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  1. #181
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    Roger, haven't I seen comments like that before in another thread?


    Gene Smith
    Fredrickson, WA
    '65 Ranchero Deluxe
    302, EFI, 4-Spd
    Granada Discs

  2. #182
    Not sure Gene. I'm sure we have all felt the same.

    Don't have pictures taken yet, but I spent all day Saturday and Sunday doing the "rough-in" bodywork on the rear quarters. Good enough for now. Sealed it all in with some primer sealer.

    Then I masked off all the red painted stuff in preparation for spraying the jambs in the next day or so. While that then is curing for a couple days I will pull the doors in and start to clean them up.

    So hopefully by next week I can really start to assemble this Falconstien. At that point I may call on a couple smiling faces to help me put the headliner, vinyl roof, and glass in. That will be a huge milestone.
    Roger Moore

    63 "Flarechero"
    powered by: 347ci stroker | Tremec T5 | 8" 3:45 TracLoc rear



  3. #183
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    I'll help, I'll help Mr Kotter.. It would be nice to see one come back together for a change.
    By the way what did you use to paint your black truck. I think i said that already?? The barn turd is going flat black for now.. Thanks Let me know when...

  4. #184
    Quote Originally Posted by doghows View Post
    I'll help, I'll help Mr Kotter.. It would be nice to see one come back together for a change.
    By the way what did you use to paint your black truck. I think i said that already?? The barn turd is going flat black for now.. Thanks Let me know when...
    Go to Home Depot - #7777 Rustoleum Satin Black. There is an article in Hot Rod this week showing this as a paint-job option. They used flat black, but I like the Satin Black better.

    And speaking of truck - I suppose I can write off your friend on that?
    Roger Moore

    63 "Flarechero"
    powered by: 347ci stroker | Tremec T5 | 8" 3:45 TracLoc rear



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    I wouldn't hold my breath for him. He has to put a new roof on his house now so he will be broke for a while. I'll keep asking around and show the pics to people that I have..
    Thanks for the color tip, I am going to sand her down and paint her up..

  6. #186
    OK Steve - thanks for the heads-up.

    Tonight I sprayed the charcoal gray in the jambs and window openings and the cowl. So as that cures up for a couple days I'll bring in the doors next and get them fixed up.

    My guess is that by the 4th of July weekend (my official close... and "miss..." of my 4-month goal) I'll be trying to put the windshield and back glass back in - if anybody is around. And hopefully I'll have a whole heck of a lot of other things back on by then too.

    Roger Moore

    63 "Flarechero"
    powered by: 347ci stroker | Tremec T5 | 8" 3:45 TracLoc rear



  7. #187
    It's been a few days since I did an update, but here's where I'm at as of today. Pictures say it all.
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    Roger Moore

    63 "Flarechero"
    powered by: 347ci stroker | Tremec T5 | 8" 3:45 TracLoc rear



  8. #188
    Vinyl roof, headliner, and some work under the dash.

    Pretty much ready to put the glass in now. Hoping for Saturday morning.

    Will start bolting bits and pieces on as I can during the week between working on the doors some more. I got the passenger door about 90% stripped, but found the door handle had been hit hard and bashed in the door there. Fixable.

    The roof came out only "OK." Not 100% happy with it, but not bad for a first time and it really being a 2-person job. It'll suffice.
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    Roger Moore

    63 "Flarechero"
    powered by: 347ci stroker | Tremec T5 | 8" 3:45 TracLoc rear



  9. #189

    Nice!!!!

    Where did you learn to all this stuff? Looks great! Wow that interior is RED!!!!
    Bill Proctor .. 1963 Falcon Sprint. Looking forward to learning new things.

  10. #190
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    That looks bad a**. So close to be on the road again. You going to finish it in time to drive it over here?? If not I will just have to drive mine over so I can see it in person. Great job, keep practicing and soon it will be time to put the delivery back together...

  11. #191
    Quote Originally Posted by BillP 98201 View Post
    Where did you learn to [do] all this stuff?
    Osmosis
    Roger Moore

    63 "Flarechero"
    powered by: 347ci stroker | Tremec T5 | 8" 3:45 TracLoc rear



  12. #192
    Quote Originally Posted by doghows View Post
    you going to finish it in time to drive it over here??
    This weekend?

    Roger Moore

    63 "Flarechero"
    powered by: 347ci stroker | Tremec T5 | 8" 3:45 TracLoc rear



  13. #193
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    One can always dream right???? Maybe around the 16th of July? 2 car shows that weekend. One on the 16th and one on the 17th...

  14. #194
    I'm going all-out. So, we'll see. I'd like to cancel the storage garage the end of July and finish up what I need to do to the Ranchero in the carport. It just needs to move under its own power to do that. That I may make by the 16th. Time will tell.
    Roger Moore

    63 "Flarechero"
    powered by: 347ci stroker | Tremec T5 | 8" 3:45 TracLoc rear



  15. #195

    Glass is in.

    My brother-in-law (or was once, anyway) came by today and helped me put in my glass. It was a little finicky for some reason compared to others I've done. Not sure, but it seemed the rubber seal was larger than the glass by about an inch or two. Got it in though. The back glass was easier to install, but it's a wedge you have to shove it into, so it's tight at the door edge and you end up smearing half the sealer as you push it in.

    The one thing driving me crazy is that the headliner, in the back, won't stay glued up. I've glued it twice, but it still wants to pull away. I'm " this " close to making some kind of trim piece to put into the corner above the glass.

    Also, I had ordered an export brace from Falcon Enterprises, but they were claiming no ETA they could promise. There's been a guy on Craigslist with one and a belly-bar, so I cancelled the FP.com order and got his. It was pretty tweaked for some reason - or my car is. After some twisting and pounding on it, I think it is ready to go on. Will need to make a few 1/2" spacers to shim it up or the back part will hit the cowl.

    So another milestone reached. Whew-hoo.
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    Roger Moore

    63 "Flarechero"
    powered by: 347ci stroker | Tremec T5 | 8" 3:45 TracLoc rear



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