Hello,

I just joined the forum.  I bought a 1964 Galaxie 500XL Fastback 352 motor 8 years ago from the original owner who lives next door to my inlaws. I had ben admiring the car for years and when it went up for sale I grabbed it for my then 7 year old son.  We drove it a few times and did just a little work on it then parked for almost 8 years.  My son took greart pride over the past 8 years showing all his freinds that he had a car already.  Now my son is 16 years old and we rolled the car out last month and started to restore it to its former glory.  We rebuilt the front suspension and steering, the engine and complete brake system.  The interior was pretty well shot, remnants and duct tape.  We now have stripped the interior and installed carpet pad in the entire car.  Waiting for upholstery kit and carpet from Dearborn now.  Car is black with the two tone teal interior, but we are changing the interior to red because that's what the kid wants.  Then we will need to replace every piece of weather stripping on the car plus the front and rear glass seals.  The car will get a fresh coast of black paint once all the weather stripping and seals are removed. Then on to wheels, tires and a hidden stereo system.  I will post up some pics soon and will gladly accept any advice along the way. We are sure to have many questions.