Features Falcons done right?

So how do you go about taking the coil springs out of these cars????

 

Pull the shocks and use a spring compressor to compress and remove the spring. You need to be careful, there is a lot of energy in a compressed spring.

 

Well thats easy enough. I was reading other threads ( about other cars) and they were talking about having to pop the ball joint out. I didnt think you'd hafta go that far. Thanks man.

 

Hi Falconers. I bought a real 1963 Sprint in 1977 (red w/primered nose) and proceeded to butcher it until I parted it out in 1983. It appeared on eBay in 2007. I bought it again (gray w/no hood). Only kept the vent windows and recycled the rust. It would go 150 all day long. I'm building a red 1963 Futura currently.

 

I know it's a 67'. Kinda too new. But thought I'd share a pic of my
428CJ top loader Falcon.

 

That 67's a beaut. looks good in a plain Jain wrapper

 

Yeah Eric, but will swap to 5-bolt pattern when I change the drums to discs and upgrade the diff.

 

Muttley another cool old article where do you get them?
Thanks for sharing!

 

I've got a pretty good magazine collection and a brand new scanner.

 

Also, it REALLY helps to remove the spring covers so you can get the compressor on with more coils between the ends.

 

Nice I want a scanner too...

 

Yo, Muttley...

It's Baaaack!

 

nice real nice. Talk about the ultimate "Q"car sleeper.

 

AWSOME Man a real credit to you, love it!!!

 

Thought I'd add these couple of deliveries and wagon I saw last weekend .....

 

I just left the damn things off when I was done.....
Rob

 

I like a lot the Aussie Falcons diffrent front ends.
This on in particular. What year is it? Is it hard to find
this grille/headlite assembly?
Anyway car's bitchin aint it?

 

any negative effects for doing this? it looked to me like they might strengthen the tower. mine no longer fit due to the bags so i was going to make some that do fit. if they're not needed, i'll skip the extra work.

 

I need to know the stock track width on a 60-62 Falcon,particularly the front or the hub to hub mounting surface distance please?

 

Ive got another "basic" question for you Falcon guys. Can any of you walk me through How to replace the control arm bushings in one of these?? Ive just been quoted $800 by the local tire place!!!!!!

 

Falcon Panels. Love em.

 

Hey u guys have not heard of me, but I am building a 62 Falcon Nostalgic Gasser, getting ready to order my front axle and of course I wrote down the stock hub to hub width measurement before ripping the suspension off, and of course I can't find it now that I have moved 2 times.

Question- Does anyone know what the stock hub to hub width is for a 62 Falcon front suspension

 

Which bushings? The lower inners simply press in and out, the upper inners are on a shaft assembly that can be ordered as a whole unit, with the end bushings screwing into the A arm and onto the shaft at the same time, and the ball joints are riveted in - you grind off the rivets and replace with nuts and bolts that come with the new ball joints. $800 will buy you most everything necessary to rebuild the whole front and/steering.

-KK

 

Not that I have noticed in the last 2 years or so....the shock tower cap (??) on the inside of the passenger side engine compartment broke loose at the 3 mounting points, but that was due to a bad part. The bolt holes were enlongated, even before I cut the coils, and when it broke it let the shock extend to the point of dimpling my hood from the underside . But, the driver's side is perfect; I welded some new steel on the stretched bolt holes of the bad pass side part, and it's working fine now.
Rob

 

All of em need to be replaced, This car sat for a looong time and is from reno so they are are really dry. Im just sick of the squeek it makes!!!! oh, Ive already replaced my upper ball joints (which were already in with bolts). I havent done the lowers because they still have some life in em.