{"id":1674,"date":"2018-07-06T22:31:35","date_gmt":"2018-07-06T22:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.windbornechurch.org\/?p=1674"},"modified":"2025-06-16T13:10:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T13:10:24","slug":"wtf-friday-falcon-punched-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.windbornechurch.org\/index.php\/2018\/07\/06\/wtf-friday-falcon-punched-2\/","title":{"rendered":"WTF Friday: Falcon Punched"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The creativity of individuals when presented with a bushel of lemons never ceases to astound. Skyler Bethel had single owner, low km 1964 Ford Falcon roll into his shop and <em>usually<\/em> that would be a good thing but that wasn&#8217;t the case with this bird.<\/p>\n<p>This particular Falcon has a tree fall on top of it creating significant damage.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stanceiseverything.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/falcon-motorcycle-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-62789 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"928\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.windbornechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/falcon-motorcycle-2-768x1024-1.webp\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Unsure of what to do with his twisted metal the owner sold the car to Skyler on the cheap.<\/p>\n<p>Skyler parted out what he could of the car, but kept the running gear because it had quite a bit of life left in it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.windbornechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/falcon-motorcycle-1.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-62788 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.windbornechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/falcon-motorcycle-1.webp\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Starting with he drive line, he made an interesting sort of transaxle out of the motor, a very short drive shaft, and the transmission.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stanceiseverything.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/falcon-motorycle-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-62792 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.windbornechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/falcon-motorycle-6-1024x768-1.webp\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A lot of creativity, a coil spring, and some square tube later and Skyler was one tractor seat away from a very custom trike.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stanceiseverything.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/faclon-motorcycle-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-62787 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.stanceiseverything.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/faclon-motorcycle-3-1024x768.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stanceiseverything.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/falcon-motorcycle-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-62790 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.windbornechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/falcon-motorcycle-4-1024x768-1.webp\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He built the car, or bike, or whatever it can be registered as, in a mere 18 days. It&#8217;s mostly completed but he plans on finishing up the handle bars a bit better and adding some more tasteful tail lights.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stanceiseverything.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/falcon-motorcycle-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-62791 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.windbornechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/falcon-motorcycle-5-1024x768-1.webp\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For 18 days work of work though, this trike isn&#8217;t all that much to scoff at. Probably won&#8217;t win any beauty pageants but imagine it&#8217;s one hell of a drive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The creativity of individuals when presented with a bushel of lemons never ceases to astound. 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