As they say, do unto other's Falcons before you do unto yours! Always good to get in some practice. More room and a warm summer day would have helped but it wasn't too bad!
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Looks good to me. It should tighten right up. Practice on a couple more and I wil let you know when I am ready for mine to go in...
Pretty awesome. I think you could take a heat gun and slowly shrink up all those wrinkles - no problem.
I found a red headliner for the Ranchero on ebay for $40 - so you guys can come over and spend, what was it, 15 minutes, and do mine when I'm ready - since you guys are now "the professionals." I'm also toying with doing a vinyl roof too. Should I do them both at the same time? :D
Looks good Jeff. Maybe we can have a headliner tech day to do mine this summer.
Windshield and one side (fixed) window installed.
The windshield rubber (Dennis Carpenter USA) fit and function was perfect.
The side window seal was made in Thailand and was not so perfect. The slots that the trim is inserted into stopped short on both ends by about 1". We did the best we could to open it up with a razor, but I still had to grind a bit off of the little tang that inserts into he rubber seal slot.
We did have a small problem with the lower Windshield stainless trim wanting to migrate out of the slot during install. We finally just went for it and used a rubber mallet to lightly tap it back home. If there is a trick, I'm all ears.
Jeff is your car done yet?? Haven't seen anything lately. Hope it is still moving forward.?.
Okay... my car is done.
Oh, wait... it's not.
I haven't had much time to do anything on it lately. I did rebuild the carb that Steve gave me and it is running super. I drove it back to the paint shop last Saturday and he is going to fix the tailgate bubbles, repaint both doors, hood and front fenders. The more I looked it the difference in metallic reflection, the more it irritated me. He shot the front fenders off the car laying flat on stands, so the metallic flakes were oriented differently than the adjoining surfaces... I guess gravity pulls the flakes when the paint is still liquid. The hood was "spotty" as in the metallic wasn't mixed in evenly or not enough coats or something. The doors, as discussed before, were slightly more green than the rest of the car.
We chatted a bit and he said he would re-shoot the front and take care of the tailgate. He was so receptive I offered to kick in $200 to help cover paint and clear coat - I think I saw him smile.
I did have time to do something with the junk fender badges I picked up on ebay for $13. It's not chrome but they look pretty nice. Good as "placeholders" until you guys present me with a pair of NOS emblems for being such a stand up guy.:D
Jeff - those look fantastic! I'm impressed.
Sorry to hear about all the paint mess. I hope he gets it right for you this time.
I visited my car today in the paint ship... he was prepping the entire body (not the greenhouse area) for a repaint. He said it was easier that trying to blend and I would be happier with the results. I asked him to squat down a bit more to get the bottom of the fender lips and lower portions of the rockers... those areas were pretty light the last time around.
I spent a few minutes to remove the tailights, wiper pivots and gas filler... afraid he would just mask around these. He will still have to mask the one quarter window and the windshield as I'm not prepared to go through that again.
jeff,,I forgot to ask at the swap meet the other day, how your wagon is comming ? how did the paint come out ?
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Your question couldn't have been timed better... Kenny and I just picked it up from the body shop an hour ago.
It's all the same color now and the tailgate shows no sign of bubbles.
There are a few tiny issues but I am much happier with it this time around than last. He even squatted down a bit more on the repaint (I asked him to) and put good coverage on the rockers and wheel well lips.
I can't wait to start putting the shiny stuff back on.
Jeff,
Your car has rear facing seats? :WHATTHE:
I wish I was as far as you are right about now. :(
jeff I sure hope you didn't put a painting of kenny and the tent on your tailgate !...it sure looks good I really like the color...jh
OH OH tell your wife I'am sorry, I just asumed it was kenny sinse he helped you get it home...will you be at the ford picnic in june ? jh:3g:
I am planning on attending... I may not have all the glass in so it better be dry.
Here is the link with the details on the Picnic:
http://www.rainierfalcons.com/forums...ead.php?t=1565
A few shots from last week.
Parts hanging in the basement waiting to be reinstalled
Kenny installing rear rock guard
Patrick kneeling at the Falcon Alter
Painting an entire car Ming Green
Matching the jams to the outside paint color. The body shop repaint was not quite the same color. Since they did not repaint the jambs, underside of the hood and a few misc items, Patrick offered to shoot a few of the offending areas while Brian watches. Thanks Patrick!
It was good to see your car out at the show. I can't wait till mine gets that close. Looks great.
I was able to pick away at a few more items. I'm a bit embarrassed at my pace when compared to some of the other projects on the site.
- Kick panels dyed and installed. These had to be trimmed slightly and I used a heat gun to massage the edges and top for a better fit.
- Carpet - Medium Saddle (ACC Molded with the extra sound deadening -mass backing). I also bought an extra two yards of bulk to use in the cargo area. I'll get the edges bound after it's cut to size.
