Well he's getting it done, should have done a few things differently, would have been a lot less work for him, but give him an "A" for trying his best. Although I will say his best would probably either be an "F" for you or me or in numerous states in America it would most likely get us arrested.
@BillySBC: this kid is the future, you and I are the past. Go easy, he's trying and succeeding at what we've done and no doubt learning along the way. Be giddy he's not screaming like a lunatic in front of video games. Too easy to forget there's human beings on the other side of the keyboard.
Good job Simon, older Cars like the Falcon have style unlike the modern crap, all plastic, soft curvy lines & everything electronic. Prefer a classic Car everytime
crazy the amount of classic cars that there are available. Here in Europe/Netherlands cars just disappear to outside the borders. Can't really find classics like this.
As a Canadian, sort of cuts both ways. I find myself envious of all the classic Volvos, German, French, and British cars in Europe I imagine Japanese enthusiasts have it the same way, tripping over Skylines and Supras, unable to find a Mustang.
@@perotekkuthe forbidden fruit. I in eastern part of Eu have myself some 70s communist cars, which i am tired of, and would love a japanese or western classic car.
Thanks again Simon. I continue to love watching your work. You were so calm and patient over all those broken bolts. Amazing! You mentioned the possibility of a Part Two. Yes, please.
Seriously, you have the patience of a saint! This brings back memories of working on my 1965 Falcon Six (although I think my exhaust manifold studs were much better behaved!) There's a certain "domino effect" when working on older cars. One thing kind of leads into another and the next thing you know, you've pretty much dealt with every system in the car. "While I'm at it..." syndrome is very strong and hard to resist! Looking forward to Part 2.
My friend, I can't tell if you are an excellent mechanic or an excellent director of photography, but your videos bring me internal peace, hugs from Brazil
I love these early Falcons, they're so easy to work on. My first car was a 1960 Falcon 4 DR Sedan, bought it for $200 in 1976. Watching you do all this work brings back fond memories. You're quite the mechanic and are very talented with a camera. Please keep going on the Falcon, we're all watching.
@@SimonFordman Great video Simon. I totally agree with the comments concerning your talents. Your approach and dedication are awesome and your friend is quite lucky to have you. Show a little more of yourself if you can...it's way realistic to see a grimace or a smile when things go south or when they go north and exceed your expectations. What is your cat's name? He/she deserves some of the accolades as well lol.
I learned from oldtimers back in the 70s, start spraying penetrant on exhaust bolts a week before day of removal, spray several times a day every day without running engine till day before, then spray between running every few hours of cool off time. The day of removal, nuts and bolts will be hand tight and will never break off, I've done it 20 or 30 times, never had one break in 40 years as a mechanic. I've got to fix a few that others failed at following directions. The sounds of those old 6s brought back memories, I had a 68 Falcon Futura, and a 66 f100...
Hey Simon, a word of advice. I’ve been in the same position with exhaust manifold bolts before. Next time, mix yourself up a 50/50 mix of ATF & acetone and apply it to the bolts. And I don’t mean five minutes before you start, I mean two or three applications per day for a week or more if you can. Do that and hit them with some heat and you’ll be amazed at the results. Great video, thanks!
jajaja estaba buscando un argentino y no tuve que buscar mucho, yo soy de La Plata, mucha alegría ver a extranjeros trabajando en el falcon, y ver las diferencias con los modelos que llegaron aca, saludos!
I'm glad to see a young man who isn't afraid of rebuilding what you got, that's the way I was taught and it just makes my Ford tattoo shine a little brighter! Good job!😊
I sold my 1962 Mercury Meteor last Summer, had the inline 6, 170ci. Toyed with the idea of installing the 1bbl CFI Ford offered on 2.3l engines from the 80s.
An excellent reminder of why I hate working on exhaust systems, well done for persevering with removing the broken studs/bolts. Great videography as always with your videos - the use of black and white footage switching to colour around the 30minute mark to distinguish between old and new - before and after was very clever
in my -60 the carburator has a glas house not steel. and another aircleaner without that pipe...and the fuelfilter is sitting connected to the intake of the fuelpump and you posted this on my 63,s birthday!
