interesting thread for sure. My younger brother is having a 1963 built up in Michigan where he lives. Body off the frame, all new parts, new electrical, 4 wheel disc brakes, 390 CID 335 HP engine, factory four speed, buckets. Should be ready in a few months. He traded in his 1964 Fairlane Thunderbolt with the 427 and tri power.
Holy Crap he traded off a T-Bolt...
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The Schofield Kid: Yeah, well, I guess they had it coming.
interesting thread for sure. My younger brother is having a 1963 built up in Michigan where he lives. Body off the frame, all new parts, new electrical, 4 wheel disc brakes, 390 CID 335 HP engine, factory four speed, buckets. Should be ready in a few months. He traded in his 1964 Fairlane Thunderbolt with the 427 and tri power.
Holy Crap he traded off a T-Bolt...
yeah, it was just too much for a daily driver. Lots of horsepower, a tricky automatic trans, no amenities. Living in Michigan, it did not do well in ice and snow, and spent half the year in the garage. Boy did it run though.
Wes's TBolt is greatly detuned, but still has more than enough juice. The fellow building the '63 Galaxie is trading for the Fairlane, and throwing in $6K to boot.
I love me a Galaxie but man, I can't wait until you start that fastback! I also want to see what you have to "unfix."
Lots of structural fixing to un-fix. frame rails scabbed together, floor pans poorly fit, Wheel house, trunk extension panels home made, not done very nicely.
It was prob all done around 25 yrs ago. There are nice repop panels and frame rails made for the car these days. I'll have it tore down pretty far to get it right. I'll need to reference chassis drawings to get it all straight.
dave i don't think that old that had that Holman Moody 427 cobra jet ever sold it.
God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter
It serves the purpose of allowing us old lazy asses to live vicariously through someone who actually has enough gumption and talent to actually do something.
We can sit in the chair,...pull up the thread, look at the pics and say, "Yeah!,..I woulda done it just like that too!", while nodding our heads enthusiastically.
"Old Lazy Asses!"Yeah Right I've seen some of the work that's come out of your shop in your spare time posted here over the years and you definitely don't fit that bill.
OK...it's been long enough....you getting this car finished before Christmas?
Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other the person to die ......
"When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me."
You just need to make up some paint that smells like corn or apples and they will come to you while you work.....you can thank me later...grin
Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other the person to die ......
"When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me."
The shock crossmember on the project car had been gas axed and poorly modified. So I cut the good crossmember out of the parts car (top) and changed it out with the "modified one" (bottom)
here's some of the handiwork from a previous owner.