this is the video montage of the old 65 - I remember everything was so much simpler back when my dad and I did this - I was definitely lucky to of had that opportunity. heres the video! check out how junk it was!!! - th-cam.com/video/by-fgYephUA/w-d-xo.html
Luke even though you talk over my head most of the time with your commanding knowledge of old iron (especially the carburetors) yours is one of my most favorite channels. Your sense and appreciation of history is remarkable for a young man. Keep these videos coming - they are informative and especially entertaining.
Iv always been a little on the sentimental and eccentric side, that’s for sure. It’s less about the car in its physicality, more so about the reliving of times gone by for me
@@ThunderHead289 everything I saw on your channel does not seem eccentric to me and that vid is no exception. Those Galaxies (63/64/65) were racing everywhere back then including here in Europe - they were what Ford used to shut down Jaguar in the British Touring Car championship. Have a friend who was at Brands Hatch race circuit with his dad way back in 64 and he never forgot that race. The Fords had some issues during qualifying, so started low on the field and were laughed at by the regular crowd. Then the flag dropped and within 3 laps they were leading the race and won by a mile (with respect to the gent with in the vid you uploaded, they CAN go around corners with the right bits). There was stunned silence in the crowd for a while lol. I wanted a Galaxie too but realized it is too big for our roads so got a 64 Comet from Oregon, a car which also sat for long so now I have to go through everything. Am in the middle of a box change too but decided to go for McLeod's Muscle Car 5sp which means I can retain the 5 bolt 289 and don't need to cut the transmission tunnel, but that's no consideration with your car I suppose. Keep the vids coming.
I love them old Ford's, good memories, my grandpa had a 64 1/2 galaxy 500 loaded to comfortably drive my grandma from Black Diamond out to my great grandparents place at lake Sawyer, I really miss them days!!!
When I was in high school, there were a couple of brothers who ran a gas station. They had a black 64 Galaxie 427 four speed & I can still hear that beast cruising town! The 60s wet great!
Love watching your videos Luke. You remind me of myself when I was your age. I always liked the older cars and wished I could have lived back in the simpler times (and I'm 62!) The '64 XL seemed old back when I was 25, an 18 year old car at the time. I had one but it was equipped with the small 195 hp 289 2 barrel,standard on the XL. Being a south Florida car it was ordered without the heater/defroster option and had a delete plate where the controls should have been. It did however have a Ford dealer installed under the dash A/C unit and the non-integral power steering which is notorious for the control valve leaking. I worked at Disney World at the time and the oil light came on one night driving home. I ended up rebuilding the engine in the carport of the duplex I lived in. I was quite proud of myself when I was finished. It actually ran and didn't burn oil. That was quite a feat as I had no machine work done (didn't know any better), just put all new parts in it and cleaned the engine as best I could with my limited means. Anyway, your videos are entertaining as well as informative. Keep them coming.
Well done, Luke. Obviously you are so passionate about the old Ford stuff that your knowledge is immediately evident but I also need to say that your videos have a "feel" to them. You've got a good eye for production.
One of my favorite cars, My first car out of Viet Nam was a 64 Galaxie 500 XL Burgemdy and white with white bucket seat interior. I loved that car wore it out driving from central Illinois to Organ New Mexico in 71.
Luke, you say it's not the best-looking car out there, but I disagree. Stacked headlights, 2 doors, and best of all, a fantastic lever topped off with a knob that come up from the trans tunnel. Oh HELL YES. I'll admit to being a Mopar man at heart, but that Galaxie would certainly find a very loving home here with me in Austin. Keep up the great work sir. I've got nothing but love and great respect for what you do for all of us.
I've owned a couple 63 galaxies, drove one all over the country on a road trip in my 20s. I have very distinct memories of driving hours and hours just listening to the hum of that 352 motor, staring down that hood, feeling like I was in a Mad Max movie. I remember pulling into Tucson coming from Salt Lake and the carburetor caught on fire. There was a college party happening and they all came running out putting the fire out with their beers. Great memories.
Really to see an old 64 galaxy again I had one when i was a younger man , mine was a 64 ford galaxy 500 xl 390 with a close ratio borg and warner super T10 4 speed had a lot of fun with that car lol , did a burn out got 186 feet of rubber out of a 9 inch open rear end , got my but kicked by a volvo on the highway i was doing around a 100 mph and he went by me like i was standing still haha . keep up with the videos this old koot really enjoys them
Greetings from Cedar Rapids. Always enjoy your channel. I had a ‘65 Galaxie in HS, which my sister totaled. They were hard to find in good condition, even in the mid-1970s. Looking forward to more on this car.
Love your channel. So much info! I am starting a project 67 Mercury Cougar with my teenage son. Born and raised in Iowa, it makes me proud to see you and Junkyard Diggs put these videos out! Give a shout if you ever get to Michigan.
I bought my 1963 ford Galaxie a year ago, it's an old 4 door 289ci 3 on the tree. I enjoy my old car even though I dont get to see it. I'm still happy I got it.
I love the square, straight look. Most of the popular cars have a lot of curves, but I like things like the '68 Plymouth Satellite (which morphed into the Roadrunner).
We've had a 64 galaxie 500 XL sitting in our garage for 20 going on 21 years. Been one of those projects where something always got in the way of working on it. Absolutely zero rust, nice body. We've redone the interior, it looks like brand new and has the new car smell. Getting ready to drop in the 445 FE and C6 with gearvendors hopefully next week that my dad and I built. That car was the single handed most worn out car I've ever seen. If it had a moving or sliding part, it was worn out. The rear windows had been used so much they'd fall out of their tracks if you tried to roll them up. The interiors on those cars are a nightmare to do. Headliner and all the trim around the rear window and edges of the headliner. Never want to do another one of those interiors lol. Just as an example to how much use the car got. It came with 2 NON ORIGINAL ignition keys, both worn the hell out down to nothing. Who knows what the originals looked like lol.
Thanks Luke! I spent many evenings in the 1980's and 1990's turning wrenches on old Fords with old guys. Many fond memories of those old timers near and dear to my heart. Some of those old timers would be 100 years old if they were still alive.
Im pretty sure my uncle had a Galaxy with a 406. Thing was a beast. My grandma and grandpa ended up with it (uncle was late on payments I guess) and they had the engine yanked for something smaller haha. The cars my dad and uncle owned during the 60's and 70's were awesome !!
My mom's first car was a 1967 Galaxie 500 that her dad bought for her 16th birthday in 1973. The prior owner was an old man named Harold, and thus, the car was named Harold. 300,000 hard Vermont miles later, she drove it to a scrapyard in 1986 and walked away with $53. She still regrets doing so-- not a good down payment on the slow and uncomfortable Volvo 240 she bought to replace it. :)
Watched your channel for a year , fell even more in love with classic cars and now I just pulled a 73 Buick riviera from a barn , with a battery and some carb cleaner it started right up.
I took your advice and put my distributor on ported vacuum the 75 windsor in my truck will now 1 wheel peal into 2nd gear no problem now I need to put in a locker
Love what u guys do need to be more of u to help get the Yong people interested in stuff like this I'm 53 years old and IV learned a lot myself from u thanks keep it up 👍
You can still find at least 5 Ford Fairlanes, LTD, Torino's, even 429 Ford's doin' Shine runs in the hills of Eastern Kentucky, I know, that's where I'm from, come take a look sometime!!
My grandma had a 65 Galaxie 500 LTD with a 390 in it. We sold it a few years after she passed to some guys from Virginia Beach. To this day my dad regrets selling that car. I wish I knew what became of it, I'd buy it back in a heartbeat.
Very good 👍 my buddy..I like them ol Ford galaxies..I'd like to have a 61 model. I think your badge of 289 and the wings are super awesome 👍.. I hope and pray that you and your family are doing well and protected from the coronavirus going around.
Your wife will love you for adding disk brakes. Those drums just fade away after a couple hard stops. Couldn't find your stump grinder follow up video. Hope it worked out for you.
I liked the section of this where the car seemed to be running on its own with no humans around or visible. That was art. This is one of the best Thunderhead 289 videos I have ever seen.
You have an enthusiasm for old skool motors that attracts repect👍, if only I had the chance, it would be a Cream coloured Rover PB5 Coupe, my earliest memory of my Grandfather driving his car.
I have a '68 Thunderbird with the 429 TJ (Thunder Jet), and it isn't a catalog car either. On top of very few parts being available for it at part stores. Was a bit troublesome to get pads for my disc brakes for it. Runs great though, and I definitely like the jet intake styled front nose where most I guess don't like it. As an added bonus to nothing being reproduced, I got lucky some people had spare manifolds to replace my cracked passenger side exhaust manifold. Otherwise the next option was FPA headers for 780-1100$ with a 6 week wait approximately. I may go with them when I end up rebuilding the 429 with Kaase Boss 9 heads, but right now for daily driving, that's too long of a wait after my temp fix of jb weld I did in December/January began cracking back through recently.
