64 LCC Restore Jedf16 Start Sep 17 - UPDATED 2 Mar 2020

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64 LCC Restore Jedf16 Start Sep 17 - UPDATED 2 Mar 2020

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KEEP CHECKING BACK - as i will keep adding the stuff I do for Oct 17.

Oct 17 thru Dec 19
Well I got busy doing other things for awhile so work slowed. Here are some photo's of what has been done over the past couple of years, even if slow.
Frame media blasted and epoxy primered. Getting the frame on/off the tow truck kinda a pain without wheels.
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Doors / Hood / Header / Trunk Lid / Fenders and 1/4 panels - Chemical dipped and stripped to bare metal. The 1/4 Panels - I have 6 different 1/4 panels to choose from my 3 cars, and they are all rotted along the bottom 3 inchs to verious degrees. So I drove to Califorina and got clean 1/4's are from a '61 and '63 parts car. Anyway. Pic of them wrapped up and on the way to the media blast and epoxy primer guy.
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Lots of parts and parts and parts to catalog and clean. Learning more about bolt: type, tread size, head type, length, finish, flanging ETC then I care to know. But what are you gonna do. As an example:
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Putting the panels back on to check the "lines" of the car and proper spacing. This is time consuming and requires crazy patients. But I got it done. I was planning on welding it all back together but the body work professionals ask me to not too. Makes their repair/paint prep work easier. So I'm leting them do it. The car is currently in line, waiting, for its turn. (Note: I was still working in the car when this pic was taken, so for those blowing the photo up and looking close - it is not perfect)
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So While I wait for the car to head off to the body shop, I gather up parts and pieces to be cleaned. This is a container I sent to the media blast / epoxy primer guy. And the parts comeback wrapped in plastic.
Before Example of a part
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After with more parts wrapped in the blue container
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Parts I'm cleaning. I have found a happy self compromise - parts you can see on the car, I spend more on: send to a shop like the media blaster or re=zinc shop. Or purchase a new replacement bolt or hardwear item - so the part looks really good or even new. The things you can't see (parts behind panels or burried somewhere in the car. I just do the best I can cleaning it. This philosophy works for me and speeds up answer of "what am I gonna do to this (insert part name here)?" So more pics of parts I cleaned and will not be "on display" for all to see. I'll just know it's like this.
This stuff works great for cleaning and rust removal.
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After
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You get the idea, I hope.

All right that is the update for the last 2+years. I feel like the project is going to speed up a bit. For the time being, I am working toward cleaning more parts and getting the items needed for Phase 2 - putting the suspension together. Disc brake conversion, Differential rebuilt and cleaned up, power steering gear box and pump rebuilt an upgraded, steering column, wheels, and suspension. Currently planning on putting the car on an airbag system - for ride, but I do like the slammed look.

More later - Out


PREVIOUS POSTS Sorry if your jumping around.
Oct 1, 2017
Pulled my 1st Panel ever. Overall went pretty well. 3 more to go.

sorry pic is sideways - open attacment and pic shoud be normal?
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Oct 5
Pulled the other front fender panel today. Went a little easier then the left side, but had a different issue to work thru, always a problem. Also prep'd the 2 rear fenders for removal; paint removal, grind off rust, removed lead filler. Just need to remove tank filler neck, drill out spot welds and handle any surprises. Still don't know or care why pic displays sideways. If opened, looks fine.
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Gonna be a week before I touch her again - Going to do a bit of traveling 7 to 14 Oct

Oct 22
OK back at it - Bought the exhaust system for the car a lil early. My source has enough parts for just one more system and then he is done messing with LCC exhaust systems. I also got both rear 1/4panels off. Getting the Filler tube out was my personal challange for the day. It was a pain.
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Oct 24

Removed Bumper, Grill, Radator and associated parts.
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Re: 64 LCC Restore Project by Jedf16- UPDATED 30 Oct 17

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OCT 30

Have spent the last couple of days pulling the motor. Basically 6 to 7 hours of prepping everything and the actual pulling of the engine took about 30 min. I am sure others could do it much faster, but I'm new to all this. Anyway, the motor is out and now sits on an engine stand. I don't feel as though I documented the event fully. Only time will tell. IDK. If those who are reading this are in need of parts from a 430ci motor - I will sell. I have a fully rebuilt motor and transmission waiting. I'm not really explaining what I have done, If anybody is looking or the specifics - just ask and I will get into the steps I took to get the motor out or for any of the other stuff I have done. Thanks.

