My Ongoing 1968 LC Project

[Linc68]

Spring has sprung in Georgia...winter is finally over, back to it!!!

[lincolnfanatic4life]

curious Norm, did you ever manage to get that CD of pics in the mail ??

if not no worries...

looking forward to seeing more progres on your 68, as it will no doubt be of help in mine aswell.

[Linc68]

Hi Lincolnfan I tried to open up your message when we talkd about a mailing address, i got this: This message has been removed by its author before it was delivered.
by lincolnfanatic4life » Mon Feb 07, 2011 9:05 pm

I have been traveling quite a bit for work this year, so I might have missed it. I am still willing to send you some of my stuff, just have to be home enough to do it and take cae of chores and working on the car

Norm

[lincolnfanatic4life]

hmmm thats odd..no idea how i did that.. haahah

i can resend you my home address, but i think i'll wait till it sounds like you have less on your plate..

for now ill look forward to seeing your update posts and any pics you put up.

[16InA68]

Wow Norm, the car is looking amazing. I didn't realize you have the super cool non-diamond pattern interior, with original leather to boot! Glad to see things coming along well.

[66Lincoupe]

Spring has sprung in Georgia

I need to get back to the South. The city I left is expecting mid sixties and sunshine... While I drove to work in freezing rain.

I look forward to the continuing saga Norm!

[Mystic_Knight]

[quote="66Lincoupe"I need to get back to the South. The city I left is expecting mid sixties and sunshine... While I drove to work in freezing rain.

I look forward to the continuing saga Norm![/quote]

Ya, fun stuff. My mom lives up in Rochester and said she spent a 1/2 hour just watching cars slide up and down University Drive downtown. I heard a guy from FL yesterday talking about the problems he's had adapting to a state with such a variety of weather. He was from FL.

[Linc68]

Wow Norm, the car is looking amazing. I didn't realize you have the super cool non-diamond pattern interior, with original leather to boot! Glad to see things coming along well.

Thanks, the interior was well cared for even in the chicken coop...mother in law saddle soaped it 3 times a year while it sat
I kept the pieces inside, in a clean spot in the basement, even wih all that , you're lookng at five iterations with lexol, it just keeps drinking it in, quite amazing actually.
All the window electrics are all sorted now,modern relays, modern switches, got some window weatherstrip coming to finish up the doors.
New antenna is in,new relay for it just arrived.

In the meantime, I now remember while I hated drum bakes....but they are done now

[Linc68]

well getting ready for a journey into weatherstrip h_ll..........

[Linc68]

Well, some updates, been very busy, and trying to find all the time I can to get through the "punch list"
I think I am getting close, but from experience this is where you can get discouraged, scrounging for those crucial but seemingly unimportant pieces....

Starting to look like an actual car to casual observers now. As more things get attached the car is settling nicely on its new suspension, getting close to dropping in the tranny next then the engine, cautiously optimistic that my decisions on suspension are working out.

[Linc68]

Working through the weatherstripping, doing better than I thought actually, got the rest for the window/roof and driver side is dry fit, hopeing to get passenger side done this week.

[Linc68]

Opened the last big box of stuff this weekend and was reminded bluntly where this car came from, bumpers and bumper brackets....good lord did they look aweful...I knew the brackets were salvageable , but the chrome was covered in a green, hard, corrosion from the chickencoop's ammonium nitrate saturated ground...so under the logic...of nothing much to lose on the rechroming question, I declared defcon 5 and through the entire arsenal of cleaning solvents, scotch bright pads, steel wool and even a wirebrush to it..stuff that would probably melt today's plastic covered chrome.. I know....<<gasp>>

4 hours later....I guess these cars are a bit overbuilt....

[66Lincoupe]

Beautiful!

[ReijerLincoln]

That's looking very well indeed. Good job!

[68LCC]

Beautiful car. It will be stunning when it's done, no doubt. The color combination is one of my favorites too!