SAVED from the CRUSHER! 1965 Falcon Futura - Will It Run and Drive?
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- “Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you."
-1 Peter 5:6-7
I got a call that this poor 1965 Falcon Futura was brought in to be crushed and recycled. I couldn't stand the thought of seeing it go to waste, so I bought it along with 5 other cars to make sure they stay alive to see another road! Think we can get this Falcon back running and driving for the first time in over 25 years? Stick around to find out!
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My father in law used to repair cracked blocks by heating the block, then using 316 sst welding rod to weld the crack. He would also drill a hole at either end of the crack. Was a very successful repair.
I’ve heard of this before!💪🏽
There's also a system where you use a series of hardened steel pins threaded in along the crack. They use it on ships' damaged engine blocks to repair them where replacement is impossible.
@@wes11bravo Yeah but it's done to make it hold itself as a structural part, it won't seal block from leaking, you still need to use some kind of sealant.
Agreed, drilling holes at the end(s) of the crack before making the repair will keep it from propagating any further.
🗿my cast repairs was bout the same, small holes drilled at ends of crack then using high nichol 1/8 stick welding rods 👍🗿
Hey Dylan, I had a 1967 Falcon Futura 2 door coupe in red with all the chrome trim including over all four wheel arches. What a fine looking car it was before I wrecked it.
I was young and had a problem with alcohol. This was 1977 and late that year and with the first rain that brought the oil up on the highway where when I was entering a freeway with a hard 45 degree entrance ramp that had a short run up to the traffic moving at speed, things went south.
So in my stupor, I lost traction with bad rear tires and began fish tailing all the way over to the #1 lane traveling at maybe 5 mph. In my rear view mirror I saw a Wrangler approaching with its brakes on hard it began to turn to the right and when it collided with my rearend I was pushed hard into a spin that got me facing oncoming traffic.
I ended up sitting/straddling the two far right lanes (#3 & 4) ... the slow lane had a semi coming along my left side. Thankfully the driver just clipped my left front fender which tore the fender back like a can opener. It was the bracket on his fuel tank that caught my fender.
That semi stopped finally a bit farther now behind me. The Falcon was still running so I pulled off to the shoulder and thanked God that the semi and I were not involved in a head on crash. As had that been the case, things would have turned out very differently. After the CHP took the report, I was released to limp the Falcon home.
Yes, I was able to limp the Falcon home where I sent it off to be a parts car, I can only guess.
So why do I tell you all this? IDK, except it was a hard lesson which I should not have survived but for the grace of God.
As it happened I had just returned from my service to the country and before I left I had given my 1964 Falcon to my parents. They no longer needed it so I went to driving my four door three on the tree six cylinder '64, thanks mom and dad, R.I.P. ...now some years ago they passed on. My dad at 60, my mom at 83.
Now I'm 65 and I have lived longer than many whom lived with alcoholism as a sickness that stayed with me for all my life.
If anyone out there is strugging with this disease I hope you can climb your way out of the bottle and lead a happier life without the demon juice.
God Bless everyone out there, help each other stay well and free of addiction.
Keep telling your story. While I've never had any substance abuse issues, I know of many who did over my lifetime and it cost some their lives or the lives of others. It started many decades ago now. A few fellow students in high school got a taste for booze and while none of them died at the time, there were wrecked cars, trips to the hospital and that whole DWI thing. In the years following graduation, some saw more trouble with the law as well as actual death notices appeared in the local newspaper. Imagine being 21 on your birthday and killing one of your best friends due to your drinking and driving. That actually happened to two guys I went to school with. The one that lived spent many years in the state pen for vehicular manslaughter and it was all due to him choosing to drive while intoxicated. I remember them to this day, for being in some of the same classes and participating in sports like football or baseball. The moral of the story is to keep it under control at all times without excuse and my best advice is to never start drinking in the first place. If you choose to not drink then alcohol won't be a source of you making bad decisions due to you being under the influence. It's really simple, isn't it? If you do choose to drink, limit the amount or just stay home so it's not an issue no matter how much you consume, not that it's a good idea to get plastered. You'll still suffer the effects.
@@possumwerx 🙏👍
It never ceases to amaze me that seemingly no matter how long these old rigs have been sitting with a little TLC they come back around.
Keep up the great work 👍👍👍👍
Try that with a computer on wheels after about 60 years.