New subscriber glad to be here ,1984 Australia my father promised me if i passed my licence he would help me purchase a car and help out to get it roadworhy and registered for the road ,he surprised me with a Ford XK Falcon ute ,pale blue and three on the tree a lil 144ci straight six drums all round it was the best ,my father helped me get it on the road and within 6 months he suggested to customise it ever so slightly ,3 months later i was driving around with a ute with front discs a 9 inch in the rear a cammed up 289 under the bonnet with a top loader ,i felt awful as he really loved it but i kind off liked the way it was before ,i drove it for a bit and eventually traded it in for a Datsun ,my father was beside himself ,he never forgave me ,like never
I share your father's grief. My son did the same thing with a HR that we built together when he was in his teens in the 90s. He still talks about that car to this day.
@@b-genspinster7895 your spot on mate ,my brothers and i tried to find a similar one and then replicate it but it was all yap yap yap and it all fizzled out ,the ol boys in heaven now laying rubber in hes ZD Fairlane
Mate, enjoyed the video. 29:42 should be a “donut” that gets sandwiched between the manifold and the plate to seal the exhaust. rock auto should have em. 🇦🇺🤙🏼
The manifold I got from the junkyard was designed for a donut, yes. The pipe on the car and the old manifold was designed for a regular gasket, so a donut wouldn't fit. I may go back and weld on the proper pipe end to take the donut because I think the connection was leaking by the end of the video.
That’s right, the donut style has the flange on the pipe. I usually put headers and twin system my old Falcons, and let the exhaust shop deal with the broken studs 🤫🤙🏼
I commend your perseverance on the bolt removal of the exhaust manifold. Often being a good tradesman isn't about skill as much as it is about not giving up and seeing a job to completion. It builds confidence.
I hope your friend lets you do some more on this car its going to be a stunner. Its also refreshing to see a young man doing this kind of work today with such diligence and reverence for the work itself. You channel should be pushed to a bigger audience.
Love your patience. Dad, a Ford die-hard, got a 62 Falcon he let me use when I joined the USAF in 1964. We worked on our cars then & helped each other. Loaned out the car for a date for $20 and got stains on the backseat, not appreciated at all.
Brings back fond memories! I owned a 1962 Falcon in 1968 I bought from a dealer. The price? Four Hundred bucks. Inflation aside, it was a good price. The body was perfect, the only thing I remember was it did not have much heat in the wintertime. Great job on that exhaust! Adjust those valves properly and you won't even hear it run!
Top marks extracting those broken studs you did a wonderful job i love that car the body style we have old Fords here in Australia the XK XL XP Falcons with the 171-pursuit inline 6 these cars so deserve restoration classic not plastic i am sure your cars in good hands Sir
Thank you for the memories!!! In 1973 I bought a 1962 Falcon. $595.00 at the local Dodge dealer. Owned by the proverbial little old school teacher! I drove it right at 3 years . Sold it to a couple they had it about 6 months then got hit and totaled.
I didn't think anything could be added to the oversaturated mechanical repair/will it run genre, but your channel and videos are truly outstanding. The wise choice not to add music or hysterical over the top intros clearly shows you know your stuff. The quality of your shots and of course, your tinkering is excellent. Looking forward to more purchases for yourself because the truck series is magnificent. Thanks very much for the effort you put in your videos and I hope you're here to stay.
When I was about 14 my DAD told me he would give me his old FORD FALCON when I got my driver's license at 16 in my state - in the meantime he had me WASH it every week in the summer thinking I was going to get it !!! Then awhile later he TRADED IT IN on a new FORD Gran Torino ( the Red & White Coke-can model) ! Damn I was upset BUT he did later help me with some down-payment $$ when I did go get my first car , an older VW beetle - THANKS DAD !! :-)
Ah the best sound in the world. The snapping of manifold bolts...always so much fun removing the old bolts. You've shown great patience. In Australia that model was designated as the XK. I had one, it was a little slow, but it got the job done. This video brings back memories of working on old cars. At least they were easy to work on, but they needed constant attention. We continued building Falcons in OZ up until about 2017.
It took a few minutes for me to get used to the "wordless workshop" approach, but I found it refreshing. Excellent video and editing. Hope your friend lets you continue.
