Homealone's 62 Ford Country Sedan Build Up

[homealone]

Bad ass man! Nice work as always.

Thanks,

Btw, I dropped your oil filter adapter in the mail this morning. I hope it works for you.

[Z06killinsbf]

Bad ass man! Nice work as always.

[homealone]

I'm glad I pulled these pedals out of a sap free Maverick several years ago. I knew they would come in handy.











A couple new pads and installed.








And this is as far as I got Friday. Too bad I couldn't pull the AOD and replace with the stick.

Drilled a hole in the firewall for the clutch cable and installed it.

[homealone]

I started my 5spd swap Friday afternoon but with the Decatur Swap Meet, catching a fever and the weather today, this is as far as I got.


I thought I would make a Big Giant Sword! But, not feasible.


I went the clutch cable direction so I had to make the quadrant. I could of bought one but I have less important things to spend $75 on like hookers and blow. I didn't have any material thick enough so I started by sketching and cutting out 2 pieces of 3/16 plate.







Tacked them together and started cleaning them up.




Drilled and tapped a hole for the cable retainer




And a clip to hold it all together. I still need to clean everything up.




And cut a groove in it for the cable.








Although welded on 3 sides, I wanted to make sure the seam in the groove didn't split so I cross drilled and welded the plated together.

[homealone]

I would put the halibrands on it.

Ditto.

These are the ones I have. They made one run of these a few years back.

17x9 mid dish and 17x10.5 deep dish.

[UserX]

I would put the halibrands on it.

Ditto.

[46Tbird]

If you're shopping for opinions, I like the Torq Thrusts. I think those wheels look great on every mid-60s Ford product.

[mk5.0]

I would put the halibrands on it.

[homealone]

I am kind of leaning old school hot rod on this one. Even set of steelies would work.

[Z06killinsbf]

Any of those would look great on it. I know you said you want to swap between cars but I think some big inch smoothies would look bad ass.

[homealone]

Supremes look better IMO.

You should get yourself one then.



I'm still up in the air on wheels. I'm not willing to pay for the ones I want and I want them to work with my 69 Fastback too.

Magnum 500s in a 15x10 out back




Or Halibrand wheels. I have a set of these I picked up for another project that never took off. I borrowed these from cool cat's cougar. He wasn't using them. lol




Or just some Torq Thrust w/ magnesium gray centers.

[gonzoss]

Supremes look better IMO.

[homealone]

Sneak peak for the weekend.

[homealone]

No chrome valve stem collar? No attention to detail.

Can't swing that big baller stuff right now. lol

Sold the Ranchero yesterday so ebay got some of my money. New door weather stripping and a Custom Autosound Stereo.

And I hope to have the 5spd swap done by Good Guys next month.

[cool cat]

No chrome valve stem collar? No attention to detail.

I'm working on that.