I dare you.
I think, of all the car channels on TH-cam, that you win the trophy for consistently working on the MOST clapped out vehicles. I think it’s great that you see the value in them and seem to love them even more the rougher they are.
I think youre right. Dylan and Josh from "Sleeperdude" are in a running battle.....
"Jennings Motor sports" is also on the "clapped out" subject (he once had a 53 Plymouth that was upside down and with a crushed top) but I don't think he uploads as often. Also, I only saw him get the engine running in that Plymouth, even if he had to remove cylinders with a chisel to do it - he didn't make any update videos about it (yet, at least.)
That one goes beyond clapped out lol, looks like something you would see in Tuscaloosa on a fall Saturday.....
Polebarn garage.... 👍🏻
@@Snotric definitely a 1 and 1a kinda thing.
I always like these cars. Keep in mind that the 64/65 Falcon is the same car underneath as the 65 Mustang. If the structure is sold this car is definitely worth saving.
a lot of 80s fox body parts fit too, I had a 62 2 door falcon with a 88 fox front end. no one ever knew until I popped the hood
I daily a 66 and when they don't have a listing for parts, I tell them to look up a Mustang. Bingo. Fact, the first gen Mustang was built on the Falcon platform to save money at Ford.
The 60-65 Falcon share 95% of the 64-66 Mustang suspension. The 63-65 Falcon are similar to the Mustang be it a 6 cyl (small 4-lug parts) or the V8 (5-lug suspension). The Mustang engine bay is roughly 1 inch wider than a Falcon.
The Falcon was the test mule for the Mustang development - getting the V8 about a year before the Mustang release. Everything Ford learned putting a V8 into the Falcon contributed to the Mustang as a V8 from 64.
Technically the are mostly the same as the 64 1/2 model. Still some differences though.
No brakes, reverse. Cracked block. Rusty floors and trunk lid. She's a Beauty! 😀
I would love to see this car get some love and brought back,thanks for saving this classic Dylan.
Nice! I have a 65' Falcon Ranchero 289. You scored a great car. 99% of it is a mustang underneath. Parts are readily available.
I have a 1964 ranchero and I agree you have a good one there.
This needs a screaming 289, a 4 speed, and a set of original style Torq Thrusts stat. I love early to mid 60s Fords
Heck Yeah bud, this one looks like it’s going to be a difficult one
That makes sense
I would have bought it for that my self
You can not kill a old Ford six. God bless. )
As a 57 year old guy, I remember seeing these 60s cars everywhere as a young boy. Now they have vanished for the most part. I'm glad that you save these old pieces of history.
I'm 56 years old and I remember helping my dad wash his 66 Falcon when I was a kid
She's fighting you all the way son, a few pieces of sheet metal here and there and another engine and she's golden. I'm sure you'll come up with something to throw between them shock towers.
I would love to see a full restoration start to finish, keep up the great work!
I'm not a Ford guy but I would try to save it too!!!
Fords are never worth saving
I daily one of those engines. SOOO easy to work on. Even if you don't like Fords, you will love these things.
Everyone guy is a Ford guy, some of them just don't know it yet.
@@kevfit4333 good one! Lol
I had a crack in my valve cover on my Grand Marquis and the mechanic told me that it would cost $400 for a new set. I bought $10 of JB Weld and it held up for 10 years so far.
Man honestly I would repair any of the rusted through areas and clear coat it. That is so cool and I think the patina look is really cool
Between the two Falcons, you most likely have enough parts to build one complete car.
289 C4 swap! A cowl vent repair video would be good to see as well.
When I was a kid back in the early 80s my brother had a 65 Falcon sprint. He put a junkyard 351 Cleveland in it , nitrous and some skinny slicks and drove it on the street beating the balls off it. Loved that car the most out of all the hot rods he had. Great memories. Thanks for the video. Really hope you keep it and do something cool with it !
Back in the late 90s, after I became a professional mechanic, I decided to try and get my mom's 1960 Ford Falcon to run again. Much like this one here, I had to run the ignition and so forth under the hood. I had swapped in a lot of parts from my 1960 2 door wagon. I got it running and driving it took my mom for a quick trip. Afterwards all she did was park it back in the yard a let it rot another 20 years.😢 Falcons are so easy to work on. Fun projects for younger drivers.
I like the fact that after all these years, you still put a Bible verse in the description.
