62 Falcon Futura

I've been working on the body since November 2006. Here is a brief list of tasks:

1) radius doors
2) radius trunk lid
3) shave backup lights
4) shave gas filler
5) weld seals at rocker and rear panel
6) notch the new gas filler for a more finished look
7) shave F-O-R-D letters on hood
8) fill holes in fenders where old birds were
9) New quarter panels

The car is in primer now and blocked with P400. Another coat of 2K primer applied and it's ready to block with P600. Then it's off to the paint booth.

What do you think?

I think it's going to be awesome~

That's cool. It's gonna be really clean. Sounds like you're planning on a "kustom" but with a serious power plant which those cars don't typically have. What's your final paint color going to be? Also, what do you mean by notching the gas filler? I put mine in the trunk like you and shaved the rear gas filler opening but don't know what you mean by shaved.

Originally Posted by HankyJ

Also, what do you mean by notching the gas filler?

Look at the third photo in the first post. Notice the round notch to allow better access to the filler. The filler tube is made from the top on an F100 filler TIG welded to a 2.25" scrap of exhaust pipe. A bracket was fabbed and the whole thing chrome plated.

Here is another photo.

I'm painting it the original color - Sandshell Beige.

Killer work and killer photos. Thanks for contributing and keep us posted.

Hey Pat , Nice work good to see ya here .

One more photo. This is the filler tube prior to chrome.

P, that looks kickass!

I HATE putting gas in my Falcon... I am so going to do that to my tank! You are the MAN!

Originally Posted by FEandGoingBroke

P, that looks kickass!

I HATE putting gas in my Falcon... I am so going to do that to my tank! You are the MAN!

Thanks. The trick there is to use a 65 Mustang tank. The filler tube is centered and points up instead of at an angle like the Falcon tank. You'll need to add a vent. I TIG welded a -6AN weld on steel fitting to the location of the Falcon vent and plumbed it to the original hard line with -6 stainless tubing.

I also added a -6AN weld on fitting to the tank near the sending unit for a future EFI upgrade. It's capped off for now. Have a professional welder TIG this if you are not an expert welder. You don't want any leaks in this area and the tank material is really thin and easy to burn through. You also need to use a non-vented fuel cap. I also have a sheet of aluminum behind the rear seal to seal the trunk from the interior.

Disclaimer - Don't weld on a used tank unless you know what you're doing! Gas fumes + heat = boom. The mods I made were to a brand new tank that never had fuel inside.

Looks awesome Patrick!