And this folks is how you make a you tube clip. No 1 hour introduction, no "i found it in a barn" no talked about sponsorship rubbish. Good work dude. I love the early 60's Falcons and put together with some already built late technology gets my vote. G'day from Down Under.
I'm 73 y/o. I was a teenager in the 60's. Young guys back then didn't have this level of sophistication and ingenuity. You should be extremely proud of yourself and the example you're showing your kids. I'm betting one of your kids will put nuclear propulsion in a 90ish Ford cause "that's the way Dad thought about doing things". Anything was possible.
The first car I drove by myself was a 63 Falcon Futura Sprint with a 260 V-8 and a four speed. I will never forget that ride. The problem was those cars were few and far between. I too was a teenager then it was 1964 and I had been in the air force over a year and was hitchhiking back to the base and the guy that picked was on his way to Amarillo where I was stationed but had left Houston earlier that day and was very tired and sleepy but his dad had a heart attack and he was on his way to the hospital. He needed someone to drive for him and he got out and I got behind the wheel with very, very little experience behind the wheel. I was shaking at first but he went to sleep and I gained enough confidence to get us to Amarillo. Every time I see a Falcon the memories come rushing back.
@@glenngray3119 I Was 19yrs Old And Bought A Brand New 63 1/2 Falcon Futura With A 260 V-8 And 3 On The Tree, I Could SMOKE The Four Speed Falcon EVERY Time! (i loved to drag race) Some People Make Fun Of The Ford Falcon, But It Was A SOLID Little Car And EASY To Work On. $2,400 Out The Door. Those Were The Day's
I thought "body swap" meant two vehicles with a ladder frame. Literally take the body off one frame and swap it onto another. This is an insane amount of work. I'm very impressed.
a guy i work with did a 49 desoto 4dr onto an s10 complete with a/c and all then worked it into a 2dr conversion with a chop top. its sick as hell. he told me the other day hes putting a newer dodge hemi in it now
Well that was cool and I love that little dude was helping out but ..... I thought I was gonna see the lexus body swapped onto the falcon chassis (joke). Amazing job well done
Top! As German, living in Germany, "TüV" would say: No go! No legal registration possibel, but the Idea... Love it. Kids, your dad did a good job. Nice!
They don't care here. A young lady from the DMV will come out look at the car and make sure the serial number underneath the hood is there and then say ok ready to go. They don't care about anything older than 1975 as far as inspections or legality. They just want to sale you new plates and tags so they make there money.
To say that you are a creative person would be a distinct understatement. You have a vision that is unparalleled. Such a fusion is incredible!! I can appreciate all of the drive it took to accomplish that project. Of course you had your helpers… Great job… looking forward to seeing your ride painted and going to car shows. Best of luck with the Flexus and keep the helpers involved. I have been driving a 1965 Ford Mustang Fastback for 51 years and I know what it takes to keep it on the road. You have a special gift…
Love that the kids were heavily involved in the build. Just driving past it looks like you just stuck stupid modern rims on an old car, and that means you got it right. Well done
This is honestly the best idea I've seen. Preserving the wrecked underframe of a newer car while keeping the shell of the old body. I should suggest making negative castings for builds like this. On top of that you can use the VIN from the old body and not have to worry about dealing with the wrecked VIN.
@@32PontiacSix-rk6vs typically; smog legality, if applicable, goes by the year of the body, not the floor pan/drive train. This Round Body Falcon is how this build is registered; especially if it was already licensed/titled.
Excellent. After much measuring and googling, crawling through my local wrecking yards, I did pretty much the same thing last winter. Free totaled Toyota Avalon in Excellent mechanical condition, stripped down to the chassis. Found a running registered 1961 Dodge Lancer with extreme floor rust. FWD chassis to RWD body required some ingenuity, but I have a completely unaltered Dodge body now with Toyota amenities and reliability. Registered in CA as a 61 Dodge, put 10k miles on it this summer! Repairs so far- left front wheel bearing and one oil change.
No way! Dude you are a talented and blessed artist. Who would ever thought of even going there with a body swap of those two models of cars. Very impressive. Now there’s a story you’re little boy is gonna tell to everyone when he grows up and tells what his dad did. Excellent vid.
Thank you @StraightCutGears for the great video. It was hilarious to watch in fast-forward, & it was great that the kids were able to help out, and even your dog was there for moral support! 4:26 I loved how you put the old Falcon chassis "out to pasture", by driving it there. At least it could go out with some pride =)
i'm very impressed. at the beginnig of this video i had the impression this wasn't going to turn out right. oh boy was i wrong, that's neat! you could almost convince people it was just an interior & wheel swap, you'd never know what lurks beneath. well done.
