Category: Exterior

  • Cleaning up underneath

    Cleaning up underneath

    Some cleaning and undercoating before things start going back together.

  • Got Paint. It’s Orange!

    Got Paint. It’s Orange!

    After 7 months at the body shop, it’s home! Really disappointed in the work that was done.  But life goes on…

  • At The Body Shop

    At The Body Shop

    Finally. Dropped it off at the body shop! There aren’t any emblems going back on when it’s done so all of those holes are getting filled. Same with the antenna. While they’re at it, some of the body seams are getting smoothed out. The biggest job is to replace the lower rear quarter panel, and…

  • More Sand Blasting

    More Sand Blasting

    Before dropping it off at the body shop, there were a few more things I wanted to sand blast. Lots of places they wouldn’t be able to easily get to with sand paper…just trying to make their job easier.

  • Cleaning Up The Inner Fenders

    Cleaning Up The Inner Fenders

    Got the front suspension out and decided to clean up the inner fenders while they were empty.  Using a wire wheel on the drill, got it as clean as I could before painting and adding some fresh undercoating.

  • Stripping it down again

    Stripping it down again

    Knowing that the engine, transmission and headers fit without any problems, they can come back out so they can be rebuilt and we can do more work. Then, stripping the car down so we can do some sand blasting and start making look more presentable. Might be nice to know where the shims were for the…

  • Taking Front Suspension From The Donor

    Taking Front Suspension From The Donor

    Caught the old man doing some work. Taking the brakes and complete front suspension from the Lincoln to see what we can use on the Falcon. Not sure what’s usable at this point so we’re just pulling it all off.

  • This is how it starts

    This is how it starts

    For the past few years, the Falcon has been sitting in the shop and was being used for storage. Time to start stripping it to see what we’re working with…