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This started in 2001, when I ran across this '65 galaxie with no rust for a price I couldn't pass up. Of course on the way home cruisomatic ate itself...this is what it looked like after taking 12 quarts of tranny fluid to get the 75 miles home.
After changing the wheels and tires, cutting a coil from the front springs, adding electronic ignition and generally getting it road worthy, I drove it for 3 years looking like this until the original 352 wiped some cam lobes. I had more fun driving that car around daily than any other car I've had.
The engine came out in late 2003 and the car was moved a few times in its disassembled state until a friend and i rented a small shop back in 2005. Of course the engine freshening morphed into a full suspension rebuild, rewiring, etc. Here is a shot after mock up of the tbird disc brakes. The front end is also getting stiffer springs, a big sway bar from the same junkyard tbird and all new bushings. The rear will have stiffer springs, poly bushings, and boxed control arms.
The motorvation will be from the original 352 block bored and stroked to 390 ci, with edelbrock heads, streetmaster intake, solid lifter cam, etc. Here's a shot of it mocked up. The heads, rockers, intake, headers, and carb are all used stuff from craigslist, fordfe.com, and fordmuscle.com. The original cruiso was rebuilt after the ride home in 2001 and is getting a modified valve body--we'll see if it can handle the additional HP of the new motor.
The plan is to keep the column shift, bench seat, and dog dish hub caps, but I may go back to a more stock stance to give it a sleeper/60's superstock vibe. I'm thinking of one of those rustoleum roller paint jobs will probably finish it off.
After changing the wheels and tires, cutting a coil from the front springs, adding electronic ignition and generally getting it road worthy, I drove it for 3 years looking like this until the original 352 wiped some cam lobes. I had more fun driving that car around daily than any other car I've had.
The engine came out in late 2003 and the car was moved a few times in its disassembled state until a friend and i rented a small shop back in 2005. Of course the engine freshening morphed into a full suspension rebuild, rewiring, etc. Here is a shot after mock up of the tbird disc brakes. The front end is also getting stiffer springs, a big sway bar from the same junkyard tbird and all new bushings. The rear will have stiffer springs, poly bushings, and boxed control arms.
The motorvation will be from the original 352 block bored and stroked to 390 ci, with edelbrock heads, streetmaster intake, solid lifter cam, etc. Here's a shot of it mocked up. The heads, rockers, intake, headers, and carb are all used stuff from craigslist, fordfe.com, and fordmuscle.com. The original cruiso was rebuilt after the ride home in 2001 and is getting a modified valve body--we'll see if it can handle the additional HP of the new motor.
The plan is to keep the column shift, bench seat, and dog dish hub caps, but I may go back to a more stock stance to give it a sleeper/60's superstock vibe. I'm thinking of one of those rustoleum roller paint jobs will probably finish it off.
... A wheel also known in the US as 'trailer-wheel" I believe ;D
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