I just came across your channel. The 60 - 63 falcons are my favorites from this era. The body lines are just fantastic. This video reminds me of all the broken bolts I found on my 62 Futura. I did a ground up restoration and took off plenty of skin but the finished car made me smile every time I drove it, coast to coast twice. I installed a 200 cubic inch 6, C-4 auto & a holley 2 barrel. Plus headers. I could cruse all day at 29mpg. Those engines were virtually impossible to kill.
My dad bought one of these in 1969 but it was a station wagon, I was just a year old but he kept it until I was 7. I still remember it and have old photos. I would love to have an old car as a daily driver, I only drive 40 km roundtrip 3 times a fortnight but they are simply too expensive to purchase already fixed up and I'm disabled so I can no longer do my own work. I guess watching videos like this helps with the nostalgia.
Second car I owned was a 1961 Falcon 2 door. Put over 100,000 miles on it without a major problem. Great gas milage with the 6 cylinder and 3 speed manual. Still have fond memories of it.
You did an amazing job. For those head bolts I use diesel injector cleaner. Spray more often and give some time to work. It just frees up that old rust.
I love seeing new life brought back to old iron. Who needs a $500-$800 a month payment when you can breathe new life back into old cars or trucks. They still get a guy up and down the road, back and forth to work just fine. Keep up the good work. Between your Vlog and Vice Grip Garage I'm in hog heaven.
I was about 10 years old when these cars were grinding around the hills of WV where I grew up. They were the fav of the old farmers. You’d get behind these old guys driving at tractor speed with a line of cars behind them into the next county.
Relaxation and Learning at its best. I am glad to find your TH-cam channel. It is my favorite hobby to work at old mechanical cars, so I made an subscription right away. In difference to many other oldtimer videos it is fine, that there is no silly comment or annoying music.Only the sound of working. Many greetings from Germany Andreas
I knew you would have to do some welding work on the manifold bolts. This is a great video! I’m next door in North Dakota. Now it’s time for video # 2. Good work!
I just stumbled across your videos and I really enjoy them. I know it has to be a lot of hard work using the camera while working but you do a great job with all of your camera work and transitions! Please keep the videos coming. I enjoy them and I also learn from them. Thanks!
Never sell Aerokroil penetrating oil short. ;) Thank you for putting up the video. It brought many memories of my '63 Falcon Squire, my '64 Falcon 4-door, dad's '65 Falcon 4-door and his '66 Mustang 200 L6.
When I was a Sophomore in High School a friend of mine bought a dilapidated 62 Falcon with a 144 cid 6, 3 speed manual trans w/ the shifter was on the column. We rebuilt the engine and put a floor shifter in it while we had the trans out for a stripped 1st gear replacement. I was fun to learn how to drop the lower cluster gear to pull the 1st gear out. I cut my teeth on his Falcon, and got my secondary teeth when his Dad asked if we could rebuild the 352 in his Galaxy 500. It had burned 3 gallons of oil pulling a small travel trailer home from Florida. I grew my wisdom teeth on his Grandfather's 390 Mercury Park Lane. Those were easy rebuilds and they made us successful mechanics. Fords were built simply but correctly. IMO you need to get a real torch and learn about heating cast Iron and Steel up to Red hot, Orange hot and Yellow hot. Cast Iron will give up a rusted exh stud less than 1/16" thick if you get the cast hot enough. I'm talking about exh studs that are rusted down to tooth picks. You can get there with Propane and Oxygen, no need for the dangers of Acylketene. Fun to watch you break stud after stud after stud, I was wondering where you were going. ben/ michigan
Thanks for the story. Those FE engines were the first engines I really dug into, I'll always love 'em. I ran a 390 + toploader 4 speed in one of my cars for a while. A bigger torch definitely would've been the biggest help here. I'm familiar with using acetylene but I don't quite have the facilities for it. Oxy/propane though, I didn't think of that. Seems much more friendly for occasional use in my small garage, I'll have to pick one up. Thanks again.
That exhaust note got me, my first car was a 200ci powered 1969 Ford Falcon and once the manifold came loose at the main connector. Sounded like a mack truck, neighbors were pissed at me thinking i was a hot rodding punk.😂😂
Your filming style reminds me of a U tuber I really like: Mr. Chickadee, he doesn't say a word through his video, but the camera does a great job capturing the struggle and persistence of the project. I can't tell how many emotions I went through while you were doing this. It was awesome. Great job.
