Fixing Up An Old Ford, Continued.

SimonFordman May 2, 2024
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You can also turn on subtitles for explanations on each repair throughout the video Part 1:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LJulRX6s00 A few weeks ago I started some work on my friend's 1961 Ford Falcon. Since then, the car's turned into his daily driver instead of a lawn ornament. So, I loaned him my C10 chevy for the week so I could continue doing some repairs on the car. I was able to return to a lot of the stuff I didn't get to or only half-did on part one. Chapters & details: 00:00 - Intro 01:23 - Replacing worn tie rod ends 08:18 - Cleaning and greasing the wheel bearing - I wanted to clean out any dirt beforehand since it had been rolling without the dust cap. Fortunately it had a hubcap over it, mostly, so the bearings/races didn't suffer any damage 12:39 - Redoing the exhaust, again. - I only patched up the original exhaust in part one, it was more tolerable but still rather loud and after a couple attempts to stop it from leaking at the exhaust manifold, I decided to just start from scratch. I know the method of angle-cutting the tubes and welding it all up may be ugly, but that's how I make exhaust pipes without a tubing bender. It holds up just fine. 25:24 - Replacing all 3 rubber brake hoses - The old ones were clogged from the rubber swelling over time. This also caused the car to pull aggressively left when braking, I first thought it was because of the loose tie rod. It also made the pedal feel rock solid and the brakes were having trouble releasing on one wheel. 35:34 - Replacing radiator and heater hoses 40:16 - Replacing the water pump & finishing the hoses 49:26 - Patching a rust hole in the trunk floor 1:00:17 - Driving 01:01:39 - Cat (She loves this)