Love that car man. My mom dad had a 65 XL convertible with a 289 when i was young in the '70s. I dont remember why they parked it, but it rotted away to nothing eventually. I look forward to seeing the results of your project
Great video my mom and stepdad divorced and my dad old 64 fairlane was going to be my first car and now been trying to get it been sitting in a garage for 25 yrs now but been trying to get it back but Tampa Florida to Davenport iowa is a little bit of a distance but no rust and spare finder hood doors trunk and rear quarters and 2nd set of original glass planning on finally getting it up here by end of the year
I love old ford vehicles I have one myself I own a 1976 Ford highboy it's been through a lot I put a 390 and a 4 speed I'm grateful for having this old Ford truck it was a farmer's old feed truck my dad tried buying it and the farmer wouldn't let him then points at me and said it's mine he gave it to me had ever since and that was 10 years ago
@@ThunderHead289 I've seen that and my wife and I just had a little girl but I started a poor man's restoration on it and that 390 just went out but still runs needs a rebuild now but I work on it on weekends now instead of everyday
From flat heads to the modern motors I’m lucky to still have a running flat head in my 52 F1 a FE in my 66 F100 , 351 Windsor in my 67 Fairlane 500 . I sold way to many parts I should have kept but in the spirit of helping friends and others in their quest for a hot rod I let them go . I was and am lucky to have the vehicles I have and be able to still work on and enjoy them . Good luck on the 65 ...I don’t think they are ugly..and I can smell power tour for this car .
You might want to check the VIN on your '65 Ford. The roofline and B pillar look like a Custom 500; the '65 Galaxie 500 two-door has a different angle on the rear window. The third and fourth digits (2-door cars) will 66 for a Galaxie 500, 51 for a Custom 500, 53 for a Custom, 68 for a Galaxie 500 XL, and 67 for a Galaxie LTD. The LTD became separated from the Galaxie 500 in later years.
Ed Turner it is a custom technically but the only difference is the roof line and pillar. Basically a base model galaxie is a “custom”. They just didn’t badge it as a Galaxie
I have an old 1984 f150 with a 302. Replaced lots of parts ran awesome for awhile and now can't get it to stay running. I hope maybe some of your videos will help me figure it out. Thanks for the awesome content.
It’s hard to recommend where to start without actually being there. I’d verify the cap and rotor electrodes are clean and that you actually have correct timing with a timing light. Have you gone through the carb at all? I mean this could be as simple as a needle and seat hanging open, a ton of things, just gotta know what symptoms correlate with what things 👍
@@ThunderHead289 the cap and rotor were replaced. The carburetor was replace a year ago. A few different people have done some work on the truck. The last person was at a small shop here in New castle Indiana. They replaced the flywheel. And we had to take the truck back to them because the vacuum lines were all messed up. I really appreciate your videos because they help with troubleshooting things. The truck had less then 80.000 original miles on it it was a barn rescue.
raymond carpenter I wish I could be of more help! The biggest thing is getting a baseline on everything. I have a Facebook group devoted to this stuff - search Thunderhead289 on Facebook 👍
Man I’ve got a soft spot for the ‘65 Galaxies. When I was in my 20’s I owned two 2-door hardtops. One w/ the 352. One with a 390. I loved em. And think they’re great looking cars to boot. Either way. Glad to see this one back in rotation and getting some love. Keep on keepin’ on!
The odd ball cars are great when you can track parts down for them. And you wont see many of them on the road when you finish it . great video like always
i loved the 65 66 and 67 galaxies, it 's just to bad the frames on those years were so prone to rust out at the corners. i thought the 67 was the best looking model.
Outstanding video Luke... just love your 65! Out in the country, coming out of the shop, is magical. Reminds me of my 62 impala back in '73. Look forward to more video of your 65!
I much prefer the looks of the 65 Galaxy to the 64. I also like the Mopar clone of it and the Pontiacs of the era. Detroit did not pay attention to handling for ages! Some businesses.made a living by making everything handle better. In the end they were selling (anti-)swaybars, springs and shocks for RVs! There are some of those companies still around. You can definitely get your 64-72 GTO/Chevelle to handle well. I expect you can do the same for your 65 Galaxy. That allows for bigger wheels and tires, but to go farther, you need to stiffen up those chassis that bend and twist like, at best, an uncooked noodle!
IN 1980,to try for a 8_9second quarter mile drag car, I took a 390V8 & C4 transmission from a wrecked 1968 GALAXIE, and fitted into a Datsun Bluebird, 1970 model,for awesome Power to Weight RATIO,with 1HP to 2KG,,with 13" ×400mm drag slicks hanging off the original GALAXIE 9" Rear axle, proved to be a unbreakable combination?