Hi Simon, great to watch you see all those things fixing without getting frustrated. I owned a Grand Wagoneer and now a F250 from 1982. I really like the classic cars. I live in the Netherlands but getting parts locally is really difficult or very expensive..
Nice work. You've got to love that Minnesota rust. If you ever need rust free parts, wyoming has plenty. Grew up around the floodwood and grand rapids area. Don't miss the rust!!
What memories. I was 9 when my Dad bought my Mom a new 1964 Ford Falcon. The Ford dealer lived down the street from us. The car had Dealer-installed A/C and was the same baby blue color as this one. More young guys should have non-computerised cars to tinker with.
Nice old Falcon great work. I felt your pain with the exhaust manifold studs. I've been looking for one for a while but all I can find around me are rusted out junk. I'm looking forward to the next chapter on the Falcon.
Watching almost every bolt on the exhaust manifold snap and not hearing obscenities was something else.
Simon says!!
Nothing.
Don't worry too much I helped you out with the obscenities just watching!!
It's refreshing to see a good mechanic who actually knows how to use a camera properly.
Well he's getting it done, should have done a few things differently, would have been a lot less work for him, but give him an "A" for trying his best. Although I will say his best would probably either be an "F" for you or me or in numerous states in America it would most likely get us arrested.
@BillySBC: this kid is the future, you and I are the past. Go easy, he's trying and succeeding at what we've done and no doubt learning along the way. Be giddy he's not screaming like a lunatic in front of video games. Too easy to forget there's human beings on the other side of the keyboard.
No annoying commentary and music. Someone actually just working. Great job.
I knew it was going to be a good episode when the bolts started shearing. I do like a happy ending. Love your tenacity.
Your videos are breath of fresh air. Finally, someone who just works and doesn’t love to hear themselves talk and blabber on! Keep up the good work.
Great patience with those head bolts. I was getting frustrated just watching.
DSGLABEL you mean exhaust manifold bolts ??? He did not take the head off !!! DUUUHHH!!!!!!
@@wilburfinnigan2142 my bad. LOL!
@@DSGLABELhead bolts??
I knew what you meant...exhaust manifold bolts. I would have been using a bunch of 4 letter words.
Exhaust bolts
Good job Simon, older Cars like the Falcon have style unlike the modern crap, all plastic, soft curvy lines & everything electronic. Prefer a classic Car everytime
crazy the amount of classic cars that there are available. Here in Europe/Netherlands cars just disappear to outside the borders. Can't really find classics like this.
As a Canadian, sort of cuts both ways. I find myself envious of all the classic Volvos, German, French, and British cars in Europe
I imagine Japanese enthusiasts have it the same way, tripping over Skylines and Supras, unable to find a Mustang.
@@perotekkuthe forbidden fruit. I in eastern part of Eu have myself some 70s communist cars, which i am tired of, and would love a japanese or western classic car.
They're all in the balkans smuggling drugs and cigarettes
@@wills5482 nah man, usually its golfs , passats, transporters and sharans (preferably all 1.9tdis) that do that 🙃
@christiann7320 good luck in finding (or swapping!) a car!
Thanks again Simon. I continue to love watching your work. You were so calm and patient over all those broken bolts. Amazing! You mentioned the possibility of a Part Two. Yes, please.
These videos are therapy to me.
I feel your pain on the broken bolts, good job
Seriously, you have the patience of a saint! This brings back memories of working on my 1965 Falcon Six (although I think my exhaust manifold studs were much better behaved!)
There's a certain "domino effect" when working on older cars. One thing kind of leads into another and the next thing you know, you've pretty much dealt with every system in the car.
"While I'm at it..." syndrome is very strong and hard to resist!
Looking forward to Part 2.
My friend, I can't tell if you are an excellent mechanic or an excellent director of photography, but your videos bring me internal peace, hugs from Brazil
I love these early Falcons, they're so easy to work on. My first car was a 1960 Falcon 4 DR Sedan, bought it for $200 in 1976. Watching you do all this work brings back fond memories. You're quite the mechanic and are very talented with a camera. Please keep going on the Falcon, we're all watching.