YES to all that you have done here, the music, working with the kids, the swap, everything. this proves that we never grow up, you still keep playing with cars. So I do. Regards from ARG.
Man I been searching videos on the web and yours is the best....would you consider doing a body swap for me ...I have a 79 third and I wNt to put it on a 11 crown vic...help me please
Had four various 60- 64 falcons as my first car(s) (in Australia, basically the same vehicle only no 289 and two doors rare as hen's dentures) So very nostalgic watching this, and wonderful to see this shell on new components. Kudos to your brilliance.
Man you’ve given me so much inspiration to work on my 63 Falcon 2 door sedan. I had a wild idea about extending a Miata chassis to match the Falcon’s wheelbase but wasn’t sure of the feasibility. You’ve made me rethink it lol, beautiful car man!
Fortunately for you, Miata frames come in two halves! They aren’t really one continuous frame from front to back, there are just front and rear subframes that bolt to the body, sort of like they’re half body on frame, but unibody in the middle. So if you buy a donor Miata and remove the subframes, it should actually be pretty easy to change the length to fit whatever car you want to put them in. You’ll just need to get a custom driveshaft to connect the two, and make sure your car has enough rigidity in between the frames.
@@Thinginator That's not a Miata specific thing, it's pretty much true of all modern unibody cars. The GS400 is also like this. On a Miata though, they also have this piece called the "powerplant frame" that structurally connects the transmission to the diff while also supporting the transmission because the Miata doesn't have a crossmember or trans mount. That would have to be lengthened or eliminated if you wanted to change the wheelbase.
If your 63 falcon runs and drives it would be easier to repair any rust damage and keep it as original as possible besides if you ever sell it most people are looking for an original car not a miss matched one.
I had a 61 Sedan w/ 170ci inline 6 "Special Performance", 3 on the tree. You don't know how many times I dreamt of doing something like this. Those roundbody Falcons could be a lot of fun with the right performance upgrades.
Absolutely awesome! You can never go wrong with a Lexus/Toyota as the foundation for a body swap! You'll get that reliability along with the awesome looks of that gorgeous Falcon body and a huge sense of accomplishment to go along with everything! Well done! 👏👏👏
I wish I had the skills to put my '03 Corolla chassis and running gear under a Studebaker ,shoebox Ford or some other oldie.Your work here is totally kickass! Mad skills!!
The Ford Falcon was actually a pretty good car. Built on the same chassis and drivetrain as the Mustang. Had the same 200 Cu. Inch straight six as the Mustang.
Except it was the other way around. Falcons were there first. The Mustang was a Falcon with a skinjob. Falcons were seen as nerdy cars, Mustangs were designed to look cool.
I love what you did to the Falcon. When I was a kid the family had an early 60's Falcon wagon, so I've got a soft spot for this car. Truly amazing build. Kudos to the auto wash crew. They look like they get the job done too!
Imagine that I bet in Ford factory in 60" where working G.I that fought Japs , could they imagine that US car they made will be "merged" with Japanise car ? , I would like to know what they would say about that 🤣
I built a 63 with a custom frame, 506ci bbf. I had it stripped down to the bare body just like you did, but then used a custom frame instead of another car. Well done, however, what is great about the gen1 falcon is the dash! You should keep it and put the gauges, etc, from the lexus inside. This is what I did when I swapped a 99 dodge truck drivetrain into a 74 motorhome, I took apart the gauge cluster and cut into individual gauges to put inside the 74 dash, and used the dash controller to still control them and hook up to the wiring harness. Only funny thing is some gauges were rotating 90 to get the same needle movement. lol
This video just rolled through my RUclips recommended feed so I am late to the party but... This is the coolest car project I have seen in many years! I love it.
This is the 2nd most ambitious project I've seen on RUclips. The first was the guy that resurrected the modern hemi Challenger that burnt up in a house fire.
This is the kind of build series that will put your channel on the map! Really looking forward to future content to see where the Flexus goes from here! Liked and subbed!
I love automotive upcycling like this, you took two junk cars and made one awesome new car out of the best bits of both! Personally I’d like to have seen the Falcon’s dashboard reused, but if you wanted to keep the airbags and stuff then I guess that makes sense. Either way, that’s a super cool ride!
There's no such thing as "upcycling", it's a fake idea made by etsy sellers to trick you into buying an old laptop that's been turned into a wall clock or some shit. As it is he took one perfectly fine lexus and one reasonable falcon restoration candidate, and he didn't improve the falcon, he made a lexus worse.
