Great article here about the 1964 Holman Moody NASCAR Galaxie resto job
https://www.hotrod.com/articles/1964...ie-rises-dead/
Great article here about the 1964 Holman Moody NASCAR Galaxie resto job
https://www.hotrod.com/articles/1964...ie-rises-dead/
Most impressive part of the article to me was that he wanted period parts, not modern go fast, as his focus is Historic racing
Yes agree John that's the way I like to see these cars and appreciate them in their own era and period of technology. It sure is an impressive build.
yep, and he wanted it on the track , not sitting in his garage....................hint, hint.
See you next weekend
I am copping a bollocking for my tardy progress this year and quite rightly so! We have had significant property movement going on behind the scenes, plus 1 month in Europe..... no excuses now though!
Here is another great video narration of NASCAR. It and hour long, better than watching TV though!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHxSxvrtHhk
Great to spot on Facebook that Paul is back on this super project.
Thanks Rhys, Our relocation and trip overseas and some family matters took up a massive amount of time so sadly the car took "back seat" for a long while.
Anyway back into it now, so I have been restoring the stainless steel bright work exterior trim, 55 years of dents, I needed to panel beat out and then polished. The roof rail trim and rubbers have been fitted
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I have also restored and installed all of the window mechanisms oiled and regreased everything
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And now fitted and adjusted all of the side glass, door rubbers and door strikers (I had to make some striker shims as the thicker fiberglass meant that the latch inside the door was set back into the door further) after all that it all fitted very well considering the different dimensions with the thicker fiber glass
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I need to use longer screws to fit the door latch to the door to allow for the thicker fiberglass
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The door gap rubber seal has passed the sheet of paper door close test and the doors seal very well
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Looking very good Paul, can't wait, etc etc.
Thanks very much Bruce,
I installed the rear window today with the new rubber and also polished the stainless trim inserts with cutting compound and calico wheel.
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Beautiful job.
Thanks very much Ray,
I fitted the trunk and hood pin cable retainers which I made from stainless rigging cable. Fitted all of the rubber floor plugs, Fuel line, rear brake line and front Handbrake cable etc.
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Paul,
It is truly a marvelous restoration you are doing.
I just wonder how you will get that steering wheel that is leaning against the wall, hiding my calendar, installed ?
Cheers,
Ken
Very nice work indeed. First event concours on Saturday, followed by racing on Sunday?
I saw this last Sunday at the Oilers Hot Rod Club's brekkie meet here in Tauranga - A bit different to yours.
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Thanks Nigel, That the Aussie version of my Falcon, they share; roof, glass, floor pan, sills & seats (A few other bit & pieces) and that's about it. This Falcon was the first year of the Aussie break away design model (from USA design) Getting hard to find nice Aussie falcon coupes now. Cheers
Here is a neat clip of a Falcon Rally Sprint in Germany on a hill climbhttps://www.facebook.com/104918969574425/videos/1463243463741962/
The wiring is all finished off now and circuit tested, all systems are go and fully functioning.
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Now it is on to suspension and brakes
I have definitely run out of superlatives to be able to comment Paul.
Thanks guys!
It will be good when it can turn its wheels under its own steam.... preferably rather quickly
The rest of my parts arrived yesterday from USA, so I could get on with the front suspension. I fitted the upper and lower control arms, new springs, restored the torsion bar, and fitted the HD spindles.
The 1964 V8 Falcons had from factory, heavy duty tierod ends, and matching spindles, the drag link and idler arm housing was also HD (you can see it has 3 bolt idler arm housing on the chassis vs Mustang 2 bolt) . When Holman Moody built the 15 cars they replaced the OEM spindle with another heavy duty larger spindle and also used their own HD spring perch as shown.
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Nice
Thanks Bruce,
I have been fitting the original type Kelsey Hayes 4 pot calipers and rotors, Right side, I needed to rework the rotor back plates to fit the HD spindles. These are the same brakes that were used on the later Mustang GT350s but the Falcon Rallye Sprints also had an in line Hydrovac booster mounted where the battery was.
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This is a picture of the 1964 FIA Homologation 1250 Left Front brakes
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Very interesting, I found an article on Kelsey Hayes brakes and the Chrysler Valiant entered in the 1964 Monte Carlo Rallye also had the very same brakes as the Falcon.
Not trying to be a rivet-counter, but are grooved rotors period correct??
No they are not, but they are only decent rotors found so far, most of the non grooved ones are not produced from very good quality material. Still looking, these will do for the meantime till I find something else.
Didn't know that. Wow. You don't want second rate materials in the brakes, so I can well and truly understand your decision there!!!
Rotor warping is a real pain especially under track conditions , bedding them and heat prepping helps a lot but if the metallurgy is not up to scratch it can be more rotor change outs and reskimming etc. Cheers
I made up all of the front brake lines for the master cylinder to booster, booster to junction and to front wheels, then fitted them up. I also finished fitting the brakes and torqued everything down. A lot of brake lines with a remote in line booster but that's how they were made.
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And spaghetti junction,
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Fitted the anti sway bar and some other parts and torqued the front brake and suspension components down, re checked the camber and caster. That completes the front suspension and brakes assembly.
On to the steering now to finish that off.
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Beautiful work!!
Thanks Andrew, Getting there... slowly
I fitted some interior and the front screen with the wipers too, and they work!
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Also had to buff & polish the 55 year old Stainless trim, started with this
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Here is the finished job
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Screen & Wipers fitted also
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A few more jobs done
Fitted the front upper outer shock tower supports I fabricated earlier
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Also gave the Borg Warner T10 a birthday, this is the first of the Super T10s with 28 spline output.
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It is always interesting seeing the different ways people have reassembled parts over the years in places they should not be.
Also this is a picture of all the RTV I found in places it should not be.
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I have completed the body and trim assembly and the interior also. The wiring is all done and the alternator conversion with diode install is all completed. ready for engine, gearbox and driveline now.
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So this is the road going version to get it road registered and then it will come back for the roll cage etc, it will be running complete interior as the cars did in 1964.
Paul,
Your workmanship and attention to detail is absolutely outstanding.
Even the garage floor is spotless. Well done mate.
Although your dear wife must get a lot of credit as she waited patiently for you as you spent time with your second love !
Hey, perhaps one day we can link up and spend some time together..
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Cheers,
Ken H
The car looks amazing Paul. I doubt they ever looked that good at any stage of their journey from the US to Monte Carlo. The panel fit is just exceptional. The second stage (post licensing) will be just as intriguing for all of us who have followed the build. Great work!
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So this is the road going version to get it road registered and then it will come back for the roll cage etc, it will be running complete interior as the cars did in 1964.[/QUOTE]
Thanks very much Ken, Nice to see it at this stage now... finally! hope you are all well there.
Cheers
Thanks Bill, I guess I am trying to emulate what this car would have looked like when it was brand new after leaving Holman Moody. The panel fit is good but not show car level, and the fiberglass has continued to shift a little, so there are a few wallows here and there, only visible when you look for it and get up close and on certain angles. I think, all things considered, it is a very close representation of what they had in the day. Well about as close as I am going to get :) I am finishing the engine now, street version, the race engine is coming later. Cheers
I called in today on the way back from Kapiti to see Paul and the car.
The photos are one thing but seeing the car in the flesh is just so different.
Nothing said can do justice to the amazing job Paul has done on his build.
This truely is a world class restoration and the attention to detail is unbelievable.
Paul you deserve the accolades that your extreme effort on your build of this fabulous car.
Well done my friend and I cannot wait to see is debute on the grid in HSC.
Cheers
Bruce