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Bygone Spares and Restoration

Incorporating Octagon Manufacturing

1963 Ford XM Falcon Panel Van Restoration

1963 Ford XM Falcon Panel Van

Rear of body awaiting repairs

1963 Ford XM Falcon Panel Van

Lower quarter welded in

1963 Ford XM Falcon Panel Van

Rear RH before repairs

1963 Ford XM Falcon Panel Van

Rear LH corner after repairs

1963 Ford XM Falcon Panel Van

Rear RH

1963 Ford XM Falcon Panel Van

Applying paint

1963 Ford XM Falcon Panel Van

Tailgate after repairs

1963 Ford XM Falcon Panel Van

Fuel tank awaiting installation

1963 Ford XM Falcon Panel Van

Installing rear floor

1963 Ford XM Falcon Panel Van

Rear floor painted & timber installed

1963 Ford XM Falcon Panel Van

Painting the dash candy apple red

1963 Ford XM Falcon Panel Van

Interior components Candy Apple red

1963 Ford XM Falcon Panel Van

Dash Candy Apple red

1963 Ford XM Falcon Panel Van

Rear body finished

1963 Ford XM Falcon Panel Van

1963 Ford XM Falcon Panel Van

Door colours

1963 Ford XM Falcon Panel Van

Tailgate installed

1963 Ford XM Falcon Panel Van

Fitting guards and front valance

1963 Ford XM Falcon Panel Van

Bonnet painted

1963 Ford XM Falcon Panel Van

C4 gearbox cleaned up and painted

1963 Ford XM Falcon Panel Van

Engine cleaned up and painted

1963 Ford XM Falcon Panel Van

Reassembling engine components

1963 Ford XM Falcon Panel Van

Steering column components candy apple red

1963 Ford XM Falcon Panel Van

the engine fitted into the body

1963 Ford XM Falcon Panel Van

except the engine doesnt fit, its out of an XE, sway bar touches the sump

1963 Ford XM Falcon Panel Van

and the main chassis crossmember touches the sump

1963 Ford XM Falcon Panel Van

fabricated spacers to lift engine clear of sway bar, and chopped a section out of crossmember, then all painted and ready to fit

1963 Ford XM Falcon Panel Van

Radiator cleaned up and painted ready for installation, except it doesnt fit either

1963 Ford XM Falcon Panel Van

fitting American door handles which are quite the same as the aussie ones

1963 Ford XM Falcon Panel Van

engine in situ, headlights and surrounds installed

1963 Ford XM Falcon Panel Van

new plugs on wiring harness and adapter plate fabricated to fit the whole thing to body

1963 Ford XM Falcon Panel Van

1963 Ford XM Falcon Panel Van

1963 Ford XM Falcon Panel Van

Finished engine bay

1963 Ford XM Falcon Panel Van

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