![]() ![]() Getting all of the hoses from the unit to the defrosters and the four outlets on the dash was an exercise in being a contortionist but with Dave Van Winkle's help it was finally all in place. After all wiring, tach cable, speedo cable etc we worked the Vintage Air unit into place. Even though I'd color coded all of the electrical additions I double checked every thing as I worked, so the work went slowly. It was very slow progress getting all of those wires in their proper place. You'll notice there are no more wires hanging loose under the dash. Well after months since my last update I've made a lot of progress however, much of it isn't really noticeable so I've waited until the changes are obvious. Overall I am very pleased with the results. I also need to get the front-end aligned as it steers a little weird, I expected this. It runs fine except I've got a loud noise that may be coming from the Speed-O-Meter or its cable. After a little tweaking, looking for noises, etc. Well, after four years I am now able to drive it again. So start near the bottom of this page and watch the progress going up. Enjoy the progress and suffer some of my frustrations as I proceed. The engine rebuild below was done 50 years after its only other rebuild in 1967. The project started in April of 2017 which was 47 years after having done a similar project on the same car. New text and photos will be added at the beginning of the page occasionally. With the permission of our club president I am posting photos of the project as I proceed. We are adding this page to show the complete body-off-the-frame restoration of a 1957 Thunderbird that your web-experimenter is going through. ![]()
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