Looks like a good start for a 302. Be a nice starter hotrod
A 302 or a Boss 302. No real difference in size between the two I know of and the Boss has more power.
@@darthhauler9947 A lot of difference in size between the two engines - they're two different designs. Also, good luck finding a Boss 302 that's either for sale or that Dylan could afford. You're also looking at far more than just attempting to swap in a regular 302. You're looking at another transmission, driveshaft, the linkage, complete exhaust system, cooling system, another rear axle along with upgrading the suspension front & back plus all the parts it would take to get the engine installed under the hood. The reality is that while worthy of restoration, this Falcon Futura needs a ton of work to get it back on the road with reliability. It does appear to be an excellent project though.
@@possumwerx yes just like a 1958-1964 F100 223 6 or The 292 Y Block 8 Only 2 motors compatible for those fomoco trucks.
Love this already... I saved a 1964 Ford Falcon Furtura a couple years ago now.
Wrenching on that one brings back memories of a great time and era. Thank you for sharing this with me. 😊
Small block V8, a T5, and some TLC, that would make one sweet ride.
My Grandma actually had one of these, except it was a 1964 And it sat in her driveway forever Because she could never find anyone that could get it to Run correctly
@@denislechretien yeah I can remember it being in the same spot in her driveway throughout my childhood in the early 2000s
That Falcon is very solid. There is not even the beginning of any rot in the quarters!
Two things:
1. I'd definitely be interested in a teardown video of that trans, just to show what happens in an automatic with water ingestion.
2. That Falcon would make an excellent Altered Wheelbase racer, even if its just for show.
As a rebuilder myself, I'll tell you what happens - you turn the water & trans fluid into the equivalent of a runny pink Crisco if you mix the correct proportions together. You see some of the milkshake running out the cooler line in the video. Run the transmission then you'll clog up all the fluid passages and risk burning up the clutch packs. Obviously, you'll get no propulsion out of the unit. I'll be mean and say it for all to see. Dylan was a moron for not checking the transmission before firing up the engine and before adding in more fluid. The Falcon was an example of why you always make certain checks before proceeding when dealing with an unknown status vehicle. You never know what you'll find. In this case, he found water where it isn't supposed to be. This is especially important on an automatic equipped vehicle because as soon as you start cranking the engine over, you start pumping water through the entire transmission if there's enough liquid to be picked up by the pump. In case you didn't know, with few design exceptions, almost all automatics have a pump that moves when the engine spins. They're built that way on purpose. So, you'll also start mixing whatever water and transmission fluid there still is inside the case which is the last thing you want to do. Once he realized that there was water inside the transmission, he should have dropped the pan and pulled the drain plug on the torque converter to get the majority of the water out. Had he done that and refilled with normal Type F then he could have potentially saved the transmission with little to no damage. Now? In my opinion, it'll need to be completely pressure flushed at the very least if he has any hope of saving it. Myself? Complete disassembly and inspection and advancement based on what I found. Yes, there are those that will say to drop the pan and spray out what you can see with carb cleaner before sealing it back up, refilling the trans and just running it. While it's possible that might actually work, I would never trust the transmission to not fail at an inopportune time. If you go to do something like that, leave the vehicle on a lift or jacked up off the floor with the wheels free to spin and run the transmission in drive only to see if it does work. If it does? Leave it in drive idling for about 2 minutes before stopping. Manually select reverse for about 30 seconds then stop. Select low or first then go to second then drive about 30 seconds apart and stop. Redrain and refill the case. You'll most likely find that your transmission fluid is still corrupted which is why you did the drain & refill twice. What about after that? Drive the vehicle for 100-200 miles and see if it holds up. If it does? Check the dipstick when warmed up at idle to see how much goo is on it. If there's a noticeable amount after 200 miles then change your fluid again. If you have doubt then compare what you see on the dipstick with fresh fluid out of the bottle. You want clean, unburned fluid. Anything that looks like pink or burned sludge is bad. How long the transmission will last after that is anyone's guess but do change out the fluid and filter every 30,000 miles like you're supposed to. In my experience, you never know how things will turn out but if you do want absolute peace of mind and trust in your transmission, the only way to get it is complete disassembly. If your vehicle is one you plan on keeping indefinitely and driving many miles then get it over with and do the right thing from the start. If you have a beater that's not worth investing the time or money into then you might get off easy and it'll be worth the try. You've got little to lose and the vehicle might last for years and over a ton of miles. The problem you have is reliability. The transmission may fail unexpectedly at any time so I wouldn't drive far from home or count on it without a backup. Remember, things may look OK up inside the case but that doesn't mean they are. You don't want to get stranded.