sorry about the sideways pics. Open and they should be normal. Not sure how to edit on this site, since it's not FACEBOOK.
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Re: 64 LCC Restore Jedf16 Start Sep 17 - UPDATED 14 Feb 2018

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Well it has been a few months and fromt the last post I have dropped the Transmission and proceeded to strip the car of everything (nuts bolts wires suspension brake lines fuel lines and on and on. The biggest pain was scraping all the undercoating underneath the car and scraping all the black gooey stuff everywhere. Car is ready for the sand blaster. I still need to remove some fenders from my "donor cars", strip down the doors. Fenders/doors/trunk lid/hood all go to get chemical dipped and then will rejoin with the car at the sandblaster for blasting and primer. I am working to get that all done by March. Pictures: Sorry if pic's are turned - have not found easy way to fix.
Wires lots of wires
Wires lots of wires
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Cockpit all striped
Cockpit all striped
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Engine Bay
Rear suspension out
Rear suspension out
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Re: 64 LCC Restore Jedf16 Start Sep 17 - UPDATED 30 Oct 17

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Now that is one dismantled car! Hope you are saving the pieces! I'm impressed. Wayne
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Yes. Impressive.
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Re: 64 LCC Restore Jedf16 Start Sep 17 - UPDATED 30 Oct 17

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Amazing! Curious, did you strip the fenders because you have better ones to use? Seems like it would be easier to do rust repair on the panels than to replace all the pinch welds and get everything aligned again. Do you have a donor car with the fender you are going to use or what? This is going to be a great build to watch, Thanks for sharing.
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Re: 64 LCC Restore Jedf16 Start Sep 17 - UPDATED 30 Oct 17

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Thanks fellas. SteveK. I stripped the fenders so I could have them dipped vs media blast. By dipping the 4 outside fenders, doors, hood and trunk lid I will remove all corrosion that will eventually eat it up thru the expensive paint job that will go on the car. It’s just a matter of when :). That’s way I cut all the pinch welds. Also, I do have a donor car, in fact I have 2. The first is a 65 LCC that I thought was a good restore car. I was totally wrong. So I had to start again. I am new and this is my first attempt at doing this. So I have made a few errors along the way. The 65 was one of them. The 2nd donor car is a 64 sedan. Between the 3 cars I will take the best available part and use it on the project car. For example - I will take 3 outside fenders from the 64 sedan and one from the 65. This will give the project car the “best” metal, And so on. It’s a lot of work, but I feel it’s the right way to go. I hope I have fully answered your question.

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Re: 64 LCC Restore Jedf16 Start Sep 17 - UPDATED 2 Mar 2020

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I updated this post 2 Mar 2020
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Re: 64 LCC Restore Jedf16 Start Sep 17 - UPDATED 2 Mar 2020

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Very cool project. I wish I had the time and money to take my car to this level.
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Re: 64 LCC Restore Jedf16 Start Sep 17 - UPDATED 2 Mar 2020

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Looking good...a lot of work already. One suggestion. You have removed a lot of structure from that unibody. Normally you see guys bracing the car on the inside to keep everything straight and aligned before dropping the doors (and fenders). You still may want to do that using measurements or you may find yourself struggling to get the doors and fenders reinstalled with good panel gaps and hood, trunk and doors fitting properly. Looking forward to seeing more!
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Re: 64 LCC Restore Jedf16 Start Sep 17 - UPDATED 2 Mar 2020

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Just wanted to touch base. Are you still working on this project? Let me know. I would love to share some current photos or have you on Lincoln Addict podcast
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Re: 64 LCC Restore Jedf16 Start Sep 17 - UPDATED 2 Mar 2020

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This is (was?) an incredibly ambitious undertaking. I would not be surprised to learn that life got in the way at some point.
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Re: 64 LCC Restore Jedf16 Start Sep 17 - UPDATED 2 Mar 2020

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Projects like this really make me scratch my head especially when sentences start with "I have never done this before ". Every panel was cut off to paint parts that were never painted from the factory! Typically you align the doors before you cut a quarter off then you hang the new quarter off the door... how this build is going its going to be a nightmare to get anything aligned!

If he was this ambitious as a first time car builder Imagine how prom night went! :o
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Re: 64 LCC Restore Jedf16 Start Sep 17 - UPDATED 2 Mar 2020

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Holy restoration, Batman! It is great! Way6ne
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