I have a 68 4 door hardtop with a 302 and a c4. Bought a c6 and a 460 to throw in, but I just can't bring myself to do it. I rebuilt the 302 a short while ago and she runs so nice I'd feel bad butchering the thing by trying to cram the big block in it. I feel like its in too good of shape to take away from the originality of the car
My uncle bought a 65 Galaxy brand new...red with black interior...289 auto.. drove it into the early 80s...I found the original sales brochure that he framed when I was helping clean out his house ( he died a few years ago)...I put it aside for safe keeping and my mother threw it out.. pissed me off royal.
@@ThunderHead289 Its held every year towards the end of april in Beaver springs, Pennsylvania. Its an all Ford fe powered vehicle show. No i think he just goes there as a spectator. I tried to convince him to bring it. Maybe one day he will. Hopefully he will sometime. The dragstrip is in the middle of nowhere behind someones house. So the next one will be coming up soon unless its canceled because of the virus.
I had my 64 there last year and he happened to talk to me about my ride. The website is www.fairlanet.com/FE/ There is also a facebook group for it listed as FE Race and reunion.
Well, I will say that that body style Galaxie is my favorite and I'm not a For guy. BTW - you know you're a country boy when you have an AMADAS sticker on the back window.
Love the video, man. I’ve been watching most of your old videos as I’m looking to try to learn how to do this stuff myself. I’m going to pull the motor out of my family’s 1977 F-250 tomorrow, if all goes well. I’ll take any and all advice for the project!
Love that old galaxie. For a moment there I thought you was going to try to curl that 5 speed out of the box. I might be looking into one of those transmissions for my 66 f 100, when ever I get around to getting it road worthy. Thanks for the videos.
I'm working a 73 f100 originally a 360 FE but the heads needed work I wasn't looking for oringinal just something that would run on unleaded gas. So i changed to a 75 351 truck engine. In 75 that was a van engine
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this is the video montage of the old 65 - I remember everything was so much simpler back when my dad and I did this - I was definitely lucky to of had that opportunity. heres the video! check out how junk it was!!! - th-cam.com/video/by-fgYephUA/w-d-xo.html
I had a smile from ear to ear every time I herd that choppy idle when it starts my grandfather use to have one can't wait to see more
Thats our city mechanic! Awesome dude and an awesome car!!
Flannel Woodworking what’s his name? Or his garage called - would love to have a conversation with him
Luke even though you talk over my head most of the time with your commanding knowledge of old iron (especially the carburetors) yours is one of my most favorite channels. Your sense and appreciation of history is remarkable for a young man. Keep these videos coming - they are informative and especially entertaining.
Iv always been a little on the sentimental and eccentric side, that’s for sure.
It’s less about the car in its physicality, more so about the reliving of times gone by for me
@@ThunderHead289 everything I saw on your channel does not seem eccentric to me and that vid is no exception. Those Galaxies (63/64/65) were racing everywhere back then including here in Europe - they were what Ford used to shut down Jaguar in the British Touring Car championship. Have a friend who was at Brands Hatch race circuit with his dad way back in 64 and he never forgot that race. The Fords had some issues during qualifying, so started low on the field and were laughed at by the regular crowd. Then the flag dropped and within 3 laps they were leading the race and won by a mile (with respect to the gent with in the vid you uploaded, they CAN go around corners with the right bits). There was stunned silence in the crowd for a while lol. I wanted a Galaxie too but realized it is too big for our roads so got a 64 Comet from Oregon, a car which also sat for long so now I have to go through everything. Am in the middle of a box change too but decided to go for McLeod's Muscle Car 5sp which means I can retain the 5 bolt 289 and don't need to cut the transmission tunnel, but that's no consideration with your car I suppose. Keep the vids coming.
I agree he is my favorite followed by McCool then junkyard digs but I love all you 3 working together
Hey Luke, you're doing your dad proud. So happy for you not wasting the education your dad passed on to you.
Thanks for sharing.
I love them old Ford's, good memories, my grandpa had a 64 1/2 galaxy 500 loaded to comfortably drive my grandma from Black Diamond out to my great grandparents place at lake Sawyer, I really miss them days!!!
A properly built Galaxy will get you there quicker. Just like that good corn liquor. Love that song.
When I was in high school, there were a couple of brothers who ran a gas station. They had a black 64 Galaxie 427 four speed & I can still hear that beast cruising town! The 60s wet great!