@@kyle8952 Lol the Lexus was wrecked and that four-door Falcon wouldn't be worth restoring, it'd cost more to fix than it's worth. By combining the two he's keeping both cars on the road in a fun and unique way. As for upcycling, all it is is a variation of recycling, by repurposing something that would otherwise be thrown away/scrapped. Call it whatever you want, but that's basically what this is, just because you don't like a word doesn't mean it isn't a thing.
I hope we don’t have any Ford Loyalists that have a problem with a genius mechanical worker doing what nobody ever even dreamed! Great video and can’t express my respect for your mechanical skills!
Dad used to have a Falcon like this one. It brought back some good memories to see this one and to know that it had been given a second life. Fantastic work 👏👏👏
I agree with you on the interiors. The main reasons I didn’t stay with the falcon interior was... well it didn’t have one haha. So the cheaper option was the Lexus. Plus the Lexus interior was almost perfect since the car has less than 80,000mi on it. And lastly, I left the original dash in my 66 when I did the crown Vic swap and trying keep all the creature comforts while hiding it behind the small older dashes was a royal pain. There is a reason new cars have big dashboards... there is a lot of stuff back there
Ford made / makes quite a few reliable models mixed in with their many duds....The new Tundra and Tacoma are unreliable disasters.....failing engines and transmissions under 30k miles!
There's a few guys who have body swapped 1950's era Ford F100's onto second generation 1995-2001 Ford Explorers, one stock engine option was the 5.0 on those, plenty of aftermarket stock and performance parts for those.
I absolutely love builds like this. It takes a piece of hotrod history thats rotting and beyond repair underneath and saving it making it a new enjoyable part of hot rod history. Keep em runnin boys!
Man I've watched your other body swap videos and its so awesome to see an old car with modern stuff mated to it! I'd love to be able to do a crown vic swap to my 68 f100 like you did as well!
I am excited about the idea of unibody chassis swaps but I'm not yet brave enough to take the plunge. This is a very encouraging video with a terrific result, great work!
I thought an excessive amount of structural support for the Lexus was removed, as a professional do you have an opinion or concerns w that aspect of the build?
@@Pedroisanickname I think throwing steel at it and attaching the "new" body is sufficient especially for a hardtop sedan. Modern cars are surprisingly strong even with the top cut off. It would certainly be stronger than the original falcon, they fold-up pretty easily.
Had a 62 I honestly was thinking this one could have been it by the colors and primer showing, until I realized it had 4 doors . Call me crazy but that body stile is one of my favorite out of even the classic muscle cars. Its ecredible what you accomplished. A 62 falcon was my first car and I want another. I have 65 econoline now, I think theres something special about the wagons around that year also
The interior looks awesome in the good ol Falcon. Those Falcons were the platform that the Mustang was built on. Lots of the parts would interchange. They were so popular many of them were still coming to the shop in the early 80's.
This reminds me of myself and my friends back in the 80s, we would try anything. We had the energy and courage to do something like this, but it was the malais era, so donor platform cars were just soso. great job guy, and it came out well.
this is really BadAss brother i’m almost 60 years old and your generation is completely Credited for coming up with this idea ! when i was younger and the Unibody Construction took off in thecAutomotive World no one had the Vision that a Body Swap of this Magnitude could be done successfully now of course the Equipment like awelders and other Tools has changed a lot of that because it’s so availablfor the DIYers at affordable costs but honestly a Old Ford Falcon running and driving like a Lexus !Its Brilliant plus swapping out the nice Amenities that a Lexus offers is a freaking Homerun like the nice comfortable Lathr Interior Soft Ride , aC , Cruise , nice Stereo Etc it’s Genious you take a basic commuter Car and turn it into a nice Luxury Daily Driver that doesn’t look like everything else on the road Plus IMO no disrespect but i remember seeing old Falcons running and driving being $800.00 to &1,0000.00 dollar cars and by doing this type of a build i’m guessing it’s a car that would sell for 15 to 20K easily if not more i’m basing that on used Lexus pricing but throwing in some CoolGuy Factor Moneys it seams reasonable the whole process is a Win i’m sure the Lexus was a reasonable buy with all the body Damage it had the only major Glitch i could see is i’m not sure how that would work with a Salvage Totle and theRebuild Laws Yet i’m thinking as long as the FalconBody meets the mandatory Motor Vehicle Laws it would be cool and Legal of course every State would be different
You my friend look like this is t your first body swap you’ve done. The confidence you wield the grinder and sawzall tells me that you know what you are doing. Awesome job on this build
Human talent takes multiple forms. You are not only a very skilled mechanic but a very talented one. Congratulations, I love your Falcon and all the commitment you put in the project. Thanks for sharing the video.
