Saving Granddad's Falcon

[BadBird]

It's Alive!!!!!!!!!!! Frankenstein would be proud! Wish I could have been there. Carol and I should be back in town in late May. Hope to see the car at shows after that. Larry

[Jeff W]

Congratulations! Nice work everyone. It sure sounds smooth and looks great.

Good idea to have Kenny laying on the ground watching for oil gushers. That's the excuse he uses at work too... I tell him it must be hard to see with his eyes closed and all that snoring disturbing him.

[dhbfaster]

Thanks everyone.

Roger- Debbie sent me a note about the carb and is wondering if it's possible it could be the spark arrester (aka power valve??). A pic attached...the left one in the pic is what came off, the right was new??
Also...here are the pictures for the carb during before, during and after Debbie rebuilt it. https://www.flickr.com/photos/408343...7666852771562/

Worst case I do see one NOS carb on eBay (pricey...and wouldn't it need new gaskets, etc. (rebuild kit anyway??) Also, some rebuilt ones with a guarantee on eBay and at Macs. (also pricey.) I didn't see any new (yet) ones like I mentioned earlier.

Kenny...your jacket is in my garage... too bad, you might have to come back to get it. Maybe you can take care of the other front door while you are here... Just kidding. I'll get that to you somehow if you don't come back.

[SmithKid]

Don and Crew, Congratulations! Sorry I couldn't be there to witness.
The video worked great, Don.

[redfalken]

I'll grab the jacket next time we see each other. I could probably get the other door done in about 20 minutes after doing the first one. Took a lot of time just to figure out what went where and in what order.

Good luck on the carb. It sounded great and once you get that figured out it should be smooth sailing!

[dhbfaster]

Sound good Kenny! I'll save it for you.
Roger- I am cleaning up (derust and paint) the old big round "washers" and "tubes" from the tie rod bushing kit so we can use those with the bushings after you machine them. I will also try to get the nut on the tie rod loose one more time.

[ew1usnr]

Roger- I am cleaning up (derust and paint) the old big round "washers" and "tubes" from the tie rod bushing kit so we can use those with the bushings after you machine them.

Bushing Installation Diagram.jpg

Roger is machining the rubber bushings?

I smeared mine inside and out with silicone grease prior to installation.