“BadHenry”1966 Ford Fairlane

documented by Bill & Diane Johnson 26 photos documented since 2005 ♡ Follow this build

The story

Bought the car in 2/02 I bought and rebuilt the motor and finally got the car on the road in August of 02. Once I got the car going I found many things that needed to be fixed, the wiring was a mess. It was pretty scary driving it till I replaced the steering linkage and front suspension with PST Polygraphite parts. It drives like a new car now. Did sand blasting and painting the engine compartment over the winter of 02/03. Also replaced the floor pans and installing subframe connectors. Wildwood disk brakes were a great addition, stops much better now. Installed Detroit locker with custom 31 spline axles. Just about everything mechanically has been replaced on it. Got the 427 hood in the spring of 04, Also redid the seats spring of 04, looks much better. Now working on the body work. — Bill & Diane Johnson

Photos

Man cleaning a piston over a bare V8 engine block, red Ford Fairlane 500 behind

1966 Ford Fairlane — Upside-down bare V8 engine block with main studs installed and main caps removed

Blue inline-six engine with triple carburetors on a stand in front of a red car

1966 Ford Fairlane — Black bucket-seat interior of a 1960s car with chrome trim and red door panels

1966 Ford Fairlane — Ford V8 with finned oval Ford air cleaner, yellow plug wires and chrome headers in a red car

1966 Ford Fairlane — carb spacer I had to make

1966 Ford Fairlane — carb spacer installed

1966 Ford Fairlane — Ford V8 engine bay with multi-carb setup, chrome valve covers, yellow plug wires

1966 Ford Fairlane — summer 2004 working on the body work, new hood

1966 Ford Fairlane — Front view of a red 1960s Ford with gray hood scoop, quad headlights and Bad Henry plate

Forged pistons and a connecting rod sitting in a cardboard box on the floor

1966 Ford Fairlane — Black sheet-metal transmission tunnel cover with rectangular shifter cutout on carpet

1966 Ford Fairlane — Black stamped steel transmission tunnel shifter access panel lying on carpet

1966 Ford Fairlane — Removed black stamped sheet metal panel with rectangular cutout lying on carpet

1966 Ford Fairlane — Black metal automotive panel with rectangular cutout and mounting holes on carpet

1966 Ford Fairlane — Black stamped-steel automotive panel with mounting holes and rectangular cutout on carpet

Orange-red 1960s Ford Fairlane hardtop front three-quarter parked in a garage

1966 Ford Fairlane — Quarter panel cut off

Red 1960s Ford Fairlane coupe rear 3/4 view on gravel with chrome wheels

1966 Ford Fairlane — Painting the primer

1966 Ford Fairlane — Maroon coupe with newspaper-masked windows in a garage during paint prep

Maroon 1960s Ford Fairlane coupe, front 3/4 view, chrome wheels, parked outdoors

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BJ Bill & Diane Johnson Member since 2003 · 3 vehicles

Engine: I used a 391 FT block it has the extra webbing for added strength, had it sonic checked, aligned hone, decked the block, had it bored to 4.17, I debured and polished the inside of the block, I polished the rods and had them shot peened, I reworked the oil valley and blocked off the lifter galleys, I restricted oil to rocker arms, had the rotating assembly balanced. I got custom flat top pistons from Ross Racing (compression is 10.. I installed Comp cam (#33-640-5) dual valve springs and titanium retainers. I'm using 428 CJ heads and a tri-power manifold. Hooker headers and flowmaster exhaust. when we got the 427 hood we wanted 2 inch carb spacers for the tri-power but they were no where to be found so I machined some out of 6 by 6 by 2 inch blocks of .aluminum for each They work out great getting the air cleaner right up in the scoop.
Drivetrain: I rebuilt a C6 transmission it has a 4000 stall speed Coan converter, plus a TCI manual valve body. 9 in Detroit locker with 4.11 gears and Moser 31 spline axles.