New Members - Introduce Yourselves Here!

[wayne]

Hello my name is Wayne I am from Michigan I have owned a 69 mustang gt 428 cj for 41 years and a 69 mach 1 for 38 years so I have been around fe fords a long time . I do not post to much unless I can help out . I just retired and now have time to get the cars back on the road. This is going to be a great site.

[jayb]

Welcome Wayne and Greg!  Got any photos of your cars to share?

[LuxurySportCoupe]

Hi everyone. My name is Ross from the salt covered roads of Michigan. I've been a Ford guy since birth, but my love for the FE started when I was a kid when my dad picked up our '67 Cougar XR-7 GT. I always wanted a '64 Galaxie fastback, and I was lucky enough to pick one up last year. It's a rust free 390 cruise-o car with a 3.00 rear. Over this winter/spring I'll be working on building a 445 for it. It's neat being the only person my age that doesn't drive late-model stuff.

[fastback 427]

Hi everyone.
New to the forum, watched a while and decided t participate. I come from all ford family,when I was 12 we shingled our house and when the family all showed up there was 25 fords and 1 dodge, but dad said they married in. NOT KIDDING. Driving a 76 250 4x4 on the farm when I was 8. First car was a 76 150 with a 360. First paycheck got set of blackjack headers. Lasted years even with daily 5500 rpm valve floats. Next was a 72 highboy with 390 and 38" tires. Motor got tired so I put in .60 over 428 with cam, headers, street master, and 780 Carb. Loved it. Then a 68 fairlane, 12to1 390 427f intake 850 Carb and super comp headers. Then 69 torino 428 drag pack car. I now own 67 Fastback, used to be the Potent Pony from Bandemier, points champ 78 and 79. Has a 427 medium riser dove top end with top loader. Also have 67 gta fairlane with 12 to one comp. With dove top end. Projects we also have is a 65 falcon and wife's 67 mustang coupe. I love the forum and look forward to learn and share knowledge. Thanks Jay for having me on this forum. P.s. When I get cut, I bleed ford blue.  Jaime.

[jayb]

I come from all ford family,when I was 12 we shingled our house and when the family all showed up there was 25 fords and 1 dodge, but dad said they married in. NOT KIDDING.

LMAO   Welcome, Jaime!

[Bolted to Floor]

Hi Folk, I'm John. You may see me across several other sites as well. I don't make a lot of posts, just trying to soak up some information.
I have been hauling a 67 Mustang Coupe 390, 4-speed car from place to place with me and the family for the last 25 years. It's time to for the car to be drivable. We dropped it off at the body shop last week for sheet metal repair and paint. I will take care of the mechanical with the help of the forums. It's going back to Lime Gold Green, the interior color is still up for discussion. The four speed will get swapped for a T-56. The FPA headers have been bought, along with a Borgeson box.

[JamesonRacing]

John - that's a great car you have there.  I had a 67 GT notchback in high school (around 1978).  Lime gold, black interior, 390 4-speed.  Drove it home for $400, did a valve job, fixed the brakes, installed a set of 68 bucket seats, Maaco paint job (gold), then sold it for $1,000.  I kept my Silver-Blue Fairlane GT from high school, but didn't keep this one.

[Bolted to Floor]

John - that's a great car you have there.  I had a 67 GT notchback in high school (around 1978).  Lime gold, black interior, 390 4-speed.  Drove it home for $400, did a valve job, fixed the brakes, installed a set of 68 bucket seats, Maaco paint job (gold), then sold it for $1,000.  I kept my Silver-Blue Fairlane GT from high school, but didn't keep this one.

I guess you made a better deal than I did. Mine was $650 and a twelve pack of beer in the fall of 88'.

[JamesonRacing]

Not sure about it being a better deal...ten years worth of inflation may have made your $650 equal to my $400!

[Ford428CJ]

New guy but not so new!? 

