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Nash510

01-03-2014, 05:01 PM

Hello. My name is Tom and I currently reside in North San Diego, CA (recently relocated from Denver CO). I've been lurking a while and decided to join. What a great site! Looking forward to seeing more. I'm not sure it is completely on topic but I've attached a couple of photos of my recently "completed" 63 Falcon 60s short-track tribute car. Thanks!

Tomswheels

01-05-2014, 10:36 PM

Welcome Tom. Cool Falcon. A group of us will be at Qualcomm Autocrossing Sun Jan 26th if you want to come out!

Munssey

01-06-2014, 07:15 AM

BMR Sales

01-06-2014, 08:43 AM

Welcome to the Site, Tom!

T.C.

Rod

01-06-2014, 10:11 AM

welcome, looks pt to me

Nash510

01-06-2014, 11:38 AM

Thanks Munssey. I made the last Cruzin' Grande of 2013 last fall and have been showing up at Carlsbad Cars every few weeks. I haven't really taken the car out and thrashed it to see what it can (or can't) do. I have never autocrossed or run on an open track before but would like to try/learn. I enjoyed your build thread. There's a lot of excellent work in your car. You can find my build thread here if you are interested: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=781356

Nash510

01-06-2014, 11:41 AM

Welcome Tom. Cool Falcon. A group of us will be at Qualcomm Autocrossing Sun Jan 26th if you want to come out!

That sounds like fun. I would like to come and watch - I have no experience autocrossing myself.

Tomswheels

01-06-2014, 12:11 PM

Absolutely, our new Classic American Muscle class runs after lunch so we should be there between 11 and 4.

Nash510

01-07-2014, 06:49 PM

Hey Tom. Welcome to the forum and to SoCal. I'm not too far up the 15 from you in Riverside.

The Falcon owners sure are starting to make a presence on this forum lately.

Plans on getting your Falcon out to any local events just yet?

Thanks Munssey. I was able to make the last 2013 Cruzin Grand last fall and have been attending Carlsbad Cars every few weeks. I haven't been able to stretch it's legs yet though. I enjoyed your build thread. A lot of very nice work there. I tried to post a link to mine but it didn't go through. I'll try it again in my sig line.

Twentyover

01-08-2014, 05:17 PM

Nash 510- Way friggin' cool. Can I ask what kind of pan clearance you achieve?

Nash510

01-08-2014, 06:23 PM

Nash 510- Way friggin' cool. Can I ask what kind of pan clearance you achieve?

Thanks. Ground clearance is approx. 5 inches at the front cross member. I set the engine so it would be no lower than that cross member. The entire frame was designed such that all suspension mounting points are 3 inches higher in relation to the body resulting in a 3 inch drop (an additional 3 inch drop was achieved via the suspension). The resulting loss in engine compartment "depth" required me to raise the center of the hood a couple of inches.

Jon @ Hotchkis

01-17-2014, 11:30 AM

Bryce

01-17-2014, 07:50 PM

very cool. welcome aboard. Come out to the jan 26th event. I will have my falcon there.

Angelo

01-18-2014, 01:50 PM

I like your ideas on overcoming clearence obsticals. Looks like they paid off. Slick looking Falcon. A few more pics would be great.

Nash510

01-20-2014, 07:48 AM

You got an audible "wow" from me when I saw the pictures, beautiful Falcon you have there. Are you planning to attend the Del Mar Goodguys in April? I would love to see it our there!

Welcome to the board.

Thanks Jon. I am tentatively planning on Goodguys. Where can I see more photos of the Nova in your sig? That looks very cool!

Nash510

01-20-2014, 07:59 AM

I like your ideas on overcoming clearence obsticals. Looks like they paid off. Slick looking Falcon. A few more pics would be great.

Thanks Angelo. Here is a shot of what I started with and a few that were taken a week or so ago at the JBA Speed Shop monthly cruise (sorry, still trying to figure out the thumbnail thing).

rustomatic

01-22-2014, 03:39 PM

Holy crap! I love this car and the ruthless approach you took!

Lance Carbuncle

01-22-2014, 05:38 PM

Hey Tom!

Didn't realize you joined up here after I pointed you to my build thread..... I found Tom's build thread on anotherlopy website and wrote him about his car because I really dug it and he was local to me.... and had already stuffed a Coyote in his car... We metup a while ago and I got to see this car and it is really cool and a super original build.

Allen