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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #450 on: September 22, 2013, 08:30:16 PM »
Here are the F-250 seat covers I found.  I'll have to compare them to the ones in the car.  They're about $50 cheaper than the ones I was sent pictures of.

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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #451 on: September 22, 2013, 08:32:37 PM »
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Wow, I thought I was good at procrastinating.
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #452 on: September 22, 2013, 08:34:51 PM »
Wow, I thought I was good at procrastinating.

 :rotf: smart arse...they were back in the car like 2 days after I opened them... :-)
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« Reply #453 on: September 22, 2013, 08:37:28 PM »
Try running a dedicated ground to the gauge.  I haven't seen your temp gauge, but you might be able to do that without even removing it. 
The temp gauge grounds to the instrument cluster body. :p
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #454 on: September 24, 2013, 09:54:37 AM »
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Got the '89 Bronco back from the shop. Replaced the two rear quarters and wheel housings, and some other small stuff. The "cancer" is cured!

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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #455 on: September 24, 2013, 10:28:25 AM »
Did they weld the new fenders or some other method?

The Fairlane has a couple of rust spots that need to be fixed, mostly where the weatherstripping around the trunk failed.
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #456 on: September 24, 2013, 10:49:43 AM »
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Did they weld the new fenders or some other method?

The Fairlane has a couple of rust spots that need to be fixed, mostly where the weatherstripping around the trunk failed.

The quarter panels and wheel housings were welded at the seams like the factory. I had the option of going the less expensive route of metal replacement vs entire panel replacement. I chose to spend the bucks, and avoid exposed surface welds.

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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #457 on: September 26, 2013, 09:15:57 PM »
Headed back to the junkyard for another try this weekend.  On my shopping list is a rebuildable Autolite carb and two usable brake rotors for the Toyota.

I got nothing done this week... I raked some leaves until it got dark Tuesday and left them there the rest of week.  I suck at home ownership. :-)
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #458 on: September 27, 2013, 09:18:06 PM »
Good luck with the junkyard trip hope ya find some stuff.
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« Reply #459 on: September 27, 2013, 09:23:52 PM »
Good luck with the junkyard trip hope ya find some stuff.
You wanna help me rake some leaves?
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #460 on: September 27, 2013, 09:26:13 PM »
You wanna help me rake some leaves?

ROFLMAO I mow mine ...i don't rake...hehehe
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #461 on: September 27, 2013, 09:32:20 PM »
With any luck I'll be doing this tomorrow.

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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #462 on: September 27, 2013, 09:56:40 PM »
Well I didn't watch that yet...lol but carbs aren't hard to rebuild just make sure its VERY clean and all ports are blown out before you reassemble. The butterfly plates if you remove them (if you can on that card some are pressed in place no screws) have one way they go on the shaft..look at the bevel and make sure they are all the same and the throttle plates shut completely and don't hang...if you are looking for carbs in the junkyard make sure the throttle shaft has little to no side play. if it has excess you will have vacuum leaks at the throttle shafts. anyhow I have found a lot of carbs in the yards for rebuilt.
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #463 on: September 27, 2013, 10:00:20 PM »
I rebuild the SUs on my MGB and never removed the throttle shafts. 

I'm not too worried about them but I think 90% of my driveability issues are carb-related.  I really need to get this choke functioning correctly or find some other way to deal with it (electric or manual conversion).  I would really rather have a manual choke on the car.  Since the heater core has been removed, I can probably remove the heater knob for a choke pull.
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #464 on: September 28, 2013, 07:12:30 PM »
No luck at the junkyard.  I did a little better online.  I found a guy in Clarksville, TN selling half a dozen Autolite and Motorcraft carbs.  He's asking a little more than the junkyard wants (he's asking $50, they're usually about $30 from the Pull-a-Part) and I'm meeting him tomorrow. 

I emailed one guy with a Holley four-barrel ($35) and another guy with a Holley intake for a Ford small block/Windsor ($80).
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« Reply #465 on: September 28, 2013, 07:40:49 PM »
Just made a trip to the grocery store for the wife....saw a damn nice pale yellow 65/66 2 dr HT Fairlane there....carry on.
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #466 on: September 28, 2013, 07:54:42 PM »
Just made a trip to the grocery store for the wife....saw a damn nice pale yellow 65/66 2 dr HT Fairlane there....carry on.
Nice.

It was a toss-up between the '63 and the '64.  The '64 is very attractive, but I wanted one with fins.
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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #467 on: September 29, 2013, 01:00:03 PM »
No luck at the junkyard.  I did a little better online.  I found a guy in Clarksville, TN selling half a dozen Autolite and Motorcraft carbs.  He's asking a little more than the junkyard wants (he's asking $50, they're usually about $30 from the Pull-a-Part) and I'm meeting him tomorrow.  

I emailed one guy with a Holley four-barrel ($35) and another guy with a Holley intake for a Ford small block/Windsor ($80).

I have never been a holly fan, I had a 750 DP on my firebird and never could get it dialed in like I liked, the low end sucked, it only had good WOT operation.....rebuilt, tuned and modified a Rochester q-jet and I got back the low end and had everything in between. An added bonus was I picked up a few MPG as well. If it was me go for the stock carb and tune it. if you are not track bound don't bother with the holly they suck for off-idle, MPG and anything else that isn't WOT.

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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #468 on: September 29, 2013, 01:03:52 PM »
rebuilt, tuned and modified a Rochester q-jet and I got back the low end and had everything in between.


I like the quadrajet, too.  It's a best of both worlds type of carb, with small primaries and huge secondaries.


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« Reply #469 on: September 29, 2013, 01:08:35 PM »
Yep and if you purchase a book or two for the part numbers and the tips/tricks, you can learn ALL the versatility that carb has...you can get the best of both worlds (to a point) of power AND economy.
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« Reply #470 on: September 29, 2013, 01:16:39 PM »
Yep and if you purchase a book or two for the part numbers and the tips/tricks, you can learn ALL the versatility that carb has...you can get the best of both worlds (to a point) of power AND economy.

I think Chris may have a hard time finding a manifold or an adapter plate that would fit his old Ford, though.

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« Reply #471 on: September 29, 2013, 01:22:25 PM »
yea what I meant but didn't convey properly that I think he should use a stock/modified autolite ...not q-jet....hehe Ill keep the q-jets. lol
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« Reply #472 on: September 29, 2013, 01:40:39 PM »
yea what I meant but didn't convey properly that I think he should use a stock/modified autolite ...not q-jet....hehe Ill keep the q-jets. lol

I had a '67 code quadrajet on my '66 Toronado (all the 66 code quads were brought in for a recall for fuel bowl fires).  When I first bought the car, I had to endure the usual rigmarole of "you should put a Holley on that", and whatever else you'd usually hear.  I had it rebuilt by a competent rebuilder, and then hit to tweaking and tuning it myself.  I was really impressed with how it ran.  I was more impressed with how it sounded when the secondaries opened up.  :naughty:   

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Re: 1963 Ford Fairlane
« Reply #473 on: September 29, 2013, 02:14:43 PM »
I got a replacement for my Autolite 2100 for $40.  It has the original Ford carb tag and the same style dashpot.


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« Reply #474 on: September 29, 2013, 04:03:12 PM »
Looks like a good candidate for rebuild mania...hehe
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