  I cant believe I missed this! Most of you guys know me but for those who dont. My name is Wes Adams and I have been on the other FE Forum for years. Had a few FE BBQ's, got out and drove 1/2 way across the states to meet some FE people, did The Poor Mans 427 and some other stuff in the past.

  I have been a long time FE fan and love the sound of a well tuned FE. My second choice of Ford engine is the 335 but lean more on the FE side of the house. I too bought both Books from Barry and Jay! I was lucky enough to have Jay sign my book. I'm hopping to get Barry to do the same LOL. Excellent by the way. Some of the best reading to date on FE's.

  I have a few cars that I want to finish building here soon. One is a 55 Ford F-100 and the other is a 64 Falcon. Both will have FE's... 428's in them. Solid roller cam street cars (so to speak). Also other builds but I will saved for later.

  Its nice to get back in the game. I have been away for a while (on and off). Kids, Jobs, medical issues and such has really slowed down my projects. So they took a back seat ride for some time now. Knock on wood, things are looking better and better as time goes. I hope to be able to provide help when needed and put a positive spin on stuff! I'm very glad to still be here and able to share what we all love... "FE's"! Go get some!!!

  Thanks for having me here!!!

[Ford428CJ]

Here are some of my builds. I love anything with an engine in it LOL~







About 250Hp on pump gas. 1200cc triple 2 stroke.

[65er]

Nice intro Wes, guess I'll follow suit...

I've loved cars since I was big enough to play with Hotwheels.  My family mostly had Chevys so my first car was a rusted-out '74 Nova I bought in about '79. Grew up in Michigan, hah.  Right away first thing I did was rebuild the carburetor.  Looking back, I'm sure it didn't need it but there was no way I was NOT going to take something apart.  Well it didn't run any better afterward but at least it wasn't worse so I guess I started out ok.  A few years later when I was in the army my roommate was a major gearhead very into fords.  He helped me fix up another much less rusty Nova and taught me a ton of shade-tree tricks.   And he never begrudged me for driving a Chevy.  I think we both just loved cool cars no matter what flavor.

Fast forward a few years and a few hotrods and marriage and kids put me out of any kind of fun vehicles for a good long time. Eventually child support helped keep me in econo boxes even longer!  Finally in 2010 I found my dream hotrod, the '65 Galaxie.  Well it's wasn't my dream car at first but it grew on me    I've done all kinds of stuff to this car including rebuilding the suspension and steering, building and installing about 4 different engines in it and swapping it over from the C-O-M tranny to the TKO 600.  Got another engine swap coming up real soon (more horsepower!!) and no end in sight to all the improvements I hope to do.  Interior resto looks like it's coming up on the horizon, maybe I'll get that done this year...  Being an apartment dweller, I do my mechanic work at the machine shop where I work, and I don't have room for extra cars so the Galaxie is my driver as well as my project.  It goes everywhere every day and I wouldn't want it any other way.

[cjshaker]

Fashionably late, Wes and Wade?...LOL
Wes, that's a pretty common ailment when life gets in the way of your hobbies! A house has taken up the last 7 of my years. Finally getting back into my many projects....more for sanity than anything 
By the way, for the first 10-11 years of the 335 or "Lima" engine, whether it's a 429 or 460, there's a 1 in 4 chance that my Dad put the heads on it. He started working there the second year of it's opening. Retired in '89.

And Wade, you've made some real progress on your '65! Keep on truckin!

[65er]

Fashionably late?!  No Sir, more like severely retarded!  Anything but fashionable 

[Ford428CJ]

Thanks Doug and Wade! Yep... I'm very late on this one. Maybe I hit my head a little to hard!?  LOL 

Last 7 years have been really tough. Raising a family, Cancer, Lost family members and very close friend and almost lost my life too... I needed to be grounded again and the FE is one of my grounding points in life. I really feel its time to get back to my ROOTS! LOL Bills are paid and the family is happy... You know, hobbies come back again and doing the things you love. Maybe we can make some FE History again.... Or just enjoy the time spent. Maybe that's the easy thing to do. Glad to be here!