Projects 1964 Falcon Sprint Freshing up...2012 Nationals or BUST

Getting my Sprint ready for the Nationals, I bought this car and it was in Arizona it's whole life, Door seals and trunk seal are hard and need replaced, and the rear window seal has a few cracks, so I will replace it as well, so I am taking it apart to have repainted same color, also installing New Stock Seat covers, door panels, carpet, I bought it at the swap meet in Dearborn in 2010, and pulling the motor, adding a better motor I had rebuilt already, and adding a new clutch while I have it apart, and last, adding a TRU Trac rear end, with the same 3:25:1 ratio, I also have a peice or two of trim with dings, that I will be replacing/fixing, while it's apart....Stay tuned, being from Arizona, I am calling this the Phoenix build....

 

It looks like you started with a nice,solid car to begin with.It should look great when done! ROY.

 

about ready to take to the shop, insides gone, as is most of the trim.....

 

Motor out, trans out, Power washer under hood, ready for the body shop....

 

Nice car to start with! Had a 64 sprint in high school. Both the car and me were much younger then Still one of my very favorite cars. Thanks for posting yours.

What parts are you looking for? I have a few things lying around

 

just looking for some new trim....new motor/clutch and interior going in, already have all of that...next one will be better!

http://youtu.be/QPM6l1ymEpI

 

Are you going with the six-bolt block?

 

Nope, had a 5 bolt, with correct casting number built, sitting the 260 on the stand look at....

 

i still say it needs astraight axle and an FE LOL

 

Bite your tongue!!!!

have nothing against S/A cars but not a darn near rust free 64 Sprint.....

 

pretty nice alright.....

 

I've always liked those Falcons. In 64 I was just out of HS and got a job at a local Ford dealership as a lot boy. Got to drive the first Sprints, Fairlanes, and Mustangs that came off the truck. Those little Sprints with the V8 package would scoot, and I got caught trying one out on a road near the dealership........the sales manager was not very impressed with my powershifting a brand new car.

Don

 

Don, How could you!!! I would never do such a thing!!!!

 

I see that car every year at "Porkchop's" show and I still want it.. Good luck with the reassembly.....

 

I'll be there this year, but with many improvements.....Motor/clutch/Tru-Trac rear, just to name a few....

 

Car back and painted, New mill going together, had to order a new oil pick up, hell, everything else new, also got a 1 peice oil pan gasket, should have it down in the Falcon Monday night...Already painted under the hood, also painted the horns and hood hinges.......

 

New Motor and trans back in!!! Had to teach O'Reily guy how to turn a flywheel? Told him think of a big rotor but he was freaked out...New Clutch installed, now gotta hook it all up and install EVERYTHING, I have less than 6 weeks to get it done, for the National Falcon Show in Louisville, Ky. July 12-14.....



don't need the wood to hold it up now, Trans all in and bolted down....

 

Been Busting it, about ready to start,



Also having the glass installed, if your in Cincinnati area, Kiss Auto glass is GREAT, makes house calls, tinted, Vee butt windsheilds, he also did 4 power windows in my 35 Chev sedan....Kiss 513-777-3055

 

Very nice car. If anyone needs its mate check out the Sprint listed in classifieds.

 

Took the seats over to have new covers installed, and got it running Last night!! Click on the picture...

 

Clean wire brushed the floors, and SEM Rust Sheild painted the floors, also installed my Tachometer, now installing trim, new carpet going in, also had the new seat covers I bought at the swap meet in Dearborn streched on my seats.....MORE to come.....

 

Looking good!

 

Been polising stainless steel like a mad man, also installed drip rails...and installed the "fake" Dynomat....should reduce noise, heat and over make it more a joy to drive......



that's it I'm done for the night, gotta be in Indy in the morning, then to the west side....More shop time tomorrow...body man took drip rails, pulled all the windows out, this was a 1st rate job, she is looking real fine, put putting those darn drip rails back on, was a MAJOR pain in the a$$ and darn hard to do....also got all the windshield trim on, Thanks to Jim Norvell in the Falcon club, I didn't get the upper outside trim clips when I got the car back, and Jim saved the day, by having some extra.....

 

sounds good. getting closer

 

Looks great! I wish I could go to the Nationals with my 'daily' Ranchero! Maybe next year!

 

Almost looking like a car again....also gave it a bath....haven't in 4 months...

 

Thats one Fine looking ride..Nice Job

 

all outter trim DONE.....now installing new door seals, adjusting windows and interior going in tomorrow.....

 

New Carpet in, Door panels and all!!!!

She's back!!! I will declare, the Build is DONE....now just detailing it out, work out a few bugs....And drive it like I stole it!!!!

Oil paper to lock out water;

 

Looks great!