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no pics,but i finally moved the rotisserie back to where i can work on the 65 again. frame is done,body was blasted 3 yrs ago,panels all repaired. can now start on seam sealing. have pics cant seam to get them to post. not fluent in computerese
it has been a great transmission. I spent good money having this trans built about 9 years ago. My new engine makes considerable more power and i do not want to break this trans. I plan on doing more drag racing than cruising in this car now so i need it to be able to take a beating. I ran 12.0 with this trans and drove it through 6 states on power tour and various road trips. I definitely got my moneys worth so its time to retire it.
This weekend, we pulled the vinyl top off, welded in some patches for the rust holes, primed it and had my main man helped me swap over to a 750HP main body.
Piece another qjet together for my green 69. Found the main body has porosity between the idle air feed circuit and the fuel bowl-sucks because it’s the orig carb. Waiting on a part for the 495 in the red 69. Summer can’t come soon enough!
Swapped my EZ-EFI for an XFI Street for more tune-ability. Getting ready to start it up any day now. I plan to do this with the doors closed. It’s cold outside and I don’t care for the stink either. Built an exhaust evacuation system out of a carpet drying fan. Hopefully 500 cfm is enough.
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I got them from a guy at Carlisle last year. He had several kinds of led bulbs. I asked him for an 1157 replacement in red. I’m sorry I don’t recall any part numbers. Looks like the ones bassinguy got from Amazon will do the trick. I also did not change the front bulbs.
Today I installed a set of OEM rear suspension braces in my 72 442 convertible, that I picked up off of eBay for about $60.00
Car handles much better, less lateral movement in the back end on turns.
Great upgrade for little money
Finished the full LED exterior lights ! Took some searching for the correct style bulbs to work correctly with the sockets in the front turn signals but finally found them on line.
You have one beautiful car, I am envious. I have put a lot of time and money into mine and I don't think it will ever compare to that. I love the color combination.
Hi RetroRanger,
Yes the turn signals are sequential also. These panels have 5 preset selections. I picked this set because they actually are powered by the bulb socket in the stock housing. So there is no hacking apart of the stock wire harness. The sequential pattern is controlled by a separate wire which is connected to an ignition sourced wire. I actually ran it up to the fuse block, But I put an RC quick disconnect in the housing so I can switch back to stock for judging with minimal effort.
Thanks Phoenix8990,
It was a labor of love and took over 7 years. 2005-2012. One project each year since it basically wasn't garaged. It was my Dad's car from 1980 till he passed in 1998. I did the car in his memory. I have been fortunate for the past 4 years to have a client that allows me to store it in their garage during the winter while they are in Florida. But she is an outdoor car the rest of the year under a car cover. This was it with him in Maine circa early 90's. He loved the car too, maybe not as much as I do but he loved cruising it to the beach and using it as his rolling tackle box ! LOL
January 23rd, 2021, 09:30 AM
Seriously, beautiful car and picture, thanks for sharing!
