Features Doing Falcons Right

Those lake pipes fit perfect!

 

You shouldn't need them!

 

Mine runs and drives but will still need a lot to be a "driver"

 

Damn cage66, I'm diggin' on the deluxe side trim on your wagon! Ours is sooooo bare bones it's hard to believe. The odd part is with almost ZERO optional equipment, ours has tinted windows, a windshield washer bag, and electric wipers... All with a radio block off plate! Any way, it wouldn't be correct, but a set of '61 trim like yours would be awsome yet subtle on our ride. Lovin' the stance on yours too.

 

Thank you. Thats cool about yours, I really like the look of it, you did a great job.
Amazingly this has a dealer installed 2 speed electric wiper motor, I guess its rare for a 61.
I really wanted a 61 with deluxe trim, Looked forever for one, the black on red/white was the frosting on the cake. Sucks it was across the damn country.
Cant wait to be driving it.
I think I want to come down another inch in the rear. Probably dearch the leaves and go with 1" blocks instead of the 3" as you suggested, I need to deflate the tires to get them on and off the rear. Still want to drive the family around so I dont know how low I can go before its too low. I may be getting a 63 heilite tent trailer to pull behind this soon.
On a side note the grill on that Canadian Frontenac is pretty damn cool. I assume its a rare, hard to find item.

 

You guys have some really nice Falcons here.I had a nice 66 for about 2 hours until some idiot with a restored FIRETRUCK rear ended me at a stop sign.
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo

 

Is this a stock canadian grille? Its so wacky its cool. If it actually is factory im surprised ive never seen one.
Car needs lowering btw.

 

I looked those canadian falcons up on google images, it looks to be factory and the first time I have seen one was here...pretty sweet!

 

It was a one year only thing, They were made by Mercury and only in the coupe version it seems. Thats why they are rarely seen.
I like the middle part for sure I think it would look better with a full grill instead of the 2 pieces.

 

I know your not looking for my "recomendation", but after a month and 1600 miles on mine I would say don't touch the stance on yours at all. As a matter of fact, mine is coming back up about a half an inch in the front in th next couple of weeks. Mine rides okay and isn't bad at all with four normal sized people in it, but put my one 375lbs buddy in and stuff goes pear shaped pretty quickly. I also hauled home a 2.3 liter Ford engine a friend gave me the other day and had some issues with tire drag untill I shifted the load forward a bit. Also, when someone gives you an engine, never ever believe them when they say "no, the oil has been drained". Thanks to an elderly snowbird couple from Nebraska locking up the brakes for a yellow light, i found out differently...

 

^^ It makes sense. Thats why you should juice it
No really, it might sound sci-fi if you are not into hydraulics, but a simple one pump system done the right way would make it handle like a caddy taking barely the spare well space and very little mods to accept the new suspension components.
Being 100% serious.

 

Nope, I'm not down with hydraulics. But, after I get an overdrived worked out on this deal I do plan on doing a pair of Airlift "Helper" bags on the rear, T'd to a schrader valve somewhere accesable at a gas station. That way if I everdo get into a situation like I did, .50 cents and I'm back to road worthy with no hassles.

 

That's a good plan. I would want to bag mine but I can't think of a good place to hide the tank and compressor. Unless of course I hide it under like falconizer is doing (great idea) I bought a wagon for the space and don't want to loose it to air ride.

 

Traded my 62 rambler wagon for a car for my mom and this.


1963 Heilite tent trailer. Should look cool behind the wwagon. May try to lower it also.

 

Damn cool trailer Cage66! The girlfriend keeps pointing at all these little 16' '50s travel trailers and saying "we need"...

 

She's right, you do need... They are AWESOME!

 

She sounds like a keeper.
I have the canvas too but I was told it shrank a little so I may have it looked at to see if it can still be used. I have no idea how people put them on with one person.

 

If it's not dry rotted, The next day that it's in the eighties at least, wet it down and get it good and soaked, then put it on the frame and let it dry in the sun. Another thought would be to take into a laundromat with big commercial machines and wash it using TONS of fabric softener on the final rinse before doing the above. It'll help it stretch back out...

