hey wats up i have a 63 im working on but mines a fastback ive done all the similar mods u done but i shaved everything off mine except the door handles, ive shave the trunk and the gas door and the area around the gas door, i have the same problem in my trunk with the braces imma make some for mine also. are u putting a four link on urs?
hey wats up i have a 63 im working on but mines a fastback ive done all the similar mods u done but i shaved everything off mine except the door handles, ive shave the trunk and the gas door and the area around the gas door, i have the same problem in my trunk with the braces imma make some for mine also. are u putting a four link on urs?
Now that we had the 4link tacked together, we put the body back on the frame to see how it fits. It turns out that we needed to raise the trunk floor where it dipped. So we chopped out the trunk floor which we had finished.
The car at ride height. It will get a little more lift with the Airlift Dominator D2500 bags.
The car sacked out in the rear.
The gf taking some pictures. She has a way better camera, but we would be still waiting this time next year for her to upload them :nut
Oh yeah can anyone guess what I am doing tomorrow?
The driveshaft was hitting, so we opened up the tranny tunnel. The original brace was way too low, so we made a new one to allow for the clearance we needed.
Just a picture comparing the new with the old.
Started forming the new tranny tunnel.
Tacked into place still need to clean up everything and finish it off.
My friend Luke had a 79 Thunderbird sitting in his back yard. A deal was made and now my Galaxie sports a set of spindles + discs off a 79 thunderbird. The spindles apparently give you one inch extra. Thanks Luke.
Frame clearance of 1" or less when it is layed out now.
Looks good. Did you use the stock a-arms? The a-arms we got for the 64' are designed for either or so no mods necessary. I also see that there is a kit now for rear air-ryde in the 63' - 64' when I was thumbing through the new Summit catalog.
I think you are really going to have a very well built old Gal. Keep up the good work.
Looks good. Did you use the stock a-arms? The a-arms we got for the 64' are designed for either or so no mods necessary. I also see that there is a kit now for rear air-ryde in the 63' - 64' when I was thumbing through the new Summit catalog.
I think you are really going to have a very well built old Gal. Keep up the good work.
So I am now living 11 hours away from my car.
My dad will be working on it when he gets a chance.
The interior panels are coming out here for me to fiberglass next week.
The console has been built and fiberglassed, picture will be up soon.
For now here is a picture of my dash in the process of being shaved.
It now has digital gauges, and only will have four switches for the lights.
Great Build and good information, I have similar plans for laying frame on a '64 this winter that I'll hopefully have done for spring. I'm in Saskatoon, so only a couple hours away from you.
You wouldn't happen to know of any '64 2dr hardtops around locally that aren't completely rusted out?
Great Build and good information, I have similar plans for laying frame on a '64 this winter that I'll hopefully have done for spring. I'm in Saskatoon, so only a couple hours away from you.
You wouldn't happen to know of any '64 2dr hardtops around locally that aren't completely rusted out?
The car looks great. I'm surprized at that max ride height. I was expecting it to be higher.
I just picked up a 63 4 door sedan that I was considering selling but got to digging into it and started a build idea. I wanted to do bags on it as well as my 63 4 door Impala and let my boys have them each.
Is that rear 4 link a kit? How did you weld it in? Stick, wire or tig? How'd you figure pinion angle with it?
Looks killer and can't wait to see the finished project. Great work there!!!
The car looks great. I'm surprized at that max ride height. I was expecting it to be higher.
I just picked up a 63 4 door sedan that I was considering selling but got to digging into it and started a build idea. I wanted to do bags on it as well as my 63 4 door Impala and let my boys have them each.
Is that rear 4 link a kit? How did you weld it in? Stick, wire or tig? How'd you figure pinion angle with it?
Looks killer and can't wait to see the finished project. Great work there!!!
I have been posting my progress on one or two other sites dedicated to Torinos, but here is some progress shots of my 1972 Gran Torino Sport.
Background for those who don't know me much;
I found my Torino, an original Q code 4 speed 351c CJ setup, HD suspension, sitting in a small barn. Paid...
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My name is Axel and I've previously been hanging out at other forums discussing by corvette c3 ls1 and kawasaki tripple builds. The other day I walked into a american cars parts store here in Sweden during my lunch to get a new harmonic balacer bolt (those damn torque to yield bolts)...
I'm stuck. Bought a 71' F350 motor home with a 390. 77,000 miles. It is overheating but not all the time. Drove up a 5% grade about 3 miles long and it overheated. Two days later, same outside temp, drove up a 5% grade about 6 miles long. No overheating. I have replaced the thermostat. The...
Looks like I've been on here since 2014 and never made a single post. I'll just throw up some pictures and let you decide where It's going. I bought it for 700 bucks from a guy in Missouri who was thinking about scrapping it. It's thoroughly rotted
Hey, folks. I'm starting a new project as of today! I purchase a 1963 Mercury Meteor S-33 with a 260 v8 and 4 speed for $850. I'll be picking it up next week. I don't have a ton of information, as I decided that it was worth the jump once I took a look at it. It's very complete. I'll know more...
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