mpgmike
Well-Known Member
From my own experience, coupled with observations of the plight of others, I have concluded that there is a prevailing trend when it comes to acquiring a classic car. It starts like this:
“Hey guys, just bought the car of my dreams! I figure I’ll give it an oil change, a tune-up, and replace the front tires, then drive it. …
… Well, when I pulled the plugs to do the tune-up, one was mangled!! [attach pic] I did a compression test and have 10 psi on cylinder 3. I thought about building a 360 for it, I guess this convinced me. Now to find a good core…
… Got a motor home 360, sent it off to the machine shop to do a 408 stoker. Meanwhile, I pulled the front tires to haul them to the local tire shop for replacements. When I pulled them, I couldn’t help but notice there was massive play in all directions. Ball joints, tie-rod ends, and bushings really need replaced. Guess I’ll do that while the engine is being built. …
… Got the engine back from the machine shop. Man does it look awesome!! [attach pic] I pulled the old motor and realized the tranny was leaking from both front and rear. Furthermore, jerking the driveshaft back & forth showed bad U-joints AND about 30 degrees of slop in the rear!! Time to do that Ford 8.8 swap! …
… My Wuxi headers are interfering with the drag link and don’t quite clear the starter. I guess I’ll list them for sale and order a set from …
… While pulling the tranny, I noticed the floor boards were worse than I thought. I wonder how long it takes to get new sheet metal from AMD?’ …
…Since I had to pull the seats to replace the floors, I couldn’t bear to put that ragged interior back in. So I placed an order with …
… I sure hated to cut up that new AMD floor pan, but to use the Tremek 5-speed, it had to be done. Here are a few pics of the process …
… Really pleased with the new exhaust system. My local shop said …
… Got the new rear back. Figured I’d drain & recondition the fuel tank while I was under there. In fact, the gas gauge wasn’t working so I may as well…
… OK, the driver’s side rear quarter is done, now to repeat the process on the other side …
… Got my interior back from the upholstery shop. Pulled the dash and realized the wiring harness is trash! Got a new one ordered…
… Frame connectors … 17” wheels & tires … Color change to Plum Crazy Purple … Rechromed the ___ … Why is my Projection EFI cutting out at 6500 RPM? …
Am I too far off???
“Hey guys, just bought the car of my dreams! I figure I’ll give it an oil change, a tune-up, and replace the front tires, then drive it. …
… Well, when I pulled the plugs to do the tune-up, one was mangled!! [attach pic] I did a compression test and have 10 psi on cylinder 3. I thought about building a 360 for it, I guess this convinced me. Now to find a good core…
… Got a motor home 360, sent it off to the machine shop to do a 408 stoker. Meanwhile, I pulled the front tires to haul them to the local tire shop for replacements. When I pulled them, I couldn’t help but notice there was massive play in all directions. Ball joints, tie-rod ends, and bushings really need replaced. Guess I’ll do that while the engine is being built. …
… Got the engine back from the machine shop. Man does it look awesome!! [attach pic] I pulled the old motor and realized the tranny was leaking from both front and rear. Furthermore, jerking the driveshaft back & forth showed bad U-joints AND about 30 degrees of slop in the rear!! Time to do that Ford 8.8 swap! …
… My Wuxi headers are interfering with the drag link and don’t quite clear the starter. I guess I’ll list them for sale and order a set from …
… While pulling the tranny, I noticed the floor boards were worse than I thought. I wonder how long it takes to get new sheet metal from AMD?’ …
…Since I had to pull the seats to replace the floors, I couldn’t bear to put that ragged interior back in. So I placed an order with …
… I sure hated to cut up that new AMD floor pan, but to use the Tremek 5-speed, it had to be done. Here are a few pics of the process …
… Really pleased with the new exhaust system. My local shop said …
… Got the new rear back. Figured I’d drain & recondition the fuel tank while I was under there. In fact, the gas gauge wasn’t working so I may as well…
… OK, the driver’s side rear quarter is done, now to repeat the process on the other side …
… Got my interior back from the upholstery shop. Pulled the dash and realized the wiring harness is trash! Got a new one ordered…
… Frame connectors … 17” wheels & tires … Color change to Plum Crazy Purple … Rechromed the ___ … Why is my Projection EFI cutting out at 6500 RPM? …
Am I too far off???
