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62 Falcon, new engine, new attitude
« on: May 26, 2018, 07:10:37 AM »
last year I cooked my engine so I pulled it out and took to my neighbours machine shop. The 352 checked good so got it bored to 390 bore and stuffed in 390 crank, rods and new pistons.. Got the engine balanced and blueprinted, my heads checked over (6 bent valves) put my solid cam back in. Picked it up last weekend, painted and assembled. and stuck it in the car.. Went for a few test drives so far and the efi is learning good after I had to reset everything being a totally different animal.. All I can say now is it is so fun to drive and pretty scarey compared to the last engine that was in (but it was a totally stock 1960 352 that I stuck on bigger heads and a solid cam not really meant for a 352 :)


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Re: 62 Falcon, new engine, new attitude
« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2018, 07:12:28 AM »
hood is on and front emblems

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« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2018, 02:56:18 PM »
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Re: 62 Falcon, new engine, new attitude
« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2018, 05:31:58 PM »
Looks really good!  Your induction system really stands out...
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« Reply #4 on: May 26, 2018, 06:31:05 PM »
Very cool. Glad to see you  got it done.
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Re: 62 Falcon, new engine, new attitude
« Reply #6 on: May 27, 2018, 09:44:20 AM »
No smoking! Sounds much better at idle also. I'll bet it's a night and day difference in how it runs! Better make sure you've got a real seat in it this time ;)
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Re: 62 Falcon, new engine, new attitude
« Reply #7 on: May 27, 2018, 09:50:34 AM »
it is unreal to drive this time around.. I have proper seats and 5 point harness if needed lol

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Re: 62 Falcon, new engine, new attitude
« Reply #8 on: May 27, 2018, 02:04:25 PM »
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« Reply #9 on: May 27, 2018, 02:10:55 PM »
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Re: 62 Falcon, new engine, new attitude
« Reply #10 on: May 27, 2018, 05:48:10 PM »
why are you listed as a newbie ? I have been following your falcon build for years . just wondering

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« Reply #11 on: May 27, 2018, 07:10:15 PM »
why are you listed as a newbie ? I have been following your falcon build for years . just wondering

That is only based on post counts. Lots of guys that have been on the old forum for years, and some that have been on this one for quite a while but don't post a lot, are still "newbie"s. Obviously doesn't mean much as far as how long they've been around.
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Re: 62 Falcon, new engine, new attitude
« Reply #12 on: May 27, 2018, 07:17:45 PM »
I actually left this site for awhile.

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Re: 62 Falcon, new engine, new attitude
« Reply #13 on: May 27, 2018, 07:41:20 PM »
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« Reply #14 on: May 29, 2018, 11:09:59 AM »
Awesome.... Been watching this build for some time and was wondering where it went!  Looks great!
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« Reply #15 on: May 29, 2018, 02:03:20 PM »
it idles awesome at 800, cruizes nicely at 2100rpm (80km/h) gets 200* and stays there,and doesn't smoke.. Think it still is learning so wont have any input on any data but when I get a friend to cruise with me I will get them to make notes on air/fuel stuff and report back.. Big car show this weekend up the road, and a few mini ones Wednesday night and Friday night 20 miles away, so I will report back this weekend on how it goes with some pictures and feedback

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« Reply #16 on: June 04, 2018, 01:32:59 PM »
entered a car show this weekend,, car did pretty good


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« Reply #18 on: June 16, 2018, 08:33:34 AM »
few new pictures

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Re: 62 Falcon, new engine, new attitude
« Reply #19 on: June 18, 2018, 01:45:39 PM »
It's sounding much better! It's neat to see you making some real progress on it. Looks like you're pretty close to having a reliable cruiser that you can finally enjoy. Cool!
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Re: 62 Falcon, new engine, new attitude
« Reply #20 on: July 06, 2018, 10:12:14 AM »
Ive been driving the Falcon for a month now, have had some tweaking to do with minor stuff here and there, (axle bearings, rad leaking, injector oring leaks,etc.) but overall I love driving this thing.. Hop in and go, idles perfectly, stays at 203F even driving in 100F weather, and stop and go traffic, had never left me stranded and always fires right up even after driving for a few hours. The fuel injection is always learning and always reliable so far, no bogs or hesitation even driving at 60mph and put my foot in it. I may need to change either my transmission or rear end gears for something abit friendlier. Highway speed with the toploader and 3.70 gears is 3600rpm and really don't want to be cruising that long on the highway yet. I put about 600 miles on the car so far I just love driving it every chance I get. Only thing left to do now is bodywork and paint I guess and finish the interior.
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Re: 62 Falcon, new engine, new attitude
« Reply #21 on: July 06, 2018, 10:19:44 AM »
Have you ever weighed that car?

My guess would be that it is light enough to go 3.25 and still run strong with a wide ratio toploader
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Re: 62 Falcon, new engine, new attitude
« Reply #22 on: July 06, 2018, 10:28:18 AM »
I haven't weighed it yet,, I planned on going too this afternoon

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« Reply #23 on: July 06, 2018, 06:11:44 PM »
I like it . nice job on the build . got me thinking about fi .

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« Reply #25 on: July 19, 2018, 05:19:46 AM »
I got the car weighed last week.. it weighs 3380 pounds, alot heavier then I thought it would be.. But I did build it solid and to last.and used mostly 14 gauge for the tubs, floor and firewall,. has a full frame

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« Reply #26 on: October 08, 2018, 07:45:24 PM »
almost time to put the car away for the year. I had such a blast driving it all over this summer.

