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1969 Ford Fairlane

documented by Dave Schouweiler 455 photos documented since 12 years documented ♡ Follow this build

Day one vs. today

Drag to compare 2004 against 2016.

1969 Ford Fairlane in 2016
1969 Ford Fairlane in 2004
2004 2016

Photo history

455 photos across 12 years — drag the dot to travel through this vehicle’s life. Captions are the owner’s; where there isn’t one, the AI caption fills in.

2004

23 photos added — showing 8

1969 Ford Fairlane — Silver CAD render of CAPSADDLE FE cast part with blue bolts and numbered holes 1969 Ford Fairlane — CAD render of engine main bearing caps with studs on block saddles 1969 Ford Fairlane — Cast iron Capsaddles FE main cap girdles stamped Lake Street Ironworks on a workbench 1969 Ford Fairlane — CAD rendering of a Cascade main-bearing girdle plate mounted over five engine main caps with studs 1969 Ford Fairlane — CAD render of engine windage tray with gold CapSaddle bracket and blue studs 1969 Ford Fairlane — Two rusty engine mount brackets, one held by hand 1969 Ford Fairlane — Two engine oil dipsticks compared side by side, stamped ADD 2, ADD 1 and SAFE 1969 Ford Fairlane — Three metal dipsticks on wood, stamped ADD, FULL, SAFE and warranty text

67 photos added — showing 8

1969 Ford Fairlane — Lake Street Ironworks FE main cap saddle girdles on granite plate with bagged studs 1969 Ford Fairlane — Cast-iron Lake Street Ironworks FE Capsaddle main cap girdle with numbered bolt bosses 1969 Ford Fairlane — Cast-iron suspension saddle bracket with six machined bores and diamond pockets 1969 Ford Fairlane — Bare cast-iron rocker shaft stand saddle on a dark surface 1969 Ford Fairlane — Bare cast iron disc brake caliper half showing two machined piston bores 1969 Ford Fairlane — CAD rendering of a CAPSADDLE FE main cap girdle inside an oil pan rail 1969 Ford Fairlane — Gray CAD rendering of a stamped windage tray with louvers and perimeter bolt holes 1969 Ford Fairlane — Close-up of a machined steel sleeve end with flange, bored center hole and fresh tooling marks

78 photos added — showing 8

1969 Ford Fairlane — Close-up of lifter bores in a bare engine block with camshaft lobes visible 1969 Ford Fairlane — Rear face of a bare engine block showing core plug, bolt holes and traces of blue paint 1969 Ford Fairlane — Close-up of a cast engine surface with a hex bolt and an open passage hole 1969 Ford Fairlane — Black cast-iron FE engine motor-mount brackets marked Lake Street Ironworks on packing paper 1969 Ford Fairlane — Three-carburetor tri-power intake manifold on plywood with fuel log and valley baffle Aluminum engine intake manifold with four intake ports visible, two rubber hoses attached Gray engine intake manifold with brass ports and a metal cover Aluminum intake manifold with a gold-colored cover plate

30 photos added — showing 8

1969 Ford Fairlane — Cast aluminum dual-quad V8 intake manifold sitting upside down on plywood 1969 Ford Fairlane — Top view of an aluminum dual-quad intake manifold with machined carb flanges on a pallet 1969 Ford Fairlane — Aluminum dual-quad intake manifold between two finned Ford valve covers on plywood Silver Ford valve cover with ribbed texture and oval Ford logo Engine block plate with a large opening and bolt holes Metal shaft with a helical gear and two circular flanges, resting on a white surface Camshaft with bearings and a gear Several metal sprockets of varying sizes laid out on a white surface

44 photos added — showing 8

1969 Ford Fairlane — Tan sand-cast cylinder head core in white foam box with penny for scale 1969 Ford Fairlane — Raw aluminum engine castings on wooden pallets in a warehouse Foundry floor with casting molds and gray sand cores on a pallet, worker standing at left 1969 Ford Fairlane — Cylinder head casting or pattern in white foam packaging, top view 1969 Ford Fairlane — 1967 Ford Thunderbird rear view, teal color, hood open. Another car is parked behind it Close-up of a red engine block with a white belt and pulley system Close-up of engine front with belt and pulleys 1969 Ford Fairlane — V8 engine hoisted on yellow straps in garage, flexplate and ring gear facing camera