I was thinking the same about the altered wheelbase racer
Brings back memories. My first car was a 1964 Falcon, plain jane two door post, three on the tree. I love to have another one of these.
I love these Falcons, shame about the cracked block, would be a great engine if it weren't for that. As it is, I think it deserves another 170,or 200 6 transplant, it would be pretty cheap, or maybe even a 260 or 289 v8. These Falcons really got overshadowed by the Mustang but the '64 and '65 were especially nice, would love to have one. Good save, Dylan, keep it up.
A carbed 4.6 first year (bastard block) with the old Windsor bellhousing pattern and a T5 would be hilarious to put in that thing…swap out the heads for PI heads for more compression and better flow and the lumpier cams to get a lil more power and fix some issues the old heads had…
Though a 302 HO would drop right in with no hassle…and be cheap to mod….
I'd vote for a 200 hopped up like you said.
@@donmears4090 Yes, I think a hot rod inline 6 would be more interesting than any V8 for this car, if only because it isn't done very often.
Lot of work to convert to v8, just takes time and money. Not sure about Falcon, but a 6 cylinder Mustang has different steering set up from v8 cars.
The 300 Truck Six is another tough one- sits on practically the same mounts, but firewall surgery would be needed ; I saw this setup in a Pinto, the motor was set back 10"- he used an extended steering shaft and sat in the back seat area, the car would run 6.70/7 flats in the eighth mile and run with Modifieds heads up carrying the front wheels for two hundred feet !!
That was a great effort. It would be great to see more restoration on this one. Also, I'm really looking forward too seeing that station wagon get a makeover.
I spied that Falcon wagon too! Glad you bought it as well!
My father had a 1964, first car I remember him owning. White with blue interior. I have looked at a few over the years to buy and restore. As a family we have owned quite a few Ford vehicles with their nearly invincible straight sizes, from 170 in Dad's falcon to 300 in my 88' F-150. Numerous mavericks, Dad had three I had one with a six and one that started life with a six but had a crate engine Boss 302 put in it. Not surprised at how well the six ran once you got it started. The water pumps are notorious for going bad and have put a water pump on all of them and running them too hot and blowing freeze plugs. Living up north we closely monitored anti freeze because many a good engine has froze up and cracked.
Always good to see you give it a shot ,better days ahead ,thanks guys .
Rear taillights are awesome!!!!!!!!!! Had to be saved!!!!!
They look like rockets, ready to blast off.
Yesss, Save them! These cars deserve so much better!
Thank you all for saving that old car I love all old cars breaks my heart to see any of them crushed
Save them all!
I think it would be worth putting a floor and trunk in it. The rest of the body looks pretty good. Would be a great candidate for a small block transplant.
How about hopping up a six like it has just to be different.
@@donmears4090 I think that a warmed up 6 would be perfectly acceptable too. I think that regardless of power train the car is in good enough condition to save.
C panel on the driver side has rust, that's along everything else makes it too much of a project for me. Hope Dylan or someone else is willing to take it on 1:18:29
on these, the trunk floor and gas tank are 1 in the same
I'm amazed at how rust free the rockers Are Just wow even though the floor is gone @Dylan McCool
Just wow at how much paint is there and the deck lid is amazing even though it's hinge is destroyed lots of gloss and shine on that Paint so satisfying to watch this cleaning @Dylan McCool
People in the Rust Belt are crying themselves to sleep at the rust free cars people send to the scrapper in other parts of the country!
Yes the trim is cool
I really enjoy watching these videos, Dylan reminds me of Bob Ross, with his enthusiasm and optimism. It`s just nice to see someone who enjoys what he is doing and can give positive vibes
that Plymouth hubcap reminded me of my grandma's old Valiant. Great memories.
This little machine is calling for 289 and a 4 speed
It sure is.
It would need all new suspension and rear-end and brakes
@@1978ranger yes but it would be fun to drive. I had a 65 sprint and it was a blast.
