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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Orange 94" data-source="post: 1293089" data-attributes="member: 17635"><img src="http://www.speedhunters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/NASCAR-Falcon-Japan-28-copy-800x533.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />The  car rolls on widened steel wheels – 15Ã—9-inch at the front and  15Ã—10-inch at the rear – with meaty rubber from Hoosier’s Vintage &  Historic line. Braking duties are handled by Outlaw discs at all four  corners with a Wilwood proportioning valve and a C4 Corvette master  cylinder.<img src="http://www.speedhunters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/NASCAR-Falcon-Japan-9-copy-800x533.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />The  body of the Falcon is stock, but the front and rear fenders have both  been aggressively cut for extra tire clearance and for that tough stock  car look. I’m a sucker for race cars with chrome bumpers, and with its  bulging tires and exhaust-stained quarter panels this thing’s got all  the attitude of Saturday night short-track special.<img src="http://www.speedhunters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/NASCAR-Falcon-Japan-25-copy-800x533.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />The  interior has been largely stripped out and is equipped with a full  16-point roll cage and the other necessary safety bits for track days.  Let’s not forget the GoPro mount either.<img src="http://www.speedhunters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/NASCAR-Falcon-Japan-4-2-copy-800x533.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />The  Falcon’s original instruments remain intact with the addition of a  Shelby tach mounted atop the dash and a couple of additional Auto Meter  gauges near the steering column. A single Kirkey racing bucket takes  care of the seating requirements.<img src="http://www.speedhunters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/NASCAR-Falcon-Japan-3-copy-800x533.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />These days the Falcon doesn’t see a whole lot of street driving, but when Sakamoto-san does  take the car out it wakes up the entire neighborhood. If the thumping  sound wasn’t enough, the sight of this nostalgic racing machine rumbling  among kei cars down a suburban Japanese street is just priceless. You can check out the car cruising down the expressway in this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyY3l9tJIYE" target="_blank">video</a> the Swisstrax Japan guys put together during last year’s Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show.<img src="http://www.speedhunters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/NASCAR-Falcon-Japan-36-copy-800x533.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />The  car is most at home at track events at places like Honjo and Tsukuba  Circuit where Sakamoto races with other owners of vintage machinery.  Along with tearing the car down for a full rebuild this fall,  Sakamoto-san also has plans to bring the Falcon to California to do some  events on this side of the Pacific. I’m certainly looking forward to  that!<img src="http://www.speedhunters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/NASCAR-Falcon-Japan-15-copy-800x533.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />This  might be an American-made car heavily influenced by vintage American  motorsport, but Hisayuki Sakamoto has wonderfully woken up this sleeping  Falcon with a good bit of the Japanese Hayabusa spirit. The result is  another slice of international car culture at its very best.Mike GarrettInstagram: <a href="http://instagram.com/speedhunters_mike" target="_blank">speedhunters_mike</a><a href="mailto:mike@speedhunters.com">mike@speedhunters.com</a>Grandline Works Hayabusa Racing 1965 Ford Falcon Engine1965 Ford 289ci C5AE-E small block V8, Crower connecting rods, Wiseco  forged pistons, 10.9:1 compression, machine work by MCJ, K-Code cylinder  heads, big valves, Comp Cams 290-deg roller camshaft, Comp Cams Pro  Magnum roller rockers, Holley 4150 770CFM carburetor, Parker Funnel Web  intake manifold, MCJ headers, 4-inch side exhaust, Fuel Safe 18-gallon  Sportsman Cell DrivelineJerico 4-speed dog transmission, Tilton triple-plate clutch, Long  shifter, MCJ HD driveshaft, floating Ford 9-inch rear housing, Detroit  locker, Richmond Gear 4.11:1 ring and pinion Suspension/BrakesC-notched rear frame, stock front spindles, MCJ offset lower control  arms, shortened coil springs, HAL twin-tube adjustable shocks, Outlaw  disc brakes, C4 Corvette master cylinder, Wilwood proportioning valve Wheels/Tires15Ã—9-inch (front) 15Ã—10-inch (rear) widened steel wheels,  Hoosier  Historic & Vintage race tires 25.5Ã—8.5-15 (front) 25.5Ã—10-15 (rear) ExteriorFactory ’65 Falcon with cut front fenders and quarter panels, custom paint work and sign writing Interior16-point roll cage, Kirkey racing low-back aluminum bucket seat, circle track steering wheel, Shelby tachometer <a href="http://www.speedhunters.com/tag/ford/" target="_blank">More Ford-related stories on Speedhunters</a></blockquote>