Dude... I mean DUDE (insert clapping GIF here), what the actual fark... one guy did THAT... in a home garage with no lift!? A 1 man build/ fabricate shop! At the start of the video I was thinking, " if he doesn't use those Lexas seats in the Falcon I'll have to call that out in the comments". You didn't let me down, bravo, bravo sir. Then you took it another level, dash, console and carpet install, poof mind blown. Not all heroes wear capes...
What an absolute stroke of genius you are my brotha….. absolute WOW! I am speechless. Very clever engineering; no computers , No scanning; just the God given gift of your brains…. Wow….👍🏼💯🇺🇸
Super Cool RUclips sent me this 8 months after you posted it. The little guy you installed in the passenger seat gave the project that needed coolness. tHanks for the video!
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And this folks is how you make a you tube clip.
No 1 hour introduction, no "i found it in a barn"
no talked about sponsorship rubbish.
Good work dude. I love the early 60's Falcons and put together
with some already built late technology gets my vote.
G'day from Down Under.
People have to make money.. not everyone can make RUclips videos as a charity service.
I appreciate videos like this, but the others are great too
I'm 73 y/o. I was a teenager in the 60's. Young guys back then didn't have this level of sophistication and ingenuity. You should be extremely proud of yourself and the example you're showing your kids. I'm betting one of your kids will put nuclear propulsion in a 90ish Ford cause "that's the way Dad thought about doing things". Anything was possible.
Hoho , Grandad you Re so cool .
The first car I drove by myself was a 63 Falcon Futura Sprint with a 260 V-8 and a four speed. I will never forget that ride. The problem was those cars were few and far between. I too was a teenager then it was 1964 and I had been in the air force over a year and was hitchhiking back to the base and the guy that picked was on his way to Amarillo where I was stationed but had left Houston earlier that day and was very tired and sleepy but his dad had a heart attack and he was on his way to the hospital. He needed someone to drive for him and he got out and I got behind the wheel with very, very little experience behind the wheel. I was shaking at first but he went to sleep and I gained enough confidence to get us to Amarillo. Every time I see a Falcon the memories come rushing back.
@@glenngray3119 Great story.
@@glenngray3119 I Was 19yrs Old And Bought A Brand New 63 1/2 Falcon Futura With A 260 V-8 And 3 On The Tree, I Could SMOKE The Four Speed Falcon EVERY Time! (i loved to drag race) Some People Make Fun Of The Ford Falcon,
But It Was A SOLID Little Car And EASY To Work On. $2,400 Out The Door. Those Were The Day's
I'm currently watching my neighbor do this with a Geo Tracker chassis and a Morris Minor body.
At home, in the driveway, in the garage, w/ the kids, the pet, the pal and a critter save! Genius dad hero. God bless America.
I thought "body swap" meant two vehicles with a ladder frame. Literally take the body off one frame and swap it onto another. This is an insane amount of work. I'm very impressed.
a guy i work with did a 49 desoto 4dr onto an s10 complete with a/c and all then worked it into a 2dr conversion with a chop top. its sick as hell. he told me the other day hes putting a newer dodge hemi in it now
That's impossible with these 2 vehicles because the Lexus is a unibody & doesn't have a frame...
@@Road_Rash this guy just showed us that the impossible, is possible, WOW.
Falcon is unibody also
@@Road_Rash yep he obviously didn't do it!🙃😜
loved this build. Not easy to find the right compatible cars dimensionally to make this happen! keep up the creativity
Thanks! I definitely lucked out with how well it did fit
El Ford Maverick sedán es compatible por dimensiones con mi Fiat Stilo JTD. Pero no haría un cambio de carrocería como el del vídeo.
@@alexisg311 Wheelbase is pretty close. Might work. I think another important factor is if the bonnet/hood can close
How long did it take to build?
Well that was cool and I love that little dude was helping out but ..... I thought I was gonna see the lexus body swapped onto the falcon chassis (joke). Amazing job well done
Top!
As German, living in Germany, "TüV" would say: No go!
No legal registration possibel, but the Idea... Love it.
Kids, your dad did a good job.
Nice!
Registration in the United States: "Oh yes, that is definitely a 1963 Ford Falcon."