I have a 63.5 with a 260 and 4 speed and it’s a blast to drive. Wish it was a 289 or 302 but decided to leave it all original
I absolutely love these old Falcons! (Mercury Comets too) Specifically the 65. Everything underneath is identical to the 65-66 Mustang-which was built on the Falcon platform. So many parts are interchangeable. Even still, these are gaining in popularity so even body panels are available now. If I disability paid more and I had someplace to bring one back to life I'd be all over cars like this. Even if I can only work an hour a day.
JB weld will last plenty long enough or until you find a small block to put in it (which also means an 8 or 9 inch rear axle because the peanut axle that's in it now will get ripped apart with a V8).
The rear end in it would be fine, they came with 289s
@@RichTexas82513 The 6cyl Falcon had a 7.25 inch ring gear and the 210hp 289 had an 8 inch ring gear. The 7.25 will never hold up to the torque of that little 289. One hole shot and the pinion will sheer off at the back of the yoke. Either that or the ring gear will grenade.
@@clstjam4321 I wouldn't say it's that weak... but you're correct. It won't last over the long run behind a healthy V8. Unless you just grandma drive it and never get on it at all. At that point, you would have to ask the obvious question though, why would you even bother with the V8 if all you ever did was granny the car?
@clstjam4321 and that is not a fun nor cheap day. Watched that happen with a N600 dually on the farm. 4k ouch 😢 😫
Neat Falcon...needs alot but has a lot to work with too. Thanks for the video!
1:16:21 the smile on briars face as the car is moving is incredible. And makes all the work you gents put in worth it. Love the wholesomeness ❤
A perfect candidate for a complete restoration!
One thing that always amazes me about channels like this and junkyard digs is they will dig through mouse nests and garbage and all of it. But I never see gloves 😂 you guys are built different. That being said I'm allergic to almost everything so that's part of my paranoia. That's such a cool car! I'm so glad these old survivors are being saved
The thing that amazed me most was how smooth that engine idles. I hope you are able to do something with it in the future
I’ve got a 63 falcon sprint that was restored from the frame up. It’s a 260 with a 4 speed. I went for all original. Still has all the original chrome and original interior. It’s been in our family since it was bought brand new.
That little Ford straight 6 sounds very healthy wow at how Good it is idling and no smoke 😮 very impressive @Dylan McCool
What’s going on with the Falcon station wagon? Would love to have one of those!
That’s for an upcoming video!
I wonder if you could take the engine out of the part car and merge the two different engines together to get one good engine
A good little tip on using JB weldthat you have to mix yourself.... if you need it to be a bit thicker take some very fine steel wool and break it apart and mix in the small bits of the steel wool in with the JB weld and itll kind of act like a fiber and help reinforce the JB weld and make it easier to use for patching things like that
Thank you for saving those cars
This car deserves a 2nd chance at life, a 302 and a 5speed would be rad
I would totally rat rod it.
Love to see one good one made out of all the parts.
I love those cars. My brother had one back in the early 90s. It was a 64
Good effort, getting it to run. Hats off to your helper, he is a hard worker. Hats off again to JB WELD, it's got to be the best. Loved the video!
Glad you saved it , thanks for sharing 👍💨💨
What a great car. God bless you all and have an incredible weekend. 🙏
Do you also rescue people and send them towards Jesus for restoration?! Many people would benefit from that. God bless!
Great video! The 6 cylinder is a 170 CI. I once owned a 1964 Econoline van with the same drive train. Watching you work on that started reminded me of a time when things were lean in my life. I actually got by for a while poking a long stick to the starter solenoid to engage it. The solenoid cover was removed. Because the engine sat in between the 2 seats in the econoline, I could do this from the driver's seat. i actually got by with it this way until I got the money together for a reman starter! Ah, the things we do to get by! Later I did get a 1962 Falcon. A project I never got finished.
Thanks for the memories!
Very honest and fun video! Bless you guys big time! Viewer from Australia
If it isn't rusted in the key structure areas, that's a VERY good car to put back on the road. Really wouldn't take much.
Something this Aussie bloke can relate to. 260 or 289 would be a good V8 swap, or a decent 200 for easy replacement. Either way, she has a few miles left in her 🇦🇺🤙🏼
Love to see a ford falcon. Hopefully you can save it!
