1964 Ford Fairlane

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First drive after new engine install.
First car show after new engine/trans install.
Driving in the rain with no defrost to first car show.
Used 302 teardown revealed a bent connecting rod.
Rebuilt 302 all ready for install.
Installing the rebuilt 302.
Almost all buttoned up. getting ready for the first start.

Mods

1964 Ford Fairlane
302ci (5.0 out of a 1989 Ford Mustang)
T5 Tremec 5 speed (out of a 1989 Ford Mustang)
QA1 front suspension
rebuilt 8" rear

Build story

I've had this 1964 Ford Fairlane for about 20 years. It was found in a field in Tennessee. Originally it came with an inline 6 cylinder and a 3 speed on the column. The car always wanted to go faster so clearly an updated power plant was necessary. I rebuilt the 5.0 in my garage for my first engine rebuild. It is bone stock, but with the lightweight of the Fairlane it is pretty quick. Suprisingly there isn't a lot of aftermarket support for the Fairlane so I have had to "make" almost all of my parts to make it fit. I made the engine mounting brackets, clutch brackets, trans mount and modified the QA1 front suspension so it would fit. I am very proud of the work I have done. Enjoy.

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