They don't care here. A young lady from the DMV will come out look at the car and make sure the serial number underneath the hood is there and then say ok ready to go. They don't care about anything older than 1975 as far as inspections or legality. They just want to sale you new plates and tags so they make there money.
It's so nice to see a young boy grow from a toddler to junior high age helping his dad with some sort of car project.
The fact he soloed this makes it 10x more impressive
I was wondering how you figured out it would fit lol, never would have dawned on me a falcon would fit on a lexis! Great job dude! I love it! 🤠👍
To say that you are a creative person would be a distinct understatement. You have a vision that is unparalleled. Such a fusion is incredible!! I can appreciate all of the drive it took to accomplish that project. Of course you had your helpers… Great job… looking forward to seeing your ride painted and going to car shows. Best of luck with the Flexus and keep the helpers involved. I have been driving a 1965 Ford Mustang Fastback for 51 years and I know what it takes to keep it on the road. You have a special gift…
Love that the kids were heavily involved in the build.
Just driving past it looks like you just stuck stupid modern rims on an old car, and that means you got it right. Well done
You are among a very few people on the planet capable of such work.
I would have thought the GS400 was bigger than a Falcon. Tight fit
This is honestly the best idea I've seen. Preserving the wrecked underframe of a newer car while keeping the shell of the old body. I should suggest making negative castings for builds like this. On top of that you can use the VIN from the old body and not have to worry about dealing with the wrecked VIN.
The donor vehicle VIN would open up a can of worms; emissions alone.
@@piercehawke8021 probably registered under Lexus and should pass IM easily.
@@32PontiacSix-rk6vs typically; smog legality, if applicable, goes by the year of the body, not the floor pan/drive train. This Round Body Falcon is how this build is registered; especially if it was already licensed/titled.
Excellent. After much measuring and googling, crawling through my local wrecking yards, I did pretty much the same thing last winter. Free totaled Toyota Avalon in Excellent mechanical condition, stripped down to the chassis. Found a running registered 1961 Dodge Lancer with extreme floor rust. FWD chassis to RWD body required some ingenuity, but I have a completely unaltered Dodge body now with Toyota amenities and reliability. Registered in CA as a 61 Dodge, put 10k miles on it this summer! Repairs so far- left front wheel bearing and one oil change.
No way! Dude you are a talented and blessed artist. Who would ever thought of even going there with a body swap of those two models of cars. Very impressive. Now there’s a story you’re little boy is gonna tell to everyone when he grows up and tells what his dad did. Excellent vid.
Thank you @StraightCutGears for the great video. It was hilarious to watch in fast-forward, & it was great that the kids were able to help out, and even your dog was there for moral support! 4:26 I loved how you put the old Falcon chassis "out to pasture", by driving it there. At least it could go out with some pride =)
i'm very impressed. at the beginnig of this video i had the impression this wasn't going to turn out right. oh boy was i wrong, that's neat! you could almost convince people it was just an interior & wheel swap, you'd never know what lurks beneath. well done.
YES to all that you have done here, the music, working with the kids, the swap, everything.
this proves that we never grow up, you still keep playing with cars. So I do. Regards from ARG.
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Man I been searching videos on the web and yours is the best....would you consider doing a body swap for me ...I have a 79 third and I wNt to put it on a 11 crown vic...help me please
Had four various 60- 64 falcons as my first car(s) (in Australia, basically the same vehicle only no 289 and two doors rare as hen's dentures) So very nostalgic watching this, and wonderful to see this shell on new components. Kudos to your brilliance.
I'm still driving my '05 Falcon.😁
This is the best example of "adapting the world to your ideas". Very strange and yet satisfying to watch. 🎉
Man you’ve given me so much inspiration to work on my 63 Falcon 2 door sedan. I had a wild idea about extending a Miata chassis to match the Falcon’s wheelbase but wasn’t sure of the feasibility. You’ve made me rethink it lol, beautiful car man!
Fortunately for you, Miata frames come in two halves! They aren’t really one continuous frame from front to back, there are just front and rear subframes that bolt to the body, sort of like they’re half body on frame, but unibody in the middle. So if you buy a donor Miata and remove the subframes, it should actually be pretty easy to change the length to fit whatever car you want to put them in. You’ll just need to get a custom driveshaft to connect the two, and make sure your car has enough rigidity in between the frames.
@@Thinginator That's not a Miata specific thing, it's pretty much true of all modern unibody cars. The GS400 is also like this. On a Miata though, they also have this piece called the "powerplant frame" that structurally connects the transmission to the diff while also supporting the transmission because the Miata doesn't have a crossmember or trans mount. That would have to be lengthened or eliminated if you wanted to change the wheelbase.