I love the sound of that car just the right tone
I can’t wait to have it on the road again
Love watching your videos Luke. You remind me of myself when I was your age. I always liked the older cars and wished I could have lived back in the simpler times (and I'm 62!) The '64 XL seemed old back when I was 25, an 18 year old car at the time. I had one but it was equipped with the small 195 hp 289 2 barrel,standard on the XL. Being a south Florida car it was ordered without the heater/defroster option and had a delete plate where the controls should have been. It did however have a Ford dealer installed under the dash A/C unit and the non-integral power steering which is notorious for the control valve leaking. I worked at Disney World at the time and the oil light came on one night driving home. I ended up rebuilding the engine in the carport of the duplex I lived in. I was quite proud of myself when I was finished. It actually ran and didn't burn oil. That was quite a feat as I had no machine work done (didn't know any better), just put all new parts in it and cleaned the engine as best I could with my limited means.
Anyway, your videos are entertaining as well as informative. Keep them coming.
Well done, Luke. Obviously you are so passionate about the old Ford stuff that your knowledge is immediately evident but I also need to say that your videos have a "feel" to them. You've got a good eye for production.
I appreciate that, my friends actually tell me my videos are sloppy!
One of my favorite cars, My first car out of Viet Nam was a 64 Galaxie 500 XL Burgemdy and white with white bucket seat interior. I loved that car wore it out driving from central Illinois to Organ New Mexico in 71.
Love, love, love this video! Thanks Luke, and I'm really glad that you are not giving up making videos.
Luke, you say it's not the best-looking car out there, but I disagree. Stacked headlights, 2 doors, and best of all, a fantastic lever topped off with a knob that come up from the trans tunnel. Oh HELL YES. I'll admit to being a Mopar man at heart, but that Galaxie would certainly find a very loving home here with me in Austin.
Keep up the great work sir. I've got nothing but love and great respect for what you do for all of us.
Man, thanks so much that means a ton!
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Love that 64, best looking year and 427, killer.
I've owned a couple 63 galaxies, drove one all over the country on a road trip in my 20s. I have very distinct memories of driving hours and hours just listening to the hum of that 352 motor, staring down that hood, feeling like I was in a Mad Max movie. I remember pulling into Tucson coming from Salt Lake and the carburetor caught on fire. There was a college party happening and they all came running out putting the fire out with their beers. Great memories.
I love the crisp style of the 65
Really to see an old 64 galaxy again I had one when i was a younger man , mine was a 64 ford galaxy 500 xl 390 with a close ratio borg and warner super T10 4 speed had a lot of fun with that car lol , did a burn out got 186 feet of rubber out of a 9 inch open rear end , got my but kicked by a volvo on the highway i was doing around a 100 mph and he went by me like i was standing still haha . keep up with the videos this old koot really enjoys them
Greetings from Cedar Rapids. Always enjoy your channel. I had a ‘65 Galaxie in HS, which my sister totaled. They were hard to find in good condition, even in the mid-1970s. Looking forward to more on this car.
Love your channel. So much info! I am starting a project 67 Mercury Cougar with my teenage son. Born and raised in Iowa, it makes me proud to see you and Junkyard Diggs put these videos out! Give a shout if you ever get to Michigan.
My dad had a 66 galaxy with a 390 4 speed back in the 70s loved it then still love them now can't wait to see more
I got a real soft spot for them '64s although my buddy has a '62 with the 406/4speed combination.Good looking cars that anyone can work on
I bought my 1963 ford Galaxie a year ago, it's an old 4 door 289ci 3 on the tree. I enjoy my old car even though I dont get to see it. I'm still happy I got it.
I love the square, straight look. Most of the popular cars have a lot of curves, but I like things like the '68 Plymouth Satellite (which morphed into the Roadrunner).
Hey Luke, you're too wrong about them not being a good looking car. I'd love to own one down here in Australia
Personally I love my galaxie
We've had a 64 galaxie 500 XL sitting in our garage for 20 going on 21 years. Been one of those projects where something always got in the way of working on it. Absolutely zero rust, nice body. We've redone the interior, it looks like brand new and has the new car smell. Getting ready to drop in the 445 FE and C6 with gearvendors hopefully next week that my dad and I built. That car was the single handed most worn out car I've ever seen. If it had a moving or sliding part, it was worn out. The rear windows had been used so much they'd fall out of their tracks if you tried to roll them up. The interiors on those cars are a nightmare to do. Headliner and all the trim around the rear window and edges of the headliner. Never want to do another one of those interiors lol.
Just as an example to how much use the car got. It came with 2 NON ORIGINAL ignition keys, both worn the hell out down to nothing. Who knows what the originals looked like lol.
