62 Falcon

[NewFalconOwner]

HI guys. heres a run down of the car Im building..

62 Falcon 2dr.
390 BT dual 4 intake with 2 600 holleys, homemade 1-7/8 headers
4speed with Mr.Gasket V-gate shifter and Lakewood bellhousing
MII front suspension with Aldan Eagle coilovers (500lb springs), disk brakes, manual steering
home made shortened 9in rear, back brace, ladder bar suspension, drum brakes
full frame, double floor with dynamat type insulation between
roll cage is under construction

[NewFalconOwner]

few more

[NewFalconOwner]

last set and then a video

headers I built.




now a video of it starting up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP8-aoYeyvs

[NewFalconOwner]

I haven't really done much to the car in awhile as Im still recovering from a shattered elbow from work I did in 2011. Had surgery June 26th 2012, rehab, etc.. felt real good and went back to work in Jan. of this yr, and buggered it again beginning of June, and cant really do much heavy work so Im off work again till they figure what to do. ANyways,, still trying to plug away at it.

[gbagitator]

Still waiting for a ride in that bad boy  Gord

[NewFalconOwner]

well Gord, when I get it done, I just might make it to the loops one yr.

[cjshaker]

That looks like a REEEEEEALLY tight squeeze to get that engine in between those upper tubes!! Can you even get the valvecovers off?

I've owned about a half dozen '60-'63 Falcons over the years, and a Comet or two. Good luck with your build, and recovery.

[NewFalconOwner]

I can take the covers off no problem,, well,, almost no problem master cylinder is to the left of the dr side bars and can even take off the lid to that..easy access to the starter too.. 

thanx

[BruceS]

+1 on the recovery!  I too have owned a few Falcons, mainly Rancheros... I encourage you to keep going on that nice FE hotrod and see it thru to completion.

Bruce

[NewFalconOwner]

I try to do some stuff on the car when I can. heres a pic after surgery last yr,, and its swollen the same amount lately. Im lucky if I can pick up 20lbs with my left (and also im left handed), physio every day, etc.. trying to get some strength back and see if I am capable of going  back to my trade or if I need retraining. we'll see.

[NewFalconOwner]

patiently waiting think I might need to make a taller hood scoop

[NewFalconOwner]

hood placed on with the tunnel ram spaced up.. not sure if I should go with the street scoop or the cobra oval air cleaner (still need a base and filter for the oval one).

[jayb]

That scoop looks good on there, but its hard to deny the appeal of the oval air cleaner on an FE in a '60s car...

[NewFalconOwner]

yeah im really torn on what to use.. a friend even offered me his hilborn scoop.. but I do think the oval wins, with using a 3in K&N filter

[NewFalconOwner]

I got a t-bolt style scoop to try once everything is bolted up. its the galaxie size one, so should fit the Falcon hood a lot better. Heres a quick placement picture. I need a new hood so I can play around with this one to get the right look