'65 falcon 2 dr wagon resto

You think a button down tarp but what about a zipper!

 

THAT SUCKS. Probably a never ending whistle above 10 MPH.

So you have to chop at the beltline and build up for a new upper?

If I was caught with that and no other roof, I'd go check out how VW builds thier insulated convertible roofs (VW car manual) and get it made into a classy Phaeton style:

Basket case:
http://www.prewarcar.com/show_prewar_car.asp?car_id=47994

Pretty classy when they're done right!
http://www.prewarcar.com/show_prewar_car.asp?car_id=52613

 

Hey Stormin Norman,

Yeah I will have to get a replacement roof but I can pick one up for $150-$250 (might have to do some traveling)....the labor will be a couple of hundred dollars to weld it on at the posts

 

Hopefully you will post pics of the whole roof acquisition, installation, and I know you will show us the final outcome. You certainly are not afraid of taking on a major project. What's next????

 

Yeah, I wanna see that surgical mastery too, Off and On! Between you (65f) and Wixom's Buxom BU job, we're getting a choptop tutelage unmatched anywhere!!!!

 

yeah we are definetly providing some good old entertainment for you all! I just got a phone call from Brian in CA, and he is going to ship out the cowl to me this friday so I should get it in probably 4-5 days from CA. I will definetly get some pics sent out for your viewing pleasure! going to attack the cowl rot first....the roof will have to wait but I might have a donor wagon up in GA for $300 (just have to make the 6-8 hr trip up to get it)

 

So? Have you packed yet?
I'm getting the popcorn machine out and warmed up, already!

Hey, just kidding. I am looking forward to it though. My Fairmont wagon may get a few transformations more, and yours shares a lot of similarities.

 

Safari 57,

It is all about vision and the end result, not what you are going through! The vision will get you through the crap

 

Your are correct. If you know what the outcome needs to be the rest is just stuff that needs to get done. I think that is why a lot of projects fail - people get caught up in the "man, this is more than I anticipated" rather than "oh well, looks like I need to tackle that now".

It is fun watching for a change, but I'm getting itchy hands and ideas again

 

In southern Ontario, back in 1965, I got a really rough 1956 Porsche 356B. Back then roadsalt was more abundant than snow, and the cities and highway crews had a new toy. Well the Porsche was almost floorless. The engine was toast. I paid a whopping $50 for it. A 9 year old Porsche.

I nurtured that buggy back to its roadwarrior self, new needle bearing crank and cams and the works, even a new leather interior that my mom helped me stitch up, and sold it for $3,000. That was almost the price of a Chevy Nova back then.

Then I did the whole thing again to a 1960 Mini-minor and a 1966 Corvair Monza Turbo. Paid $10 for the Mini, and sold it for $300 to the mechanic who screwed up the brake job on it. Paid $75 for the Corvair and did rallye racing with it, won more in prize money than I got when I sold to the JY.

Then I started flirting with big block chevies and mopars. Fords were a dirty word in our house.

But I've forgotten where my knuckle scars came from, and always kept my hand in the hobby. Good times, good friends and great junkyard adventures. Plus, you never knew what brand of beer you'd be chugging on a summery Saturday.

 

...just across the front....

 

picture of a/c

Here is the original a/c.....plans in next couple of months are to have it refurbished by classic auto air here in Tampa,FL....they will restore it completely for me for about $500....All I have to do is provide a clutch core for them

 

Have you got an AC clutch core?

I took mine out of the Fairmont, when it had a 302 V8, and kept the whole system, including condenser and evaporator, lines, etc. The compressor is only for V8's, not sixes or I4 systems.

 

Stormin Norman,

yeah I have one in the garage still attached to the compressor...they told me that cores are getting hard to find and that customers weren't bringing them in as exchanges so they made it a rule to do so

 

Good stuff. I've been reading about converting mine to a regular air compressor for use around the house. I've got lots of electric motors around. But the clutch core isn't critical for that.