If your 63 falcon runs and drives it would be easier to repair any rust damage and keep it as original as possible besides if you ever sell it most people are looking for an original car not a miss matched one.
I had a 61 Sedan w/ 170ci inline 6 "Special Performance", 3 on the tree. You don't know how many times I dreamt of doing something like this. Those roundbody Falcons could be a lot of fun with the right performance upgrades.
I love how the interior looks so 'plush', yet the exterior looks 'ratty'.
‘Yes’
Right? It’s a Rat Fraud
@@keenobservations3050 LOVE THAT!😅
@@bazilwreckerloughead I should copy-write that
@@keenobservations3050 You should, alot of people are doing stuff like that to their cars!
What a unique and satisfying project, Fun to watch
that`s just the greatest thing. A new car ride and handling and comfort with a classic look. This is one talented man! Kudos to you sir!
Absolutely awesome! You can never go wrong with a Lexus/Toyota as the foundation for a body swap! You'll get that reliability along with the awesome looks of that gorgeous Falcon body and a huge sense of accomplishment to go along with everything! Well done! 👏👏👏
Awesome build and awesome skills! Loved seeing your kids involved, too.
I wish I had the skills to put my '03 Corolla chassis and running gear under a Studebaker ,shoebox Ford or some other oldie.Your work here is totally kickass! Mad skills!!
That would be so cool! DO IT!
The Ford Falcon was actually a pretty good car. Built on the same chassis and drivetrain as the Mustang. Had the same 200 Cu. Inch straight six as the Mustang.
Except it was the other way around. Falcons were there first. The Mustang was a Falcon with a skinjob. Falcons were seen as nerdy cars, Mustangs were designed to look cool.
This is amazing body swapping a Falcon and a Lexus 😳🤯. You definitely got my sub. Can't wait to see more content from your channel.
The vision to see this combination warrants subscription.
Brilliant!
I love what you did to the Falcon. When I was a kid the family had an early 60's Falcon wagon, so I've got a soft spot for this car. Truly amazing build. Kudos to the auto wash crew. They look like they get the job done too!
Imagine that I bet in Ford factory in 60" where working G.I that fought Japs , could they imagine that US car they made will be "merged" with Japanise car ? , I would like to know what they would say about that 🤣
Yes, our family had the 2 door wagon, in black, with the ranch style vinyl apolstery. LOVE this guy's build!
Move to Australia we have a whole range of falcons even turbo 4 litre straight six varients that can pull 8 second 1/4mile when heavily modified
I built a 63 with a custom frame, 506ci bbf. I had it stripped down to the bare body just like you did, but then used a custom frame instead of another car. Well done, however, what is great about the gen1 falcon is the dash! You should keep it and put the gauges, etc, from the lexus inside. This is what I did when I swapped a 99 dodge truck drivetrain into a 74 motorhome, I took apart the gauge cluster and cut into individual gauges to put inside the 74 dash, and used the dash controller to still control them and hook up to the wiring harness. Only funny thing is some gauges were rotating 90 to get the same needle movement. lol
I love how the car looks with the Lexus parts good job love the build
The planning and craftsmanship involved is amazing.
Here is a guy undaunted by complexity.
Wow, never thought this is possible!
Well done man 👍
Great work! Seems like you did the majority of it by yourself also. Mad respect!
You just made the Falcon a million times more bulletproof lol. No killing a Lexus. Crazy how well they lined up and fit together!
Saved 2 cars from the crusher. Glad this hit my feed. Well done, sir.
Your skill and commitment gets you a subscriber.
That snake was the little known 'Windscreen Viper'.
One of the best body swap i have seen
This video just rolled through my RUclips recommended feed so I am late to the party but... This is the coolest car project I have seen in many years! I love it.
Thanks! I appreciate it
I just found your videos, you’re talented and these body swaps are friggin sick
This is the 2nd most ambitious project I've seen on RUclips. The first was the guy that resurrected the modern hemi Challenger that burnt up in a house fire.
This is the kind of build series that will put your channel on the map! Really looking forward to future content to see where the Flexus goes from here! Liked and subbed!
Agree and did same. Not often I watch every second of a video, I did here.
Outstanding thought, engineering and craftsmanship. Well done!!!
I love automotive upcycling like this, you took two junk cars and made one awesome new car out of the best bits of both! Personally I’d like to have seen the Falcon’s dashboard reused, but if you wanted to keep the airbags and stuff then I guess that makes sense. Either way, that’s a super cool ride!
