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#121
05-03-2023, 11:06 PM
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You and that car were meant to be together .
 The parts you need or want - just float down from the clouds ! Congrats on your good finds and good deals. |
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#122
05-04-2023, 05:13 PM
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#123
05-04-2023, 05:18 PM
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FINALLY got these shocks out. These were the last things I expected to be difficult. I ended up using two different sized cutoff wheels and first cut the shock off and then cut the bolt heads off. Things should begin to speed up a little now.
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#124
05-16-2023, 05:25 PM
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Still slowly moving forward! Found a piece of history under the back seat. I believe that was the first year I was able to vote... (No, I didn' tvote for him)... I needed to drill a hole in the floor under the back seat so I could get the 1/2" bolt holding one of the gas/brake line clips. Bolt currently soaking...
Once I get this bolt out I think I will pretty quickly have the gas line and brake line off. THEN serious work descaling frame/wire wheel, etc. Followed by power wash, prime and paint everything underneath. Then re-assemble firewall and back with the new parts... I'm going to go up to the firewall for now because I want to rebuild the front suspension while the old engine is in so it will be easier to get the front springs back in with the engine and front-end weight on them. |
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#125
05-16-2023, 05:30 PM
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Body Mount Question
I would love to replace all the body mounts but am afraid of snapping bolts. Most of them are passable but the worst is in the back. What's the best way to deal with these? Any suggestions?
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#126
05-16-2023, 05:40 PM
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Heat Riser Question
My old engine has a heat duct for connecting hose to the air cleaner. Looks like some special head bolts were used by factory so duct could be attached with nuts.. My new engine (the cleaner one) has one regular head bolt in the front that won't allow me to re-attach the duct. If I want to keep this duct to keep things original, can I just pull the one head bolt out and replace with one that will allow me to attach duct?
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#127
05-24-2023, 04:06 PM
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BODY MOUNT QUESTIONS
1) There are 2 rubber mounts at the front. The outer one has a bolt but the inner one has no bolt. Is this correct?
2) One of the mounts above the rear axle also doesn't appear to have a bolt. Is this correct? What holds the bushings with no bolts in? |
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#128
05-25-2023, 08:30 AM
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#129
05-25-2023, 09:34 AM
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#130
05-25-2023, 10:52 AM
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Forgot to mention torque to 100 ft-lbs with engine oil on the threads.
Dennis |
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#131
05-25-2023, 11:53 AM
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#132
05-25-2023, 12:08 PM
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#133
05-25-2023, 12:50 PM
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Thanks!
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#134
08-03-2023, 04:39 PM
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Since my last post, I have finished needle scaling, wire wheeling, priming and painting underbody and frame--up to firewall. Glad that is over! Found a few holes in the trunk floor which I have patched plus the new holes I needed to make to get at the top of the rear body mounts.
I also replaced 14 of the body mounts up to the firewall. I was able to sawsall the rear bolts and the front ones that bolt. The second up from the back were floating but the cage nuts were up there so I bolted the new ones in. Fortunately, the ones under the doors unbolted. Currently fixing the driver's quarter at the lower bottom that was rusted out right into the trunk area. I wanted the trunk sealed up to keep the dust out of the trunk. Next, I want to remove the front seat and find out cost of fixing it... Probably at least $1000... But fortunately, I can get the exact fabric from a place out in Oregon. The fix the floor...refurb the interior add new carpet, etc. Then rebuild front suspension the pull the engine, re-assemble brake system, gas lines, etc, etc.  [/SIZE][/B] [B][SIZE="3"]Here are some pictures...
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#135
08-03-2023, 05:32 PM
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Two More Pictures
Rear Body Mount
Lower driver's quarter panel which is still in process... QTR was rusted through with small holes in outer wheelhouse and trunk drop-off. |
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#136
08-03-2023, 11:13 PM
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Looks way more civilized underneath there now.
Hard work is paying off and showing some rewards. |
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#137
08-04-2023, 08:39 PM
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#138
08-27-2023, 04:55 PM
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Continuing progress... Finished fixing rear quarter behind back tire. Started getting front end apart... It's further apart than pictures show. Still needs removal of bumper and core support. I have discovered core support is completely rotted out at frame mount...Hopefully I can get it repaired... The front body is complicated!! lots of parts!
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#139
09-16-2023, 10:47 AM
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Steering Box Question
I've got a manual steering box. The car has been sitting for 30 years. I'm wondering if I should change the oil in the box. Any opinions on this?
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#140
09-16-2023, 03:46 PM
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