Hot Rods Gasser Gasser Gasser!! 1962 Falcon Futura with a Nailhead??

Ah yes, wasnt that the model that ford came out with for the back seat driver?
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Very nice sir! The ladder bars look awesome too!

Have you figured out what you're going to do for induction? The other thread i saw you discussing options

 

Amazing car. Love it. I also love the fact that you put the shackles at the rear of the front suspension instead of hanging out the front.

Very nice work.....

Eric

 

No, the engine hasn't even been broken in yet, and the intake still has to be fabbed up. The engine is from an abandoned drag boat project. It has some type of aftermarket rods, not sure of who made them, wild isky cam that I need to swap to a more blower friendly one, mildly ported heads, stock compression forged pistons that will be swapped out for custom jobs that I still have to source. The blower is a 6-71 littlefield that is all new internally. Its set up with 40 tooth pulleys top and bottom. Should be good for a BUNCH of boost. Not sure of keeping it that way though. Alot of the motor stuff is a bridge I haven't yet crossed. It will be done right for sure though.

 

Looking real good
scary front wheels spindle mount no brakes
but ultra cool

 

Sounds perfectly sane to me although I though the nailhead was the perfect choice for my 1919 T coupe...maybe we're all nuts!

 

front brakes? you need those? haha.

 

Isky ground my roller cam for my blown nailhead. You should give them a call. I still havent gotten around to building mine but im shottin for sometime this summer.

 

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I am very excited for you in this project. Keep up the good work, and keep the eye candy coming.

Ty

 

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donut29:

How much flywheel hp did you make on your blown nailhead?
What size Nailhead did you use?
What did you did to make it run well?

Thanks,

Ty

 

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Do you know the specs for that Isky cam?
I'm thinking that what would be considered
'wild' in a *naturally aspirated* marine race
application might end up be comparatively
mild and highly usable in a blower.motor.
Before I'd change it, I'd at least talk to Isky
tell them what cam you've got and what
your building. and get their opinion on it.

Mart3406
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ive got a friend building a 65 with a 383 big block mopar in it with a GM 6 speed it is a an orphan car haha yours is turning out really nice

 

Yeah I just read a pretty cool article in an old TRJ about Ohio George and how originally he ran disk brakes up front that he machined but then switched to Big rear brakes and chute out back to save the weight up front. If this car is only going to see track time I'd say that would be the ticket!

If you're driving it on the street well just be careful and don't drive behind me hahaha!!!!

 

Thats funny...I was searching for chutes about an hour ago. I'll make sure to strap a mattress to the front if I decide to drive behind you haha!

I just had a chat with Axle, he invited me to bring the car to VLV and display it in the Gasser reunion area. I'm honored to say the least.

Be sure to look for the Strange Bird in the gasser area at VLV in April!

 

Tell Tommy Ivo, he wasted his money on FOUR of them just one year earlier!

 

looking at the "showboat" is pure happiness. aaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh.

Heres the car a year later:

RIVIERA WAGON MASTER

 

lmao need brakes and a fast prayer to make it in the streets of Toronto Ont..
maybe not politically correct but half the new..arrived cant read english nor drive
lol and the other half get there brother or friend to take the lic test for them
scary mary i tell ya

 

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Without a doubt on the chute. That would be Bitch'in. ;-) (Haven't used that phrase in a long time. I do know it was in California though)

Ty

 

Hey what are you thinking for color on this thing? Are you going to go wild or mild? I keep seeing a baby blue but I think that's because I read that article on Ohio George lately. WOuld be cool though.

 

As straight as that car looks, I'd hope for a dark candy anything...that would really make the gold leaf lettering (that I am also hoping to see) really pop!

Just my opinion...

 

Perhaps an ode to Mazamanian then??? Candy Red like his Willys'????

 

Close...here's Big John against the Stone, Woods, & Cook Willys:


I was thinking a touch darker, along the lines of the color of the Teixeira Willys (pics by HEMI32):

 

wow that is great inspiration to get my lazy butt out to the garage and work on mine..o and by the way......I would name it "The Nail Biter"...would make a good lettering and graph ix display on the side of the car

 

i asked on the wheels because its kinda hard to do burn outs with no front brakes thats the only reason i want them on my car i love the spindle mounts but i need brakes up front .

i looked at the hurst web sight im going too order up a set of those tires .


thanks dice.

 

Adopt me. Please.

 

Or hamber time

 

Guys.. I've seen thing thing in person and its really not all that. Its awful...really.

Haha! Just fuckin with ya Scotty- I've got to swing by and check this thing out again! You've made some crazy progress since I last saw it. Way to go holmes. Looks tough! U'round this weekend?-

 

Guys.. I've seen this thing in person and its really not all that. Its awful...really.

Haha! Just fuckin with ya Scotty- I've got to swing by and check this thing out again! You've made some crazy progress since I last saw it. Way to go holmes. Looks tough! U'round this weekend?-

 

The car is going to be white with red on the sides inside the bullet shaped body lines and lettering in gold or silver leaf. The engine compartment and firewall will be red as well. At least thats whats in my head.

I'm gonna remember this next time you come around....pow! right in the kisser!