Thanks Luke! I spent many evenings in the 1980's and 1990's turning wrenches on old Fords with old guys. Many fond memories of those old timers near and dear to my heart. Some of those old timers would be 100 years old if they were still alive.
Im pretty sure my uncle had a Galaxy with a 406. Thing was a beast. My grandma and grandpa ended up with it (uncle was late on payments I guess) and they had the engine yanked for something smaller haha. The cars my dad and uncle owned during the 60's and 70's were awesome !!
I like the way they look, classic.
My mom's first car was a 1967 Galaxie 500 that her dad bought for her 16th birthday in 1973. The prior owner was an old man named Harold, and thus, the car was named Harold. 300,000 hard Vermont miles later, she drove it to a scrapyard in 1986 and walked away with $53. She still regrets doing so-- not a good down payment on the slow and uncomfortable Volvo 240 she bought to replace it. :)
Watched your channel for a year , fell even more in love with classic cars and now I just pulled a 73 Buick riviera from a barn , with a battery and some carb cleaner it started right up.
Anything with stacked headlights.....is awesome
Put some steelies on that with some dog dish caps and white letter tires. Sounds badass
I took your advice and put my distributor on ported vacuum the 75 windsor in my truck will now 1 wheel peal into 2nd gear no problem now I need to put in a locker
Glad you gave it a shot - I don’t make what I know will be low view videos for my own Benefit!
@@ThunderHead289 my 77 truck was set up that way but it's a modified 351 so i'm sure you know the heads on them are crap
@@ThunderHead289 thanks for the advice dude love your videos keep up the good work
Love what u guys do need to be more of u to help get the Yong people interested in stuff like this I'm 53 years old and IV learned a lot myself from u thanks keep it up 👍
Nice vids Luke..i like your intellectual no nonsense style...thats a decent ol Ford!
You can still find at least 5 Ford Fairlanes, LTD, Torino's, even 429 Ford's doin' Shine runs in the hills of Eastern Kentucky, I know, that's where I'm from, come take a look sometime!!
My grandma had a 65 Galaxie 500 LTD with a 390 in it. We sold it a few years after she passed to some guys from Virginia Beach. To this day my dad regrets selling that car. I wish I knew what became of it, I'd buy it back in a heartbeat.
Very good 👍 my buddy..I like them ol Ford galaxies..I'd like to have a 61 model. I think your badge of 289 and the wings are super awesome 👍.. I hope and pray that you and your family are doing well and protected from the coronavirus going around.
My dad had a 64 Galaxie 500 XL 390 4 speed back in the 70s, his next car was a 66 Fairlane 500.
I have a 66 I'm working on seeing you working on your old galaxie makes me want to get mine going again
My 428cj had a solid lifter cam among other modifications.
Who are you trying to kid, you love the looks of those old fords. Ha lol.
Your wife will love you for adding disk brakes. Those drums just fade away after a couple hard stops. Couldn't find your stump grinder follow up video. Hope it worked out for you.
I was hoping you’d say the three magic letters: TKO! Should be a great transmission for you guys. Looking forward to more.
I’m just lucky it was given to me - was a blemished returned unit that was gone through
I liked the section of this where the car seemed to be running on its own with no humans around or visible. That was art. This is one of the best Thunderhead 289 videos I have ever seen.
You have an enthusiasm for old skool motors that attracts repect👍, if only I had the chance, it would be a Cream coloured Rover PB5 Coupe, my earliest memory of my Grandfather driving his car.
I have a '68 Thunderbird with the 429 TJ (Thunder Jet), and it isn't a catalog car either. On top of very few parts being available for it at part stores. Was a bit troublesome to get pads for my disc brakes for it.
Runs great though, and I definitely like the jet intake styled front nose where most I guess don't like it.
As an added bonus to nothing being reproduced, I got lucky some people had spare manifolds to replace my cracked passenger side exhaust manifold. Otherwise the next option was FPA headers for 780-1100$ with a 6 week wait approximately. I may go with them when I end up rebuilding the 429 with Kaase Boss 9 heads, but right now for daily driving, that's too long of a wait after my temp fix of jb weld I did in December/January began cracking back through recently.
Love that car man. My mom dad had a 65 XL convertible with a 289 when i was young in the '70s. I dont remember why they parked it, but it rotted away to nothing eventually. I look forward to seeing the results of your project
Nice feel good video for my Sunday night, mason jar of the pure in hand. Thanks!
