Dignlif '64 Galaxie 500

[TheSilverBuick]

Didn't Barry recently come out with a set of aluminum heads? Or at least showed some at SEMA?

[Monk]

Holy mother of galaxy perfection! LOOOOOOVE IT!

Quite literally between a few friends and I - we could put the parts together for you to run a 390 from the parts stash - we could bring them with us to drag week, hint hint. I would run one of Barry's stroker kits in a 390 with a vintage streetmaster intake, electronic conversion, and nice chrome valve covers, tri - y coated headers, and a man pedal. I prefer the non gasser look on these because the body shape is so long low and wide already, it's sort of counter intuitive to sky something that looks low??? I like the white lightweights you've pictured.

Perfect!!

[milner351]

Get to know this guy -

http://www.ebay.com/itm/FORD-FE-390-428-427-CJ-LR-EDELBROCK-BILLET-ROCKER-STAND-/261170773349?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3ccefdbd65&vxp=mtr

Look for one of these:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Edelbrock-3205-Streetmaster-FE-Ford-Intake-390-406-410-427-428-Mustang-truck-/251229268138?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3a7e6e68aa&vxp=mtr

Some of these:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Edelbrock-60069-Ford-FE-390-428-Performer-RPM-Aluminum-Cylinder-Head-72CC-/110994444230?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item19d7c8cfc6&vxp=mtr

And this:

http://www.survivalmotorsports.com/FE-Engine-Kits.html

With something like this:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/COMP-CAM-FORD-274-286-562-565-XTREME-ENERGY-HYD-CAMSHAFT-KIT-390-427-428-FE-/200896764522?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2ec6615a6a&vxp=mtr

[MP&C]

Back bumper looks nice too. They have a tendency to rust through from the back side from dirt accumulation

[JOES66FURY]

THIS!

[milner351]

^^^indeed!^^^

[Russell]

390 + tko 600 + $612 = http://www.summitracing.com/parts/qt.../all/make/ford

390 + t56 + $660 = http://www.shopping.com/quick-time-r...y0x00Zg==/info

google is your friend

[mrocketscience]

I would go with the A/FX or Super Stock look if it were mine. Not a Gasser for sure. Teardrop hood, slight nose high stance.

[TheSilverBuick]

I'm voting straight axle gasser! Largeness for Greatness!

[Monk]

THIS!

Makes me fell giddy.........I want one

[Dignlif]

wow thanks for all the links and ideas guys! I looked at the American Powertrain site too to see their trans kits. The trans itself is appears kinda pricey but considering its new, it's probably a good deal in the long run if it can take the low end grunt of the FE. I also found that FPA makes headers for the FE in the Galaxie that will clear the QT bell housing so that's something else that's attainable in the journey toward a 'man' pedal as John and others have suggested.

I haven't owned a stick shift in over a decade and have never driven a V8 with a stick other than a truck for towing and stump pulling so it sounds like a cool/ fun direction to go.

It looks like we should be moving soon so it'll have to wait a bit but if all goes well, I will have a separate shop from the garage to work on it in. Then I can totally blow the suspension apart for the initial refresh. Someone also recommended that I definitely replace the body to frame biscuits/ donuts/ whatever the official name is so I'll be on a search for those. I've primarily owned/ worked on unibody's so this is something new to me.

[Dignlif]

engine compartment shots

I now see what Bob was talking about with the fairly flat firewall. Top and bottom this car doesn't seem to have much more than surface rust so I think I'm in good shape there.

[Dignlif]

interior shots

here are some of the inside. I haven't yanked that late model oem radio yet but I'm hoping there wasn't a ton of hacking. I think I found a dash plate in the trunk so hopefully it goes there. I also found the horn assy for the steering wheel in the trunk and incredibly it's not broken.

As I mentioned it also has some late model buckets in it but it did come with an original rear seat and the frames look to be in good shape.

[TheSilverBuick]

That car is a blank canvass Rich, I look forward to see what you do with it.









(And don't listen to all them crazies say anything other than a straight axled gasser, now is the time for you to build the car I want you to!!!)

[Dignlif]

under the car and rear end

well it looks like it has a 9" and if I'm correct, since there's no taper at the ends of the housing, it's big bearing too.

as mentioned before, I believe most of the rust I have seen is simply surface rust so it's a pretty solid car. The leaf shackles have been flipped to jack up the back. If I hadn't seen/ read about it on FastEd's 66 Thunderbird thread I wouldn't have known why it looked funny and so high. I'll probably wind up in a similar build mode initially just to get it on the road until I can spend the money to do all the extras to the engine, suspension etc... I like the idea of having a long lowered car to cruise in for this summer.

anyway the pix: