'65 falcon 2 dr wagon resto

Roger, tell him I'm a fan of his attention to detail. He's got the 'eye' and skill to get it done right. I really like his neat way to cover up the headlight relays in an old voltage regulator box. Very nice work.

 

I might be on to something concerning my roof repair....if you go on www.craigslist.com there is a LKQ out in Clearwater,FL (about 2 hrs from where I live at) they have a '64 falcon wagon....it appears from the pic that it might be a 2 dr as I don't see a second set of door handles after the first...I am crossing my fingers it is rust free as well as might be a good parts car for a tailgate, rear quarters, and spare tire well...I called them up today and they said $100 for the roof but I would need to cut it half way down the posts and of course remove the windshield and glass

 

Worth checking out. It kind of bothered me that the AZ guys wouldn't include a decent stub of the posts. Hard to get them perfect with nothing to align them to. Good luck.

 

Well today I struck a parts gold mine....I checked on fordmuscle.com and found someone about an hr from me that was going to throw out an original '65 a/c undermount unit...I ended up hopping in the bronco and bolted over there...made another great friend and he hooked me up with a heater plate and vent assembly (all free)...he has a '65 ranchero and is building into a 10 second car....after that ventured over to Clearwater (LKQ) and the falcon wagon they had was indeed a 2 dr! Unfortunately the roof, cowl, tailgate weren't worth saving but I did pick up the '64 grille, door lock knobs, passenger side fender extension....also ran a magnet on the rear quarters with the passenger side being the only salvagable one....all in all the car still had the front split bench seats and the rear foldown seats along with most of the glass still....so I will have to bring the trailer this week to pick up the seats, emergency brake assembly, and cut out the ps rear quarter....oh by the way who says you have to spend alot on parts....I got everything for $24...praise the car part gods!

 

You need to share that lucky rabbit foot. Some guys get stumped on far less critical stuff and yours just work out like a trip to the autoparts store.

 

Yeah I guess it is a little bit of luck or maybe being at the right place at the right time....the most challenging part when you get stumped is to continue to push forward even when it seems like a dead end....example the roof situation ,but you know what I will push through that wall and get r done! that is the fun and excitement of doing a resto and staying enthusiastic....Yeah you have to have some greenbacks but it will pay for itself in the long run

 

Funny how time works. My dad's first car was a 1939 Pontiac with suicide doors. That was in 1953 or 1954. It was big, because we were small, but dad called it a hunk of junk - 15 year old car! Couldn't find a replacement I6 for it! Classic today.

Here you are with a 45 year old with parts websites all over the place, and you can still find even decent sheetmetal.

In a sense, yours and mine have such a long basis of production, that powertrains and mechanical parts will go on for decades, thanks to the Mustangs.

I'm sure glad you can sort out the challenges and keep on keeping on. Nice to see it move ahead.

 

Today scored some more parts at the LKQ in Clearwater....nice rear bench seat for $20, '64 futura rear decklid trim for $5, oddball miscellaneous trim, and a set of side upholstery panels which will be good templates for when the upholstery shop does its thing in the future....the 90 degree temp kicked my butt today for being out there a couple of hrs (even drinking water from a thermos)....still have to go back to pick up the front split bench seats, emergency brake assembly, rear quarters, etc....I took some pics but I have exceeded my memory on this forum for pics as it says?

 

Just PM Stef to add more pic space. Attachments are also limited, but the Gallery space can be tweaked.

 

went back to LKQ and cut out one of the rear quarters with the Dewalt sawzill as well as the spare tire well (I plan on using that as a template for the patch panel eventually)....also got the emergency brake assembly as well as headlight buckets..the inner tailgate I decided to take as it wasn't too bad and the stone deflector I couldn't pass on for an extra...it is a good thing I got most of what I wanted as word has gotten out about it

 

How much time does the Dewalt Sawzall give you after its charged up?

I could've used one to cut out the console tunnel from the Capri floor.

 

Stormin Norman,

When I bought the Dewalt sawzill I had the intention of buying backups as well...basically I have 3 batteries and was on the 2nd battery when I finished cutting out the rear quarter and spare tire well....even had a person in the boneyard who asked me to cut something for him as he heard me....only bad thing with it is the saw blades, as they get bent to hell and back...ended up going through 3 of them which still wasn't too bad...case in point is expect a couple of hrs as I was there at the yard from 11:30-3:30 and of course safety starts with me (goggles and gloves)

 

Just got back from visiting up north with the family and taking care of some business...on the way back down picked up the 3 spd manual tranny that I bought off of T.C in Cherryville,NC

 

The stuff we put those saws through, I'm not surprised that they 'give'. Probably a safety reason. Better the blade give in, than getting the saw in the ribs.

Just saw a battery-powered jigsaw ad last week. I'll bet you'd need a couple batteries extra for cutting out a tranny tunnel.

The rabbit-foot keeps on giving.

 

found a nice video on powerblock tv for the roof issue....since that is going to be fix #1 when it comes to the body....if you go on spiketv there is a show where they are replacing a roof on a '73 buick....the guys took a donor '75 roof and buttwelded it on....pretty good video showing how to properly measure where the cuts are at the posts....they took some sleeves and welded them on the inside to make a strong factory bond with the new roof