 

Here's a pic I just found! Cook County Forest cops!

 

We have 2x 1965 Falcons as our promotional vehicles for Sony Beach Hop 2013 www.beachhop.co.nz

Both cars are going to find new homes at the Festival!

First up is a 65 Futura - I purchased this one in Pennsylvania and drove it across country to Long Beach. It has a brand new 347 Stroker engine (Eagle assembly), FRP alloy heads, manual shift C4 and narrowed 8" with mini-tubs. New paint, chrome, interior etc






Number 2 is this 65 Ranchero. I purchased this from near Portland, Or and drove it to Long Beach. It too has a 347 Stroker, C4 but has a narrowed 9".






Which Falcon would you choose to take home? The first name drawn at the Festival can choose!

Noddy Watts
Beach Hop Central

 

another nz falcon, this is my headache. . lots to do

 

DAMN!
You have a build thread somewhere?
Whats the engine?

 

No thread sort of new to this thing. taken me 2 years to get this far. need to work less! Motor is a injected 1998 4 litre XR6 tickford, from the 98 australian el falcon, have since cut out front towers to fit heidts ifs, has also made room for big brake booster and maybe a big turbo down the track.. these motors make good HP with turbos!

 

Your Falcon looks great and will be a real head turner when finished.

 

Beach Hop, I would take either one of them.
They look like a lot of fun.

 

Doing Falcons Right or, Falcons Done Right?

Two threads and I really don't know which I should post this in.

Anyway, I thought some of you may be interested in this one from New Zealand.

We brought this one a couple of months ago.



It was originally a 1962 4 door sedan and was in converted Austrailia in the mid 90's

Two doors and convertibles were not available in Austrailia or New Zealand

The front doors were lengthened 10 inches and the B pillar moved back to suit. There is extra bracing behind the B pillar and the back seat as well as chassis/subframe connectors. After more than 15 years and untold miles the doors still close real nice so the conversion must have been done pretty well.

It has been repowered with a 250 six and 3 speed auto and that's how it will stay. There are NO plans for a V8 conversion.

Wheels are 15 x 7 Cragars with 205 tyres. Front brakes are 5 stud Falcon drums. I did think about changing these at a later date to discs but I have found them adequate to stop the car (it is after all a cruiser NOT a race car) I may however fit a inline brake booster. To get the 5 stud pattern on the rear a Toyota ute diff with 4.11 gearing was fitted which has killed the vehicle for open road cruising. I have purchased a 8" Ford diff with 3.0 gears which is due to be fitted in the next couple of weeks. Then it will be doing some serious open road use.

It was fitted with overload springs on the rear which I removed and the rear came down 1 1/2 ". When the new diff goes in I will also fit a set of 1 1/2' lowering blocks.

While looking around on the net one night I came accross an article on steering wheel clocks which I found interesting. The original Falcon badge on the horn ring was broken anyway so I replaced it with a small clock.



I also want to fit some extra gauges but, I have never liked the look of gauges hung under the dash. I thought about using a Mustang Rally Pac gauge set but the prices being asked doesn't really fit my budget. So I set to and made this gauge pod from timber. Once finshed off it will be sealed and painted in a wrinkle black finish.



The basic car was in good condition when purchased and we are just doing some tidying up and fitting a few extras.

The rear window on the hood was the wrong shape so I had that altered to a more correct shape.



Another project is a seat mounted console. Another item I saw online and figured I could make. This will be upholstered in red to match the seats.

 

Nice work Alfster, slowly gaining on my wrecked convert. I think a lot of people were confused on which thread to post.

 

This is my 64 sedan that I have had since 92. I drove it for 4 years then after burning a valve and piston it sat for 16 years in a garage, the build is slow but this is what I have done so far. Floor pans have been replaced so now the bodywork starts, there is not a lot of rust but in places that will take a little work.

 

Nice car. Love the tri-power set up.

 

You Sir are a brave man. I look forward to seeing progress on your convert.