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« Reply #30 on: November 25, 2011, 03:25:18 PM »
Hey Guys

Hi my name is Aaron from norfolk nebraska. I own a 65 f-100 with a 428 fe hiding under the hood. I play a little bit at the dragstrip and have been able to muster up  11.96@110mph this last fall. I like the way this site is set up vs the "other" site. I hope to gain alot of info from u guys as i plan on pulling my fe this winter to CHECK it out as it has been together now for 15yrs from a rebuild.
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« Reply #31 on: November 25, 2011, 05:35:29 PM »
Hey Guys

Hi my name is Aaron from norfolk nebraska. I own a 65 f-100 with a 428 fe hiding under the hood. I play a little bit at the dragstrip and have been able to muster up  11.96@110mph this last fall. I like the way this site is set up vs the "other" site. I hope to gain alot of info from u guys as i plan on pulling my fe this winter to CHECK it out as it has been together now for 15yrs from a rebuild.
Welcome, welcome. I have always liked the 65/66 f-100's. Impressive qtr mile time. Now please tell us what the build is on the 428 and truck.  :)

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« Reply #32 on: December 04, 2011, 01:12:52 PM »
 Great site. I'm Mike Gaffney over on the FE forum and most every where else for that matter. Have always loved my fords, my first car (1965) was a 53 Merc, flathead/merc-o-matic, followed by a 58 fairlane. After I got back from across the pond (1974) I picked up a 65 mustang 2+2 289/4speed/disc brakes. Grew up in Wisc. and moved to Colo. in 75. Vehicles now consist of, 66 mustang fastback (supercharged smallblock/T-5), 66 F-250 (397FE/TKO 600), 67-79 Homogenized F-250 4x4 (396FE/TKO 600), 60 T-Bird (Going in soon 433FE/4R70W), and a 72 triumph TR-6 destined for a sbf conversion. Look forward to learning a lot here and contributing when I can. Mike

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« Reply #33 on: December 04, 2011, 01:50:33 PM »
My name is Steve M. I never really introduced myself at the other forum, just jumped in a bit, but I will here. I'm from the Detroit downriver suburbs, 52 years old, grew up in the great era of muscle cars, and always thought that automatics are for girls. I lived very close to Detroit Dragway when I was a kid and would sneak through the hole in the fence to watch on Saturdays, I loved what I saw and heard. I knew at a young age that the 427 Fords were something special but you never really saw to many of them, when you did they won, they were expensive, and Ford never mass produced them. Played with small Chevies and B body Chryslers a little bit, but always had a soft spot for the Fords. I had some cool Mustangs when I was kid, 66 67 68 69, so I have had a bit of all of them and still like them all. But the R code Ford was always my unobtainable dream car! I am a shade tree mechanic but did spend time in as a mechanic in some dealerships. Foremost I am a body man and painter. I started at 14 riding my bike to a body shop and sweeping floors until I finally got the chance to do some real work. Painted 10 to 20 cars a day at Earl Schieb as a senior in high school, spent 11 years as a prototype mechanic at AMG corp building military prototype vehicles, I learned a lot there. I now work at Ford as a clay sculptor and have worked on some very cool stuff including the Ford GT and Shelby GT 500. Kids got in the way of car stuff for many years but since they have grown I got back into my true love, cars, and Fords. I like to do original restos or slight resto mods but keep it old school with a bit of modern tech. I am by no means a machinist or an engine builder and can not ad much technical info here, but I sure enjoy the forum and taking it in. I have always had my machining done and assembled the engines myself, but this time I am letting the pros build my shortblock.  I won't pipe in unless I feel I have something to offer but I will ask questions. I do now have my R Code which is a 65 Galaxie as well as an S code Cyclone, the Cyclone being my current project. I am now working in Brazil for Ford and am in the last 6 months of a 3 year assignment, so to help pass the time I have been acquiring the parts to build a 427 for my Cyclone. I have a true admiration for all the people and things I see on this forum as well as the FE forum and am a bit intimidated to be honest, but here I am. I will post in the current project forum my Cyclone project. Steve
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« Reply #34 on: December 04, 2011, 11:46:27 PM »
Welcome on the board Steve, anybody who cut the clay on the new Ford GT is surely welcome here  :D  Looking forward to reading about the Cyclone project.  I used to have a '66 myself...
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- 1969 Mach 1, Drag Week 2005 Winner NA/BB, 511" FE (10.60s @ 129); Drag Week 2007 Runner-Up PA/BB, 490" Supercharged FE (9.35 @ 151)
- 1964 Ford Galaxie, Drag Week 2009 Winner Modified NA (9.50s @ 143), 585" SOHC
- 1969 Shelby Clone, Drag Week 2015 Winner Modified NA (Average 8.98 @ 149), 585" SOHC

   

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« Reply #35 on: December 07, 2011, 02:56:29 AM »
Another person from Australia here. My name is Bart Clara and I live about 60 miles South East of Melbourne. My dad has owned a series of hot rods and 50's and 60's Fords over the years, therefore I got sucked in along the way and love it. Currently in the fleet are: 1929 Roadster (not going), 1932 Roadster (about halfway through getting it going again, it hasn't been driven since 1977), 1939 Deluxe Coupe (Flathead powered), 1949 Convertible (all stock except for wide wheels with radials and it has been lowered), 1955 F-100 (not going), 1963 1/2 Galaxie (428CJ powered, soon to get a SOHC), 1964 Galaxie wagon (about three quaters of the way through a bare shell rebuild, 352 powered) and a 1964 Fairlane Sports Coupe (Windsor powered). Both dad and I work in a shop where we mostly work on hot rods and 50's and 60's American and Australian cars, although we are Ford biased.
Thanks to Jay for accepting me on these forums and I look forward to asking all you people about 3 million questions as we get through all these projects at home as well as work.
Thanks again, Bart.

