{"id":21422,"date":"2012-12-09T20:12:05","date_gmt":"2012-12-10T03:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/?p=21422"},"modified":"2013-07-28T19:27:37","modified_gmt":"2013-07-29T02:27:37","slug":"1960-ford-falcon-times-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1960-ford-falcon-times-up\/","title":{"rendered":"1960 Ford Falcon: Time&#8217;s Up"},"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-times-up%2F&amp;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F12%2FFalconProject_Day0_01-575x383.jpg&amp;description=1960+Ford+Falcon%3A+Time%E2%80%99s+Up\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\" rel=\"lightbox[21422]\"><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-times-up\/\"><\/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-times-up\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"1960 Ford Falcon: Time\u2019s Up\"><\/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-times-up\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=1960 Ford Falcon: Time\u2019s Up&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1960-ford-falcon-times-up\/\" 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-times-up\/\" data-text=\"1960 Ford Falcon: Time\u2019s Up\" data-desc=\"Homebuilt Ford Falcon by Greasegirl #12 Last night Ethan and I stayed up all night working on the Falcon - I've never spent so much back-to-back time in the garage! When it came time when we \u00a0were supposed to leave, we talked about quitting -but we were so close! We'd already added springs, shocks,\" data-image=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/FalconProject_Day0_01-575x383.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 #12<\/h2>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/FalconProject_Day0_01.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[21422]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-21423\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Greasegirl's 1960 Falcon, ALMOST ready to go...\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/FalconProject_Day0_01-575x383.jpg\" alt=\"1960 Falcon, Ford Falcon\" width=\"575\" height=\"383\" border=\"2\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/FalconProject_Day0_01-575x383.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/FalconProject_Day0_01-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/FalconProject_Day0_01-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last night Ethan and I stayed up all night working on the Falcon &#8211; I&#8217;ve never spent so much back-to-back time in the garage! When it came time when we \u00a0were supposed to leave, we talked about quitting -but we were so close! We&#8217;d already added springs, shocks, distributor, belt, custom brake lines, fuel line, wiring, brakes, primed the engine, and were working to put back the front fenders and body.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/FalconProject_Day0_02.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[21422]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-21424\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Kristin and Ethan's Falcon will just have to wait...\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/FalconProject_Day0_02-575x383.jpg\" alt=\"Ford Falcon, 1960 Falcon project\" width=\"575\" height=\"383\" border=\"2\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/FalconProject_Day0_02-575x383.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/FalconProject_Day0_02-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/FalconProject_Day0_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/FalconProject_Day0_02.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We continued working nearly 5 hours past the time initially scheduled to leave. Exhausted and\u00a0delirious, it became obvious that there was still a good amount of time that needed to be spent checking over the car if we wanted to insure its safety before hitting the road. Knowing that we didn&#8217;t want to take that risk &#8211; nor miss the entire day of Mooneyes&#8230;we decided to call it quits for the day and Kristin drove her 1955 Studebaker to the show.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/FalconProject_Day0_03.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[21422]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-21425\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Tired after thrashing on her Falcon, she took the Studebaker\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/FalconProject_Day0_03-575x383.jpg\" alt=\"Greasegirl, greasegirl's studebaker\" width=\"575\" height=\"383\" border=\"2\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/FalconProject_Day0_03-575x383.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/FalconProject_Day0_03-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/FalconProject_Day0_03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/FalconProject_Day0_03.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Although we were both disappointed by falling short of our goal of having Falcon ready for Mooneyes &#8211; we&#8217;re thankful for the fun we&#8217;ve had, how well we&#8217;ve worked together, and everything we <em>were<\/em> able to accomplish in just 10 short days. The journey doesn&#8217;t end here! We&#8217;ll be sharing again just as soon as Falcon gets roadworthy.<\/p>\n<p>And now, at 8:19 pm, after being awake for too-long-to-remember, I&#8217;m signing-off and going to bed.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-align: center;\">Want to catch up? Here&#8217;s where everything started: \u00a0<\/span><a style=\"text-align: center;\" title=\"1960 Ford Falcon: Rush to Finish\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1960-ford-falcon-rush-to-finish\/\" target=\"_blank\">12 Day 1960 Falcon Build #1<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<\/blockquote>\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-times-up%2F&amp;media=&amp;description=1960+Ford+Falcon%3A+Time%E2%80%99s+Up\" 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-times-up\/\"><\/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-times-up\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"1960 Ford Falcon: Time\u2019s Up\"><\/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-times-up\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=1960 Ford Falcon: Time\u2019s Up&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1960-ford-falcon-times-up\/\" 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-times-up\/\" data-text=\"1960 Ford Falcon: Time\u2019s Up\" data-desc=\"Homebuilt Ford Falcon by Greasegirl #12 Last night Ethan and I stayed up all night working on the Falcon - I've never spent so much back-to-back time in the garage! When it came time when we \u00a0were supposed to leave, we talked about quitting -but we were so close! We'd already added springs, shocks,\" 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 #12 Last night Ethan and I stayed up all night working on the Falcon &#8211; I&#8217;ve never spent so much back-to-back time in the garage! When it came time when we \u00a0were supposed to leave, we talked about quitting -but we were so close! 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