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Yeah, we just recently added the new blown motor (347). We had a single carbed 302 in it originally, but it just wasn't fast enough.... he will have to change that over the winter.

 

Russco, that thing is nasty! Thanks for sharing!

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Thanks, Its my brothers car. I just helped on the build. Its pretty fun we had a 5.42 gear in it for awhile. Talk about a stop light to stop light killer.

 

Would love to see it in person.

 

Is the Mustang bumper not even close?

 

Gary, I'm sure we'll cross paths with you this year we put a 3.89 gear in it now so he can actually drive it down the interstate. I don't know about driving it to Kentucky though....

 

nope, it has a little jog in it, and you can't bend it or cut it out. Camaro is better that way...

 

Rattle can rebuild. It's much better to look at now
Next up is painting the cowl and the dash. Before I do this, I need the ac vents cut into the dash. 1 rectangle for the middle, and 2 round ones on either side of the dash.
Does anyone know of a good source for these? They can even come off a late model if they look cool and aren't plastic looking. I would appreciate any input. Thanks

 

Have a look at 63 impala AC vents . Will be very close to what you need and available as a new part.



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What about 64 Cadillac for the round ones and 69-72 blazer centre unit if it fits. Kinda need something with some shape like the dash


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I need an opinion on leaf springs, On my 65 falcon I need to replace the leaf springs with v8 springs, I currently have the 3 leaf 6 cylinder springs on it, I can get 4 or 5 leaf springs from Summit. Which ones should I go with, the car is street driven and I will ocasionally race it.

 

^^^^ Drag race or road course/Auto X race?


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drag race occasionally, street driven.

 

Might try Laurel Mountain Mustangs. I just got springs for my '63 there, and much cheaper than anywhere else.

 

65-66 Mustang springs fit. What there are a ton of choices. I run 6-leaf springs in my customer's cars. Stiff, but not too stiff. Can be had from a variety of suppliers. I like them from ESPO, made with 2" less arch. Not the same springs, exactly, but I run the ESPO 6-leaf springs, with less arch, in my daily-driver '60 Falcon. Downright sporty, with 560-lb. coils, 1" front bar, and Shelby control arm relocation.

 

I would run these http://www.calvertracing.com/store/split-mono-leaf-2000-p-5.html
Best leaf you can put under the rear of that car!

 

For the time being, I'm running five leaf stock length rear springs on mine that I got from a vendor called "Spring King" on egay.

This past summer, I decided to ditch the slapper bars because they just weren't doing it for the rear suspension.

I went with a set of Cal-Tracs bars and the Calvert Racing adjustable rear shocks. The shocks, bars and springs were just to big'a bite for me, money-wise, all at once.



I plan on getting a set of the split mono-leafs after the first of the year.
The dudes that I know that have the mono-leafs, swear by them.

Although opinions may vary.....

 

While we’re talking about springs and rear axles, I’ve a question for the guys running big-tube rear axles in their cars: I’m sticking a ‘56 Ford wagon rear (Dana 44) in my wife’s ‘61 Futura. It came without the shock plate. What can I do to replace them? I’m still running the narrow early Falcon springs.

Thanks!

 

I am running an 8.8, from a Ranger. I just got late 60's Mustang plates and u-bolts. The u-bolts are outboard of the springs a little, but it hasn't been a problem, in 10k miles. The Mustang vendors have them for 3" axle tubes, as well as all of the stock Mustang sizes.

 

I got these from Speedway Motors. I had to modify the shock mount a little but they worked well. They also have a provision for a sway bar link if you need it.

 

Thanks guys. It was a bit of a worry that all of the aftermarket ones are set up for wider springs, but it sounds like that's not a problem.

 

Falconizer your rattle can build continues to impress!

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Found on the net......looks bad @ss.

 

Here is a shopt of mine with my grandosn at the wheel.He loves to come outsdie with me and work on my car. He is always asking are we going to work on the car today.

 

I'm also running an 8.8" out of an Explorer, and have the 3.25" axle and set up for wider springs. Since the center pin on the new springs still keeps the springs centered I used the wider Explorer spring plates. But I cut 1/4" flat bar and tacked it to my spring plates on each side of the spring to take up the space. Not sure that it's really needed, but I felt better about not having the gap on each side.

 

Shipping weight shows 53lbs. That's two.

 

haha, thanks man. a little bit of spray paint goes a long way...

 

pair

 

I somehow managed to puke the torque converter seal on the AOD that my trans guru built for me, although I can't imagine how I did it....



Anyhow, while it at the trans shop I figured I'd annoy my buddy and install this in the car while the trans was on the bench:



Thanks to Virginia HAMB'r B/GasFalcon, I also got all the stuff to delete the column shift:



Note the new harness I made to go from the cars old harness connectors under the dash to the shifter mounted neutral safety/back up light switches...

I figured it would be easier to wire the neutral/back up switches on the bench:





There's more commin'

 

Now that`s a really sanitary install.
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo