How much massaging to put a 390 in a 62 Falcon.

[hodag]

There is a '62 Falcon for sale locally for cheap. I have a 390 and 9" out of a 65 Tbird sitting in the garage. I am kinda digging the altered gasser look, so Id probably lose the inner fenders anyway.

Ive not been a Ford guy until all of this stuff started falling into my lap, but I know the later Falcons were available with a V8. The pics Ive seen of the '62 the space looks pretty tight between the shock towers. So how bad will it be to make all my junk work together?

Anyone have pics of gasser Falcons?

Will the Speedway solid axle kit work for this application?

Hodag

 

[Bonehead]

Space is tight but without the inner fenders, a friend of mine dropped a 460 in one. About anything can be done with the right amount of fab work.

 

[Bonehead]

1000 words

 

[dawg]

with a straight axel and no fenderwells, a Kieth Black would fit in there,
so, ya gonna alter the wheelbase?...

 

[BruceR&C]

Here's a pic of one done up gasser. An altered wheelbase on one of these would look sharp.

 

[rustywrench]

i'm not much of a ford fan but i do have a place in my heart for the early falcons and especially the ranchero's.

 

[rustywrench]

i'm not much of a ford fan but i do have a place in my heart for the early falcons and especially the ranchero's. my second favorite ford motors are the FE's which includes the 390. the flatty is of course my fav ford motor.

 

[hodag]

Yeah, I would like to complete the look by doing the altered wheelbase. If I got the 2 door, there wouldnt be a lot of room to move the axle forward. Plus I dont want to completely lose the back seat, I have 2 kids that I hope will want to cruise with dad.

Box the frame - check.
Lose the inner fenders - check.
Straight axle - check.

Thanks for the input fellas.

Hodag

 

[gassersgarage]

Losing the fenderwells and going straight axle, anything will fit. Problem arises when you keep the stock suspension. Ford farmed out their Thunderbolts to fit a 427 into their Fairlanes.

 

[61falconwagon]

Check this out,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDFke4twWI4

and this http://www.rrs-online.com/shocktowerproducts.php

keith

 

[garvinzoom]

Nice kit. The Falcon community thanks you for the link.

 

[Tripper]

Falconers!

Check this out,

Wagon,
that is a great product & Falconers should be all over that! Thanks for the links!

BoB

 

[61falconwagon]

Nice kit. The Falcon community thanks you for the link.

If i was going v-8 in my wagon i'd do it in a heart beat!!

keith

 

[61falconwagon]

Wagon,
that is a great product & Falconers should be all over that! Thanks for the links!

BoB

I wanted to use it on a 60 comet my step father and i are working on but he didn't like that idea I thought a Nice FE would make his 60 comet rock

keith

 

[garvinzoom]

If i was going v-8 in my wagon i'd do it in a heart beat!!

keith

Yes, me too. You must be partial to the straight six as I am though.
Time to get INLINE!

 

[61falconwagon]

Yes, me too. You must be partial to the straight six as I am though.
Time to get INLINE!

AMEN to that!!

keith

 

[hodag]

That RRS kit is cool. If I stay with the stock suspension, I would definitely try those. Since Im leaning toward gasser, I probably just lose the entire inner fender. Then anything will fit.

Hodag

 

[Onequick26]

Like Gasser said the Fairlanes had 427 & 390 and I think the engine bays are the same for all ever the early stang's,but not to sure.

I say do it too it brother !