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Also, good luck dealing with Crites. They are WELL known for their (her) lousy customer service and slow order fulfillment record.

Quality of their parts is good though.

 

Been there done that. i have a 61 and wanted a bolt on t bolt hood but nobody makes a bolt on for a 61 so i made my own. i bought a glass t bolt lift off 61 hood and found a donor 61 steel hood at a swap meet. i removed the outer skin from the steel hood and bonded the glass hood to the steel frame. it took some fitting and adjusting but the end result is very good. the hood fits well, bolts to my original hinges and i used the stock hood latch that came with the swap meet hood. the end result is a lightweight hood that i can remove by myself if i want to put the stock hood back on.
If you go into my album there is a close up picture of the hood on my car just after i got it back from being painted.

 

I love the ingenuity

 

As others have said, the 62-63 hood has a different leading edge. I wanted a tear drop hood on my 61 wagon too, so I had to make one, just like 61 Falcon. I got a ripping deal on a used lift off hood from VFN, bought a tear drop from Crites, and gave them both to a buddy who does fiberglass work for a living. The VFN hood is pretty nice, and very light, and the Crites bubble was very nice. Took a little creativity to match the leading edge of the tear drop to the curve of the hood, but it came out great.

I think VFN and maybe US Body Source both make hoods for teh 60-61 Falcon, and I believe they will mold any of their scoops to the hood for an additional fee.

 

I don't understand why that is. I have heard that before but I have bought from them on multiple occasions and never had a problem with them. I bought a hood, two fenders, trunk lid, for my Falcon and mounts, headers for my 56 and never had a problem. They do not stock anything, they build it after you order it so there is always a wait but my shipments have always been around when they said they would. Just don't wait till the last minute before ordering.

 

I waited almost 6 weeks for a trans mount from them - when I called to order she said it would ship in about a week. She got progressively snotty with me as time went on and I kept calling to ask if it was ready yet.

 

ah yes, i've had my run around with Crites. And spoken several times with the lady in question. Months of runaround. It was only when i requested to speak to Mr. Crites did i get some kind of action. " Oh, i found your parts sitting on the loading dock awaiting shipping".....right...parts turned out good though just don't hold your breath. Was told initially 1 month, then another month, then almost another before i called BS.

 

i'm sure Crites has issues that need resolution, but this is a specific thread about Falcons.

 

Reb, i'm just trying to prevent someone from going through the same frustration as i did. I'm a Comet guy but i follow the Falcon brand since they share so much. And not my intention to beat up Crites either, just sharing my hard learned lesson....

 

I haven't updated in a bit, but I'm absolutely tickled to say that The Increadible Miss Judy's '62 wagon is now a runner! Looks like we'll be driving this one to Good Guys next month. It's maiden voyage around the block should be today or tomorrow.

 

here is one of my 62, I am not sure to paint the 14 inch wheels black or green. Or to run chrome lugs with bullet centers or the stock dog bowls. I do want to run a skinny white wall tire though. Any suggestions? I am keeping the patine on the body...

 

All those options sound good to me. I love the '62 Deluxe. Cool car.

 

Well, the long awaited day is here!!! Hot Rod Ron and Nick Flores from the board came over this afternoon and helped with some brake bleeding issues that were driving me nuts. As of now I can safely say that Judy's wagon is now a driver!!! The three of us took turns driving it up and down my street and giggling like teenage girls... Well maybe that was just me! (Nick is the one that kinda looks like a Roth monster!) it'll be a week or two of tuning and fixing this and that, but I will post a picture of Judy herself at the wheel in the next week or so. Oh, we drove it up to the weekly Central ave get together tonight...

 

Aw, come on Falcon guys... This was a big day!

 

everybody must have been outside! congrats on your run; sounds like more fun than you expected. my own Falcons are gone, but i still enjoy seeing everybody elses.

 

Thanks 62 rebel. Guess you're right!

 

Looks good, it is always good to take that first ride. I am a fan ot the 62 wagons

 

It may be a Ranchero, but it's still a Falcon! Most fun I've had with a vehicle!

 

The great thing about Falcons is there are so many ways to go with one. Here's the direction I'm headed with mine.

SPark

 

Nice you got her on the road again. Looks like you got the front end dialed in. Plan on bringing down the rear or are you on air shocks? Can't wait to see Judy's smile when she gets in it.

 

Thanks 'sponjah! Unfortunately, the front is going to have to come up a bit. I really have to think about who will be driving this car, and she is definitly female. Still thinking the rear is gonna come down an inch or so though.

 

WOW ! I love the stance. How did you lower front end?? I need to get my Comet lower!!

 

Sorry I missed this! Great job. Looking good.

 

I did a combo of a Shelby drop on the upper control arms, clipped the springs, Re angled the tips of the upper A-arms, trimmed the outer shock towers, and set up a pair of Mustang II shocks (with built in bump stops) to work with the Falcon mounts. It actualy rides quite well. Unfortunately, with the Tru-spokes the backspace is too shallow to really tuck the wheels under the arches as well as I would prefer, and with the disc brakes up front there just isn't room to change the back space. The first time I scraped the front tire on the inside of the fenderwells, miss Judy's face went to a frown. No tire rubs were one of her main no no's with this deal, and since it was built for her I do have to respect that wish. I believe it will come up an inch in the front, and probably an inch down in the rear.

 

Oh, the bright spot in the deal above? Still have my '62 Ranchero in the back yard that will be MY economical transpo... That WILL be low enough to crawl on it's belly like a reptile! Three carb 170, T-50 five speed, Edlebrock finned valve cover, Same round of front end stuff as above rounded off with a full set of 14"X6" slot mags polished within an inch of their lives with torque plates. Tons of louvers too!

 

Im having an issue with my bird, when i try starting my car it cranks over like its going to start, gas and all, but doesn't turn on like as if there's no spark going into the engine. Everything is pretty much new in the distributor, condenser,rotor, points, just not the wires. It just started doing this, this week and i cant find the problem, anybody run into this before?

 

Rocketsam, If you have a test meter, set it to 12v and chech what you are getting at the coil's positive terminal. It should be in the 6-7v range. If it's not, look under your dash at the ignition switch and check out the pink resistor wire that runs out to the firewal plug. I have had these go bad over the years and you could check forever without thinking about it. If your okay there, perhps a coil, or for that matter maybe the switch itself went junk. They are about 15.00 at AJS.

 

I couldn't agree more. My short-track stocker tribute project.

 

Nash510, I wanna shake your hand! That car looks incredible!! I hope you do a build thread. Cause I wanna see this thing from start to finish!

 

My 64 wagon daily driver