Projects 62 Ford Falcon build

final trim and fit on the engine braces and welded them up to the frame,firewal and under dash brace.. not to bad?

 

Looks real good considering you weld with fluxcore!

 

thanx joe

 

Hey man new job & new welder ,time to upgrade to an argo mix bottle

 

then Id have to learn to weld all over again, lol

 

mocked up the wheel tubs and part of the back seat backing.. going to use 16gauge for them, so made my template.. still working on it slowly

 

Good stuff, Rick.
Mock-up is fun, isn't it?

 

oh yeah, get to see what it would look like, trim,fit,slide,hammer,dolly, or BFH,, then transfer pattern to virgin metal.. Sure beats wasting metal for something that doesnt fit or wont work (story of my build it seems,lol) ...

 

cool
I save cereal boxes and tape them together for pattern material.

 

When did your firewall did you set it back, I'd like to move mine back about 6 inches.

 

joe, i use dollar store craft paper, its 45"x22" $1 for 2.


60 ford,,i didnt move it back at all, kept it in the same place. things worked out pretty good for motor fitment. I didnt really wanna mess with the cowl, windshield,etc..

 

I think I will have to set my motor back to clear the blower pulley. I dont have the blower yet to check the length, but Im sure 6" will be enough.

 

A whole dollar! MAN!!! It must be nice to be so rich!
Thanks. I never think of that place enough. Plus I always have cereal boxes around.

 

your putting a blown 390 in yours right?

 

i ran out of tape to tape cereal boxes,, man tape is expensive,lol... bigger paper is cheaper

i used big paper for my oil pan mod (made to scale)

 

Yes, mine will be blown, the only other option would be mechanical fuel injection, but its hard to find, and Ive been its really hard to keep it tuned for the street.

 

LoL ! I do the same thing , looking good rick!

 

These pics are of the wheel wells on the Wild Child. This is how it was done back in 65. Maybe these might be helpful in your 62 Falcon build. I have 100's of detailed images when I restored the Wild Child if you need any details of way back when.

Keep up the good work.

Joe

 

thanx, Id like to see the pix,,

 

finished the mock up of the rear seat/floor area/wheel tubs tonite.. now waiting on 18gauge.. -12*c in my garage and no heat,, brrrrr but i managed to do what i needed to tonite.. hopefully this weekend the metal is ready so i can burn some wire and get warm,lol

 

Looks good.
You sure don't want to just gl*** over that paper and be done with it?
KIDDING!
I hope you get the metal this weekend. Don't want you to freeze.
Sheesh! It's a balmy plus 1 here! You must live in what they call the Great Frozen North!
Steve had some weird looking white stuff on the ground. Do you?

 

my mockup stuff is 24 gauge.

we have that white **** yes,,terrible stuff

 

Man.. don't freeze there! I looked out at the thermometer here and saw -1 and thought: brrr. Then I see the temps around the province! Yuck!
What did the dogs think of the snow?

 

dogs dont care for it either anymore,, they did at first but to cold for them and they keep slipping and sliding (you know how jumpy and hi-strung they are).lol

 

metal is ready tomorrow, got 16 gauge as they were out of 18,, so good enuff for me wheel tubs,floor, and back seat area will be cut and bent for me.. hopefully this weekend im ready to get most of it done. gotta fix and weld up some rocker sections and bracing before the floors in.

 

I was looking at some of your first pics. how do you flip that
front end with out the bottom of the fenders dragging across the doors?

I had to cut mine off so they stay on the body. mine is steel also.

thanks

 

click my link, theres a vid in there somewhere.. i made the hinges pull out 4inches before it tilts. theres a few pix of the hinges as well that shows how it works.

 

That's great! Cut and bent for you is even better!
Don't freeze out there.

 

suppose to be +1*c this weekend (withabit of snow) so almost spring,

 

Wow... that's almost hot for your part of the province this time of year!
You should be able to make a lot of progress.

Once I finish the brakes on the 4x4 I'll put the T in the garage.
Well.. IF my heart starts beating properly again. I'm like an old engine. I need a new distributor. My timing is off.