sidewaysickness Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Discussion thread: //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/41479-sidewaysickness-1971-ford-ltdgalaxie/ So il make a start on my build thread. Thats the oldest pic i can find 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewaysickness Posted December 8, 2013 Author Share Posted December 8, 2013 A few more older pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewaysickness Posted December 8, 2013 Author Share Posted December 8, 2013 After getting the scoop off and refilling the bonnet 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewaysickness Posted December 8, 2013 Author Share Posted December 8, 2013 *time fasts forwards* Engine going back in Old VS New Suspension bushes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewaysickness Posted December 8, 2013 Author Share Posted December 8, 2013 Present day (or close to) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewaysickness Posted December 8, 2013 Author Share Posted December 8, 2013 Video taken from my potato Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewaysickness Posted January 12, 2014 Author Share Posted January 12, 2014 Awesome photo of "LAND BARGE" taken today at Nelson Lakes 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewaysickness Posted November 2, 2014 Author Share Posted November 2, 2014 Polished up the land barge for my mates wedding the other week. Somehow managed to cover the bridesmaids in rubber shrapnel, still waiting for the professional pics of this happening. On another note I am working on getting Dan (Blue corolla) signed up and living life to the fullest. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post sidewaysickness Posted November 17, 2014 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 17, 2014 Heres a sketch of the old girl drawn by my mates girlfriend. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sidewaysickness Posted April 24, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2015 Heres some pics from a recent photoshoot. I will upload them as i get them 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sidewaysickness Posted July 4, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 4, 2015 The LTD has been letting me know over the past year that it's time for some love and after breaking a valve spring at Nats I knew for sure that this was true. Iv parked her up and removed the shocks and springs to see how a airbag setup would look in full slam Rear ride height before... Rear ride height after ...[/url[url=http://s1372.photobucket.com/user/sidewaysickness/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20150703_161203_zps9s4vi5nq.jpg.html] I get the feeling it's time for a bare metal rebuild so watch this space 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewaysickness Posted July 26, 2015 Author Share Posted July 26, 2015 Yesterday ladaspeed helped me lift the featherweight bonnet off so I could start stripping her down. Today I only managed to remove 3 things from her today, which I was quite impressed with! Here's the 3 removed items Now the car looks like this! My bumpstops work extremely well! The length from the front of the bumper and the front of the engine made me laugh 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewaysickness Posted August 26, 2015 Author Share Posted August 26, 2015 The engine and box is almost ready to come out, I really need to build a overkill engine stand before I take it out so I have somewhere to put it. A package arrived from Merica containing the LTD badges for the bonnet and 2 tail lights, problem now is that one of the lenses has a hole and a crack in it. I knew about this before purchase as I was going to use part of my current red/orange lens to repair it, the nice American lady was kind enough to throw in part of a broken centre tail light so I will use that instead. I now put it out to oldschool.... what's the best way to repair a cracked lens? Do I cut a hole as small as possible around both the hole and the crack and try my best to match the replacement piece? or cut the broken lens straight in half and glue it together with the repair piece? Any good experiences with a good clear glue? Loctite 401 good enough? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sidewaysickness Posted September 2, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 2, 2015 Alright so... I've pretty much stripped the whole thing out now. Yes there is areas that need attention but nothing that I didn't know about so she really is still a solid old whale. pics Pulled the engine and gearbox out. Wouldn't surprise me if its the first time the gearbox has seen daylight since being fitted! Good times! 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewaysickness Posted October 11, 2015 Author Share Posted October 11, 2015 So Ive been doing some shit to this shit Stripped her down like a cheap hooker and laid into her. Went and brought the nastiest tarpaulins I could find and set up a sandblasting booth Had to buy a new nozzle and new garnet for works sandblasting unit but at least I'm now using good stuff. Also borrowed Reco's spare air compressor thinking it should be up to the task... it wasn't. So I trundled off in search of more air, ended up borrowing a mates petrol powered compressor thinking surely with these 2 combined... The sandblaster seems to work best at around 150 psi but even with one compressor feeding the other I could get about 40 seconds of good pressure before it went flaccid. Not cool! Ill look into hiring a big bastard trailer compressor to do the job. Anyway...some more pics Discuss //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/41479-sidewaysickness-1971-ford-ltdgalaxie/ 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sidewaysickness Posted November 8, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2015 I started cutting out the rust and replacing that shit. Now I weld all day err day but have very little experience with panel work so let me know if you see something stupid Left side if windscreen before Patch 1 Patch 2 Patch 3 And patch 4 I killed the rust before each patch went on and have finished it off with an etch primer. Just needs a touch of spray filler before I paint. I then did the same with the left rear wheel arch Before. After. Basically the same to do on the opposite side, then alot of repair needed around the boot seal part. I've also realized that I'm totally not rich enough to bag it this time round. So that will have to wait. Chur 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewaysickness Posted May 8, 2016 Author Share Posted May 8, 2016 Thought I had pretty prove that progress is actually getting made here. The following photos are the before and after of the last patch repaired on the body. Which was around the boot lip, quite cunty areas to repair and most corners being made from multiple steel patches. Being hidden I was a bit on the rough side here but it will be functional and not rusty and leaky. Welded Who am I kidding? I'll end up cleaning that up more. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sidewaysickness Posted September 25, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 25, 2016 Look! Look! I actually did some stuff! I know, I'm just as surprised as you are. Degreased and painted the engine bay in the finest paint in all the land, I'm talking about Black zinc of course. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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