford Thunderbird

Factory correct restoration
1956 ford thunderbird 56 ford t-bird 1955 1957 55 57
The rear end fluid came out in one large gelatinous glob of old grease and west Texas dust.

1956 ford thunderbird 56 ford t-bird 1955 1957 55 57
At least the previous owner had used factory Ford maintenance parts. Note the sticker on the brake shoe.

1956 ford thunderbird 56 ford t-bird 1955 1957 55 57
The frame is loaded on the trailer and taken for sand blasting.

1956 ford thunderbird 56 ford t-bird 1955 1957 55 57


1956 ford thunderbird 56 ford t-bird 1955 1957 55 57
These parts will be blasted and powdercoated as well.

1956 ford thunderbird 56 ford t-bird 1955 1957 55 57
Just so we're all on the same page as to what vehicle is used to pull around disabled FoMoCo vehicles!

1956 ford thunderbird 56 ford t-bird 1955 1957 55 57
Working on the right fender. This one had been replaced at some point and needs lots of help.

1956 ford thunderbird 56 ford t-bird 1955 1957 55 57
We're unhappy with the right door. The portion of the door we patched is not as smooth as we'd like but the rest of the door is junk. We're going to cut out the lower portion of the skin and re-make it.

1956 ford thunderbird 56 ford t-bird 1955 1957 55 57
The skin is cut free, a template was made and we then rolled a new skin. We start welding it to the door shell here.

1956 ford thunderbird 56 ford t-bird 1955 1957 55 57
Now everybody is happy. We're just going to make a quick test fit here.



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