Dignlif '64 Galaxie 500

[JOES66FURY]

THIS!

[MP&C]

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

[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

[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!!

[TheSilverBuick]

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

[milner351]

Well - start putting together a shopping list! The most expensive part may be the bell housing adaptor to put the 5 or 6 speed behind the FE - maybe American powertrain has something?

I would get edelbrock heads - by the time you find good old heads (FE's are a can - o worms head wise) then have them machined, ported, etc, - you're better off with a fresh set of aluminum heads. Start hunting for an edelbrock streetmaster, or perhaps an FE Performer RPM air gap if they make one, I don't remember.

Get the 445 kit from Barry - I'd have him balance it so it's a bolt together deal when you get it - then you just have to get the block machined and put it together. Depending on how crazy you want to get with the camshaft - a lot of the FE forum guys do very well with off the shelf comp flat tappet hydraulic cams. Going to roller cam on an FE comes with about a $750 buy in price.

[Dignlif]

That would be really cool John. I would definitely prefer getting stuff from someone I trust. I'm sure I could make room on the trailer somewhere to tie that thing down for the trip home.

[milner351]

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.

[BBR]

ALTERED WHEEL BASE!!!!!!

That is all.

[Deaf Bob]

Reason they are good derby cars is the firewall frame section is not too curvy like most cars.. Once you look at it you will see... Thus it should take a straight axle pretty easily..

[Dignlif]

My $0.02 (worth what you paid for it). I think this car is too big to pull off the gasser look - would look just too ungainly. Before you cut the car up I'd see if there's a model kit and try the look on that. If it was a Fairlane I think the gasser thing would be great. But as a cruiser it would be EXCELLENT!

Dan

yeah it is a pretty big car but that's part of what has me waffling. I find tons of pictures of cool looking cruisers but only a couple of gasser/ super stocks.




A few 'big' cars with the treatment



Well I wrote that earlier and just got back from having breakfast with my father in law and saw a black suede Caddy sledded out and man that looked cool. Damnit, now I'm leaning back toward air bags and hammering it. Not black suede though, white with 17" solid steelies painted white from Wheel Vintiques and some decent rubber on them.



One thing I thought about at breakfast was the comment about 'before hacking it'. I was thinking I could do the straight axle mounts onto the stock frame (haven't even looked at it) so that kinda woke me up. I figured I could always reverse it. I really don't wanna cut off the front frame section for straight frame rails like I would probably have to...unless I had a spare frame I guess.

[DanStokes]

My $0.02 (worth what you paid for it). I think this car is too big to pull off the gasser look - would look just too ungainly. Before you cut the car up I'd see if there's a model kit and try the look on that. If it was a Fairlane I think the gasser thing would be great. But as a cruiser it would be EXCELLENT!

Dan

[TheSilverBuick]

I'll vote gasser. That huge car would look awesome as one IMO.

[Beagle]

I would consider the 360 route since you'll end up with a stroker kit and new heads anyway. I found one here with c6 attached for 300.00 complete. I bet he would come down. There's a gazillion of them in trucks. For 2 bills, a balanced, forged piston stroker kit seems like a natural.

I just saw some what look like Crites 61-66 t-bird headers too, wonder if they would work? Seems like they would.

Thanks for getting this, I was doing the cursory 390 search and just found a good looking 69 Galaxie convertible for 4100. Thanks. A lot. lol.

[Monk]