Camel

Paint brown. Convert to valiant straight 6 Convert to unboosted 4 wheel drum brakes win

What engine is that again? 302W?

Yea such a sweet colour ay just needs some dubs now. Yea plan is get on road asap, paint roof, possibly steels and whitewalls and slowly fix shit while keeping it usable as much as possible. will get bits together for big block conversion as I can and start sorting bags

Discussion here http://www.oldschool.co.nz/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=30825&hilit=desert+spec So picked this up for a reasonable price, definitely no trailer queen but pretty much rust free and hasnt been hacked up by anyone so thought it would be a good basis for my next project. 1964 Ford Country Sedan factory 289/cruisomatic/9 inch NO DICKEY SEAT super shit matt black paint job totally fabyouluss orange roof paint job no carpets no seat belts fucked front bench seat cruisomatic transmission slipping engine and box not in car However has been previously registered in Aus so no dramas just need a Queensland RWC/WOF. This thing needs some love to get it legal, I had to get the car transported up from NSW then went and picked engine and box up a couple of weeks later. Bought myself a tear down table and stripped the box to figure out why it was slipping. Turns out no one had done a service on it in ages and it had the grey sludge throughout the box including servo housings etc. The front band was toast, pump thrust washer had snapped its retainers so was spinning and intermittently blocking off oil feeds to clutch packs. Also found that the modulator piston had seized in the casing which would have lead to the initial loss in pressure resulting in the front band slipping etc. Another thrust bearing in between the clutch packs was also completely fucked and had made a bit of mess of one of the surfaces. I was considering buying some bits and repairing this transmission but after stripping it down had second thoughts. The reason why I didnt just grab another trans is that the 1964 (and I think 1965) 289 had a 5 bolt bellhousing pattern on the block that ford quickly changed to 6 bolt. After some research I found that a pre 70 C4 had the same bolt pattern on the transmission side so managed to score another box for $300 which wasn't fantastic on the inside (I only checked the oil, filter and pan) but should do for the moment. Gutted I didnt get photos of the damaged parts etc. Sweet massive downstairs rumpus room/trans area and parts storage As for the 289, the previous owner had knocked the frost plugs out as he was planning on storing it for a while. I tried cleaning the plug holes up with a wire brush and 3M scotch pad but it wasn't doing the trick so had to hunt around to find a die grinder wire wheel small enough to fit. Got them all cleaned up, smeared a bit of jointing paste on for good measure and knocked the new frost plugs in. Was about to drop it off the engine stand ready to throw in the hole but heard a metallic noise from the sump when we were rotating the engine so whipped the sump off to find a block plug, parts of the pickup bypass spring, and a tooth off the crank timing chain sprocket. Not ideal. It does look like the engine has had some work though as its way too clean in there. As this is just a temporary engine I have decided not to replace the cranking timing chain sprocket and hope for the best, I will not be thrashing this motor so am hoping it will hold up for a little bit. The plan is to get it running and legal using this engine/trans as they are quite anal about engine numbers etc over here then swap in a 460 big block when I get my mitts on one. I'll most probably swap to a C6 trans also. As you can see the factory bench is pretty rooted so purchased some mexican blankets to recover it with for the moment. Will also score some seat foam to patch the sweet holes etc. Gotta love the oldschool dash too, am keen to add some mild pinstriping to the lower metal section. Anyway thats it for xmas, when I get back from holidays in NZ will get a sump gasket, slap sump back on then bolt trans on and drop in the hole. Also need to track down a starter motor then should have all I need to get it running and go for a RWC/creep around the block. Also cant decide for the life of me what colour to go, want to spray that roof ASAP as it is atrocious, also trying to figure out what direction to go with wheel/tyre combos. Input please....

pretty keen to attend tbh

Also need ideas on lush/weird roof lining material... I dont think ive ever seen so many different browns in one place in my life!

this makes me very happy, in the pants part of me died inside when you sold the last one, dont ever do that to me again sparkular

PICLESS UPDATE Well brakes are all done for now, really need to test drive it to see exactly how bad it is with the factory master. Rear springs and bumps are cut and rear is sitting back down on the ground. Engine stz is pretty much done just waiting on radiator. Found out that XF falcon springs are the same size as fronts, stoked, so will try sus a set to cut. Fukn itchn to take it for a drive, is getting so close!!

chur bro park up with president etc?

Yea pretty similar, shouldnt be hard to find some more to chop up. Um dropped rear cylinders off at apex, they said should be done by monday arvo. Dont know if ill get all done by kumeu tho, still have to get radiator back and finish engine etc

Factory crown rims that spencer refurbished and I stole haha. Need bullet centres and white walls tho

So ended up taking a gamble and purchasing some hilux front hubs/brakes that i hoped would fit the front. Had to use the hilux lower balljoint which meant enlarging the hole in the lower arm which took a while as i couldnt find my dremel so had to hand file it Anyway heres a pic of them next to eachother Also hiluxs have their steering on the front and crown is on the rear but the steering arm unbolts from the hub so just had to drill the holes from 10mm to 12mm and it bolted straight on!! STOKED. Also changed waterpump which was a bit of a bitch as fan and pulley are pressed onto it, big ups to E for the borrow of the workshop and a hand in getting it done. Thought it would be rude not to lop a coil or two off the front springs while i was at it, thought 2 would be a good starting point and cut the bumps right down. Then last night went to the fort and stole diddys wheels off the wagon as the factory 13s dont fit over the disc brakes. Then proceeded to remove rear springs so i could get front sitting right and then put the bitch back on the ground. Looks pretty sweet in my opinion however the front is pretty much on the bumps so guna have to find some more springs and raise it a tiny bit, then cut rear springs to suit. Discuss Camels ride here

sadly i am lacking in wagon this year

Should be heading up then, Keen to shoot up pretty early tho what time were u thinking??

ms65 front hubs and MS123 IRS rear hubs

need to open a waikato chapter of strokers for sure

probly could be done but would have to stitch rear panel in too/hack it up

na mate hes in aussie somewhere, has got two of them the lucky bastard. That one is the 4 cylinder version, hes had airbags put in too which id be keen to get some photos of

yea that one is my inspiration tbh. Tis so sweet, those round tail lights rule my face clean off, as does the rear venetians. Scored a visor for it yesterday and have euron8s old racks off his lada which i plan to cut down to fit, then makita the springs and let the good times roll

i thought you'd never ask

fukn ay. Yea pretty straight ay couple of small dings. Fuck all rust tbh, chassis is starting to surface rust up and there are a couple of small bubbles starting in the bottom of the doors but fuk loads better than i was expecting ay

Shot Jared on the timing light, owe ya big boy. Will def have to roll round when its all legal beagle. Yea tom runs pretty sweet for an engine thats been sitting for a few years haha. The guy I bought it off swapped it with a young guy. The young guy scored it off an old geeza (original owner i would say) and quickly proceeded to start fucking it. He tore out the original radio, removed the factory rims and hubcaps and fitted some gay mags, screwed some of the side trim on with massive PK screws, and pulled some of the dash apart. The guy I bought it off saw him on the side of the road one day with the bonnet up and apparently it wouldnt start. The fulla suggested he check the points to which the young guy replied "oh na cuz deez dont have points ay" pretty crack up. So he said to the young guy that he had a nice early 90s levin at home and would he be interested in swapping, the young guy was keen as so this guy saved it from get drifted into a curb most probably then going to the scrapies. I shook his hand and told him he was a good cunt.

So got up early this morning and cracked into the car, luckily i did as its now pissing down. Managed to strip all four brakes and the rest of the linings look ok which is sweet. All 6 wheel cylinders where seized but all the fronts look like theyll get away with a hone, one of the rear should be sweet with a hone but the other will probably need sleeving. And all four drums need a skim to bring them right. Will drop it all into a brake place tomorrow and fingers crossed can get it back mid weekish! Had a bit of a look at the engine yesterday, got temp gauge working, cleaned up points etc. Starts first pop everytime and idles sweet, has a slight miss that ill investigate later on. Plan is to hopefully get brake shit done, slap back together and borrow spankdiddys wheels n should be able to take for a proper drive!!

So fell upon this by a stroke of luck and couldnt resist it. Tis the only one i know of and have ever seen before in nz. REGO IS ON HOLD which just made it that much sweeter. Plans are completely redo all brakes as they are stuffed, give it a thorough check over, wof it and roll for summer. Just took it for a wee doddle with pweston and has a crack up pull out cable lever on the dash like a choke, that makes it neutral when coasting, took a bit to figure out and is quite loltastic. Also has some big electric motor looking thing hanging off the sandwich plate on the box that I can only guess is an electronic overdrive, will investigate further. Specs 1967 three on the tree manual 2300cc 2M of Doom four wheel drum brakes Some pics

the setup that was in my old wagon (spencers MS63) was 3/8 valves with 1/2 inch lines. Previously it was in my coupe and was 3/8 lines n valves. I found 3/8 a bit slow to lift the front when approaching speed bumps especially if I wasnt at full pressure. I would definitely go for bigger lines if you can as it makes it alot less frustrating and you can put bleed taps in to control the speed ie. put a bleed tap on the outlet so you get fast lift in the front and slow drop.