Definitely loved this content Dylan! I honestly believe you should keep this bad boy and do a small restore/resto. Weld in new flr pans, find yourself a cheap 5.0 with a t5 (Fox) and have some fun..if not sell it man so someone can restore. Yeah it's not a Fairlane but I got a spot for these Falcons. 🤙🏼🤙🏼
No need to change to the "Fox" stuff. They also came with a C4 trans that was good and was used for many years. I got mine for free. Came out of a Mustang.
@@MaxNafeHorsemanship I didn't exactly mean change to Fox chassis parts..just that the 5.0's are pretty much given away nowadays and a t5 why? Save the manual.
@@BLown05Navigator I get ya. I would prefer an older 302 if you can find one because they have higher output than the 5.0. The V8 was an option in those cars, so it should drop right in. I don't know much about the front end of a Fox, but I have heard they are easy to install and work well. As for the 5 speed, if that is your jam, why not. I work for a Ford guy and we specialize in 83 and older. As long as you don't put a computer in your car, have fun with what you have.
Mustang upper and lower control arms, falcon v8 centerlink(mustang too wide) , v8 falcon steering box and mustang v8 drum spindles. Floors and trunk are now available for these cars. Go carbed SBF and C4 or convert to manual. Mustang rear is a little wider but doable with the right wheels. I use cut and narrowed ford explorer rears. The part that was hitting the driveshaft was the emergency brake equalizer bar that attaches to the transmission mount. Easy cars to work on.
Very nice video Dylan. An old trick we used back in the day when we had a question of whether there was water in to transmission or in the oil was...take a lighter or other flame source and hold it under the dipstick. Water will boil before the oil or trans fluid does.😊
Not to jab you too hard but if you cannot just look at the dipstick and tell whether or not there is water inside the transmission then you need to get your eyes checked!
@@possumwerx Well I guess everyone's not a professional like you are.
@@S.O.S64 Give me a break. You don't have to be a professional to make that determination. Just open your eyes and pay attention when you look. It's not hard and it isn't rocket science.
That Ford starter has to have a cover over the Bendix to make it engage
My first car and first love was and is a 1965 Falcon Futura 2door hardtop just like this 1 same colors and everything, however mine has the 5 lugs and 289! I drove her in highschool and college and parked her for about 20 years and now I'm restoring the ole girl. Mine came originally springtime yellow, thinking about going back to that or maybe a bright cobra yellow. Keep up the great work brothers!
I think you can dial that in very well. Yep, I was a teen in '65 and I loved learning about car engines in high school.
my dad had a 65 falcon, 4 door automatic with a 289. car was so comfortable going down the road
Seems to me like you ought to add an ultrasonic parts cleaner to your toolkit. They're great for old carbs.
Great video! It made it (with a push) from the shop, to the field. Nice! Maybe you can make one, out of the two? Thank you. 😀
Ford Falcon... man those cars were really sleek back in my days
They still look GREAT today!
Oh good. You found my Ex husband's (he's passed away) car.
Still looks good!
Great save cool car.
These are great dirt track bangers. FORD! 😉
Someone (not me) should invest serious time and money in this amazing Ford Falcon!
When i was in the Air Force 76-80 I was stationed at Holloman AFB, out in the desert of New Mixico I bought a 69 1/2 Falcon. Mid year they changed the from the older round tail lights to the later square tail lights. Paid $75 for it.
It had the 170-6, 3 on the tree a previous owner swapped to a floor shift. Before i bought it, it dropped a intake valve seat on #5. Pulled the head, had a machine shop repair the valve seat and do a valve job. Couldnt foind a used piston in any off the junk yards. Had to buy a new one and a set of rings. Used sand paper to hone the cylinder by hand. Slapped it together and ran the hell out off it.
Burnt out the clutch off roading it out in a gravel bed. A guy that lived in the same barrack had an old AF staffcar, a 68 Fairlane 302 auto I paid him $100. Used it to tow the Falcon to the car hobby shop on base. Pushed the Falcon into one of the bays, pulled the engine out, push the car out, ddrove the Fairlane in pulled engine and tranny out, pufshed it out, pushed the Falcon back in, dropped the 302 in. It went in so easy it was like i just pulled it out of the Falcon and dropped it right back in. The 3 sd drive shaft fit right into the auto tranny and was the right length to bolt to the rear end.
This engine swap was very surprizing to me, being a GM man I swapped engines in a simular fashion but always had to change something to make a V8 fit where a straight 6 was.