Cool! Thank you. The falcon will be back
@@SimonFordman Great video Simon. I totally agree with the comments concerning your talents. Your approach and dedication are awesome and your friend is quite lucky to have you. Show a little more of yourself if you can...it's way realistic to see a grimace or a smile when things go south or when they go north and exceed your expectations. What is your cat's name? He/she deserves some of the accolades as well lol.
You point out the real frustration, the same car you paid $200 in 1976 is priced over $2000 today but employers price you for as little as possible.
I learned from oldtimers back in the 70s, start spraying penetrant on exhaust bolts a week before day of removal, spray several times a day every day without running engine till day before, then spray between running every few hours of cool off time. The day of removal, nuts and bolts will be hand tight and will never break off, I've done it 20 or 30 times, never had one break in 40 years as a mechanic. I've got to fix a few that others failed at following directions.
The sounds of those old 6s brought back memories, I had a 68 Falcon Futura, and a 66 f100...
I agree totally especially with vehicles sitting for a long time I hate headaches lol but good to watch sura young man saving these old cr
Hey Simon, a word of advice. I’ve been in the same position with exhaust manifold bolts before. Next time, mix yourself up a 50/50 mix of ATF & acetone and apply it to the bolts. And I don’t mean five minutes before you start, I mean two or three applications per day for a week or more if you can. Do that and hit them with some heat and you’ll be amazed at the results.
Great video, thanks!
Thank you for the tip.
Your patience with those snapped bolts is commendable. Old Falcons are one of my favourite cars. 👍👍🇨🇦
Saludos de Argentina !! El Ford Falcon en nuestro país, fue el auto más vendido !!
Saludos Argentina! De Ohio Se que hay muchos Ford Falcons en tu bonito país. Has visto el Vintage Oliden Garage?
Hola, no eh visto Vintage Oliden Garaje.
EEUU es un hermoso país. Gracias por su saludo !
Tambien en Australia.
jajaja estaba buscando un argentino y no tuve que buscar mucho, yo soy de La Plata, mucha alegría ver a extranjeros trabajando en el falcon, y ver las diferencias con los modelos que llegaron aca, saludos!
@@franciscocabrera5494 saludos hermano. Un abrazo grande !!
Great work. I'm from Argentina, and here it was produced from 1964 to 1991. There are still a lot a falcon in Great shape
I would have given up on that first broken stud. Your persistence is astounding, and you are an incredibly talented mechanic and videographer.
I'm glad to see a young man who isn't afraid of rebuilding what you got, that's the way I was taught and it just makes my Ford tattoo shine a little brighter! Good job!😊
Muy buenos videos, excelente fotografia y tomas, que lindos quedan los autos, saludos desde Argentina!
I know those bolts. Never give up, is the only reason. Wonderful to see you work like this.
I sold my 1962 Mercury Meteor last Summer, had the inline 6, 170ci.
Toyed with the idea of installing the 1bbl CFI Ford offered on 2.3l engines from the 80s.
LOVE how he keeps them original. Wheel covers and all. Far, far too many getting butchered and modified these days.
An excellent reminder of why I hate working on exhaust systems, well done for persevering with removing the broken studs/bolts. Great videography as always with your videos - the use of black and white footage switching to colour around the 30minute mark to distinguish between old and new - before and after was very clever
in my -60 the carburator has a glas house not steel. and another aircleaner without that pipe...and the fuelfilter is sitting connected to the intake of the fuelpump and you posted this on my 63,s birthday!
I love that little car. That's one of two cars I have always dreamed of owning. The 1960 Falcon and a 1949 Ford Coupe.
New subscriber glad to be here ,1984 Australia my father promised me if i passed my licence he would help me purchase a car and help out to get it roadworhy and registered for the road ,he surprised me with a Ford XK Falcon ute ,pale blue and three on the tree a lil 144ci straight six drums all round it was the best ,my father helped me get it on the road and within 6 months he suggested to customise it ever so slightly ,3 months later i was driving around with a ute with front discs a 9 inch in the rear a cammed up 289 under the bonnet with a top loader ,i felt awful as he really loved it but i kind off liked the way it was before ,i drove it for a bit and eventually traded it in for a Datsun ,my father was beside himself ,he never forgave me ,like never
It seems it was your dad’s car.
I share your father's grief. My son did the same thing with a HR that we built together when he was in his teens in the 90s. He still talks about that car to this day.