There's no such thing as "upcycling", it's a fake idea made by etsy sellers to trick you into buying an old laptop that's been turned into a wall clock or some shit.
As it is he took one perfectly fine lexus and one reasonable falcon restoration candidate, and he didn't improve the falcon, he made a lexus worse.
@@kyle8952 Lol the Lexus was wrecked and that four-door Falcon wouldn't be worth restoring, it'd cost more to fix than it's worth. By combining the two he's keeping both cars on the road in a fun and unique way.
As for upcycling, all it is is a variation of recycling, by repurposing something that would otherwise be thrown away/scrapped. Call it whatever you want, but that's basically what this is, just because you don't like a word doesn't mean it isn't a thing.
It's because of your little helpers that the car looks so good great job!
I hope we don’t have any Ford Loyalists that have a problem with a genius mechanical worker doing what nobody ever even dreamed! Great video and can’t express my respect for your mechanical skills!
I am always in awe, when people like you are determined to do something and get it done, and done very well.
Awesome work! So much time fitting / cutting / welding!
Buenísima conversión, mis respetos para el constructor....a disfrutar del auto...👍
Dad used to have a Falcon like this one. It brought back some good memories to see this one and to know that it had been given a second life. Fantastic work 👏👏👏
It was great to see the kids out there helping dad with his Frankenstein car project 👍👍
I love these kinds of builds, deeply love them, but I also loath the use of modern plastic interiors. Amazing how well the two cars line up though!
I agree with you on the interiors. The main reasons I didn’t stay with the falcon interior was... well it didn’t have one haha. So the cheaper option was the Lexus. Plus the Lexus interior was almost perfect since the car has less than 80,000mi on it. And lastly, I left the original dash in my 66 when I did the crown Vic swap and trying keep all the creature comforts while hiding it behind the small older dashes was a royal pain. There is a reason new cars have big dashboards... there is a lot of stuff back there
@@StraightCutGears Love the builders comment, nothing like the word from the guy that did the work!
The Internet is exposing so many geniuses this is amazing job bless your heart
Now it’s the most reliable Ford in the world.
And the most comfortable riding; best braking Ford Falcon in the world
Ford made / makes quite a few reliable models mixed in with their many duds....The new Tundra and Tacoma are unreliable disasters.....failing engines and transmissions under 30k miles!
There's a few guys who have body swapped 1950's era Ford F100's onto second generation 1995-2001 Ford Explorers, one stock engine option was the 5.0 on those, plenty of aftermarket stock and performance parts for those.
I absolutely love builds like this. It takes a piece of hotrod history thats rotting and beyond repair underneath and saving it making it a new enjoyable part of hot rod history. Keep em runnin boys!
I am just staggered by the amount of effort and skill in this build. Well done!
Man I've watched your other body swap videos and its so awesome to see an old car with modern stuff mated to it! I'd love to be able to do a crown vic swap to my 68 f100 like you did as well!
That is seriously Badass and I hope you keep the exterior just the way it is.
I like everything about this, except, I think I would have preferred the Falcon dash.
Falcon dash and change the wheels
And maybe used a two door model instead of four but the four IS AWESOME!😎👍
Wow. You have accomplished the impossible. That was a ton of work.
Introducing the New ... *FALXUS*
This car and your work are absolutely brilliant.What a great cruising vehicle.
Absolutely Amazing. Please make the outside as nice as the inside.
Thanks! I am planning on it
@@StraightCutGears please just do a clear coat we love the rat rod Style with the plush interior
good to see the kids helping out- much more education, and application of useful skills than a video game.
Awesome work sir just bought a project myself and know the rollercoaster feelings involved with the work involved.
Wow! Impressive! The labor involved!
I am excited about the idea of unibody chassis swaps but I'm not yet brave enough to take the plunge. This is a very encouraging video with a terrific result, great work!
I thought an excessive amount of structural support for the Lexus was removed, as a professional do you have an opinion or concerns w that aspect of the build?
@@Pedroisanickname I think throwing steel at it and attaching the "new" body is sufficient especially for a hardtop sedan. Modern cars are surprisingly strong even with the top cut off. It would certainly be stronger than the original falcon, they fold-up pretty easily.
This video is a case study working with what you have . You made it happen dude!
If I ever come into money, I'm going to hire this guy to do projects like this that my mind is full of. I so love this❣
My keeps have been so glued to the screen likes this for so long! Unbelievable work I wouldn't trust myself, that is loteral precision.
