Projects 1964 Falcon B/FX Build Thread

Thanks to Roy for spending the afternoon putting a bunch of holes in my brand new wheels! Screw holes to hold the new slicks in place and the air valve hole had to be enlarge for the innertube. The tag says no mounting or painting or you own them... Didn't say anything about holes!





Bart , I sold the seats and console.

 

Could you tell me who made your wheels they have the right look. You have one good looking car and you have done a fantastic job building the car


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The k you Wrench! They are wheel vintiques 15x7 stock ford steel wheels, you can find them at several parts house for about $80 each in primer grey... They also come in chrome.

 

Damn kid cut himself on some drilling chips,put a temporary stop in our progress!!!!Mike also bought a Moroso screw kit and drill guide,the guide was cool,the screws were about 1/2" TOO LONG and very cheaply built!!What he didn't mention is that he got some REAL slicks so he doesn't have to try and race on those cheesy retreads!!! ROY.

 

Thanks for the info


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killer....love this car!

 

Mike
Are your headlights on a relay? My Comet had a set up like you built when I bought it with the lights ran directly through the switch and it kept burning the switches out.

 

Judd the headlights are all factory wiring and a factory switch. The switches in my center control panel are for my fuel/water pumps and electric fan

 

Mike;are they controlling relays? ROY.

 

Roy yes everything is relayed for the pumps and fan. Got the slicks painted and mounted, now I just need to find the right size rim screws. I have 3/4" spacers behind the slicks, after measuring I could probably get away with 1/2" maybe a 1/4" and move the wheels in a little more, is there any advantage to the extra 1/4- 1/2"?

 

Mike;the only thing I can think of is looks!You may have to wait until next week for the screws,I would try Wilcox Supply off of Rice and Sturgis or the big supply house[brain dead on name] on the corner of Rice and Sturgis,or you could try B&B in town. The new slicks and wheels look good! ROY.

 

I tried b&b and they didn't have anything so I went to Wilcox on my way to work and got the screws. Now it looks like a racecar, hopefully it runs like one!! Thanks again for all your help Roy!

 

I dig the stock steel wheels, it's looking really good!

 

Mike;NO problem,I always forget about Wilcox,they have EVERYTHING!!!!! ROY.

 

Hey Mike looking good, I really like the factory style wheel in back! Now just wait till you launch with real slicks, heat em, recheck pressure, and come off hard, you'll love it.....Al

 

If I can ask, cause I didn't see it, what size slick did you put on those rims.

Looks great.

 

Car looks GREAT! Nice job.
Myron_

 

Thank you everyone! Like I said I just hope it runs. Paco, the tires are m&h 26x8.5x15 with tubes. I think I could get at least an inch wider in the stock wheel well if I needed it

 

Mike;looks like I will be going up to the MM on Wednesday.Our first TT is at 9AM Thursday!!! ROY.

 

What time are you heading out Wednesday?

 

Mike;not sure yet,will let you know! ROY.

 

I was able to work out a deal for something really cool... I will be installing after the march meet... Can you guess what it is??

 

Old school mechanical FI? Do I get a prize?

I wish I could post a few pix of my fairlane S/S car but puter is down & I'm working off the wife's I-Pad. Can't upload pix.

Thanks for the info on the tyre size. That & changing out to buckets are my feb. goal.

 

Winner winner chicken dinner!

 

That'll be kick ass all set up & sticking through the hood. Are you planning to run a hood scoop or out in the air?

 

I am keeping my same hood and the stacks will run up to the air plenum box with about 2 inches of room. I am really excited, now if I can tune it to run!

 

That's F'ing AWESOME!

 

What rim size did you use on the front? Tire size?

Thanks.

Paco

 

Very Cool...

 

Thank you guys, there is a big learning curve when it comes to mechanical injection, but all the tuning seems like fun... Right now! Paco I have 15x 4.5 cragars in the front