Great video my mom and stepdad divorced and my dad old 64 fairlane was going to be my first car and now been trying to get it been sitting in a garage for 25 yrs now but been trying to get it back but Tampa Florida to Davenport iowa is a little bit of a distance but no rust and spare finder hood doors trunk and rear quarters and 2nd set of original glass planning on finally getting it up here by end of the year
I love old ford vehicles I have one myself I own a 1976 Ford highboy it's been through a lot I put a 390 and a 4 speed I'm grateful for having this old Ford truck it was a farmer's old feed truck my dad tried buying it and the farmer wouldn't let him then points at me and said it's mine he gave it to me had ever since and that was 10 years ago
If you look a few uploads back, I just started driving my 76 390 4 speed daily 👌
@@ThunderHead289 I've seen that and my wife and I just had a little girl but I started a poor man's restoration on it and that 390 just went out but still runs needs a rebuild now but I work on it on weekends now instead of everyday
From flat heads to the modern motors I’m lucky to still have a running flat head in my 52 F1 a FE in my 66 F100 , 351 Windsor in my 67 Fairlane 500 . I sold way to many parts I should have kept but in the spirit of helping friends and others in their quest for a hot rod I let them go . I was and am lucky to have the vehicles I have and be able to still work on and enjoy them . Good luck on the 65 ...I don’t think they are ugly..and I can smell power tour for this car .
Good to see another Ford back on the road.I do like the squareness of it all. ..Any plan for a fan shroud? I guess if it stays cool..no worries...😉
You might want to check the VIN on your '65 Ford. The roofline and B pillar look like a Custom 500; the '65 Galaxie 500 two-door has a different angle on the rear window. The third and fourth digits (2-door cars) will 66 for a Galaxie 500, 51 for a Custom 500, 53 for a Custom, 68 for a Galaxie 500 XL, and 67 for a Galaxie LTD. The LTD became separated from the Galaxie 500 in later years.
Ed Turner it is a custom technically but the only difference is the roof line and pillar. Basically a base model galaxie is a “custom”. They just didn’t badge it as a Galaxie
Love your 65 I have a 64 galaxie 500 fastback I am restoring
I have an old 1984 f150 with a 302. Replaced lots of parts ran awesome for awhile and now can't get it to stay running. I hope maybe some of your videos will help me figure it out. Thanks for the awesome content.
It’s hard to recommend where to start without actually being there. I’d verify the cap and rotor electrodes are clean and that you actually have correct timing with a timing light.
Have you gone through the carb at all? I mean this could be as simple as a needle and seat hanging open, a ton of things, just gotta know what symptoms correlate with what things 👍
@@ThunderHead289 the cap and rotor were replaced. The carburetor was replace a year ago. A few different people have done some work on the truck. The last person was at a small shop here in New castle Indiana. They replaced the flywheel. And we had to take the truck back to them because the vacuum lines were all messed up. I really appreciate your videos because they help with troubleshooting things. The truck had less then 80.000 original miles on it it was a barn rescue.
raymond carpenter I wish I could be of more help! The biggest thing is getting a baseline on everything.
I have a Facebook group devoted to this stuff - search Thunderhead289 on Facebook 👍
Great video
Man I’ve got a soft spot for the ‘65 Galaxies. When I was in my 20’s I owned two 2-door hardtops. One w/ the 352. One with a 390. I loved em. And think they’re great looking cars to boot. Either way. Glad to see this one back in rotation and getting some love. Keep on keepin’ on!
Tomcat Hughes I had one with a 352 also, ran like a dream, rode great
really nice story! nice car you have aswell! =)
The odd ball cars are great when you can track parts down for them. And you wont see many of them on the road when you finish it . great video like always
i loved the 65 66 and 67 galaxies, it 's just to bad the frames on those years were so prone to rust out at the corners. i thought the 67 was the best looking model.
nonsense...they are gorgeous. Especially the 65. I put the 65 Fairlane GT at my #3 favorite muscle car.
I think that's a badass looking car personally. Love the turbines, it's basically perfect IMO. :)
Outstanding video Luke... just love your 65! Out in the country, coming out of the shop, is magical. Reminds me of my 62 impala back in '73. Look forward to more video of your 65!
I love videos like this & stories like this to go along with it haha love your channel man thank you for taking the time out to make this video for us
I really wish I had known that there was almost no aftermarket support for Galaxies. I've got a 66 so hopefully I can fix it the way I like it
Love it!!
Can't wait for this build!!!! Will be a great trip!!
I much prefer the looks of the 65 Galaxy to the 64. I also like the Mopar clone of it and the Pontiacs of the era.
Detroit did not pay attention to handling for ages!
