Projects My 59 edsel wagon build.

Totally worth it. Welding is alchemy!

 

This is the area under the fuel filler with the rust cut out.

 

I decided to repair the drivers rear wheel well lip that was rusty, since I had the inner panel cut out, so it would be easier to form.

 

Slowly plugging away on my '59 Villager.
Not much rust though, just too many projects.

 

Keep working at it, it will be awesome.

 

I love 58 & 59 Fords.. very cool! Be watchin' this one, fah shure!

 

Cool build.

 

This is the area behind rear wheel.
I cut out the bad stuff.
The new panel being fit up.
New panel tacked in.
THis area was also rusted. It went a little higher in the panel.
Here is the whole area tacked in. I impressed myself with this one.

 

This is the quarter are with all metal finished. It will need some, plastic bodyman in a can, but I have found as long as you have a good solid base a little filler doesnt hurt.
Sure I could have bought a replacement quarter panel but what fun wuld that be!

 

Here is the inner wheelwell area with new metal formed in and ready for welding.

 

Watching with extreme interest. . .looks like I'm going to be in much the same boat with the '60. . .

Lookin' great! Keep it up. . .we gotta keep as many of these beasties on the road as possible

 

never saw an edsel wagon before , looks pretty cool , did they ever offer it in a 2 door ? just currious if they did

 

The '58 Round-Up is the only two door wagon; '59 & '60 wagons, to the best of my knowlege are all four door.

 

Thanks Missprint. Yes, we have our work cut out for us. But I wouldnt have it any other way. You will need some sheet metal. There is a lot of this stuff that just has to be made from scratch. But thats the fun part. Besides the cutting and welding!!

 

no.1.this is the rust area cut out around the LR wheelwell.

no.2.Here is the inner fender well with new metal welded in, from the inside.

no.3.The 3rd picture is the rear floor area in its early stages getting fit up.

 

Greg, nice work! I have saved a rusty 57 ranchero from the crusher, alot of guys would have cut it up. I have a great deal of respect for your project. Mine has been on hold, as I bought a nearly finished 58 ranchero in the meantime. Years ago in the mid 70's I dirt tracked a 57 ford 427, I won alot of races with the car. I always wanted to put an edsel body on it, would have been the only one around. Nice work, Mark

 

MissPrint is correct. The 1958 Roundup is the only year that they made the two door wagon. IIRC there were less than 1000 made.

 

Here is the next area of attack. Its the inside panel in front of the tailgate.

This is the same area with the rust cut out.

Here is the new metal welded in. I havent ground down the welds yet in this photo.

 

This is an early photo of the panel under the tailgate from the outside.

Here is the new panel in the early stages. I ran out of weld gas so Its on hold till I get to the weld shop.

 

This is the spare tire well. In an earlier post I said this area was in good shape. As you can see, after cleaning it up I found yet another rust hole that needs fixed. Cool, lets get cutting and welding!!!

Its cut out!

Here is a view from the bottom side.

Here is the patch panels screwed in waiting for welding.
I am overlaping the panels for strength since it will be under the spare tire and it needs to be strong.
All I have is a sandbag and round plastic mallet so I built it in sections and had to slice some areas to get the form I needed.

 

That's very creative!!

 

Cool pics and progress. Keep it up!

 

This is inspiring me to quit whining about my ailments, maybe get a friend to help, and get my rear in gear on my 58 Edsel Delivery. Less rust, but just as much welding and fabricating. Good job! Will be watching for progress.

 

greg, teach yourself to tuck shrink and you won't need the sections ...nice work BTW !

 

very cool car man, keep it up

 

great car! love that body style. Goodluck on the build

 

Its been slow going but here is the latest.





Here are some shots of the inside rear with all the metal welded in.





This is the same area primered up so it doesnt rust up.

 

This is the rear wheelwell painted and finished.

This is the underside of the passenger side floor.

 

This is my last post on my Edsel build until later this fall.

I moved it behind the garage for now. I need the garage space for my 39. I am sooo ready to hit the road in my 39 ford.

Its been a long winter cutting and welding on the old edsel, but I am making progress. I need to let it set for a few months and get caught up around the house, and do some cruising in my "driver" hot rods.

The Edsel has been setting since last fall, but a little gas in the carb and a fuel line stuck in an oil bottle full of gas, and it pulled itself around back.

The last picture is all the big chunks of what I have cut out of the car this winter. I still have to tackle the drivers side floor and rocker.

 

Nice work, I hope we will see the work on the Edsel in a few months back again.