Another little Falcon

[rustomatic]

The Falcon looks great--mine might have looked that good 30 years ago, but now, not so much. As for shocks, find a road with some dips or some large speed bumps; if the front still moves after the bump or dip, dial up some rebound control . . .

I commend your patience!

[rjardy]

Originally Posted by rustomatic

I commend your patience!

best compliment ever! Haha thanks rustomatic! I appreciate the input on the shocks. I'll give it a shot. Where can I see more pics of your car?

[jarhead]

Love it!

[rjardy]

The car runs a little hot. I get around 200-210 sitting in traffic. Ive wired up an electric fan and that really knocked out the cooling issue. But knowing that I have an issue I wanted to do something more to keep the air directed in to the radiator. The rad is an ebay special that is really just a wide 2 core. I want to see if I can get the cooling totally dialed without having the added expense of a new radiator. I came up with some little baffles (i guess thats what they are) that run between the core support and the grill. I've seen a few people run/make these and as an added bonus, it cleans up the appearance a bit under hood.
Started with cardboard

I do not have a brake so the bending was done with a bench vise and rubber mallet.

I just noticed a small dent in the panel. ah-well...


Ill post the finished product with both sides soon.


Rob

[DBasher]

The close out panel is looking great Rob, nice work! I couldn't see the video of the rear suspension but saw you mentioned upgrading the rear CO's. I've got some double adjustable VariShocks I could send you if they'd work. They need to be rebuilt....I don't remember what they told me for rebuilding but it was waaay cheaper then new ones. If they'll work and you're interested, you can have em.

Btw, your tach is crooked

[rjardy]

Originally Posted by DBasher

The close out panel is looking great Rob, nice work! I couldn't see the video of the rear suspension but saw you mentioned upgrading the rear CO's. I've got some double adjustable VariShocks I could send you if they'd work. They need to be rebuilt....I don't remember what they told me for rebuilding but it was waaay cheaper then new ones. If they'll work and you're interested, you can have em.

Btw, your tach is crooked

Thanks for the kind words. As for the CO's that sounds perfect! I really appreciate that. Where are you located?

Rob

[DBasher]

I'm just east of Seattle. I'll go out and get some details/measurements and let you know what they look like. Have you got a picture of the rear set up?

[rjardy]

Originally Posted by DBasher

Btw, your tach is crooked

haha!