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« Reply #36 on: December 07, 2011, 07:19:38 PM »
G'day Bart, good to see you on this forum. Wish I lived a bit closer to where you are, I'd like to check out your families fleet, as well as the Cortina.

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« Reply #37 on: December 08, 2011, 03:09:00 AM »
Hey Todd, good to see you here as well mate. It is a bloody drama been on the other side of the country from a fellow FE person. If you ever find yourself in Melbourne please feel free to drop in anytime, it would be good to catch up and a beer or three. How did the 1963 1/2 Galaxie that you bought turn out? How is the Fairlane going?
Good to hear from you fella.

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« Reply #38 on: December 08, 2011, 07:48:09 AM »
The Fairlane project is going very sloooooowly, but still progressing. I sold the 63 1/2 as it turned out to be a total rust bucket - so much for a good solid restorer. However, I've just got this back home in my shed:

Original Z code 500XL. Had an auto trans originally, but now a 4 speed. Plan is to put a 427/496 stroker R code clone engine in it and cruise in style.

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« Reply #39 on: December 08, 2011, 03:26:18 PM »
Awesome looking car there mate, same colour as mine as well. Will make a mean cruiser.

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« Reply #40 on: December 08, 2011, 09:11:02 PM »
Welcome Bart. I am a bit closer than Todd but still a long way to go for a beer. Let me know if your comin to Adelaide.

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« Reply #41 on: January 04, 2012, 11:35:46 PM »

Hello new to the site from the Mississippi Coast. I just bought a 62 G code Galaxie 500 and will no dought have many questions. I  run an altered wheel base 65 Comet with the Southerngassers ( wish it had an fe but just a 425" windsor) and plan on the Galaxie being returned to near original as a cruiser. The car is mostly original 406 3x2 4 speed car with 370 tracklock (was 411 from the factory) and a local Pennsacola, Fl car bought new at Whitson Ford.
I hope the links work. anyway hey!

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« Reply #42 on: January 06, 2012, 12:40:41 PM »
Mike7570 (from the FE Forum) just figured I'd check out this site.
looks like I need to spend some time getting use to the layout.
Bought first FE in 1974 - 390 GT fastback.  Current FE '67 GT500 (clone) C/SA under construction
(with the economy so bad the stocker project may never get finished)

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« Reply #43 on: January 08, 2012, 06:25:07 PM »
Hi, I'm from southeastern NC, on the other forum as Richard67F100.  I have a 67 F100 with a 402 cu in FE.  I have played with FE's for years since I had my 69 428 CJ Torino.  Wish I still had it!  I cut my teeth with small blocks in a 66 Mustang, starting with a 289 and ending up with a 351C in it.

My 2nd FE was a 66 F100 with a 200,000 + mile 352.  It ended up with a 390 before I junked it due to rust (after I got the 67).

My current hot rod project is a 65 Falcon that will have a 460 cu in Windsor (yes, a small block).  I have had it since 2006 but working on it has been sporadic although I haved ramped it up lately.  This is my first project where I have done rust replacement and I'm learning as I go.  I wish I was as fast as Jay is getting his cars going but I think mine was in worse shape that his are.  Anyway I'm always impressed with Jay's work, as well as many others from the other forum.

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« Reply #44 on: February 13, 2012, 08:13:14 PM »
   Hi All,

   My name is Mark. I live in North Adams, Massachusetts, which is in the northwest corner of the state.  I have a few FE powered Mercs.

   A 68 Monterey fastback that was used in the movie Taking Woodstock. I then hit a deer with it and the car is now apart and is next on the list for restoration.

   Here is a pic of my Monterey from  scene in the movie:



I also have another 68 Monterey that is a convertible the 390 in it is seized. I've been storing it for about 6 years and hope to start on that project soon. Also there is a 69 S code Cougar XR-7 that awaits restoration.
 
     Here is a picture of the 4th and 5th bay of my transmision shop where I keep some stuff.
   (The 3 bays that we mainly work out of are not this sloppy.)
 The 69 390 Cougar is underneath the black and white 58 Parklane. A 70 Cougar XR-7 351c 4v conv is under the 68 Monterey conv. The body of the blue car on the left is a 69 Cougar Sport Special 351w AOD, which is 99% done.

   




The latest purchase is a 64 Montclair Marauder with 390. The Marauder is now automatic, but the plan is to someday put a 445 stroker in it with a Tremec.





   There are a bunch of other projects on my list. More Cougars and both of the 58 Mercs. In the mix there are some trucks. 78 and 79 Ford pick-ups and Broncos. Also a 57 Mack B-42 and a couple Brockways.  Oh, I almost forgot I have a 330FT powered Ford C-700 bucket truck.   

Here is my summer driver 58 Monterey:



    I would probably get more projects done if I didn't have so many projects. Housework and transmission shop take a lot of time. Always working.


 I love the format of this forum compared to the Network54.


   


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70 Cougar XR-7 460 C-6
70 Cougar XR-7 conv 351c 4v FMX
69 Cougar SS 351w AOD
69 Cougar Sunroof Eliminator 351w FMX
69 Cougar XR-7 390 C-6
68 Monterey 390 C-6
68 Monterey conv 390 C-6
64 Montclair Marauder 390 Merc-O
58 Monterey 383 Merc-O
58 Parklane 430 MultiDrive
68 Colony Park 428 C-6
68 Colony Park 390 C-6
58 Parklane 430 MultiDrive
70 Cougar Eliminator 351c 4 speed
I don't feel like a hoarder.