@@b-genspinster7895 your spot on mate ,my brothers and i tried to find a similar one and then replicate it but it was all yap yap yap and it all fizzled out ,the ol boys in heaven now laying rubber in hes ZD Fairlane
@@PETERNESS I’m sorry you lost your dad. But, you have all those great memories, or I hope they were, of spending time together.
What is wrong with you. That would have been a cool little Ranchero. A datsun, really?
I'm extremely empressed with the bolts removal.
Love your touch when at the end, the beauty cat takes a key role!
Mate, enjoyed the video. 29:42 should be a “donut” that gets sandwiched between the manifold and the plate to seal the exhaust. rock auto should have em. 🇦🇺🤙🏼
The manifold I got from the junkyard was designed for a donut, yes. The pipe on the car and the old manifold was designed for a regular gasket, so a donut wouldn't fit. I may go back and weld on the proper pipe end to take the donut because I think the connection was leaking by the end of the video.
That’s right, the donut style has the flange on the pipe. I usually put headers and twin system my old Falcons, and let the exhaust shop deal with the broken studs 🤫🤙🏼
I commend your perseverance on the bolt removal of the exhaust manifold. Often being a good tradesman isn't about skill as much as it is about not giving up and seeing a job to completion. It builds confidence.
Great video, no annoying loud bursts of music.
I hope your friend lets you do some more on this car its going to be a stunner. Its also refreshing to see a young man doing this kind of work today with such diligence and reverence for the work itself. You channel should be pushed to a bigger audience.
Job well done on that exhaust manifold. My first car was a 62 Falcon. Really appreciate the flash back in time.
I just fell asleep for some minutes. Your videos are so relaxing yet entertaining at the same time. Would love to see a part two. Cheers from Germany.
Thank you, cheers.
You are doing very well with the few tools you have available to you out here!!
Was waiting for it :) Thanks MacGyver !
Love your patience. Dad, a Ford die-hard, got a 62 Falcon he let me use when I joined the USAF in 1964. We worked on our cars then & helped each other. Loaned out the car for a date for $20 and got stains on the backseat, not appreciated at all.
OMG. Those stuck exhaust manifold bolts! Bad memories came back to me. Glad you got them out.
Well done. It's nice to see a falcon and a cat so well taken care of.
Brings back fond memories! I owned a 1962 Falcon in 1968 I bought from a dealer. The price? Four Hundred bucks. Inflation aside, it was a good price. The body was perfect, the only thing I remember was it did not have much heat in the wintertime. Great job on that exhaust! Adjust those valves properly and you won't even hear it run!
Top marks extracting those broken studs you did a wonderful job i love that car the body style we have old Fords here in Australia the XK XL XP Falcons with the 171-pursuit inline 6 these cars so deserve restoration classic not plastic i am sure your cars in good hands Sir
Thank you for the memories!!! In 1973 I bought a 1962 Falcon. $595.00 at the local Dodge dealer. Owned by the proverbial little old school teacher! I drove it right at 3 years . Sold it to a couple they had it about 6 months then got hit and totaled.
I didn't think anything could be added to the oversaturated mechanical repair/will it run genre, but your channel and videos are truly outstanding.
The wise choice not to add music or hysterical over the top intros clearly shows you know your stuff.
The quality of your shots and of course, your tinkering is excellent.
Looking forward to more purchases for yourself because the truck series is magnificent.
Thanks very much for the effort you put in your videos and I hope you're here to stay.
You had me at the sound of the old Falcon 6. Iconic in a way. More show, less talk. I like your style, and perseverance…
When I was about 14 my DAD told me he would give me his old FORD FALCON when I got my driver's license at 16 in my state - in the meantime he had me WASH it every week in the summer thinking I was going to get it !!! Then awhile later he TRADED IT IN on a new FORD Gran Torino ( the Red & White Coke-can model) ! Damn I was upset BUT he did later help me with some down-payment $$ when I did go get my first car , an older VW beetle - THANKS DAD !! :-)
Another solid video. Really like the perspective of shots in the final ride section. Like a kid looking out of the car.
I really like that interpretation, didn't think of that when filming.
Ah the best sound in the world. The snapping of manifold bolts...always so much fun removing the old bolts. You've shown great patience.