Anyway to preformance was nearly the same, the acceleration and fuel milage was so close it was surprizing.
I'm not sure if the rear end was a 9" or someother rear end but it held up to the 302 just fine. Well i di replace the passemger side rear wheel bearing. Can't recall if i did the before or after the engine swap.
I sold off some of the parts off the Fairlane to a friend that needed them, scrapped the body, sold the 6 cyl and 3 spd to the guy running the hobby shop and made more doing that than I paid for both cars.
Had a lot of fun in that car. Till I traded it in on a 71 Pontiac T37. Why they chose to call the Tempest a T37 that year I never new but it was a fun car too. Much fancier car than the Falcon. A bit faster with the 350 in it.
As others have said that Falcon is worthy of fixing up. You can try getting the other Falcon running an driving, if it does the engine swap would be easy peasy, lemon squeezy. Finding a small block V8 of any flavor with whatever flavor tranny you like will be a fine choise. Myself a 289 or 302 with a few speed parts and a 4 spd would fit the time frame of the car, a newer version 302 with a 5 speed would fit just fine.
If I could find a 69 1/2 like I had, I'd buy it and fix it up in a simular fashion. It wa fun then and it would be even funner now.
That must have been a good looking car when new. If you don't end up repairing the body I hope you sell it to someone who will. I'd volunteer but exporting it here would cost way too much unfortunately.
Built 289 or 302 would be nice.
I wish we could get you, Derick, Kevin, and Luke all in 1 video working on a rig together. That would be fun to watch all that knowledge
Awesome. I was hoping you would get that station wagon too. Thanks for saving this one.
I love the 2 tone color please she deserves a 2nd chance even with a cracked block she still fired up she wants to live and it's a cool car to boot please at least do a roadsteration she deserves it
The cap on the starter limits the outwards movement of the plunger - if too far out it will not be drawn down. Just draw a lot of current. Put the cap on - it will work fine.
I love this youtube trend of saving old cars.
Thank you so so much for saving all of these wonderful cars!
Grind and weld the block. It ain’t got to be perfect to run 😂
Engine and trans swap? Something dirt cheap? The exterior definitely looks better than a lot of the cars on the channel, it definitely deserves a second video at least!
Would love to see this car go to someone who does full restorations.
Great to see a old falcon running again great work dylan
Good looking for its age, deserves to live on!
Jeez, Who would crush that thing?
It is a business. Are you able to keep any and all things you buy?
1965 , you can tell by the grill and tail lights. Had a 1965 289 cu. Deluxe Ranchero for 13 years . Very Fast for the Day
It was fun while it lasted,, a parts car is needed & whole lot of love. Cheers from Vietnam
Those old 6 cyl are hard to kill the original reason for jb weld was to fix a cracked block. Freeze plugs have absolutely nothing to do with the block Freezing.
Freeze plugs were intended to pop out before the block would crack, meaning the freeze plug is a built in weak spot.
@@bertgrau3934 freeze plugs are to get the sand cores cleaned out when the block is cast. How they acquired the name is anyone s guess but they were never intended to pop out when a block froze
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We just disagree, I had a 1960 Dodge and it froze, and the freeze plug popped out, replaced the plug, put a 50/50 mix of anti freeze and water. If you only think it's for cleaning out casting sand, that's ok. Whatever you want to believe is ok.
@@bertgrau3934 it's a fact just Google it. But believe what you want
@@bertgrau3934 He's correct. They aren't freeze plugs and they never were. They're core plugs and they're there to seal up the holes cast into the block so that the casting sand could be removed after the block was cast at the factory. Interesting fact. In the past, there have been some automotive 2, 3 & 4 cylinder engine designs that didn't utilize water jackets inside the block thus there were no core plugs needed. Some were air cooled and others used an exterior water jacket with a cover plate for cooling. No, you're not likely to ever see one unless you deal with old, imported cars. Mostly from Europe. Think Volkswagon or Citroën. Non-automotive single & dual cylinder engines without liquid cooling systems are very common of course. Just look to lawnmowers and motorcycles to find one.
If you drill both ends of the crack it will stop the crack from getting longer and then you put your J-B Weld on it. I fixed some obsolete antique tractors blocks like that.
That is amazing that you go that car to run. My dad had a old falcon when i was a kid.
Always check remans BEFORE you install!