1963 Falcon Phase 2

[Vince@Meanstreets]

bastards!!!!

[rustomatic]

I hate to be redundant, but that really sucks. On the plus side, I get the sense that your brand-new roll bar down-tubes probably saved some frame (and collateral damage) with the stretched-out landing points.

On the side of the bumper tap, you've immediately won, since you were in front. You'll get paid, and they will of course try to screw you. That said, you've undoubtedly got buckets of receipts (if not, make some) for stuff you've done to the car, so as to prove value. If not, we'll all sign affidavits confirming the value of the Falcon...

Gas savings by Jaguar: Who'da thunk?

Hope to see you recovered and at an event by the summer!

[Nlped47]

Love IT! I’m going to need to do some of this to my ‘63 soon! I hate the tiny rear wheel Wells.




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[Boosted Falcon]

Like this build (rebuild) and has giving me the boot in the ass I need to get more than a few hours a week on my project.

[craig510]

Spent many hours tig welding on the tunnel:

[Beechy]

Very creative

I like the way those crossmember sections taper out.

BTW.....who is the cad designer? I'm ex GM Holden cad guy.

[craig510]

Originally Posted by Beechy

Very creative

I like the way those crossmember sections taper out.

BTW.....who is the cad designer? I'm ex GM Holden cad guy.

Thanks. I do all the CAD work. I’m a mechanical engineer by trade. And by CAD I mean both computer aided and cardboard aided. This job was all hand fabricated and cutout with a jig saw and angle grinder.

[craig510]

Originally Posted by Andyd

Looks great. What are you using to make the flares? Other fenders? Hand forming?

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Thanks.

I used quarter panel patch sections for the basic shapes but they have been heavily reworked. The fronts are 71 Mustang rear and the rears are W123 Mercedes. I had to narrow the front lips and flatten the rears plus form the contour so that it matches the factory lines. Plus a bunch of shrinker/ stretcher work and sectioning to adjust the radius.

[craig510]

Had a good time at GoodGuys. Got 4th in a tight 4 way battle for street machine. Made it into the shootout and got knocked out first round. At least I put in a good showing and made the winner work for it. It was a quick clean run but he got me by about 3 tenths.




Sitting in the pits with raw metal and all








Near Perfect fit for TIG welding



And a Video to prove it:


Enjoy - Craig

[Kcrain]

Boy those flares really blend in and fit the car. When painted probably won’t be noticeable without parking beside a stocker. Look great Keith