Features Falcons done right?

You can buy whole new control arms for next to nothing. They are the same as Mustang ones and are plentiful.
Find a new garage...

 

It's not hard...I did both of mine. To be honest, I used a tech manual for a Mustang and a downloaded Mustang catalog from National Parts Depot to rebuild mine, so I don't remember exactly, but I remember it went together really easy.

http://www.npdlink.com/modules.php?name=Mustang_Catalog

Except for those goddamned strut rods.....
Rob

 

That would be hard to measure without taking the springs out, jacking the front suspension to ride height and measuring. But I can tell you that the rear end drum-to-drum measurement is 56 inches, and the front track width is quoted at 1/2" wider, so let's call it 56.5".

-KK

 

I dont even see just the bushings for sale in the npd catalog.... would you recommend replacing the whole arm??? And when you buy the control arms do they come with the bushings???

 

I have done this several times. I buy a complete front end kit from Kanter, the cheapest way to go. Aftermarket mustang control arms are made in China. Tear the whole front end apart. Use a torch to burn out the old control arm bushings for easy removal. Press the new ones in. Replace the tie rods, ball joints, and steering components as necessary. In a 40 year car, you will probably need everything replaced.

Bettter yet, get a plasma cutter and cut the shock towers out and weld in an aftermarket IFS. The only way to go IMHO......

Doug

 

Maltese, On my car I`m using a 46" axle with 37 style Ford spindles and everything fits fine. I hope this helps. Gasserman

 

Xx,
I did a lot of research before I replaced mine; believe it or not, I got my whole lower control arm set from a store on eBay a LOT cheaper than NPD or Kanter, and I used him because a lot of Falcon guys I know have bought his stuff; it looks great, and works perfectly.
Rob

 

65 - 66 XP falcon .... Last grill and Light surrounds I saw on Ebay sold for $20 ......

 

small pic update on my build

 

my little 61' street truck .

stock front suspension ( updated to use coil overs)
tubbed ,four link, bacially just made plain evil by the mad scientists
at southwest custom trucks .

 

Well now that is a nasty looking Ranchero! Nice!

 

need to see more pix of the ranchero j.d.

 

Man I hope project cars are cool to post.
The 64 with the red hood was my 1st car.
Pop paid $25.00 for it back in the mid 80's.We painted it in the garage and
I drove it for two years.I parked it in the grass for 20
after the trans quit.....
Was a total loss and I had to patch everything
from the floors to the roof but now I can at least "see" it getting done
in the near future.
The black 64 was just bought as a "parts car"(that's what I told the wife,hehe) but it's so nice I am going to go the gasser route with it. Both cars are mini tubbed.
JD

 

if the sun comes back up this weekend, i'll take some newer photos.

AndrewnTX, that is one clean ride .

 

I checked out autozone(GASP!) and they actually have the lower control arms for like $54 and they come with the lower ball-joint attached, but they dont sell the upper arm. It also has some sort of warranty.

 

here is a bad pic of mine. working on some steel rims and a narrowed axle so i can lower her and 1" or 2" without rubbing. (anyone want to buy some brand new 16" torque thrusts II's

poor old gal spent her first night getting snowed on since ive had her... had to move her out of doors to work on the 63 galaxie500 i just got.

broke my heart to see her covered in white stuff this morning. she's coming in tomorrow and the wifes car is on the street!

(no way thats going to happen, wife would kill me if she walked into the garage and there were Two 63 1/2 ford hardtops in there)

 

Hey Falconers, I showed ya'll my 1st '63 a few pages back (yellow w/suicide doors). That Falcon was 30 years ago. Nowadays my wifey and I are slowly building another '63, a simple Futura this time. These photos are from Summer '09. For fun, we screwed on a set of tail light lenses from a '63 Galaxy 500XL. Yep, the tag reads NXS as on my credit card balance ...

 

In more places than one!

 

Please post the store's info.

 

Just did this a few weeks ago when I lowered mine. It's pretty simple if you have power tools. remove tires, remove inner fender plate (it has the bump stop atttached to the bottom of it) unbolt the shocks, unbolt the shock towers, Use a spring compresser (rent one for free at auto zone) till the spring is compress and then pull it out. Its pretty easy but a lot of work. that inner plate is a bitch to get off unless you have a friend holding a wrench on the other side to losen and tighten and the bottom two nuts on the shock are a pain to get too but all in all it just took time.

 

hey thanks solo, how many coils did you cut??? And do you have to put a "flat" spot in them after you cut 'em??? Ive obviously never cut coils before.

 

Np! I cut a 1 & 1/4 coils and it sits perfectly even with the back which has 3" blocks. I cut the coils off the bottom instead of the top because of the flat portion of the spring I didnt want to mess with that way it sat.

 

Noobie here with one that's not quite done, but I think it will be right when it is...

Man this thread has legs...

 

what motor is this? It looks a lot like a SBF but the front cover is throwing me off.

Rob

 

It's a SBF. Just a mock up for the sake of a picture with an early style timing cover, no water pump

 

ok the early cover must have thrown me.

Looks good! Where did you land that intake?

 

The intake came from Pomona about 10 years ago, waaayyyy before they became popular (and expensive) again. It was the catalyst for the whole car, really. Been casually collecting parts to do an early Falcon ever since, when they were available and the price was right. Finally picked up the car a little over a year ago, after it slipped through my fingers two times before. Figured I wouldn't get a third chance. Funny thing is, now I'm not even sure if I'm going to use the intake, really leaning toward a tunnel ram that is sitting next to it on the shelf. I know the cross ram has the 'wow' factor, but I also know the tunnel ram will work much better.

 

The crossram would be neat for a Trans Am style build. I don't think I've ever seen one for an SBF before.

-Dave

 

that cross ram is bad ass-..

 

Frankenfords,
Love Falcon wagons(see album).Thats gona be a killer. Cant wate to see the end results. Dont slack up,keep the pedal to the metal.

Butch Evans(Falconeer)
Thomasville NC