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« Reply #27 on: November 14, 2018, 08:54:19 AM »
last drive of the year

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« Reply #28 on: February 04, 2019, 07:05:53 PM »
had to redo the rear housing, it bent and I broke an axle. Cut the back brace off and not going back on. Put big bearing ends on it too. Installed it on the weekend and got the e-brake cable hooked up tonight. Just need to make new lower bag mounts and hoping no snow this weekend to go for a little drive :)

last picture was from last fall

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« Reply #29 on: February 25, 2019, 07:04:57 PM »
got the rear back together and went for a few drives in it. still real chilly here but got out when the road was dry. this cruise it was -16c and with no heater I didn't go to long but was great to take it out again after a long winter..  Soon it will be driving season again :)

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« Reply #30 on: February 26, 2019, 07:52:23 PM »
Sounds really good. Mufflers?

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« Reply #31 on: February 26, 2019, 08:26:22 PM »
Engine sounds real good there, and cruises along nicely. Sounds like you've got a lot of the tuning bugs out of it and the car is getting to be pretty reliable for you. That's awesome. Do they use salt on the roads there? I couldn't bring myself to drive it in salt, if they did.
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« Reply #32 on: February 27, 2019, 04:46:30 AM »
Sounds really good. Mufflers?

an old set of 3 inch corvette side pipes

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« Reply #33 on: February 27, 2019, 04:48:32 AM »
Engine sounds real good there, and cruises along nicely. Sounds like you've got a lot of the tuning bugs out of it and the car is getting to be pretty reliable for you. That's awesome. Do they use salt on the roads there? I couldn't bring myself to drive it in salt, if they did.


it was -16c that day, the car loves the cold air. they do use salt on the roads here.

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« Reply #35 on: March 24, 2019, 07:53:36 AM »
Sounds really good. Mufflers?

an old set of 3 inch corvette side pipes

Sounds great and glad to see your adventures now that the engine is treating you well

Now that the car is settled in and doing well, you might find some power with a traditional style exhaust.  The sidepipes sound and look cool the way you did them, but a clean 3 inch exhaust with an X or big H and a set of modern mufflers can free up mid range on a street stroker.  You may not need as much with a stock stroke engine but sidepipe cores often steal significant power.

Always easy to spend someone's money, :)    but I really liked the Borla ProXS on my Mustang and recently the Jones Full Boar on the truck.  Quiet-ish poking around down and a real nice bark when you hit it.  I did an H on the Mustang and an X on the truck based on how things fit.  Hard to do on the unibodies compared to the truck, but a big smooth exhaust with mufflers as far back as you can helps too.
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« Reply #36 on: March 24, 2019, 07:30:45 PM »
I have been thinking of different exhaust,, but it would hand down real low if I put in an h or x pipe cuz of the frame I built and where the headers exit. no room for an x or h pipe. I might try gutting the sidepipes and putting in baffles later on to see how that does

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« Reply #37 on: May 04, 2019, 05:55:57 AM »
few pictures from last year.. I am removing the flame decals  for this year.

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« Reply #38 on: May 04, 2019, 05:58:03 AM »
tight fit in there. not sure how a SOHC will fit if I ever can afford one lol

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« Reply #39 on: May 11, 2019, 05:33:02 PM »
decided to change color for abit.. give me motivation to do bodywork

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« Reply #40 on: May 11, 2019, 05:37:15 PM »
The oposite side of the color spectrum :D



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« Reply #41 on: May 17, 2019, 04:32:51 PM »
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« Reply #42 on: June 08, 2019, 04:42:22 PM »
car show pictures from June 1st

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« Reply #43 on: July 05, 2019, 04:30:21 AM »
finally painted the hood

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« Reply #44 on: October 14, 2019, 06:05:36 AM »
few new pictures

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« Reply #45 on: June 17, 2020, 03:54:21 AM »
few recent pictures of the Falcon

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« Reply #46 on: June 17, 2020, 07:22:17 PM »
got the old girl looking good . I was wondering where you have been . looks like you have been busy

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« Reply #47 on: June 17, 2020, 08:00:13 PM »
doing upgrades as time permits..

we finally able to get my wifes horses home, we got the field behind us,, so been busy building a farm and doing farm stuff, which is cutting into my car time.. but shes happy.

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« Reply #48 on: August 12, 2020, 12:36:01 PM »
Love the hood scoop.  Is that custom?  It looks a lot like the fiberglass one I have from Cervini.  Looks great!!!!
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« Reply #49 on: August 14, 2020, 05:01:27 AM »
I was looking at your pictures and wondering if the air cleaner restricks the air flow? It looks to be sucking down some  or is that from mounting?

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« Reply #50 on: August 16, 2020, 06:52:54 AM »
Love the hood scoop.  Is that custom?  It looks a lot like the fiberglass one I have from Cervini.  Looks great!!!!

its an aftermarket boss 429 scoop

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« Reply #51 on: August 16, 2020, 06:54:25 AM »
I was looking at your pictures and wondering if the air cleaner restricks the air flow? It looks to be sucking down some  or is that from mounting?

yeah from removing and mounting,,  its a tight fit so have to twist it on. but i do have a new one on there, i got that one used and was messed up already


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« Reply #52 on: August 16, 2020, 06:57:45 AM »
new one

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« Reply #53 on: August 16, 2020, 07:01:29 AM »
few new

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« Reply #54 on: August 19, 2020, 02:30:04 PM »
Very cool!

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« Reply #55 on: September 07, 2020, 06:11:36 AM »
few from yesterday

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« Reply #56 on: September 18, 2020, 03:57:32 PM »
Is there a thread on the EFI setup?  What is it a combination of?
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« Reply #57 on: September 19, 2020, 06:18:45 AM »
there is a thread of the efi i built somewhere in the members section..

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« Reply #58 on: October 22, 2020, 06:49:58 AM »
new pictures