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We made a shroud for our 61 and it made a huge difference in cooling...
My son just installed a new wiper motor. We went with the one from Newport Engineering. It was pricey, but I see why everyone recommends it....
Thats a REALLY interesting thought. Ive never thought about the carb being too small. If im going to put a new carb on this motor, I will likely...
Its crazy how fast the time has gone by, but the Falcon finally got some much needed attention today. We got the carb dialed in finally, and the...
Price lowered to $29,500
Ryan, I hope it's ok to post this. The car is a 66, but it's pretty much the same body style as a 64. Im posting it for a close friend. 1966...
Where's a good place to get carpet for Falcons?
My son really wants to do turquoise carpet, which I think would look amazing until it got dirty. I personally think he should do black carpet,...
I haven't updates this post in a long time. We have been driving and enjoying the Falcon. Today we finally had time to work on the door panels...
Thanks for all the replies. I appreciate it! I’m going to do a bit more research and then see what my son wants to do.
Sorry to have to ask this, but I have been finding some very conflicting info. The car that Im building with my son has a 70/71 Ford 200 straight...
Our good buddy dropped of the motor and transmissions this weekend. Yes, 2 transmissions! One of the transmissions is the C4 that was bolted to...
Thanks!
Sorry for the silly question, but I cant find the info. What size are the screws that hold the Armrest to the door on a 61 Ford Falcon? Thanks!
Thanks for the reply! Do you know how much larger will the tunnel need to be? And how much power will the stock rear end take? If it matters,...
We had a great time at the Mooneyes show on Saturday. The Falcon made the 75+ mile trip without too much trouble. Strangely, it wanted to...
Here is a cool little update. The 3d printed gaskets worked in the vacuum wiper motor! So now we have working wipers for almost $0! Here is a...
We have the seats in now... Next is door panels... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The interior is starting to take shape. This was the first time I have ever covered something in Vinyl. So my son and I both learned something...
Small update, we have been working on getting the rear seatbelts in. They are just about done, but we are going to make the package tray before...
We’re going to see if we can rebuild the stock wiper motor. The gasket was torn, so we scanned it and 3D printed another in urethane…. [ATTACH]
Ya I saw that one. Its a bit pricey. Im thinking of just getting a universal wiper motor and 3D printing a mount for it. I can make it in ABS...
Well, SEMA was a lot of fun, and now its time to get back to work on the Falcon. We got the front seatbelts installed so far this week. They...
Welp, we have not had time to work on the Falcon, but we are headed to SEMA this week! It will be my Sons first time at the SEMA show. Im sure...
Thanks! I’m hoping to have some time to work on it this weekend.
Thanks for the replies!! I am not sure if thats a PCV or not, Ill have to check. And I will make those vacuum changes you suggested. The idle in...
So we have been driving the Falcon a lot. It’s running really good, as long as we leave it about 1/4 choked. So there must still be some vacuum...
Small Update. I 3D printed a fan shroud and put it in. I used ABS so it should take the heat no problem. We also drained the radiator, put in...
Let's talk carburetors for a minute.... Im pretty sure I've found all the vacuum leaks, and the timing is set to 8 or 9 degrees BTDC. The car...
We got the new radiator put in today. We had to do some slight modifications to get it the right distance from the fan, but the temp is 175-180...
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