Had a 62 I honestly was thinking this one could have been it by the colors and primer showing, until I realized it had 4 doors . Call me crazy but that body stile is one of my favorite out of even the classic muscle cars. Its ecredible what you accomplished. A 62 falcon was my first car and I want another. I have 65 econoline now, I think theres something special about the wagons around that year also
The interior looks awesome in the good ol Falcon. Those Falcons were the platform that the Mustang was built on. Lots of the parts would interchange. They were so popular many of them were still coming to the shop in the early 80's.
Well done. You and B is for Build have wrapped up body swaps. Love this - great inspiration.
Thanks so much!
This reminds me of myself and my friends back in the 80s, we would try anything. We had the energy and courage to do something like this, but it was the malais era, so donor platform cars were just soso. great job guy, and it came out well.
That was One of the most amazing things I've ever watched on RUclips. Thank you man
this is really BadAss brother i’m almost 60 years old and your generation is completely Credited for coming up with this idea ! when i was younger and the Unibody Construction took off in thecAutomotive World no one had the Vision that a Body Swap of this Magnitude could be done successfully now of course the Equipment like awelders and other Tools has changed a lot of that because it’s so availablfor the DIYers at affordable costs but honestly a Old Ford Falcon running and driving like a Lexus !Its Brilliant plus swapping out the nice Amenities that a Lexus offers is a freaking Homerun like the nice comfortable Lathr Interior Soft Ride , aC , Cruise , nice Stereo Etc it’s Genious you take a basic commuter Car and turn it into a nice Luxury Daily Driver that doesn’t look like everything else on the road Plus IMO no disrespect but i remember seeing old Falcons running and driving being $800.00 to &1,0000.00 dollar cars and by doing this type of a build i’m guessing it’s a car that would sell for 15 to 20K easily if not more i’m basing that on used Lexus pricing but throwing in some CoolGuy Factor Moneys it seams reasonable the whole process is a Win i’m sure the Lexus was a reasonable buy with all the body Damage it had the only major Glitch i could see is i’m not sure how that would work with a Salvage Totle and theRebuild Laws Yet i’m thinking as long as the FalconBody meets the mandatory Motor Vehicle Laws it would be cool and Legal of course every State would be different
Wow!!! I thought you were going to transplant the mechanics and the interior! Awesome job !!!!
What a nice dad you are helping those little guys do that body swap like that!! Looks great too
You have the best helpers bro blessings to your family!
What a rad little car! Family cruiser for sure. Nice job man.
Frankenstein's Car! You are a dynamo of creative energy Straight Cut Gears! Love it!
You my friend look like this is t your first body swap you’ve done. The confidence you wield the grinder and sawzall tells me that you know what you are doing.
Awesome job on this build
Thanks man! It is my 3rd swap. I’ve always grown up around cars and fabrication. I started welding at 13
Not this guy's 1st cannon shot, wow!
Human talent takes multiple forms. You are not only a very skilled mechanic but a very talented one. Congratulations, I love your Falcon and all the commitment you put in the project. Thanks for sharing the video.
Broooooo... this is so freaking mean!! Love your patients in the dash work man!
Congratulations!!! I wish I had your ability and most of all your patience!
awesome job, never imagined a falcon will fit a GS400 so good, I need more of that now.
That was incredible. I'm putting a 62 Mercury Comet back together. This is on a whole other level 👍👍👍
Dude... I mean DUDE (insert clapping GIF here), what the actual fark... one guy did THAT... in a home garage with no lift!? A 1 man build/ fabricate shop! At the start of the video I was thinking, " if he doesn't use those Lexas seats in the Falcon I'll have to call that out in the comments". You didn't let me down, bravo, bravo sir. Then you took it another level, dash, console and carpet install, poof mind blown. Not all heroes wear capes...
This is the one of the CRAZIEST and COOLEST car project I have EVER seen on RUclips! The equal of SuperFastMatt's Jag/Tessla conversion. WOW!!!
Ahhhhhhhh, that was awesome! Loved when the kid got in during the carpet install. Haters are going to hate but that's hot roding!
Awesome work. I remember late 80s early 90s no one wanted a falcon. It was just under a pinto.
What an absolute stroke of genius you are my brotha….. absolute WOW! I am speechless. Very clever engineering; no computers , No scanning; just the God given gift of your brains…. Wow….👍🏼💯🇺🇸
I haven't giggled like a kid seeing a build in a while - absolutely love this. Sure as heck is more complicated than my '66 Mustang build!
Super Cool RUclips sent me this 8 months after you posted it.
The little guy you installed in the passenger seat gave the project that needed coolness.
tHanks for the video!
Absolutely incredible! So impressive- what a great idea