She's pushin' 50........

[Popeye the Sailor]

So that is scrungy.

I want to see it when you make it "hot".   

To put it in perspective......


On the Chrysler.....I spent more on everything from *just* the intake up....than I paid for the Falcon.


This thing will be terribly clean and just driven daily. I'm not building it up.

[TiNi]

It runs real nice.

And for now, it's clean too 

[NAKID]

This thing will be terribly clean...

With you behind the wheel? Are you sure?

[Popeye the Sailor]

With you behind the wheel? Are you sure?

My cars are all clean.


Too many nooks on a bike to make it worth it.

[NAKID]

You know, if you washed it regularly, it might not be so hard to maintain...

[TiNi]

I'm a big fan of
clean as you go  

[Popeye the Sailor]

You know, if you washed it regularly, it might not be so hard to maintain...

I have better things to do 

[JohnnyDucati]

she smokes a little........




















and drinks WAY too much......



















But I love her anyway 

Meet my (new to me) '62 Ford Falcon!

Front:



Rear:



It's coming right for us!



Vicious, guard Iguana! (Paco)



Interior:

Damn, Someguy.  You have good taste. 

(My Gramps had a '63 Fairlane, same color.  I miss him and his cool car).

[Duck-Stew]

It runs real nice.

....poor rear tires.....   

[somegirl]

....poor rear tires.....   

Well, there is that.

[Duck-Stew]

Well, there is that.

Ask me how I know! 

[Popeye the Sailor]

To put it in perspective......


On the Chrysler.....I spent more on everything from *just* the intake up....than I paid for the Falcon.


This thing will be terribly clean and just driven daily. I'm not building it up.

Well, I've totally failed on the "not building it up" thing.

Pics will come but since I've gotten my hands on this beast the following has been performed:

New rear springs-the back end now sits where it should, and it no longer makes horrible noises while cornering.

Front 1.25" sway bar. No body roll now 

The upper and lower control arms have been replaced, as they were shot. The ball joints were at a point where one could almost physically pull them apart by hand. Frightening. The upper control arms were lowered at the same time, to give it better steering geometry. This car now corners exceptionally well.

'62 Falcon canyon carver? Sure, why not?

The idler arm has been replaced, there is no longer slop in the steering.

The original cheeseball gauges have been removed, and a billet piece with aftermarket gauges fitted in their place.

The electric fuel pump it came with was obnoxiously loud. Just....irritating. I rewired it so it's inline, and put a mechanical pump in. I now have a backup pump.


Misc other wiring and what not has been tweaked. Almost where I want it mechanically-talking to my painter next week about it 

[Monsterlover]

[Speedbag]

Well, I've totally failed on the "not building it up" thing.

Heehee. 

That took long enough. No way to resist though when all the elements are there....

Tie the subframes together before things go much further. Trust me. 

[ducpainter]

Well, I've totally failed on the "not building it up" thing.

Pics will come but since I've gotten my hands on this beast the following has been performed:

New rear springs-the back end now sits where it should, and it no longer makes horrible noises while cornering.

Front 1.25" sway bar. No body roll now 

The upper and lower control arms have been replaced, as they were shot. The ball joints were at a point where one could almost physically pull them apart by hand. Frightening. The upper control arms were lowered at the same time, to give it better steering geometry. This car now corners exceptionally well.

'62 Falcon canyon carver? Sure, why not?

The idler arm has been replaced, there is no longer slop in the steering.

The original cheeseball gauges have been removed, and a billet piece with aftermarket gauges fitted in their place.

The electric fuel pump it came with was obnoxiously loud. Just....irritating. I rewired it so it's inline, and put a mechanical pump in. I now have a backup pump.


Misc other wiring and what not has been tweaked. Almost where I want it mechanically-talking to my painter next week about it 

You actually found a painter?