The underside of the car looks in great shape. The repairs needed appear minimal. I await further updates with interest. All the best, Mart in England.
This Falcon is sensational do it justice i hope you do a few videos on this love the body shape the colour The simplicity of its making compared to too many computer component-based cars now We have Ford XK XL XP here in Australia with a super pursuit engine love my Fords Please continue to share Sir this car is beautiful.
I love the falcon, such a sweet car. My grandma had one, a white 1960, and I remember riding in it in the early ‘70s. Pretty sure I remember that it had seatbelts. Grandpa probably put them in, he was mechanical like that.
Its in good shape. I have a 60 ranchero. I used lowering blocks with added leaves to get.better load capacity and still have 2 inch lowered. I used steel bushings to get rid of the flex and elminated the rubber spacers in between leaves. Its doing great its a manual tranny and it would rock alot. When i rebuilt the rear end i watched your video it was very helpful and having correct back lash also helped with the rock when using clutch. I fixed alot of rust. On the underbody areas you could scrub it and use a rust encapsulator process wish mine was that good. Have fun
When mig welding panel steel I clamp a 1/4 inch thick piece of flat copper bar on the underside.the mig doesn't adhere to the copper it just makes it less likely to start a race to follow the hole...
I had a 64 2-door in college (1971-1975). Learned a lot of mechanics in that car. I threw a rod during finals week my last quarter of my college senior year. Cost me $225 to have a rebuilt engine put in.
Wow that thing is clean. If it had lived its whole life here in Missouri none of those bolts would have come off and your video would be R rated because of language lol.
I've had mixed results with the rubber being used in today's bushing replacements. Also, I've used phosphoric acid in lieu of the Eastwood stuff. You can get a gallon from Home Depot for about 20 USD. I tried both and found them to be identical. You can use it in a spray bottle.
Wow, the car is looking great ! The whitetails look killer with the white roof ! where did you order those leaf springs from ? I recently bought a 1960 four-door with 42,000 Mi on it and I'm going to be driving it soon, I was thinking about buying heavier Duty leaf spring for the ranchero or station wagon ? because I'm going to be carrying a lot of stuff inside of it, yours is looking really sharp man ! bummer about that rust having to be dealt with now but at least you know it will be solid when you're done, sucks that your car is going to be down for a while as you probably love driving that car
Thank you very much. I got them and the bushings from General Spring. The prices were not bad and looks like it's all good quality stuff. Sounds like a fun project!
Thank you for using normal hand tools, not the usual cordless impact.
It's refreshing to see someone who can actually undo a bolt by hand.
Enjoy watching your "no-nonsense" videos. Keep em coming.
He had me at "Hello Audience" from day one 💯 Good Stuff 👍
Super cool project...Thanks for sharing this video!
The underside of the car looks in great shape. The repairs needed appear minimal. I await further updates with interest. All the best, Mart in England.
That Eastwood product is great!
I consider you a brave man working on a vehicle while wearing flip flop/sandal shoes. I wear safety shoes when i work.
This Falcon is sensational do it justice i hope you do a few videos on this
love the body shape the colour
The simplicity of its making compared to too many computer component-based cars now
We have Ford XK XL XP here in Australia with a super pursuit engine love my Fords
Please continue to share Sir this car is beautiful.
Thank you very much. Yep, there's more videos on the way.
I love the falcon, such a sweet car. My grandma had one, a white 1960, and I remember riding in it in the early ‘70s. Pretty sure I remember that it had seatbelts. Grandpa probably put them in, he was mechanical like that.
I actually installed 3-point seat belts in my '65 4-door Falcon. And, of course, a dual brake master cylinder. "Safety first"!
That escalated quickly.... :D
I have the same air shocks on my 62 Comet. Was a cheap solution to raise the saghing rear. I ordered them with the extender kit.
Worn out springs on one side? bachelor lean. Really enjoy your videos. Always entertaining.
Its in good shape. I have a 60 ranchero. I used lowering blocks with added leaves to get.better load capacity and still have 2 inch lowered. I used steel bushings to get rid of the flex and elminated the rubber spacers in between leaves. Its doing great its a manual tranny and it would rock alot. When i rebuilt the rear end i watched your video it was very helpful and having correct back lash also helped with the rock when using clutch. I fixed alot of rust. On the underbody areas you could scrub it and use a rust encapsulator process wish mine was that good. Have fun
When mig welding panel steel I clamp a 1/4 inch thick piece of flat copper bar on the underside.the mig doesn't adhere to the copper it just makes it less likely to start a race to follow the hole...
I had a 64 2-door in college (1971-1975). Learned a lot of mechanics in that car. I threw a rod during finals week my last quarter of my college senior year. Cost me $225 to have a rebuilt engine put in.
Wow that thing is clean. If it had lived its whole life here in Missouri none of those bolts would have come off and your video would be R rated because of language lol.
They must be great cars if Richard Quine had Kim Novac drive one in Strangers when we meet! Lots of great scenes in that one.
What fun!
I've had mixed results with the rubber being used in today's bushing replacements. Also, I've used phosphoric acid in lieu of the Eastwood stuff. You can get a gallon from Home Depot for about 20 USD. I tried both and found them to be identical. You can use it in a spray bottle.
Yep, the stuff from Home Depot is exactly what I use. It's cheap and works fast.
Don't you hate it when you start a simple project that turns out to be a larger and more expensive pain than you originally thought?
what kind of asid did you soake the parts in? thanks for the vidio
Brendan
I used Klean Strip metal prep. I got it at Home Depot, and I mix it with about 50% water.
Where did you get the leaf springs from? Thinking my 61 tudor will be needing a pair, thanks
Ah the old " I'll put some new parts in it". Next thing you know your rebuilding the engine.
Wow, the car is looking great ! The whitetails look killer with the white roof ! where did you order those leaf springs from ? I recently bought a 1960 four-door with 42,000 Mi on it and I'm going to be driving it soon, I was thinking about buying heavier Duty leaf spring for the ranchero or station wagon ? because I'm going to be carrying a lot of stuff inside of it, yours is looking really sharp man ! bummer about that rust having to be dealt with now but at least you know it will be solid when you're done, sucks that your car is going to be down for a while as you probably love driving that car
Thank you very much. I got them and the bushings from General Spring. The prices were not bad and looks like it's all good quality stuff. Sounds like a fun project!
Well you will have almost a new car when you are completed.
Do you read PKD ?