Project Olivia - 1962 Ford Falcon Ranchero

[Earl]

Do you need to flip the axle or are the leaf springs already underneath versus on top?

[fromthelbc]

Do you need to flip the axle or are the leaf springs already underneath versus on top?

Some one already had tucked it under, so it saved me a ton of time, however, I need to take off the tow hitch and the extra support leafs, should clean up the way it looks, and I should be picking up some paint to get the wheels painted today.

[dgoizo]

Really stoked to see where this goes

[fromthelbc]

heres the mach-up at a 3" drop, everything wasnt fastened down yet, it needs to have the u-bolt plates slightly widened so i can fit the new wider reaching u-bolts, and then the shock was fully extended so it didnt get the chance to settle yet either...

this is compared to the other picture at stock height...




decent amount lower.. not as low as i would like it to be, but i cant source 4" lowering blocks locally, so thats off the table for right now...


i ran out of sun light and had to stop, so i'll finish this side tomorrow if i can find my fucking drill (which magically disappeared after i misplaced it), so i can widen up the holes, then once it settles in, it should look like a tail dragger.



ALSO: i can switch tires to a smaller height tire, and that should give me another -1.5 inches in height...

[floatingdino]

the paint (and lack thereof) on this is so sick

[fromthelbc]

the paint (and lack thereof) on this is so sick

im gonna wash it with a metal pot scrubber with degreasing soap, give it a light sanding, and clear over it pretty soon

[fromthelbc]

update: the rear shocks dont extend out to the angle and how low the plates sit for the, so the back is gonna be run with no shocks... its still not sitting low enough for me yet, so i might just pull everything off and take off a leaf or two as well. but that may be down the line.

heres how she sits, almost done as far as im concerned with the back end of it, i need to torque down 4 more nuts, and it'll be done for now.

theres also enough space to push for 5" blocks if i really wanted to... but i dont think thats necessary, i think i can accomplish what i want with removing a leaf spring...

[fromthelbc]

the cars rear is fully lowered now, wheels are now bright red ford color....

[99sil-teg]

Digging this build a lot so far!

[fromthelbc]

boom! new tires all around coming after the new year... white walls all around..

[floatingdino]

on the fence about red. I think cream would have worked better, especially if you aren't running hubcaps.

Rear height looks righteous though.

[synth ruiner]

naw, red totally suits it. goes well with the cream. you gonna get some hubcaps?

[fromthelbc]

on the fence about red. I think cream would have worked better, especially if you aren't running hubcaps.

Rear height looks righteous though.

thanks, im gonna be getting white walls soon-ish, and i didnt want too much white/cream

naw, red totally suits it. goes well with the cream. you gonna get some hubcaps?

im trying to find some nice rusty hubcaps for it, the ones i have dont fit...

[fromthelbc]

Long over due post, the over flow for the radiator is done.

[skatingzooyork]

Any progress on this? Love the progress so far.

I have a 63 Comet and been really thinking about building a cheap bag setup for it instead of cutting the springs but I'm still undecided.