We slipped by with another dry day today, so I hit the local wrecking yard. Haven't had any luck getting my wipers going on my '63 Falcon, so after a Google search, I found that the newer Ford F150 and Bronco wiper motors from '73-'79 could be adapted to work with my Falcon. Found a '73 Ford F150, and pulled the wiper motor along with the switch as a unit.

Once I got home I pulled the old Falcon wiper motor and bracket, and found the two motors had different bolt patterns, but the Falcon bracket was drilled for both bolt patterns!! Pulled the motor and rubber insulators off, and relocated them to the correct holes. Then swapped the arm off my old motor and after turning it 180 degrees, I bolted it to the Falcon bracket. I had to add a ground strap from motor to the bracket, as there wasn't one on my Falcon's bracket.

Then I bolted it in place, and attached the wiper arm under the dash. I removed the outer wiper blades and arms so I could test it without them in place, as I figured the resting position might be off from before. They worked great, so I reinstalled the arms and I have working 2 speed wipers now for a $10 wrecking yard motor!
Not sure I'll do much driving in the wet weather, but hate getting caught out, and not having wipers.

 

Started getting a oil stain under the 8.8" rear end on the Falcon lately. I knew it had a weepy pinion seal when I bought the rear axle, but finally not going to be able to ignore it anymore. I pulled the driveline and flange off the axle, after marking how it all lined up. Then picked up a new seal from the parts store and pried the old one out to compare. It all matched, so I tapped the new seal in and using the nut and a hammer I gradually pulled the flanged yoke back in place. Once it hit bottom it really stopped immediately, and no question it as back in place on the bearing and crush sleeve. Replaced the grease I lost, and all is well.
Had a lot of clean up to do underneath! Didn't realize the pinion was throwing grease all over the exhaust and floor pan, so had to spray all that down and scrape/clean the crud off.

 

Picked up the brake lines and fittings to install the line lock in the Falcon today. I wanted it not only for heating up the tires without going halfway down the track, but also for stops/starts on steep hills! I got the solenoid mounted and all the electrical hooked up, plus the lines bent to splice it in. Just need to con my wife into coming out and helping me bleed the brakes when I get the lines bolted up.

 

You've been busy

 

Little bit! Just did a one day run up to Yakima to deliver a few collectables from the safe, and pick up some great apples!

 

Hit the swap meet at PIR this morning and found a couple good deals amongst all the junk! Got a nice Ridgid 460 tripod chain vise for doing fab work. They are really nice for cutting and welding, and since they fold, they are always out of the way when not in use, and easy to set up in seconds. At less than 10% of new cost, it's was a super deal!


Also picked up a very nice pair of 10"x15" Centerline wheels with 295-50-15 new tires on them for $50 a pair, so I can mount up my wrinkle walls, and keep the tires for the back of my '69 Burb in the future. This is the start of the swap meet season here, so lots of good stuff coming out of people's garages!

 

nice score! all we found was a new set of early corvette valve covers for the 327 we're building for the 55 chevy

 

I made an offer on that blue and white '59 Chevy PU, and in hind sight I wish I'd gone higher. I'm sure it sold, as it was very rust free, and ran nicely. I left my phone number, but probably wont get a call, as I bet it sold close to his asking price of $3250.

 

yeah it sold. I think he did get asking price for it.

 

Got the lines installed today for the line lock, and got my vacuum pump out to bleed the brakes, but it failed after just one wheel was done. Got my wife out to help finish, and she was actually not too bad. Seems she still remembers how it went many years ago, and did a good job.
Ready for next year's drag events, and any steep hills when some moron parks right on my bumper!