In Australia that model was designated as the XK. I had one, it was a little slow, but it got the job done.
This video brings back memories of working on old cars. At least they were easy to work on, but they needed constant attention.
We continued building Falcons in OZ up until about 2017.
That car is in unbelievable condition considering it's age and it's in the state of Minnesota! Good work! Would like to see more of the old Ford!
My first car was a 61 Falcon 4dr, 144cid 6. You brought back happy memories. What, no 8track .
Cruising with the sunset in the end was priceless ❤ 🤜🏾🤛🏾
Really well illuminated , and clear pictures!
It took a few minutes for me to get used to the "wordless workshop" approach, but I found it refreshing. Excellent video and editing. Hope your friend lets you continue.
I just came across your channel. The 60 - 63 falcons are my favorites from this era. The body lines are just fantastic. This video reminds me of all the broken bolts I found on my 62 Futura. I did a ground up restoration and took off plenty of skin but the finished car made me smile every time I drove it, coast to coast twice. I installed a 200 cubic inch 6, C-4 auto & a holley 2 barrel. Plus headers. I could cruse all day at 29mpg. Those engines were virtually impossible to kill.
Wow, great job. 29mpg is amazing, I always wanted to test what this one gets.
Wow...what a beautiful car !
My dad bought one of these in 1969 but it was a station wagon, I was just a year old but he kept it until I was 7. I still remember it and have old photos. I would love to have an old car as a daily driver, I only drive 40 km roundtrip 3 times a fortnight but they are simply too expensive to purchase already fixed up and I'm disabled so I can no longer do my own work. I guess watching videos like this helps with the nostalgia.
Second car I owned was a 1961 Falcon 2 door. Put over 100,000 miles on it without a major problem. Great gas milage with the 6 cylinder and 3 speed manual. Still have fond memories of it.
To Richard Benso. Hello! I was wondering exactly what you call excellent gas mileage!
18-19 per gallon with top speed limit of 55 in those days.
You did an amazing job. For those head bolts I use diesel injector cleaner. Spray more often and give some time to work. It just frees up that old rust.
I love seeing new life brought back to old iron. Who needs a $500-$800 a month payment when you can breathe new life back into old cars or trucks. They still get a guy up and down the road, back and forth to work just fine. Keep up the good work. Between your Vlog and Vice Grip Garage I'm in hog heaven.
I have a 1960 ranchero. Thankfully my exaust manifold bolts were not seized. What a chore. Well done
I'm in the middle of restoring a 72 Ford GTS....nice to see these old cars getting the respect they deserve.
I like your editing, camera angles and thoughtful artistic shots! It’s almost like watching a short film at Auto Film Fest…
I was about 10 years old when these cars were grinding around the hills of WV where I grew up. They were the fav of the old farmers. You’d get behind these old guys driving at tractor speed with a line of cars behind them into the next county.
Relaxation and Learning at its best. I am glad to find your TH-cam channel. It is my favorite hobby to work at old mechanical cars, so I made an subscription right away. In difference to many other oldtimer videos it is fine, that there is no silly comment or annoying music.Only the sound of working.
Many greetings from Germany
Andreas
I knew you would have to do some welding work on the manifold bolts. This is a great video! I’m next door in North Dakota. Now it’s time for video # 2. Good work!
I just stumbled across your videos and I really enjoy them. I know it has to be a lot of hard work using the camera while working but you do a great job with all of your camera work and transitions! Please keep the videos coming. I enjoy them and I also learn from them. Thanks!
Thank you!
In the end, you had that Falcon purring like a kitty.
Never sell Aerokroil penetrating oil short. ;)
Thank you for putting up the video. It brought many memories of my '63 Falcon Squire, my '64 Falcon 4-door, dad's '65 Falcon 4-door and his '66 Mustang 200 L6.
So great to see the job being done right without all the blabber! Thanks for sharing! From Colin in France 🙂
Greetings! Thanks for watching
Nice skills and determination.
Thanks to share this.
I just discover your channel and this video. Very well filmed and edited ! 👍. No choice, I subscribe... an old french man
Beauty, my father had a brand new 1962 black 4 door Falcon, blue interior. Fond childhood memories.
Great video’s, love the cinematography.
