Projects '61 Falcon Street/Strip Gasser Build

Hell go get a 3M painters pad, an interface pad, some 1500 DA disc, and some 3000 and have that thing color sanded in no time

 

Yeah that's how the pros do it.

 

Her: "Does this thing even have A/C or cupholders?"

Me:

 

Those were great, but a 16-ounce can was visible from the outside. The hack was to cut the tab off the holder and screw it to the door.

 

Awesome mod to hide a tall boy Those were prone to break on the top flange anyway so I just might have to try that.

 

Well it's color sanding time. I used 1000, 1500, 2000 and then 3000 grit. I read on here that you should use 3M 5000 grit Trizact on the last cutting stage so I tried it. Holy smokes! This won't take much effort with the buffer.

 

I know you had a mock up engine, what is finally going in?

 

.040 over 460 with Kaase P-51 heads. It should come in around 625-650 hp on pump gas.

 

*****in

 

I like the look of headlining over a roll cage. I needed to install a dome light anyway so it made sense. I'm not planning on full interior, though.

 

Windshield is in. I went with the clear gl*** instead of the green tinted stuff with the top shape band. It's less practical but has the vintage look.


I'm having trouble with the back gl***, though. I pre-installed the trim but for the life of me, I'm not sure how to get the screws in the hidden flange holes. Tape marks show the screw hole location. Any tips? I'll make a separate post in hopes of more traffic.

 

Oh how I hate color sanding and buffing. It's done for now.


Lexan windows are cut. I'll do the old seatbelt pull strap trick. Getting rid of the gl*** and scissor mechanism should save a total of 25 pounds or so.

 

Looks great….and yeah when you take the clear to 5000 ya can pretty much polish it with a t shirt and some compound

 

All buffed and washed. I'll bolt on the exterior stuff and then it's on to the header build.

 

That turned out beautiful!!! Great job Brian!!!

 

Thanks!

 

Who did u get the header kit from? What size & gauge tube? Looks like a good start

 

Hedman stub flanges and Scheonfeld 18 gauge J-bends and U-bends, all from Summit. It was pretty expensive.

 

That color is awesome!

 

Thanks. It was the last color under 5 coats of Earl Scheib lacquer 1960 Ford Laurel Green.

It's a metallic that looks very different depending on the lighting. I'm partial to the "inside the shop" color.

 

I had Googled both 1960 and 1961 Ford mint green and it looks WAY different. Your car, though, looks great in both pics. I like the shop pic color better, too.

 

My Bumper To Bumper paint guys struggled on color matching by code or sample I'll shoot a photo of the paint can label when I get home.

 

Door paint code is S, which comes up as Mint Green. I see what you mean on the colors, though. Mint green looks way different.



The final color is very, very close to original paint I found under window trim and in the glove box. It looks closer to Laurel Green Iridium (paint code E) per this chart. Maybe the guy stamping the door plate messed up that day

 

Nice. I wished someone hadn't claimed Canned Monster before. That's an awesome throwback name.

 

I tried the old oven cleaner trick to remove the anodizing from the tail light trim but it didn't work that well. Instead, I started with a cleaning (buffing) compound meant for hard metals. The buffing wheel stripped the anodizing pretty well with that. I then progressed to finishing polishes meant for soft metals. It turned out OK.

 

I jumped on the headers this weekend. Calculations say I need 34" primaries and 17" collectors. I'm using 2 1/8 primary tubes and 3 1/2" collectors.
I used welding rod to model the tubing path.

After much cutting and tack-welding, I got the left side roughed out. The headers look long but I kinda like 'em. Now to mirror for the RH side

 

*****in

 

Very nice…wish I would’ve bought a bunch of those FL1-A’s…the new one are white with a little sticker on them..

 

Yep, that's my last one. I keep it around for mock-ups.
I have used the nostalgic Autolite decal on new filters: They are pricey, though.

 

Well that was a lot of work. Now to TIG weld with some .040 rod.