104 photos added — showing 8

1969 Ford Fairlane — Two black metal rocker arms with bolts and nuts, on a white surface with a yellow "ERIAN CAMS" label. 1969 Ford Fairlane — Diagram of Ford 390 vs 428 crankshaft balancing using phantom counterweights, seven captioned renders Two men in a machine shop inspecting a small machined part 1969 Ford Fairlane — Two bare aluminum OHC cylinder heads on a bench with hands installing valvetrain parts 1969 Ford Fairlane — Rows of freshly machined V8 cylinder head castings on wooden pallets in a machine shop 1969 Ford Fairlane — Bare aluminum cylinder head on a workbench showing machined valve seats and pushrod holes 1969 Ford Fairlane — Cylinder head fixtured inside a CNC machine, seen through a coolant-spattered window 1969 Ford Fairlane — Blurred view through dirty glass of an engine casting on a machine

5 photos added

1969 Ford Fairlane 1969 Ford Fairlane — White and red 1969 Ford Mustang drag car with blue stripe and 'Rusty Gillis' text, parked on grass Welded oil pan with rough patches 1969 Ford Fairlane — Stacks of raw aluminum V8 cylinder head castings piled in a garage 1969 Ford Fairlane — Stacks of raw unmachined V8 cylinder head castings

19 photos added — showing 8

Mechanical device with wheels and gears on a wooden floor 1969 Ford Fairlane — 3D render of gray boxy 'Insulated Pulse Engine' 3.2L 2-stroke concept 3D CAD cutaway render of an inline engine showing pistons, connecting rods, crankshaft and timing gears 3D CAD render of crankshaft, connecting rods and cylinder assembly with timing gears 3D CAD cross-section of a single engine cylinder showing piston, rod and combustion chamber Two 3D CAD renders of an insulated pulse engine, internal accessory view and external block view 1969 Ford Fairlane — 3D CAD renders of a 1.2L 2-stroke 'Insulated Pulse Engine' concept block 3D CAD cutaway render of an inline engine with pistons, rods, crankshaft and timing gears

19 photos added — showing 8

Cutaway view of an engine showing internal components like pistons, crankshaft, and valves 3D CAD cutaway detail of an engine showing crankshaft web, connecting rod and cylinder Close-up of a metal engine part with stamped text 'OMOTO' and handwritten red text '.D.N.R.P.' Engine part with 'FOMOTO' and red markings '120NRB' Stacked engine cylinder heads on wooden pallets Factory workers move pallets of engine cylinder heads with a pallet jack in a manufacturing facility Engine cylinder head on a machining table with a CNC mill in the background Three aluminum engine cylinder heads on a wooden surface with handwritten text

17 photos added — showing 8

Timing chain and gears kit in a cardboard box with a date stamp Two camshaft sprockets on a white cloth with Ohio State logos. One sprocket is silver with multiple holes, th… Close-up of a metal timing gear with multiple holes and teeth. Text reads 'B. COON-HR' Metal timing gear with teeth, a central hole, and two cutouts. Text '3A 4' is visible Timing chain and gears laid out on a white cloth with Ohio State logos Iskenderian Racing Cams in original packaging Two engine rocker arms in foreground, set of eight in plastic packaging in background Two metal engine rocker arms with bolts and nuts, resting on a wooden surface

31 photos added — showing 8

1969 Ford Fairlane — British Patent Specification 988,378 first page on 2-stroke internal combustion engines Scanned patent specification text page with numbered lines describing a two-stroke engine cycle Page from a technical document with text and page numbers 988,378 and 3 1969 Ford Fairlane — Page 4 of British patent 988,378 listing internal combustion engine claims, dated 1965 Patent figure Fig. 1 schematic of an engine with numbered reference callouts Patent figure Fig. 2 cylinder dimension and port-timing diagram from a complete specification Page from a document discussing engines of unusual construction Engineering book page on unusual two-stroke engines, scavenging and compression ratio

18 photos added — showing 8

1969 Ford Fairlane — Used tire purchased from and installed by Tires and More for Less in NE Minneapolis on 03May2016, pic01. I to… 1969 Ford Fairlane — Used tire purchased from and installed by Tires and More for Less in NE Minneapolis on 03May2016, pic02. The… 1969 Ford Fairlane — Used tire purchased from and installed by Tires and More for Less in NE Minneapolis on 03May2016, pic03. Anot… 1969 Ford Fairlane — Used tire purchased from and installed by Tires and More for Less in NE Minneapolis on 03May2016, pic04. Upon… 1969 Ford Fairlane — Used tire purchased from and installed by Tires and More for Less in NE Minneapolis on 03May2016, pic05. Whil… 1969 Ford Fairlane — Used tire purchased from and installed by Tires and More for Less in NE Minneapolis on 03May2016, pic06. Upon… 1969 Ford Fairlane — Used tire purchased from and installed by Tires and More for Less in NE Minneapolis on 03May2016, pic07. Upon… 1969 Ford Fairlane — Used tire purchased from and installed by Tires and More for Less in NE Minneapolis on 03May2016, pic08. Afte…
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