Homealone's 62 Ford Country Sedan Build Up

[homealone]

hell, i wish i could just make a cardboard pattern as good as that....

I wish I could have stopped there. lol

[broke again]

hell, i wish i could just make a cardboard pattern as good as that....

[homealone]

Let do some sheetmetal work. Both front and rear floor pans were shot along with the trans tunnel I cut out. Wagons, sedans, hard tops and verts were all a little different in 62 so there aren't a lot of options for patch panels. So that means I had to make my own.

Over the years, the front floor pans had been patched and those patches were patched and those patches rusted out. So once again, out with the old.











Time for some cutting








Started with a couple cardboard patterns.

[BradM]

It's cool to see how real men build shit. My hands are smooth as a babies butt and so is my brain, so I won't ever be able to do this.

[homealone]

Next was the wiring harness. I removed all the wiring that wasn't needed and rewrapped it. If you choose to do this yourself, do it on a table where you can sit down. Kneeling on the kitchen floor for a few hours damn near killed me.

Before and after.




During the diet




All the tape that was removed and the excess wire

[homealone]

The new trans was a few inches longer so I modified the original crossmember. In hindsight I should have cut the frame mounts free and narrowed the crossmember but too late now. I cut it, slid the center back, boxed it in and welded it up.

[homealone]

Motor Round 1.
The wagon came with a nice little marine block 390FE with cross bolt mains, aluminum intake and a sweet set of vintage ribbed valve covers. I wanted something that would get more than 10mpg so we'll set this aside for something else. Maybe a Falcon Gasser build.




Motor, Round 2.
I knew I wanted to go with a late model EFI motor and an overdrive transmission. So I set out to find an Explorer 5.0L and 4R70w trans. They didn't have any that day but I found this. 5.3L/4L60E swap? Why not.





First test fit. The oil pan and transmission had some clearance issues. Something has to give.




The trans tunnel had some rust issues anyway so it went first. At least the trans fits now.




Next was the oil pan. The truck pan hung too low so I opted for a GTO pan. A little cutting, a little aluminum MIG welding (not my best work) and some custom mounts and it fits.

[homealone]

Lets play a little. We'll start with the motor. It was originally a 352FE with a 3spd auto. gonzoss drove it before he started tearing it down so I finished yanking it when I got it home.


Out with the old. Anyone need a 352 long block core? It might be 390, I haven't looked into it.






Time for a little cleanup and a coat of paint

[homealone]

Thanks guys.

Put the supremes back on!!!!

Different wheels for different functions. I am working on a set of Magnum 500s for daily use.

[cool cat]

Badass wagon. Why does it have EGR on it?

It's running a fuelie 5.0.

[black2002ls]

Daddy likes. I would love a wagon cruiser but my crazy wife thinks wagons are ugly. She crazy.

I have the exact same problem!

Put the supremes back on!!!!

No shit!! Great looking car man.

[Denny]

I'm diggin both the FRs and the Supremes.

[orphan Shelby]

Badass wagon. Why does it have EGR on it?

[War Machine]

Put the supremes back on!!!!

!!!!!!