I love your videos so much. They're full of calm.
The sound of this motor is magnificent! It has a superb patina. It should not be repainted. Just sand it lightly and varnish.
Thank you for her .
When I was a Sophomore in High School a friend of mine bought a dilapidated 62 Falcon with a 144 cid 6, 3 speed manual trans w/ the shifter was on the column. We rebuilt the engine and put a floor shifter in it while we had the trans out for a stripped 1st gear replacement. I was fun to learn how to drop the lower cluster gear to pull the 1st gear out. I cut my teeth on his Falcon, and got my secondary teeth when his Dad asked if we could rebuild the 352 in his Galaxy 500. It had burned 3 gallons of oil pulling a small travel trailer home from Florida. I grew my wisdom teeth on his Grandfather's 390 Mercury Park Lane. Those were easy rebuilds and they made us successful mechanics. Fords were built simply but correctly. IMO you need to get a real torch and learn about heating cast Iron and Steel up to Red hot, Orange hot and Yellow hot. Cast Iron will give up a rusted exh stud less than 1/16" thick if you get the cast hot enough. I'm talking about exh studs that are rusted down to tooth picks. You can get there with Propane and Oxygen, no need for the dangers of Acylketene. Fun to watch you break stud after stud after stud, I was wondering where you were going. ben/ michigan
Thanks for the story. Those FE engines were the first engines I really dug into, I'll always love 'em. I ran a 390 + toploader 4 speed in one of my cars for a while. A bigger torch definitely would've been the biggest help here. I'm familiar with using acetylene but I don't quite have the facilities for it. Oxy/propane though, I didn't think of that. Seems much more friendly for occasional use in my small garage, I'll have to pick one up. Thanks again.
Nice old school repairs for a young man ! Keep up the good work.
Aluminum Fuse Holder on VW's Corrode & Have to Be Cleaned Somtimes. Your Stick To It-ness is Amazing! Another Fine Video!
Nice video!! Good ol' falcons, built Ford tough. I had 3 of them, never a problem.
Good job. I like those old cars because they are so simple, more like today's cars
I have to say I've had the entire row of exaust studs break off and i feel your pain..good job on removing studs..👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Yikes. Thank you
That exhaust note got me, my first car was a 200ci powered 1969 Ford Falcon and once the manifold came loose at the main connector. Sounded like a mack truck, neighbors were pissed at me thinking i was a hot rodding punk.😂😂
A good name for your Falcon would be "Rusty". great job.
That Inline sounds Gnarly! I just love the way it sounds.
Your filming style reminds me of a U tuber I really like: Mr. Chickadee, he doesn't say a word through his video, but the camera does a great job capturing the struggle and persistence of the project. I can't tell how many emotions I went through while you were doing this. It was awesome. Great job.
Hi Simon, great to watch you see all those things fixing without getting frustrated. I owned a Grand Wagoneer and now a F250 from 1982. I really like the classic cars. I live in the Netherlands but getting parts locally is really difficult or very expensive..
I can only imagine, but very cool that you own some old American iron way over there.
Nice work. You've got to love that Minnesota rust. If you ever need rust free parts, wyoming has plenty. Grew up around the floodwood and grand rapids area. Don't miss the rust!!
What memories. I was 9 when my Dad bought my Mom a new 1964 Ford Falcon. The Ford dealer lived down the street from us. The car had Dealer-installed A/C and was the same baby blue color as this one. More young guys should have non-computerised cars to tinker with.
These videos are awesome, keep them up.
I miss my old '73 falcon every day
Nice old Falcon great work. I felt your pain with the exhaust manifold studs. I've been looking for one for a while but all I can find around me are rusted out junk. I'm looking forward to the next chapter on the Falcon.
Nice job Nice Ford Falcon good show 😃👏👏👏👍👍👍👍
Me encanta ver esos buenos arreglos mecánicos en automóviles clásicos. Saludos desde Madrid (España)
I'd have been swearing early on, about the second or third snapped bolt, but when the flange went.......a real "urge to kill, rising" moment.
For once TH-cam gives me a great recommendation ! Great work, and I look forward to future videos.
That was a Slick trick removing those broken studs.
That is what I like about you persistence. You don't give up.
That was beautiful to watch. I hope you do a part 2!