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What did you do with your GALAXIE today?

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Hello everyone,,
On another forum I'm a part of there is a thread called..
What did you do with your Challenger today..
Its gone on for quite some time.
And is really interesting to see what other members do with their cars.. I'LL start..

Today she got all new exhaust.. 2 1/2 inch with Cherry Bomb mufflers. Sounds so much better.. Not real loud, and a nice deeper mellow tone..
And a much needed bath.
 

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Just finished installing my rebuilt engine & rebuilt C6 back in my 66 Gal 7 Litre. I also installed new exhaust front to rear with a pair of glass packs. Did new brakes all around, new booster & MC from 67 Gal. new gas tank, and installed a front end rebuild kit. So mechanically it's pretty much new now. Next step is body work.
 

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67 Gal, yes I'm more & more just thinking about leaving it looking nasty and mean. Way to much work for a show car. I'm just happy it's road worthy again after 30 years of sitting in a barn. The mechanical s are now 90% new and the frame is totally solid so I'm thinking of just driving it as is (summers only) and not having to worry about paint scratches or minor road rash, just a fun car to play with. Might not even replace the 7 Litre emblems and watch the look on the innocent bystanders when I pop the hood.
 
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Well, after a long winter, followed by ...well, ummm.... more winter, my wife and I attended car shows back to back yesterday and today. It was also a nice couple of shake-down runs to see how the new CVF 6.2" water pump pulley worked out. Not quite warm enough outside for any definitive results, but so far so good !

Saturday:

IMG_20190525_100946098_HDR by 1964 Galaxie 500, on Flickr

Sunday:

IMG_20190526_134358167_HDR by 1964 Galaxie 500, on Flickr

Thanks for starting this thread ! Norm
 
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Dang thats good looking!! Great stance too.

I honestly do very few shows myself.
My car (though nice to look at) up close is not anything close to a "show car"
Its driven. Alot.

Id say the only show i hit every year is GoodGuys in Columbus . Its always a great time. And its only an hour or so away from me.
 
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Last night taking a little Cruise all fat dumb and happy, And blew the pressure hose to my P/S pump barely made it home so as soon I got home from work this morning took the old hose down the hose guy and having a steel braided Teflon hose built, got to love local guys still doing this stuff
 
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Worked on wheels today. Got a pair of vintage Cragar G/Ts (in 15x6 no less). I'm going to clean them up and mount some skinnys up front to go with my wide steelies in the back. Wheels were $free.00, so I figured I'd try this for giggles. Always loved the old school drag look.
 
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I drove my 67 convertible Galaxie to the grocery store, as I always do.

427 Shelby aluminum block, Bear Motors heads (both a minimum requirement for grocery runs), Scat crank and rods, stroked to 482ci, all cast iron removed from the front of the car, aluminum and steel, C6 with 5 and 6 plates (instead of 3x3 or 4x4), 1/2" wider bands, Gear Vendors gear splitter for a 6 speed (4 really), routine stuff like methanol injection, control of timing with a knob on the dash, transmission cooler, modern disc brakes on the front, etc. Can't improve on the late 60's Galaxie front or rear end.

Over 300,000 miles in 427 Medium Riser 7-Liter Galaxies, usually the two four barrel Medium Riser setup with the Cobrajet crank and racing gas in a separate fuel system. Oh yeah I do. Why on earth would I drive anything else to Publix or anywhere else?
 
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This is thee Porsche Crusher. Put over 200,000 miles in this 7-Liter 427 Galaxie, all original Medium Riser, two four barrel stuff and a racing gas fuel system in the trunk. You can get around the pinging now, but it had to be racing gas then. Anyone can just walk in and buy a fast car now, but not then. The lounge lizards on the Great American Superslab never knew what hit' em. Undefeated. A golden era.
 

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