{"id":21241,"date":"2012-11-29T21:46:22","date_gmt":"2012-11-30T04:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/?p=21241"},"modified":"2013-07-28T19:10:04","modified_gmt":"2013-07-29T02:10:04","slug":"1960-ford-falcon-rush-to-finish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1960-ford-falcon-rush-to-finish\/","title":{"rendered":"1960 Ford Falcon: Rush to Finish"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2F1960-ford-falcon-rush-to-finish%2F&amp;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F11%2FIMG_8239.jpg&amp;description=1960+Ford+Falcon%3A+Rush+to+Finish\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\" rel=\"lightbox[21241]\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1960-ford-falcon-rush-to-finish\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1960-ford-falcon-rush-to-finish\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"1960 Ford Falcon: Rush to Finish\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1960-ford-falcon-rush-to-finish\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=1960 Ford Falcon: Rush to Finish&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1960-ford-falcon-rush-to-finish\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1960-ford-falcon-rush-to-finish\/\" data-text=\"1960 Ford Falcon: Rush to Finish\" data-desc=\"Homebuilt Ford Falcon by Greasegirl & Ethan The last time you heard about the Ford Falcon project, I was getting everything off the engine in order to pull it... that was nearly a year ago! In between here and there you've hardly heard from me. It's been quite a year - not only did I start a new\" data-image=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_8239.jpg\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><h2>Homebuilt Ford Falcon by Greasegirl &amp; Ethan<\/h2>\n<h2><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_8239.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[21241]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-21246\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Engine out of my 1960 Falcon - Inline six\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_8239.jpg\" alt=\"Ford falcon, ford falcon engine, ford inline six\" width=\"575\" height=\"384\" border=\"2\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_8239.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_8239-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_8239-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG_8239-575x383.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>The <a title=\"1960 Ford Falcon Project Continues\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1960-ford-falcon-project-continues\/\" target=\"_blank\">last time<\/a> you heard about the Ford Falcon project, I was getting everything off the engine in order to pull it&#8230; that was nearly a year ago! In between here and there you&#8217;ve hardly heard from me. It&#8217;s been quite a year &#8211; not only did I start a new job (in which I&#8217;m writing articles every day), I got married, and moved. Those things <em>haven&#8217;t<\/em> kept me from the garage though &#8211; I helped build a demolition derby car with my car club and also took part in my first <a title=\"SEMA Mustang Build Update\" href=\"http:\/\/greasegirl.wordpress.com\/2012\/11\/08\/picture-of-the-week-8\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">SEMA build project<\/a> with the SEMA Businesswomen&#8217;s Network.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/sanding.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[21241]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-21247\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Greasegirl hard at work prepping the engine bay\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/sanding.jpg\" alt=\"ford falcon restoration, prep for paint\" width=\"575\" height=\"384\" border=\"2\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/sanding.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/sanding-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/sanding-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/sanding-575x383.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I can only make excuses for so long though &#8211; and the time has come to follow through with the Falcon. In bits and pieces over the past few months, the engine has come out, I&#8217;ve done my first bits of body work using hammers and dollies, and I&#8217;ve sanded the engine bay. Originally, this was to be a quick job &#8211; sanding just enough to lay some rough paint down. Well, the moment that Chicago Pneumatic sander uncovered bare metal I just had to keep going. The project was progressing little by little &#8211; all the while I had a tentative plan to finish it in time to drive it to the Mooneyes Xmas Show on December 8th.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/FalconProject_Dirty.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[21241]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-21251\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Dirt and grime from 53 years!\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/FalconProject_Dirty-575x383.jpg\" alt=\"FORD falcon restoration, homebuilt falcon\" width=\"575\" height=\"383\" border=\"2\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/FalconProject_Dirty-575x383.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/FalconProject_Dirty-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/FalconProject_Dirty-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/FalconProject_Dirty.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Finally, last weekend we decided to really commit to getting it done (my husband is my partner in crime with me on this one&#8230;although he still doesn&#8217;t lay a hand on my Studie!) Just as I was wrapping up the last bits of my sanding he convinced me to remove the front fenders. We&#8217;ll be painting not only the engine bay, but also the hood &#8211; and removing the fenders will give us a much better look when we&#8217;re done.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/FalconProject_Dirty2.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[21241]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-21248\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Dirty fenderwell area before \" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/FalconProject_Dirty2.jpg\" alt=\"ford falcon, 1960 ford falcon\" width=\"575\" height=\"384\" border=\"2\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/FalconProject_Dirty2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/FalconProject_Dirty2-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/FalconProject_Dirty2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/FalconProject_Dirty2-575x383.