Features Doing Falcons Right

I thought it was time to start a technical addition to the "Falcons done right" thread that is apparently extremely popular. this thread would be to post pictures of progress large or small of our apparently popular little cars, so as not to hijack the aforementioned picture thread. I'd be very interested to see even the smallest projects people are doing on these things. (and apparently I'm not the only one)
for example...
my parts just came in from Oz, so I got my overdrive tranny in, and my headers came and fit perfectly! I was blown away! I thought I'd have to cut a lot. Where to share the small victory? Here!
I also just finished building my intake manifold, which was a three-month endeavor...


... and the overdrive trans with mount



You get the idea... let's see if this works
Peace

 

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Thanks,
Kurt

ps: Since Comets are so closely related, they are included, right?

 

i'd like to see where this goes. girlfriend has a falcon and boy could that thing use some brakes. 5 lugs wouldn't hurt either and a lil more GO!

 

Oh yea! All in the family

 

I'm all into this thread!
Rob

 

My 64 Comet wagon. First picture is without the straight axle and the next two is just the beginning stages. More pictures to come when I go out and take them.

 

In the middle of a 14 day straight shift.Soon as Im done will take some pics and contribute to this thread.As they say in the world of Texas Hold Em " Im all in "

 

a 4 door wagon gasser? too cool!!
me likee
love to see the work in progress it amps me up to go work on mine.

 

My work in progress....these are a few months old...






More pics to follow...we're in the process of prepping for bodywork and paint...
Rob

 

more pictures !!!!!

 

Just a little info . It will be a tunnel rammed small block with 2 fours, Top Loader 4 speed , 9 inch with 4.11 gears. Steel black rims on back and Radir Tri Ribs on the front. How about yours ?

 

me and a friend who has 2 Falcons put this 260 v8 in my 64 Falcon. Engine and tranny came from a 63 Comet. Best of both worlds! Getting close to drivable. Still working thru some brake issues. Added a Granada rear end and comet brakes up front too. Now it's 5 lug all around.

 

What parts did you use to get the five lug patterns? I thought the common fixes did not work on pre-63 cars. Thanks!

 

Love the intake falconizer, looks very nice. What did you have to do to make it?

 

I really need to take/post some pics of my Comet, I've had it almost two months now.

 

http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=9AbN2rJq3as34

looking at the pictures, it seems like less work.

ghostcruiser, are you going to pull that shasta with your wagon? sweet combo!

 

I got a great suggestion from a fellow HAMBer, and would like to encourage you all to post links to falcon/comet builds here as well. I may be scratchin' my head over a problem that some of you have already figured out, built and photographed! Share your own builds, or someone else's that you have been following.


ie.
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=214151
peace.

 

i have a request for you falcon owners. My friend is starting a 65 convertable and the rear frame rails are gone, has anybody replaced theirs with something else or fabbed new frame rails? since no one make new stampings as far as we have found. if so could you post what you did/used and some pics? I know he would appriciate the help and so would I

 

As soon as I can post pics I need to get my Falcon on here. I would say you need to get rid of that air cleaner....it was my favorite till I heard about the rash of fires cause by a single backfire. Those cleaners are dangerous! But it looks good.

 

Holy crap! That is SWEET!!!

 

GHOSTCRUISER, are you gonna pull that cool trailer (Shasta?) with the wagon? Cool setup!

 

couple of shots when it was under construction.

 

I'll try to get some pics of my funky '64 Comet posted soon. Cool thread.

 

Here's a little inspiration (not my car- I wish!) from a fellow friend over at 460ford.com BBS. It's a '62 Falcon that makes 1,778 RWHP on pump gas. As a fellow BBF owner and enthusiast, I'm glad to see a BBF engine posting the most pump gas HP in the nation. And the Falcon itself is sublime...

 

hey cool junk, what did you use for the trans tunnel? mine is gone, and it looks like yours is a 1 piece replacement. did you bend that, or is it from another car?
great work!

 

Try Auto Weld in Pa . They list rear frame rails for the Falcon.

 

great idea!!! i love me some falcons

junk i'm collecting for my wagon
http://public.fotki.com/Keith__Shannan/our_1961_falcon_wagon/200_6_cylinder_and/

keith

 

Hopefully will soon be moving on to the engine next on my car.I got a little stock 260 that the heads have been shaved a little from what I was told.Want to get rid of the stock cam and put a slightly larger one with after market intake and carb.
I'm hoping to use this engine first to get it on the road and maybe one day maybe squeeze in a 351c or windsor in there.

 

That is sweet! Looks like hard work, did you weld the aluminum?

 

thanks for the info!