'65 Falcon A/FX

[afx]

Thanks Mike. Thanks for the suggestion Andy.  I've been leaving the wings in place until I sort out the core support and bumper attachment.  Most likely I will scratch build the core support like I did on my '61 Gasser.

 

 

Edited January 23, 2019 by afx

[Randy D]

The stance looks great JC.    The Moebuis kit looks like a nice one, I need to try one of their kits.

Randy

[afx]

Thanks Randy.  The Moebius kits are nice from what I have seen of them.  The A/FX Comet includes the best SOHC engine I have seen in a kit (IMHO).

[afx]

Back half of the floor pan complete, the angles are bumper brackets.  Undecided if I want to remove the tank.

 

[MeatMan]

Great fab work! Taking notes.

[afx]

Thanks for following along Dennis.

Decided to remove the tank.

[Dann Tier]

What a BEAST!!!....naturally, you are doing some FANTASTIC SB here!!!

[afx]

Thanks Dann.  I think I can start working on the front half of the chassis now.

[afx]

Settled on my choice for the rear wheel/tire combo.

[Dann Tier]

On ‎2‎/‎4‎/‎2019 at 6:17 AM, afx said:

Settled on my choice for the rear wheel/tire combo.

NICE!!...cant go wrong with Torque Thrusters!!

[afx]

Thanks Dann.  I have the front wheel/tire selected.  My goal is to sort out the front suspension this weekend to get her standing on her own.

[Len Woodruff]

Nice Progress.

[Snake45]

Are you doing Daddy Warbucks? 

[afx]

Thanks Len.  Snake, the build will be heavily based on the Daddy Warbucks Falcon but not necessarily a 100% recreation. For instance I don't plan on attempting to remove the side trim.

[Dann Tier]

5 hours ago, afx said:

Thanks Dann.  I have the front wheel/tire selected.  My goal is to sort out the front suspension this weekend to get her standing on her own.

Really looking forward to that, bud!!!

[Ralph Henderson]

I'm liking this a lot!!  sure wish I could find a bunch of those T-Bolt style rear bars...

[Snake45]

8 hours ago, afx said:

Thanks Len.  Snake, the build will be heavily based on the Daddy Warbucks Falcon but not necessarily a 100% recreation. For instance I don't plan on attempting to remove the side trim.

It's like you read my mind! That was gonna be the next thing I asked you. 

I don't think that trim would be TOO hard to shave/file off, if you have the right tools, except right up at the front where it comes to the peak, where it could get VERY interesting/dicey. 

I'm gonna leave it on the glue bomb I'm rebuilding (I'm even gonna polish the white trim strip, and mask that off before painting),  but I'd eventually like to build a good Daddy Warbucks. 

[afx]

11 hours ago, Snake45 said:

It's like you read my mind! That was gonna be the next thing I asked you. 

I don't think that trim would be TOO hard to shave/file off, if you have the right tools, except right up at the front where it comes to the peak, where it could get VERY interesting/dicey. 

I'm gonna leave it on the glue bomb I'm rebuilding (I'm even gonna polish the white trim strip, and mask that off before painting),  but I'd eventually like to build a good Daddy Warbucks. 

I'm concerned it would be difficult to keep the peak of the body panel (that is currently covered by the trim) straight as you sand/scrap away the trim.

Edited February 9, 2019 by afx

[afx]

Finally removed the wings at the front of the frame that Andy pointed out earlier shouldn't be there on a Falcon.  Fabricated the core support, radiator comes from the Comet kit.

Edited February 9, 2019 by afx

[Len Woodruff]

5 minutes ago, afx said:

I'm concerned it would be difficult to keep the peak of the body panel (that is currently covered by the trim) straight as you sand/scrap away the trim.

JC the way to do this is to sand the bottom of the chrome 1st then come back and do the top. This will keep the sharpe peak where the chrome was.

[afx]

Thanks for the suggestion Len, I'll study it and see if I want to take it on.

[Snake45]

I think two types of tools would be VERY useful in removing this trim: Chisel-point Xacto blades, and riffler files. 

Without that trim removed, there's not a whole lot of "real estate" on the body sides for a car name, sponsor name, parts decals, etc. That's a problem I'm trying to work around on the one I'm doing at the moment, since I'm not taking the trim off this one. 

[Casey]

Couldn't quote, got the 404 error. 

For the front wheels, are you using AMT '49 Ford (from Rep & Mins?) wheels or the five-slot fronts from the MPC Vega?...or something else entirely?

Edited February 10, 2019 by Casey

[afx]

Holmon Moody boxed in the top of the inner fenders for added rigidity.  After trimming I welded in some square tubing.

[afx]

10 hours ago, Casey said:

Couldn't quote, got the 404 error. 

For the front wheels, are you using AMT '49 Ford (from Rep & Mins?) wheels or the five-slot fronts from the MPC Vega?...or something else entirely?

They are resin and I don't recall the source.  Wheel backs from the parts box and tires (I think) are from the T-bolt kit.

Edited February 10, 2019 by afx