Some businesses.made a living by making everything handle better. In the end they were selling (anti-)swaybars, springs and shocks for RVs! There are some of those companies still around. You can definitely get your 64-72 GTO/Chevelle to handle well. I expect you can do the same for your 65 Galaxy.
That allows for bigger wheels and tires, but to go farther, you need to stiffen up those chassis that bend and twist like, at best, an uncooked noodle!
I love that car
This is excellent thank you....
IN 1980,to try for a 8_9second quarter mile drag car, I took a 390V8 & C4 transmission from a wrecked 1968 GALAXIE, and fitted into a Datsun Bluebird, 1970 model,for awesome Power to Weight RATIO,with 1HP to 2KG,,with 13" ×400mm drag slicks hanging off the original GALAXIE 9" Rear axle, proved to be a unbreakable combination?
419 was my tech number quite a few years ago. Good number. 👍🏻
Sweet ride
Your channel, junkyard digs, vice grip garage my favorite channels.
Stacked headlights and those body lines. Love me a 65. I have a 4 door 390 c6 in my driveway. Trans and motor out of a 67 cop car.
I have a 68 4 door hardtop with a 302 and a c4. Bought a c6 and a 460 to throw in, but I just can't bring myself to do it. I rebuilt the 302 a short while ago and she runs so nice I'd feel bad butchering the thing by trying to cram the big block in it. I feel like its in too good of shape to take away from the originality of the car
Great content! Can't wait to see more on this one. Love old metal😍
Can't wait to see the project!!
I’m not saying I’m thankful for corona virus, but I have been grounded from travel, so I have some time 😎
That makes 2 of us
@@ThunderHead289 kind of a sideways blessing for you.
My uncle bought a 65 Galaxy brand new...red with black interior...289 auto.. drove it into the early 80s...I found the original sales brochure that he framed when I was helping clean out his house ( he died a few years ago)...I put it aside for safe keeping and my mother threw it out.. pissed me off royal.
Great video Luke!👍🏻
That 64 is sweet.
Excited for your current swap.🤜🏻
Personally I think the 65 is I good looking car
Great looking car actually!
Love it
They look good too.
Being a FORD NUT myself. Love the show. 🤘🏼
I met the guy in that video at the fe race in reunion last year. Really nice guy!
Where was it at? And did he bring the car????
@@ThunderHead289
Its held every year towards the end of april in Beaver springs, Pennsylvania. Its an all Ford fe powered vehicle show. No i think he just goes there as a spectator. I tried to convince him to bring it. Maybe one day he will. Hopefully he will sometime. The dragstrip is in the middle of nowhere behind someones house. So the next one will be coming up soon unless its canceled because of the virus.
I had my 64 there last year and he happened to talk to me about my ride. The website is www.fairlanet.com/FE/
There is also a facebook group for it listed as FE Race and reunion.
Being a lifelong Ford guy, I would never pass on an original "R" code Galaxie XL 427
I would have been tempted to build a 7 litre tribute car, FE block with 428 crank and there you go.
diggin the bluegrass. and i wish that guy would restore the ol' 'shine runner.
looking forward to this series!
I love the way Galaxy's look, My sister had a beautiful 67' with a 390 until my uncle got T-boned and took out the quarter panel
My 79 F-150 has a 351 Cleveland out of a 67 galaxie
I LOVE that Car! GREAT find!! I didn't catch how much you paid for it???
Merry Christmas to you and your Families!!!!
Super Cool old ‘64 and TKO!
`not good looking car`.....huh?...they look awesome those old Galaxies! Especially from 64-70. Great video!
Have to disagree with you on one thing, I think these Galaxies and Fairlanes look awesome! Thanks for posting
It needs the old song by Robert Mitchum ballad of thunder road playing in the back ground...great video thanks for posting...
Can't wait to see it with the new upgrades 👍
Well, I will say that that body style Galaxie is my favorite and I'm not a For guy. BTW - you know you're a country boy when you have an AMADAS sticker on the back window.
I interned for them in 2015!!!!
Love those guys, great company
Love the video, man. I’ve been watching most of your old videos as I’m looking to try to learn how to do this stuff myself. I’m going to pull the motor out of my family’s 1977 F-250 tomorrow, if all goes well. I’ll take any and all advice for the project!
Love that old galaxie. For a moment there I thought you was going to try to curl that 5 speed out of the box. I might be looking into one of those transmissions for my 66 f 100, when ever I get around to getting it road worthy. Thanks for the videos.
I'm working a 73 f100 originally a 360 FE but the heads needed work I wasn't looking for oringinal just something that would run on unleaded gas. So i changed to a 75 351 truck engine. In 75 that was a van engine
windsor not the modified