COYOTE SWAPPED 1963 FORD GALAXIE WAGON LONGROOF
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In this episode, I take you on a quick tour of my 1963 Ford Galaxie Country Sedan. We Coyote swap the longroof wagon and set it up with an air ride suspension.
Please leave a comment and let me know what you think?
Huge thanks to:
Ridetech Suspension ridetech.com/
Gearstar High-Performance Transmissions gearstar.com/
Ford 5.0L Coyote Engine
The Coyote is a 5.0 liter, naturally aspirated V8 engine from Ford Motor used to power sports cars like the Ford Mustang and pickup trucks like the Ford F-150. Featuring a dual overhead cam (DOHC) design, in a V configuration, the Ford Coyote architecture has been part of the Ford Modular family since 2011. The engine has seen some revisions since then, the most recent being in 2018.
This engine was first engineered for the Mustang GT so it could compete with the GM 6.2L LS3 engine used in the Chevrolet Camaro at the time. The Coyote had to remain the same size as the outgoing 4.6-liter V8. It was also Ford’s first implementation of its Twin independent Variable Cam Timing (Ti-VCT) technology on a V8 engine, a feature which considerably improves fuel economy and power delivery all while reducing emissions.
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Always happy to see wagons in the fold. Sleeperdude just put full floors in a Galaxy wagon in Wimbledon white.
@luckysgarageshow
5 ай бұрын
Right on!
My '63 Country Sedan is rust-free black with a red interior. As far as I can find, there are no options that this car doesn't have. 390-4V, Cruis-o-matic 3-speed, roof rack, power tailgate window, factory under-dash A/C, power steering, power (drum) brakes, full carpet, deluxe wheel covers on whitewalls, etc. Was assembled very late in the '63 year, and the factory actually put 1963 427 C3AE-G heads on this 390. (Nothing trick, just larger valves and such). Anyway, no plans for "upgrades", as this cherry is too original to mess with. Lucky rocks!
Thank you Lucky, I’m very happy you stayed with a ford engine.
@luckysgarageshow
5 ай бұрын
Me too!
The air bag setup sounds like special effects from a Sci-Fi movie. Darth-Galaxy lives!
@alparker8661
5 ай бұрын
Sounds just like the Good Year Blimp
@TheMerc1950
5 ай бұрын
In a Galaxie (500), far far away.
I can't wait to see it finished, it's going to be really cool. Bringing back your childhood!
@luckysgarageshow
5 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@lestaylor3641
5 ай бұрын
The patina is perfect. Pull up next to someone eith it all the way up sleeper mode. Give it a rev and as they do drop to drag mode and say goodbye. Oh look at me 😂 like lucky needs coach. Mobile tech c-ya pal. 😂😂✌️
Looking forward to seeing this one done. Going to make Y'all an cool cruiser. Thank you Mr. Lucky!
@luckysgarageshow
5 ай бұрын
👊🏻
Will be an absolute beast when done.
@luckysgarageshow
5 ай бұрын
Yes!!!
Sorry I'm late! I looove that wagon, and now with the Coyote swap, it's one step closer to a driver! Looking forward to the updates on this puppy! Thanks, Lucky, ✌️❤️🙂🇨🇦
@luckysgarageshow
3 ай бұрын
Thanks 👍
Glad you could make the coyote motor work, This Chip guy said it was to big to put into a 56 Lincoln 👍
For many reasons, this will be my favorite car of yours. If you need any ideas on things to do to it, just give a holler. And you know, your buds at Magnuson offer all different sorts of BOOST options for that Coyote. You've probably been thru their catalog a dozen times choosing one already.🤣
Looking forward to more of this car. I love that dash...
@luckysgarageshow
5 ай бұрын
Thank you!!
I think Dynamat has a pretty high SF rating hahaha ! I remember a Friends big ol' '63 Galaxy with a dual quad 427 & 4 speed , not fast by today's standards but a real tire fryer ! That Car is beautiful Lucky...
Good to see ya Lucky
Thank you for this video. I’ve seen this car before in Torrance or Gardena months ago. Then I finally got a chance to really see it at the cars and coffee, but I wish I could’ve met you at the cars and coffee and Redondo Beach but when I saw you driving a car. It was too late. The light turned green, but you show me definitely with that station wagon can do when the light turned green thank you that made my day. Well, this is your subscriber over here from Los Angeles.🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽
I like. The compressor sounds like the beginning of a Tyson fight.
@luckysgarageshow
5 ай бұрын
Good one :)
I love it. Scraping rocket!
These classic Wagons are getting popular, I'm seeing more and more of them back on the road. Just a suggestion for your next project, do a mid-late 70's Muscle Car, like a 3rd Gen Malibu/ 4th gene Nova, 6th gen T-bird/3rd Gen Cougar, Plymouth Volare/Dodge Aspen, they are getting REALLY popular because they are cheap. You should show people that these cars can be cool and cheap to build.
