Vehicle Owner

Member ID: camarofinn

Location: near Helsinki, FI

Vehicle Info

1964 Ford Galaxie

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed-1mph
  • HP-1
  • Weight-1lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

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Performance Parts

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mika’s Ford Galaxie
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camarofinn's 1964 Ford Galaxie  

What`s new:

Just now (September   2009):

New convertible top (black) with Glass rear window, is installed now!

I added myself fresh cardboard pieces to top bows.

Erkki from Menopeli upholstery shop installed new top! Quality Job !

 camarofinn's 1964 Ford Galaxie camarofinn's 1964 Ford Galaxie

 camarofinn's 1964 Ford Galaxie camarofinn's 1964 Ford Galaxie

 camarofinn's 1964 Ford Galaxie

Engine compartment detailing:

Block is now black,  no more noisy electric fans !

Stock Q-code 1967 fan + clutch installed

All wires detailed to 60`s look !

orginal "gold" aircleaner + valve covers installed, with few FoMoCo stickers

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 camarofinn's 1964 Ford Galaxie  camarofinn's 1964 Ford Galaxie

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                                                                          Custom autosound Radio

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Now with Hotwheels emblems & flames                  We Collect rockauto magnets !!!!

Childish ?  I feel younger, LOL

camarofinn's 1964 Ford Galaxie 

 

These I did early this year (2009):

-Rebuilt front upper A-arms, with new uppershafts and bushings, upper ball joints Installed

-New power steering control valve installed .

-Front & Rear seat covers, new rearseat speakergrille installed

-Front seat tracks are now rust free, and  POR15 treated.

-new flexiplate & starter installed

-New 90 amp alternator installed

-Instal 2" drop blocks to rear end. Rear is too high, added extra leafs few years ago.. Sats more than 1" too high now.

 

 

 camarofinn's 1964 Ford Galaxie  camarofinn's 1964 Ford Galaxie

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Car will be as stock as possible, will be soon registered as historic vechile.

I will change wheels, stock with XL -hubcaps / TorqThrust D 15" os Astro Supremes ?  

MISSING PARTS:

-Correct Sunvisor brackets (now with fastback brackets)

-Swing-away steering column shifter arm

 

 

see more www.kuumakyyti.com/galaxie.htm

camarofinn's 1964 Ford Galaxie   camarofinn's 1964 Ford Galaxie

             D.I.Y. Rallye Pack :O)                                            Is it too High ?

      oil pressure - tacho  -  temp, moon units.             dreamin` about ridetech setup

2008:

-New Rear bumber from Bumberboyz
-new rear aluminium finish panels from Burton antique parts.
-new black Xl door panels, bucket seat covers, boot cover from SMS fabrics 

Info:


Here is My Galaxie. 1964 500XL Convertible.
Z-Code 390, 300 HP , Crane cam, Edelbrock 600cfm, Raptor mufflers,  Cruise-O-matic, Power steering, Power brakes, Power windows , Swing-Away Steering, Remote trunk opener, Custom autosound CD/MP3 player. I have owned this for last 15 yrs. Good overall condition. New paint job in 2005.
17" Torque-Thrust II wheels. 
front: 7x17", with 215-45 tires
rear: 8x17", with 235-45 tires

see more here: www.kuumakyyti.com/ragtop64

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  camarofinn's 1964 Ford Galaxie   In torque we trust, and we do like torque Thursts  !

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                                                                                     (old blue interior)

 

camarofinn's 1964 Ford Galaxie

2007 picture: my son Oscar is lurkin` there :-)

And Galaxie was green 1993-2004:

camarofinn's 1964 Ford Galaxie      camarofinn's 1964 Ford Galaxie

Many people said to me,  why you changed color...

Bad prep on color,  damages, , & just get bored that color & interior getting bad...

 

 

 

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lovejeets  

Posted by: lovejeets

06/23/2009 11:50PM

nice galaxie 5/5!! you should check out my 1970 galaxie xl hope you will like it

63CountrySquire  

Posted by: 63CountrySquire

06/05/2009 08:44PM

Love the car... I've seen it around the internet..

mposill  

Posted by: mposill

05/11/2009 03:25PM

Nice.

0bl0m  

Posted by: 0bl0m

05/08/2009 03:13AM

Nice old style !!! Shineeee ...

Chef064  

Posted by: Chef064

04/22/2009 03:15PM

Very nice ride! Good job on it!

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Vehicle Owner

Member ID: camarofinn

Location: near Helsinki, FI