Who's Your Daddy....
12-08-2010, 10:45 PM
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Who's Your Daddy....
Everyone knows that the FALCON is the Mustang's daddy right? 
(Falcon introduced in 1960, the Mustang was more or less built on the Falcon platform, so it is the Mustang's daddy, so this post is not really o/t at all)
Anyway, for his first truly solo project car my younger son Mitch has turned out this nice little 64, from the styling, the engine swap, to the paint, he has done most all of this one....
(Falcon introduced in 1960, the Mustang was more or less built on the Falcon platform, so it is the Mustang's daddy, so this post is not really o/t at all)
Anyway, for his first truly solo project car my younger son Mitch has turned out this nice little 64, from the styling, the engine swap, to the paint, he has done most all of this one....
12-09-2010, 11:31 AM
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congratulation! looks the business. I'm not sure about the painted bumpers but I only saw that on the 2nd look, so it can't be bad. Looks like you only need an "R" for completion. Never liked whitewall tyres but looks very good on this car I must say. very nice. the color combinatio n is great, together with the lines
12-09-2010, 09:28 PM
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Gun - thanks and Mitch says he he is keeping it unless someone tempts him with too much cash...
Valley - Thanks! my contribution on this one was minor, more of an adviser than much of anything else, Mitch is getting really good.
NBA - Thanks, the engine is a regular old 302, but actually built in a 289 block. Mitch built it from a bare block using the Pro-Comp heads I decided not to use on my 39. We wanted a relatively mild build (yea it still has the little rear end) for a cruiser, but the sob makes pretty good power. The rear will last for as long as Mitch can keep his foot out of it. The little tires will help the rear but...
Mitch needed a clip for the "R", so he pulled it off so he wouldn't loose it. it was supposed to be in the paint store at 4:00 today but it wasn't there.
TX - Thanks.
Hightower - Mitch did a great job, every time I thought he was about to finish it he went and did something else to make more work for himself, but it all paid off.
Zmetal - Thanks, yea he kind of mixed things up, I might have done some things different, but after looking at his results, I would have just messed it up by changing anything.
BA - Thanks, my reaction too.
Kalli - Thank you! I love the WW tires on the "right" car, I dig them on this car, I wanted Mitch to chrome the bumpers but he insisted on the paint, turns out I really like it.
I love the way it turned out.
He also,
Changed out the two speed auto for a used C4
Replaced both rear quarters (they were loaded with bondo)
Removed all side trim, which required welding in 87 mounting holes, (most were 1/4" x 1/4" square.)
Painted the interior, even the headliner, which actually came out great, (painted with basecoat only, was green, now red.
Dropped the car about 4" in the front, and about 2" in the back.
Valley - Thanks! my contribution on this one was minor, more of an adviser than much of anything else, Mitch is getting really good.
NBA - Thanks, the engine is a regular old 302, but actually built in a 289 block. Mitch built it from a bare block using the Pro-Comp heads I decided not to use on my 39. We wanted a relatively mild build (yea it still has the little rear end) for a cruiser, but the sob makes pretty good power. The rear will last for as long as Mitch can keep his foot out of it. The little tires will help the rear but...
Mitch needed a clip for the "R", so he pulled it off so he wouldn't loose it. it was supposed to be in the paint store at 4:00 today but it wasn't there.
TX - Thanks.
Hightower - Mitch did a great job, every time I thought he was about to finish it he went and did something else to make more work for himself, but it all paid off.
Zmetal - Thanks, yea he kind of mixed things up, I might have done some things different, but after looking at his results, I would have just messed it up by changing anything.
BA - Thanks, my reaction too.
Kalli - Thank you! I love the WW tires on the "right" car, I dig them on this car, I wanted Mitch to chrome the bumpers but he insisted on the paint, turns out I really like it.
I love the way it turned out.
He also,
Changed out the two speed auto for a used C4
Replaced both rear quarters (they were loaded with bondo)
Removed all side trim, which required welding in 87 mounting holes, (most were 1/4" x 1/4" square.)
Painted the interior, even the headliner, which actually came out great, (painted with basecoat only, was green, now red.
Dropped the car about 4" in the front, and about 2" in the back.