A long time ago in a Galaxie far, far away (and other shit)

[stephen01]

So glad you had found the  nearest petrol station! It’s a nice straight drive tbf, already missed it on the drive at home. 

Good news for the engine light! 

[Split_Pin]

If you are keeping it for a time, a Creator C110 code reader and general digital whip is £25 well spent. I've used mine rather a lot on the R56. It's a damn fine wee piece of kit made for BMWs post 2000 and can do/read a lot of stuff on the Mini.

Alternatively give us a shout and I can banish rogue codes for you!

[sdkrc]

On 9/15/2020 at 10:04 PM, Jim Bell said:

If you can beat my 92mpg over 100 miles, I'll buy you a fine new hat. 

[Jim Bell]

Sir, I say sir. I do declare I owe you one fine new hat.  

[Asimo]

That’s impressive driving. I never managed much over 80mpg for that distance.

Good to know magic Honda is still magic.

[sdkrc]

Having done 600 miles in the roffle Bini, I decided to use the low hanging fruit in the free service kit, spark plugs and air filters. Check out this naughty spark plug 

Unfortunately I wasn't enjoying the Bini's go kart suspension. It doesn't really work around the east end of Glasgow as the roads have been hand crafted by artisanal road workers using only the biggest and dirtiest potholes and the smallest of cares.

I also needed to do a big ol' journey with the family and wanted a car which was both cavernous and which gave the missus the impression of safety®

Roll on this disco and PXing the mini...but not before a puncture the day before I'm supposed to swap 

This made me notice the uneven wearing on the inside edge. A fair bit worse than I remembered. Paid for some fresh 'Rovelos' and let the buyer know about the suspension woes. 

I'm about 850 miles into the disco @31mpg.

The missus likes it, I like it, everyone seems to like it. 

It's like driving a bunk bed from the top bunk. Similar handling too. 

I also really enjoy the sound of the creamy diesel engine. Very pleasant and smooth.

[loserone]

2 minutes ago, sdkrc said:

Rovelos

Remarkable how much speed they can carry now the wheels are pointing the right way!

[sdkrc]

More gratuitous Disco shots

[sdkrc]

An album of the resto work so far on the Galaxie. 

https://photos.app.goo.gl/iQ6qX32L3JuM6fCW8

The boot floor. Made of expanding foam, hope and underseal. 

 

The new boot floor

 

 

This is one of the best doors, all of them had rotten skins and chronic rust along the bottom halves.

 

 

The seam between the roof and the body

 

 

The floorpan which previously didn't exist

 

 

The ceiling of the Sistine chapel after sanding

 

[sdkrc]

The boot lid

 

The continental shelf near the fuel tank (and the fuel tank)

 

 

Since there was a 0% chance of keeping the patina, here's the original list of colours available for 66 Galaxies

These aren't available off the shelf any more so you need to mix them or find something similar

 

The route I went

 

What I'm aiming for

 

 

 

[sdkrc]

Just to reiterate, I have done absolutely none of the work (I wish I had this level of skill and drive) and this only represents some of the blood sweat and tears that have gone in.

 

A pillars 

Inner wings

Cross members and floorpans

Every single door

The entirety of the boot floor and the boot lid

The rear quarters in-between the boot and rear wings

Sanding, priming, painting and the myriad of other things I've missed

Etc etc.

 

Mind boggling stuff

[JMotor]

That's come along nicely.

Really like the choice of the new colour too.

Can't wait to see it all done. 

[eddyramrod]

I am Ford Peppermint Green with envy.

[GingerNuttz]

It's sitting in guide coat to be sanded with 800 wet tomorrow so it shouldn't be too much longer till it's painted.

I've lost about half a stone sanding this behemoth 😂

[Matty]

22610 for me please bud 👍

[Schaefft]

Mental, how many hours of work will it need you think?

[GMcD]

A most excellent choice of colour. 

Amazing work by gingernuttz 👏.

[GingerNuttz]

 

14 minutes ago, Schaefft said:

Mental, how many hours of work will it need you think?

I'll have somewhere between 300 and 400 hours in it when it's finished. 

 

 

[jaypee]

Hoooo Leee Phuq! 

That's looking tremendous! 

[Schaefft]

16 minutes ago, GingerNuttz said:

 

I'll have somewhere between 300 and 400 hours in it when it's finished. 

 

 

Do you want to do one of mine next?😂

[sdkrc]

Me picking the car up 

[GingerNuttz]

9 minutes ago, Schaefft said:

Do you want to do one of mine next?😂

You'd have to join the queue 😂

[Split_Pin]

Incredible work man. 

That is turning into one minted Galaxie.

[captain_70s]

Trivia - More metal and MIG wire have gone into this than the Dolly, Acclaim and Herald combined.

[PhilA]

8 minutes ago, captain_70s said:

Trivia - More metal and MIG wire have gone into this than the Dolly, Acclaim and Herald have metal in them, combined.

Ftfy

[GingerNuttz]

Just shy of 25Kg of mig wire and over 2 8x4ft sheets of steel in the whole job 😂 

[JeeExEll]

Wow, that's fantastic.  I often wondered how this project was going but probably missed some updates, such an interesting car.

[sdkrc]

I've been trying to understand the spec/models for a while but it's all a bit bewildering. It seems the XL is a trim spec as is the LTD part.

This one is almost exactly the same as mine minus the colours. 

I'd like to think about what colour to do the interior in next. Black doesn't go too well with the light blue

https://classiccars.com/listings/view/1478114/1966-ford-galaxie-500-for-sale-in-milford-ohio-45150

[eddyramrod]

Back then, the US manufacturers tended to colour-match paint and interior, a trick this side of the Atlantic never seemed to quite grasp.  So a light blue on the seats and door cards, with perhaps a shade or two darker on the carpets, would be appropriate.

[GingerNuttz]

Has to be off white with blue stitching and a shag pile carpet. 

You'll be able to collect the money from your hoes in style 😂