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thanks, really appreciate it...lots of hard work...

I installed one after matching the dash color and the center was cheesy..so we simply popped it put and swapped the original. This is how it looked....

I also made this for the customer I am sending it out to be chrome plated. I have these available...it is a filler piece for the front bumper that can be chromed to delete the license plate area of the bumper and fill out the bumper shape.

Here are the finished pics....

1957ThunderBirdrestorationbywwwzingercustoms15.jpg photo by zingercustoms | Photobucket you will notice the color differences in the blue in some pictures, that is just the camera picking up light differently.

Front bumper droop seems to be a commen problem, here we addressed that and machined the brackets so we had more adjustment. Here is a better pic of the smaller wheel with the correct type center painted to match the interior. Engine area spruced up some... And just some details Sound...

Well into the final assembly now. Heres some pics.... Nice fit on the front grill chrome A lot of time was spent getting nice gaps on the front and rear light housings.

We clean and painted the frame up front The steering wheel was a brighter shade of blue, the owner wanted to match it to the dash so we did.

After we wet sanded it as seen in the last post I shoot on 5 coats of clear. Now it is time to sand....I feel like I am more of a sander than a painter To get the desired finish, I go back to wet sanding beginning with 600 with a hand block, then 800g, then 1000, then 1200, then 1500, then...

Update! We have really made some progress: Here is the basecoat: First Two coats of Clear: This is after sanding the two coats with 600g

Just sent out our hood hinges for rebuild and got them back. Really impressed with Wilsons Antique Car Parts via hoodhingerepair.com. They machine new rivets and main pin to the size of your worn hinges and press them in so there is no play, they even re manufactured the center post with a...

The engine compartment was pretty nasty with paint stripped from brake fluid and such, lots of dirt in the paint. We were not removing the engine so we had to strip it down as best we could and paint around the engine. We used some high build primer in areas that needed attention. after...

Been a while since I updated...we have all the initial body work finished and are in the second blocking stage on most panels, fine tuning factory wiggles and wobbles... We also refinished the engine compartment and trunk areas. Here are the pics. Thanks for looking. First coat of Primer is...

The door gaps were as usual not good, hanging out in the wind on the lower rear of door and body lines not lining up when top was flush...also uneven. You can't see it but it is held flush at top and the body line is off.... Hood high in front and back Same with trunk lid...looks good from...

Here the nose is badly dented and filled with a lot of filler... After metal finishing...

Here are some of the old leaded repairs and dents that need attention. Front fender was sectioned and the work was not too great... This one looked like a bullet hit it! This was a mangled mess here, multiple holes drilled all the way thru the panel and inner panel and then some...

as suspected lots of filler over old repairs...seems more was used than necessary... Yep lots o'paint and primer and filler and primer and red putty..... But what about rust? Here is a view of the only rusted areas we could find....amazing! I have a few more pics but not now here is...

Hi my name is Josh, I have a small restoration shop in Indiana and am currently restoring this very solid 57. I like to document my work and share my processes with people so I will be posting my progress as we go...I have had this car in my shop for a couple months, been meaning to post but...