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Underneth the fenders was a whole other can of worms. Some of the undercoating had already been knocked off, and what was left had extra layers of mud over it. So that had to go.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/FalconProject_Day12_01.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[21241]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-21250\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Falcon fender well after - getting clean!\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/FalconProject_Day12_01.jpg\" alt=\"ford falcon restoration, 1960 ford falcon\" width=\"575\" height=\"384\" border=\"2\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/FalconProject_Day12_01.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/FalconProject_Day12_01-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/FalconProject_Day12_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/FalconProject_Day12_01-575x383.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then when that was started, the suspension had to come off. So now we&#8217;ve stripped and re-coated the fender wells with bed liner. The suspension will be cleaned and partly rebuilt (if money weren&#8217;t an issue, it would be entirely rebuilt!)<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/ethan_falcie.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[21241]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-21249\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Falcon fenderwell - the AFTER! Ethan painted with bedliner\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/ethan_falcie-575x383.jpg\" alt=\"ford falcon, 1961 ford falcon, restored falcon\" width=\"575\" height=\"383\" border=\"2\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/ethan_falcie-575x383.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/ethan_falcie-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/ethan_falcie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/ethan_falcie.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThis is my new husband and co-mechanic Ethan.<\/p>\n<p>As the project has progressed, it&#8217;s mostly seemed like we were working further away from our goal of having it done for Mooneyes. But we&#8217;re determined&#8230; if we don&#8217;t make it, at least we&#8217;ll have tried. And certainly this project has risen to a level not planned for when it got started. We&#8217;ve only got 10 days to go, and each one of those you&#8217;ll be getting a brief update on our progress. Having you all plugging for me will help &#8211; keep an eye out, and you can also follow me on Instagram under &#8220;greasegirl&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s all the posts for our mad thrash!<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"1960 Ford Falcon: 10 Days to Go \u2013 Engine Bay\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1960-ford-falcon-engine-bay-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">#2 Engine Bay Work &#8211; Clean&#8217;n and Mask&#8217;n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"1960 Ford Falcon: 9 Days to Go \u2013 Masking\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1960-ford-falcon-9-days-to-go-masking\/\" target=\"_blank\">#3 Masking and final paint prep before bed<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"1960 Ford Falcon: 8 Days to Go \u2013 Primer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1960-ford-falcon-8-days-to-go-primer\/\" target=\"_blank\">#4 Lessons in mixing primer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"1960 Ford Falcon: 7 Days to Go \u2013 Beginning Paint\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1960-ford-falcon-8-days-to-go-paint-primer\/\" target=\"_blank\">#5 Almost ready to paint &#8211; final prep<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"1960 Ford Falcon: 6 Days to Go \u2013 Paint Time\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1960-ford-falcon-paint\/\" target=\"_blank\">#6 First try at painting and getting the engine ready<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"1960 Ford Falcon: 5 Days to Go \u2013 Unmasked\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1960-ford-falcon-suede-metallic-paint\/\" target=\"_blank\">#7 Unmasked and looking good!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"1960 Ford Falcon: 4 Days to Go \u2013 Engine 1\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1960-ford-falcon-4-days-to-go-engine1\/\" target=\"_blank\">#8 A few more details before the engine goes back in<\/a><\/p>\n<p>GG<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more Falcon fun, check out Pikesan&#8217;s project:\u00a0<a title=\"Restore and Hot Rod my 1963 Ford Falcon Wagon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/tag\/63-ford-falcon-project\/\" target=\"_blank\">1963 Ford Falcon Wagon Build<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2F1960-ford-falcon-rush-to-finish%2F&amp;media=&amp;description=1960+Ford+Falcon%3A+Rush+to+Finish\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1960-ford-falcon-rush-to-finish\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1960-ford-falcon-rush-to-finish\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"1960 Ford Falcon: Rush to Finish\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1960-ford-falcon-rush-to-finish\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=1960 Ford Falcon: Rush to Finish&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1960-ford-falcon-rush-to-finish\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1960-ford-falcon-rush-to-finish\/\" data-text=\"1960 Ford Falcon: Rush to Finish\" data-desc=\"Homebuilt Ford Falcon by Greasegirl & Ethan The last time you heard about the Ford Falcon project, I was getting everything off the engine in order to pull it... that was nearly a year ago! In between here and there you've hardly heard from me. It's been quite a year - not only did I start a new\" data-image=\"\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><p>Email Homebuilt Ford Falcon by Greasegirl &amp; Ethan The last time you heard about the Ford Falcon project, I was getting everything off the engine in order to pull it&#8230; that was nearly a year ago! In between here and there you&#8217;ve hardly heard from me. 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