1965 Ford Falcon

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With the exception of the engine internals (done in 1993), most of the work on this car was done in 1995 and 1996. I showed it for a couple of years, (some local wins and 2nd place at the Nationals for two years in a row in the Modified Hard Top class), and I drove it occasionally on the weekends.

After a show up in Breckenridge, Colorado, where I blew out a muffler, it got trailered home and has been parked in my garage, under cover, since about 1999. The tires on it are now shot and the carburator is all gummed up, but other than that it’s pretty intact. I’m hoping to get it back on the road by fall of 2309.

Dash & Interior

New front and rear upholstery, headliner, rear carpet, door panels, rear panels, front arm rests, package tray (w/ hidden speakers), defroster vents and hoses, lock knobs and washers - 7/95

New front carpet, kick panels, seat belts, switch bezels, column shift blank, Kenwood CD/receiver, Stewart Warner Classic tach (6k) in VDO case, VDO electric oil pressure, water temp and voltage gauges mounted in Auto Meter panel, dash re-plated, original gauges and idiot lights are wired and functional - 7/96

Exterior

Body repaired:   left fender and hood replaced, lower door hinges re-built, bumpers replaced and re-chromed, new door handles, Futura emblems, grill emblem, sill plates.

New rubber/seals:   windshield, rear window, doors, top rail, window felt, bumper to body seal, cowl, trunk.

Single stage urethane paint matched to the original Springtime Yellow w/ gloss black accents, black electric antenna installed, all locks re-keyed to ignition key - 5/95

New vent window rubber, rear deck trim replaced, repainted - 7/96

Near new grille obtained (not yet installed), better taillights - 9/96

Engine

1969 302ci + .030" from 1969 Torino, rings, mains, inserts, polished crank, Zoom timing chain and gears, Reed hydraulic cam (280 duration/.500 lift), Crane valve springs, retainers and keepers, TRW high performance hydraulic lifters and pushrods, head milled for flatness and ports cleaned up, low restriction 2.5-inch exhaust system - 2/93

FMS high volume oil pump, Comp Cams roller tip rockers (1.60), Crane Poly-Loc rocker nuts, hardened (socket/Allen head) head bolts, ARP screw in rocker studs, bosses milled, 3-angle valve job, Fel-Pro gaskets - 4/95

New FMS Cobra open letter aluminum valve covers and air cleaner, Edelbrock Torquer II 302 single-plane intake, Holly 600cfm carburator, K&N air filter w/ SubStack airhorn, 1" non-metallic spacer, #6 aircraft hose fuel lines, fittings and filter, Mallory Unilite distributor and coil, Taylor Spiral-Pro ignition wires, B&M wire looms, ceramic HTC Hedman headers, all aluminum polished - 5/95

New 3-core radiator, socket head cap bolts, Gates radiator hoses, SS sleeves, polished fittings, new engine gauge wiring harness - 6/95

New billet Ford radiator cap - 8/95

Remote mount oil filter, new PS low-pressure line w/ #8 aircraft hosing and fittings, new fan shroud, 6-blade deep pitch flex fan, March billet aluminum pulleys (crank, water pump and alternator), rebuilt and replaced alternator w/ polished aluminum case, new chrome alternator brackets - 6/96

Drive Train

C4 automatic transmission rebuilt w/ B&M shift kit and B&M Quicksilver ratchet shifter, 2400 RPM stall converter, heavy duty transmission cooler, Goodrich T/As, rear P235R70x14, front P195R70x14 on ET slotted mags - 2/93

5 ET mags polished, Ford script spinner centers, new lug nuts - 6/95

1966 Mustang K model 9-inch rear end w/3.55 gears, traction bars, new Auburn posi-traction unit and wheel studs - 5/96

Miscellaneous

New gas tank, pickup and sending unit - 5/95

Chrome Monte Carlo bar, master cylinder and wheel cylinders, Kenwood CD/Receiver mounted into glove box - 7/96

Sidewall U-brace (X member), 1-inch sway bar - (NOT YET INSTALLED)

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