- Seat belts
- Door Sills
I like it! Shoulder belts front and rear. Looking good.
As far as your pace your doing great, look at mine 2 years and I am still on body work???? Can't wait to see paint or something besides bondo on mine... Did I mention about body work?:doh:
I never posted the pictures showing my custom beltline (window fuzzies).
Like Roger, I didn't like the poor sealing action that the factory fuzzies provide.
I bought bulk window seals from Restoration Specialties & Supply.
For mounting the outside belt I drilled holes in the belt that lined up with the original holes meant for the clips and secured with stainless pan head screws with a washer and nut on the inside.
- Outside Beltline with the stainless bead PN: YM1599
- Inside beltline (similar to OEM fuzzy material) PN:YM52RP
It took some dremmel trimming to modify the belt trim to fit around the door brace and the pivot for the wing window. I also had to trim some of the rubber to match end profiles and where it meets the division bar. Easy to do, just took some measuring and confidence when cutting into a $40 stick (96" long).
It ran about $140 to do the four windows - stock fuzzies would have been a lot less work and about 1/2 the cost. For me blocking 90% of the water that used to disappear into the door was worth the price.
I am happy how they came out.
Pictures don't do it justice. And the stainless bead adds a nice touch. I'm in the process of doing mine right now. The back windows are in and I'm ready to start cutting the driver's side tomorrow.
Time will tell but I think these will last a good long time and keep a lot of water out!
I have done a couple of test fits on my van with the sample you gave me, it seems like the way to go. Looks like the trim around the wing window posts worked out real well.
So Jeff... you use new style on the outside and regular fuzzies on the inside?
I'm just about to look at doing this again... I bought something a couple months ago, but have not looked close at it yet. Yours, going full length outside, looks really nice.
What I ended up with (from some-where - not sure I recall) is short by 6" going front to rear on the length of the door. I may just do the same as you and get the stainless stuff. I can put that on later - after it has moved to the carport. Thanks.
I drove the wagon to Ballard today, my longest exploration since re-assembly. After I fought with the bad coil, resistance wire and carburetor issues, it all seems to be solved. the 20 mile round trip in heavy traffic went smooth.
Why choose Ballard you ask? I met Jake at his OFI shop to pick up some 50 year old seat covers. They are really beautiful! I am in love with that Steerhead Pattern. It will take some time to rebuild and paint the seat bases (there is a lot of metal on that rear, fold down seat)... but come some sunny day in the future (Next May?) I can hog ring these babies on. They are supple, thick and even smell good.I think I may sleep on them tonight.
the extra picture is from a tractor I saw last month... 1953 Ford Golden Jubilee. Would that guy look good in my tailgate or what!?
Same seat covers as my parents 62 station wagon. Old memories.......:BEER:
May!? :WHATTHE: You'll have lots of other things to do in May. This is more of a "sewing" project than a typical dirty car project. No smelly chemicals involved. So technically Janice should let you bring it upstairs.
I'll bet a space heater would get that small room by the downstairs bathroom pretty warm! And a heat gun, held a couple feet away, would help with last minute adjustments.
I'll be over next Saturday....
Jeff...... Are we there yet?
Get all that old upholstery off, and bring the frames over here. We could blast them off in an hour or so. Then you could paint them or we could powder them up!?! I have been seeing a lot of seat frames lately. Let me know if I can help. Good luck either way. Looks good too.
Steve, If you have the station wagon out there still, it had the rear frame stuff. You could start and exchange service.
Looks very nice Jeff. So... did OFI take your first-born child in exchange for that stuff? Or just an arm and maybe a leg?
My seats in my wagon were done with OFI stuff, and even after 10 years if smells good in there. :D
As you know, I am probably the most frugal person in the club, that's likely why you elected me treasurer. These seats were the same price as the modern replacements I have seen at other Falcon vendors... Plus I haven't seen the Steerhead reproduced for premade covers, just bolts that I would have to take somewhere for custom seats. I feel it was a great deal for quality covers from a local guy that will stand behind the product and offer advice on batting and hog ringing.
My seat frames are pretty clean so a scuff and shoot is probably all they need. I wish you were on this side of the water... you would get tired of me showing up at your door with "small" projects.
I'll likely have a Norton frame and swing arm for you blast and coat next spring so you are not off the hook. I also have a few parts I want you to test your Chrome Powder and Clear Coat on such as some roof rack brackets and tubes, the Norton fenders and some other smalls I'l had my eye on.:rocker:
Plugging away...
Real nice Jeff. That steer-head pattern is almost hypnotic. :cool:
I'm bringing that hose for your Jag cap tomorrow. It worked well on mine. Hopefully what I have left you can use.