That is what it is. The Coyote is like a baby 427 FE. A very nice engine for boost. The 352 would have been 250 hp and 327 lbs ft. The FI Coyote will make the same power with 2x the mileage. The OD is going to be great!
Love wagons got a 64 Ford Fairlane wagon I just got repainted
Save that patina!!!!!!!! it looks awesome, and just polish up that dash, soo cool, nice ride and soon to be daily driver!!
@luckysgarageshow
5 ай бұрын
I was thinking the same thing. 👊🏻
It would look awesome in a nice red and white to be an even nicer cruiser 😊😊
@luckysgarageshow
5 ай бұрын
That would be cool!
Keep the patina for sure 🤙🏻
Too cool , good work Lucky
@luckysgarageshow
5 ай бұрын
Thanks 👍
Definitely patina makes it easier on the Ole brain pan when your in heavy traffic
@luckysgarageshow
5 ай бұрын
🤣😂🏁
Love these old wagons. I'd love to find an old Mopar or GM wagon to do something like this to. Roll the patina with an updated drive train.
@luckysgarageshow
5 ай бұрын
Right on
Apparently 67 Dodge Dart tank is a pretty close replacement for the stock Galaxie wagon tank of this era. Readily available for EFI applications. Some modification needed for the fill tube.
going to be one sweet ride
@luckysgarageshow
5 ай бұрын
Thank you!
Wow your lighting and picture quality is so good
@luckysgarageshow
5 ай бұрын
Yay! Thank you!
All that sounds right
She’s a keeper ! 👍🏻
@luckysgarageshow
5 ай бұрын
Thanks
I had a 1970 ford wagon that was swapped with a 70 383 2 bbl and 727 torque flight and called it my FOPAR Wagon lol
Wow that thing is sweet.
Cool old car
That’s going to be pretty sweet, and a blast to cruise around in. Looks perfect. I had a customer, that was an engineer at Ford. He had one stashed away in his garage since the 70’s. I’ve always wondered where it went.
See ya next time Lucky
Wagons are sick... happy to see you saving this one and enjoying it!!!
@luckysgarageshow
5 ай бұрын
More to come!
I see a Power Tour in its future
@luckysgarageshow
5 ай бұрын
:)
Nice cruiser, can't wait to see finished product❤
The coyote looks so huge in that, yet normal in smaller cars. I don’t know why!
Love the wagon fleet!! Patina all the way!! Put the time & money into mechanicals!! Just make it safe & streetable!!👍👍
@luckysgarageshow
5 ай бұрын
Right on!
The Bomb!
On another channel called sleeperdude , they're doing a sixty four galaxy station wagain , and they did the same thing you're doing with the floor pan.
Awesome ride!
Cool
What an awesome looking car! Please continue to show us its progress as you continue your work. Thanks for the content!
@luckysgarageshow
5 ай бұрын
You bet!
That's a sweet car I never seen a wagon like that it's cool and a ripper with the coyote in it
wagons are the best... next to trucks!! such a great body style on that galaxie wagon!!
I like those old drip rails despite the issues because they protect the rubber door seal from sun and ice, unlike 2000s cars with curved body style doors that leave the seal exposed on top. Freezes shut in the winter, Sun ruins the rubber in the summer
My dad had a 63 Ford galaxie when I was a kid growing up and that thing was fast
Gonna be the perfect Galaxie wagon. Lowdown and dirty!
Cool build. I've never had a lowrider, never knew the air ride systems are so noisy when they're operating. Probably not noticeable once the car engine is running.
Great content, good work as always … have a nice weekend, Lucky!😎
On the drip rail I sand blast, etch prime, primer sealer then use 3m panel bond.
Love the long roof buddy…. I’d have to fix that tailgate, but I’m in Australia and we really don’t have that much old US iron here
Good lord thats a lot of engine.
Love it
Free is good. Just wish it was a Bow Tie version. Those coyote motors are ginormous! Looks like it just fit. That wagon would fit right in on the Andy Griffith show! Once again, nice work Lucky!
@luckysgarageshow
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watchin
Wagons are awesome! I can't wait to see this one!
@luckysgarageshow
5 ай бұрын
You and me both!
@coreysweigart4290
5 ай бұрын
I want to see that air bag controller. I am not sure what brand I want to use on my ride.
Rad Lucky , I would leave it as is too. It does have a nice patina for sure ! Don't makem like that anymore . That will be nice for the air tank too , hidden and out of site ! My grand pa had a 1974 Ford Ranch wagon ! It was cherry ! Peace and Love brother !
That stance...😙👌 chef's kiss
Depending on what the ultimate plan is, keeping it I would leave the patina. Maybe get some satin shine juice from Derek?
