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Originally Posted by njsteve

Got the Gardner exhaust in today, changed the oil and took her out for a 60 mile road test. She ran great and rides beautifully. Of course the rear main seal started dripping from all those years of sitting. Typical...

I would love to know what is inside the engine when it comes to pistons and head work since preignition was rearing its ugly head at part throttle even with good gas. I guess this winter I will find out when I pull the engine to reseal everything.

Here are a couple shots of the exhaust and the repainted frame rails. The new KYB shocks came in a nice GM shade of vintage GM silver grey.





Oh, and the rear springs that I had de-arched one inch sit very nicely now on the 235/60x15s (the radial equivilent of the F60x15). They now match the ride height of the original springs in my T/A. The next project is installing the special front coil springs I had made with a one-inch drop from the stock spec. Right now the front is higher than the rear by about 3/4".

Can you tell me about your black frame rails?
Are they just sprayed black because your car is original black?
That just seems like way more black than just over spray?
Was the entire inner well painted black?
The reason I ask is...
About six months ago I'd mentioned in another thread that the entire underside of my '73 Formula was red oxide except for the outside of the frame rails where it appears they were sprayed black. I asked if this was factory and all the info that I received back said, "nope, they should have been red oxide".
Just wanting to confirm that.
Thanks!