Bryce

When we were at the Historics in Coronado I forgot to mention how much I dig this Falcon.:D Now I have one more reason to love this car.:thumbsup: It just keeps getting better.

And it Runs;)

:cheers:

haha! you noticed that? It was a great beer. expensive but great

Dont worry, I know you like the falcon, us ford guys have to stick together.

It weighs 8.8 lbs. paper mache would have been lighter....

Bryce, how much weight did that save?

stock bumper is 27.6lbs, so a savings of 18.8 lbs.

Bryce , with getting my car on the road I am currently looking for tyres as the ones I have were some no name brand tyres to allow me carry out the build,what are you running brand wise as I intend to do some track sprints and occasional trip to the local drag strip. I will be needing 235 45 17's for the front and 255/ 275 40 17's for the rear .I checked out some tyre comparisons on tire rack but I would appreciate some feed back from you guys .

I second that. Falcon is looking really good!:thumbsup:

I like my falken RT615K tires. 245/45/17 and 275/40/17. But I am interested in the BFG Rivals.

More car parts:

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New rear springs, went from 225 to 300lb springs. I am also adding take up springs to ensure the spring is always seated....

New spring stack up on the right coilover.
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I finished rebuilding the stock style power steering. This should perform great with my KRC adjustable pump. Everything is painted and ready for install.
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This is such a cool car.I really dig these little Falcon's.The Hard Top's look like small Galaxie's.Which are some of the coolest car's of the early 60's.

So is this considered a softer spring since the new spring look 2/3 the length of the original but you only up'd the rate by 75? Why the shorter spring and not a spring softer spring of equal length? Possible coil bind?

Thanks. just trying to understand the "ins and outs" of this stuff.

Thanks!

Its a stiffer spring. The length doesnt matter on spring rate, example, you can order a 14" long 300lb spring or a 7" long 300lb spring and the spring will compress the same amount with the same weight. I am running the shorter spring so that I can fit the take up spring and reduce the weight of the spring?

My daughters first race car. She even painted it herself.
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The install for the power steering:
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First I had to install rivnuts into the frame for the power ram bracket.


Installed
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Comparison of manual vs power.
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Everything is in mock up and I noticed some problems. The inner tie rod hits the control valve, this was expected and parts are on order. Unexpectedly the ram hits the headers so a drop bracket is on order. That will be a temporary fix until I fab something with a rod end.

How to install the rear fiberglass valance:

End result.
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I started with a 1.5" wide 1/4" thick bar of aluminum.

I drilled and tapped 4 holes to 3/8-24 then cut to 4" long. I rounded the edges and roughed up the surface to promote adhesion.

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I stalled studs (set screws) these are epoxied as well to ensure they don't back out. The allen drive makes sure they wont spin.

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I epoxied the aluminum plates to the valance aligned with the stock bumper bracket. I let that cure then covered with two plies of woven fiberglass.
Its a solid attachment and allows for easy install and adjustments.

Eventually I will remake the stock brackets out of aluminum and make one a tow hook.

Very Cool.Will have to get to the west coast to check out all the nice Lateral-g members ride soon!!!!!!!

Well I have not been on here in a while. I hope everyone's project is going well. I have been trying to get the falcon back on the road....

I got the power steering almost all sorted out and everything is installed. Only tested in the garage and I think I like it. Very little slop and with the adjustable flow KRC pump I should be able to dial in the tuning as I start to drive it.

A few issues.....

The steering ram wanted to be in the same location as my long tube headers. SO I order a drop bracket thinking it would work with a little bit of modifications. But when I tested the stiffness installed into the car, the frame flexed due to the longer torque arm. Now I will be designing a much better bracket that will wrap the frame and use a rod end instead of rubber bushings. I will make it from aluminum and it will look cool. LOL.

I am hoping to make the November 17th SCCA event and get the car ready for the Goodguys event in Del Mar.

There is a Nov 3rd event....

I thought I would share with my friends on here.

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Awesome news! Congrats.

Congratulations! It looks like Big Sis' is excited about the news!

Congrats to the Happy Family...

Now you need Recaro Car Seats :)

Congrats Bryce!:cheers:

Congrats Bryce! You still got it...:D

Congrats Bryce. :cheers:

Good job!! Congrats!!!!!!

finally some updates. Here is my version of a power steering ram drop bracket:

I started with some 4"x4"x3/8" aluminum angle.
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and here is the evolution of the 3 brackets.
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and here is the progression of the inside bracket.
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and installed.
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the stock bracket was too high and the ram contacted the headers.
the aftermarket drop bracket was not strong enough and flexed over an 1" and none of the holes matched stock.
the one I designed wraps the frame rail and ties into the steering box bolts. This really helps stiffen that entire section of frame.

thanks guys! My daughter is really excited as long as she doesn't have to share her race cars! And my daughter already has her recaro race seat, that cost more than the seats in the falcon. I need to add one more recaro to the collection.

POVERTY IS HAVING TWO KIDS AND CAR HOBBY.

:thumbsup: Awesome news Bryce, congradulations and best wishes to your entire family! :thumbsup:

:cheers:

Great news Bryce, best of health to you and your family

Thanks guys

I took some time off work and didn't work on the falcon, but I did some garage mods.....

I have wanted to insulate and drywall the garage since I moved in. I finally got around to it.

I stripped the walls down to studs.
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Moved some outlets and added insulation.
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Drywall up, time for mud and tape.
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Two coats of primer
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one side done, painted with super high gloss white paint with a glass like finish.
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time for the second side.
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added some outlets and a switch to turn off a few of my overhead lights when not needed. that counts as being green right?
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drywall and tape and mud done
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done, now to put the mess away.
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almost there, time for some garage art and foldup workbenches, and I need to get everything hung up on the walls and off the floor.
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its like being at a drive-in....
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nice job Bryce, it will be much easier to keep clean too...

I hope so, thanks bud!

Look's good. I have the attic above shop needing the same work as soon as you are free buddy.!!!!!LOL:)

HAHA, I bring the falcon and you can do some work for me!

I will be scaling the falcon this weekend at my house, let me know if any of you guys want to stop by a get your calls on the scales.

Sound's a perfect and fair Trade.Other then the long drive for you.But I bet once you get to the Midwest away from all those crazy socal rule's you'll deside to stay.:lol:

I have family in Lenexa Ks. Road trip!

I am still surprised the power steering only added 6lbs.
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I ordered stickers and put them on a magnetic sheet and cut them out to make some nice removable numbers. And they passed the freeway test.

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I didn't order letters, so I printed some letters and used them as stencils on some carbon fiber tape on the same magnetic sheet. Worked out good.

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I also got a new autocross hat, this should keep the sun off my face and neck while working the course.

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