Projects The Kustom Falcon

Gooooood Lord it's been a long time. Front Wilwood's are on... and tight, tight, tight. This car is guaranteed to stop.

Windows are coming apart for cleaning, polishing, and re-sealing.

All the remaining brightwork I couldn't handle is ready to go including the grille, and the elusive 1964 Falcon rear aluminum trunk trim piece. A local metal polisher known mostly by "Matsuda," is an artist and a gentleman. He takes his sweet time and works miracles on old metal. Anyway, the front wing windows are going to chrome - I think - and right now I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to proceed with the front engine situation - pulleys, pumps, and fans. Right now it feels like math, and I hate math.

Also, I've got to get a transmission in. I think I'm going to fall on the monetary sword and order up a TCI Street Fighter on the recommendation of some friends.

 

Man I dig your kustom Falcon! I gotta say "kustom" and "Falcon" aren't two terms you usually hear together but you're really making some good decisions and sticking to a cool plan. Love the color, the lace, the motor, the floor pan, it's going to be awesome! A down-sized kustom seems right with the times.

BO

 

BO - Huge compliment coming from you! Keep up the awesome artwork, my boy is going to need some BOMONSTER's next to his Grundy's

 

This is a custom falcon done your way and it looks great

 

Thank you!

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Totally Awesome Ride

 

Back on track!

Ramon at Vintage Air knows how to handle customers right; I've got a Front Runner accessory drive kit, and an A/C unit getting put together for the Falcon.

I'll be spending July 4th tightening up the front suspension and getting the rear put together.

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Jacked up the old bird, pulled the axles with the (un)help of O'Reilly and their axle puller and slide hammer.

Wedged myself under the car with a 900 pound third member and threw it in the housing. Bolted it up, and cranked on the parking brakes, axles, rotors, and calipers.

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The man in the big brown truck stopped by my place today!



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Went to throw on the security wire on the rear brakes to keep the retaining bolts in place, and realized I had a problem with the brake hats. The studs on the rear are 1/2 inch, but the non-threaded portion near the axle flange is about 1/16th larger, so the hats don't butt up to the mounting surface. Now the hats have to be bored to fit the studs, because I'm not pulling the axles again. The studs are staying.

I'm a pansy, so I quit the garage at about 3:30. I hope next weekend is better than this one.

 

Aw Dude, that third member only weighs 750lbs when you're puttin' it in by yourself....laffin'

It's lookin' good.......

 

Yeah, you're right, I was over estimating a little

I also used quite a bit of RTV, so it's not looking as clean around the housing as I'd like, but it should be sealed like Fort Knox. Now that I've said that, watch for some special posts where I walk you through the process of some one else fixing my terrible third member job to repair a leak.



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your car is looking amazing. hows the central valley these days? i was raised in porterville and moved to phoenix in 1999.

 

Hey dude! It's hot! I spend way too much time in P-Ville. Thanks for kind words.

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If you haven't done upholstery yet. The guy i learned from back when i was a senior in high school still has a Shop on 3rd st.and olive in Porterville. Donald Thulin . That guy is amazing in many levels. Tell him Roy Garcia said hi, if you go.

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not to derail but crazy_tonguezz is your avatar a Park Lane by chance.

I have a 64 Park Lane w/390 marauder for sale in Oregon. 2 door with breezeway

back to the Falcon, love it. currently working on my 64 wagon, and my 65 4 door is on jackstands in need of a trans rebuild and new head gaskets

 

Peterman i wish you had it for parting out with power windows

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This is your row

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Wooh falcon junkyard heaven where is that? Nothing out east like that

 

Desrt valley auto parts. Phoenix AZ they had the awful reality show , desert car kings or something like that. I live 10 min from that salvage yard

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The TCI AOD I ordered is at Boling Brothers, along with an aluminum 4 row radiator and 16" electric fan. The AOD requires a specific kickdown cable from Lokar, as well as a Lokar throttle cable bracket to fit the EZ EFI system on the Performer RPM intake.

Getting there.

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I'm digging on the orange...... That look cool as hell.

 

Really like this build dude, the colour and style is real good! Looking forward to seeing more


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Thank you fellas. I should have more updates soon. Car will be in great hands at Boling Brothers.

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I love it! Awesome little car!

Revernd Paul

 

Awesome car! Can't wait to see more.

 

And, away she goes. Off to Boling Brothers for a whole bunch of stuff. I'm very lucky to live close in proximity to an awesome shop.

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Love the car. The color is perfect and the lace even better! I'm working on a 63 1/2 HT and have been considering a lace panel job for it. Great job!

 

Thanks dude! Where's the build thread? Let's see this thing!

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