Butterfly wings and chrome window visors " what could you ask for,,,,Maybe a Coyote and some patina ? ,,great video Lucky, thanks for the ride 😅
Great video Lucky I have a 63 country sedan too. I have it off the frame and I am also doing the floor and firewall. I got a coyote and trans out of 2014 F150 for my swap. I have the ridetech 4 link kit for the rear and looking into a TCI front clip for it too. I cant wait to see more videos on your wagon soon.
@luckysgarageshow
5 ай бұрын
Thank you
Had a 60s ford wagon. You said on video you're keeping patina. If you decide to spray, check out sauterne gold. Great og ford color.
Love it patina sauce and roll
Check the inside of the roof at the edges for hidden rust, had a 62 chevy 2 wagon that rusted out the roof from the inside( yeah , i know “ its a chevy, “), lived its life outside of san diego, and still fell victim to rust!
With enough money,anything will "fit"😂
@luckysgarageshow
5 ай бұрын
😂👊🏻
That's that wagon life
@luckysgarageshow
5 ай бұрын
👊🏻💯
Consider: Laser rust removal gun is pricey and is time consuming but does wonders. Bo.
Looking really good Lucky I’m definitely a fan of station wagons and you found another banger that’s making me a bit jealous of you finding all the amazing old gold!!! Definitely would love like the butternut one you have but definitely don’t have the patience you have for getting them done and driving them around that is the most enjoyable part of the things you do!!! And I’m loving your pickup truck and wish I could find one like it that’s not a million dollars to buy and wish I in my younger days kept some of the old gold that I had!!!
Might be a real pain, but that tail gate can be re-built! My 59 Apache was Swiss cheese in the worst way, but it proudly sits in the garage as a runner driver. I’ve seen people do amazing things!
Lucky Fellow you tuber SleeperDude has found out that floors from a coupe will work in the wagons. He says that they will be a little bit short for the rear seat but everything else seems to be ok. A Thunder Bolt hood scoop would IMO look Bitchin on this. Also I don't think that single pot master cyl. is gonna be anywhere near enough to stop this car. This car for sure needs some long boards either on a roof rack or sticking out the rear window and cruising up and down PCH in Huntington Beach like my friends and I did what seems like a life time ago. 6=8.
Lucky,that is going to be one sweet ride. Thank you for sharing. P.s. The title of the video says that it is a 1964.
@luckysgarageshow
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the info
Dude, that tail gate looks entirely repairable..metal, mig, time...yoo can doo eet! PS Fukkabuncha "patina." Love the car, Lucky..do her right!
I'm planning on doing this swap in my 69 Country Squire once the 390 finally dies, which will be soon
@luckysgarageshow
5 ай бұрын
That sounds cool!
She’s a beauty lucky 👍
Engine should rumble good when lit 🔥‼️
I’m in love. Teardrop hood to cover the coyote?
@luckysgarageshow
5 ай бұрын
👊🏻
Wagons are such sleepers.
Gonna be a sleeper
leave the patina! just enjoy the hell out of a cool old cruiser!!
Hey Lucky, sure enjoy your old school approach. Question please, on some recent episode, you mention that when you are running the battery cable down to the starter that you should stay away from "heat" as much as you can. Would you explain a little more what problems excess heat can cause in the starter area. Thanks!
Ford factory blue would look good. Or a black...{ Hey what happened to that yellow wagon you were working on ? Love those older rides.
@luckysgarageshow
5 ай бұрын
👊🏻🏁
Tail gate looks like it came from Ne Ohio, about 1972
He Lucky,get some flat white Krylon and finish the front fenders
Put 17 inch steelies on it too with dog dish caps
Are you going to whipple it Lucky? I just bought a new 23 f150 .. love them coyotes!! It wll be getting a whipple and fuel system
THAT is bitchin', Lucky.
Ford Galaxy here. 2012😂
That’s going to be a pretty cherry ride. Just don’t Bieri it. 🤣
@scottr9900
5 ай бұрын
Is that a red BMW in the background?
If it was any bigger you’d have to pay land tax! 😁🇳🇿
@luckysgarageshow
5 ай бұрын
Now thats funny!!!!
I'm really curious to see how you finish out the inside of this. I have a 66 Catalina wagon in nearly the same shape. I am currently replacing interior and painting all the metal interior parts. I never know where to stop on patina rides. What seam sealer are you using on the roof drip rail?
I have a front sump on my coyote already but what motor mounts did you use? And what did you do about trans cross member ?
The floor pan for the car & wagon galaxies are the exact same
Lucky! What did you use for engine mounts? I got a gen1 coyote i want to put in my 63 galaxie 4 door
Which rust convertor is the go-to if you need to go that route? I used some years ago that worked really well. I can't find it anymore, most likely because of the chemicals in the old mix?
Which seam sealer do you use?
I seen you and the car in Nashville at the Power Tour. I was wondering what that tank came from. What year mustang is that tank for? I have a 74 Gran Torino wagon, and I was thinking of doing the same thing with it and getting rid of the stock tank in the fender well.
What fuel pump assembly did you put on top of the tank?