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Is there a build date or how do you tell?

 

The part number should start with C2, or higher, like C3.

For the uninitiated, in Ford dating nomenclature, C is the 1960's, with the number being the year. D is the 70's, etc.

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I have 63 V8 spindles if you're interested.

 

Nope, thanks. Looking for 4-lug, 6-cylinder ones.

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I'll check and see what I have around the ranch...

 

They would be for Falcon61wagon. He's doing an upgrade, and has the dinky little early ball joints.

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I'm shocked, that somebody across the country would ask that for somebody they never met.… I do need those spindles! lol


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If us weirdos don't try to take care of each other, who will?

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I don't have any loose right now. I could probably lay hands on some fairly quickly and inexpensively if nothing is found closer. I wish I was done with the legalities on the wagon, I'd just send them out...

 

Just saw this when I was thumbing through some of my old R&Cees.....July 1965, Baltimore, Md. Anyone remember it? Apparently ran A/G with a punched out 389 Pontiac.

 

I may, I'll have to go look for a part number this weekend.

 

The part number should start with C3, not C0, C1. C0-1 are the earliest spindle, with the micro-joints.

Should be something like C3DZ-3106-A and C3DZ-3106-B.

 

so I finally got the correct pitman arm. removed the old steering linkage and installed the new parts. I reused the outer tied rods and adjusting sleeves. the tie rods turned all the way in are to long. looks like I need to trim some threads off the tie rods and shorten the adjusting sleeve. also the center link hits the oil pan on full right turn. its a milodon deep sump pan. before I cut the adjusting sleeves, is there a shorter sleeve available?

 

It's C1.

 

Do the rod ends meet inside the sleeve? If not, maybe you just have rust built-up inside the sleeves. I sprayed some PB Blaster inside the sleeves and worked through the rust enough to get my toe-in set.

 

Those are first-generation ones.

 

If none turn up, I will dig out my first-generation ones, and re-taper them for you.

 

I had to shorten my tie rods about 3/16 in. (total on each side) didn't need to do anything with the sleeves.
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I've found somebody parting out a 64 comet and a 65 ranchero I'll have to find out if either one of those has the right spindles and if he's asking a reasonable price.


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On a side note I ordered a couple of new "ranchero" quarter panels for my wagon. They match fairly well.


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How much are the quarters and where are they from? Can you get just the wheel well area without having to buy the full quarter?
I bought a quarter and wheelwell from a guy cutting up a ranchero then got the driver dogleg piece off ebay.

 

Still looking for a few pieces of trim for my 61 4 door wagon. Mainly need the bottom piece off the front passenger door.

 

They were 149 per side from classic2current fabrications its actually listed under the ranchero section not falcon. I kinda took a shot at buying them cause I didn't want to deal with a shorter panel. The wheel opening was gone up to the first body line on my wagon along with the lower section of the rear. I will say that the lowers rear section on the new panel is bent under with a crease not a roll so don't think that's was factory accurate and the wheel opening is probably not bent under enough but that should be workable. I didn't see just the center section available on their site. But I found this upon a google search. It should be what you are looking for.

http://www.hemmings.com/parts/item/Body-&-Exterior//1960-63-Falcon-Ranch/5720.html




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If they are 6-cylinder cars, either will work.

 

61falconwagon showed me that there are trim pieces on EBay. I need the bottom piece on the front right door. The one on eBay is a front left door bottom piece.
Are they different? For my 61 wagon.

 

I assumed the bottom drivers door was the front left bottom. Ill look on my two door tomorrow and see if there different.

 

Thank you I messed up and typed driver. I also texted the guy on CL. Thanks for the link.

 

I called the guy with the ranchero, it is a 6 cyl/4 lug spindles . Will the upper and lower control arms work as well off that car? He said he'd take 130 for both sides from control arm to control arm with hub spindles etc. not sure if that's fair.


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It's the same guy with the parts I'm looking at. I asked him to look at that passengers lower trim part on that 61 4dr.


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