Thread: 49 More-door build

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Hard to drive them while hanging from a rotisserie

Originally Posted by cffisher

Hard to drive them while hanging from a rotisserie

Does complicate things, for sure! maybe put an electric motor on the rotisserie, then sit in the seat, put on the belts and go round and round??? Rollover practice!!!!!

I tried bending fiberglass over a pole once..it didn't work out too well, but luckily the t top shattered making for a fairly easy exit

That should be a cool daily cruiser when "done" falcon. Just don't let it slow down the progress on the '48 too much!

Originally Posted by 35fordcoupe

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That should be a cool daily cruiser when "done" falcon. Just don't let it slow down the progress on the '48 too much!

Nope, once its on the road in the next couple of months it's officially "done" until the 48 is wrapped up. After that, look out.

Originally Posted by falconvan

Found tail lights; going with 59 Pontiac Catalina

It may just be me, but I think 59 was over the top in styling. Even as a more door that ride is cool.

Looks like the engine had been bored; .060 on the piston tops when I cleaned them off. Everything inside this thing was really clean. It doesn't look like it's been together very long. Got it all painted up and installed today. I decided on a non-standard color. It's Caterpillar Beige.

Closer and closer.

Ok, the head is on and the clutch linkage is squared away. The shift linkage was a nightmare. No matter how I adjusted it it would not hit all the gears. Finally after looking at the other trans several times I found that the upper shift arm was 3/4" longer than on the trans I put in the car. Taking this arm off while the trans is in the car is tough; you can just get three fingers and a wrench in between the floorboard and the nut that holds on the arm. Flipping the wrench gives you about 1/4 turn per flip. But after swapping it, all gears are where they should be. On another note my super slick homebuilt master cylinder bracket ended up right where one of the shift rods needed to be so I have to do some alterations if I want brakes AND gears. Also, I really don't like the look of the stock tail lights so I'm going with these. There from a 59 Catalina and are a little big but I like them.

Big is good some people can't see a BUS!!!!!!!

Engine looks good, Falcon!!!! Lights are a bit big, but they should be able to see you, anyway!

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Engine looks good, Falcon!!!! Lights are a bit big, but they should be able to see you, anyway!

I agree on the engine work....great job.......great choice for teh loghts too. Big improvement.
As for the tail lights.....hell if they cant see a bus or your car.....your tail lights wont be the problem. Keep the updates coming.

Engine looks great, and nobody can claim they didn't see those lights!

they didn't look that big on the pontiac

The engine color is a nice compliment to the patina'd green. It's hard to tell on those tail lights up close, but I think they fit the space well and certainly clean up the fenders for a smoother look!

Yeah, I'll just have to cut one in and see how it looks. If I dont like it, i got just had my MIG bottle refilled.