I’ve heard, but not confirmed, that the back glass on a ‘65 2 door fastback is one of a kind… that no other years outside of ‘65 and no other model is compatible. Can anyone confirm that this is fact? I need to acquire both front and back glass for mine, and want to be sure how strict my search needs to be.
Just acquired this for a full build. PO stripped it bare and sent to paint, and the rest (including correcting some paint issues) will be my task. Came with much of the not-installed parts, though not all and most will need at least some refreshing. Going to be fun!
This is my 1965 Ford Galaxie 500 with 390 FE. Was originally a 352 car. Blew the motor up last June shortly after I got it, had a broken push rod and about 3-4 more bent rods. Did a shade tree rebuild with mostly factory/stock parts. One piston was cracked and was able to source some old used ones and put the best of the lot as replacement. Pistons were also 410s so I'm guessing the motor came out of a later model truck. Did a dingle ball hone and replaced all bearings and somehow I made it through my first time cam shaft break in. It was fun digging in and figuring out how everything went back together.
This is the last thing stopping us from yard driving the car. This is a new Dorman master cylinder. I have a 1/4x3/16 brake line adapter (brass component) between the brake line fitting. There is nothing for a brake line to bottom out on in the master cylinder itself. I can tighten the fitting as much as I want, and it will still leak. Eventually, it starts stripping the threads. Is there a special fitting this master cylinder requires? Any help is greatly appreciated!
My '67 I bought Feb last year and been don't little stuff here and there. Last year had the c6 rebuilt and fix the brakes and electrical issues. Then over the winter I ripped the vinyl roof off and repaired the rust. Glad to day she runs great with no issues.
A little while ago I bought this 66 ford galaxy 500 that I’ve named lone star. I saw it was a power steering and AC car so decided I’d check it out. When I got there it did run good and the interior was decent so I made a deal and brought it home. Thought it would just be a replace the master cylinder and clean it up but boy was I wrong haha.
So far I’ve had to replace the gas tank, all the brake lines, make a custom rear brake hose mount because nobody makes the rear brake hoses for a 66 galaxie anymore, rebuild the rear brakes, completely replace the front brakes and all the hardware, new fuel tank, suspension bushings, repair the engine wiring harness after it had been burned, replace all the engine gaskets because it leaks everywhere, replace the oil pan because it’s been smashed, water pump and radiator flush, replace the heater core which requires you to remove the fender on factory ac cars, and I just found out that someone has put in the wrong transmission and made crude shifter linkage that barely works and welded the crossmember to the frame because this different transmission is about 2 inches longer and the bolts don’t align.
On a positive note I do already have a known good correct transmission and the original ac system is still holding a charge. I just fixed the ac clutch and got some r12 equipment from a buddy so I can service the compressor and have some r12 ac when the car is finished this winter.
just runnin errands in my '62 Sunliner. NW Pennsylvania.