need to update the motor progress
the 2V carb started leaking at the accelerator pump so I ordered an intake gasket to swap on the Edelbrock Perfomer and 600 cfm Carter AFB I had on my other Cleveland I had since the late 80's
before with 2V set up
Is it me or my monitor, but the inside pics looks almost photoshopped. (not the wagon but the other autos) Man I am glad that I live where hurricanes DONT happen, having to worry about the damage a strong one can do. Although Tornado Alley gives enough around here to worry about.....
Nah, it looks like the same photoshop interior as before. I like the pink floor. It nicely softens an otherwise excessively manly environment. Oh, nice stable of Fords there, too. :tup:
David
not photoshopped I got up on a 12ft step ladder and took the shots looking down on my cars.
Yes your seeing correct 3 Gran Torinos,the black GTS I have had since 2010 and the wagon I bought in June and the red oxide primer GTS is a parts car I picked up over a month ago
I parted it out and using some parts on my black Sport and the quarters will be grafted into the wagon to make a 2 door delivery with the fastback quarter windows.
It's a shame as that was a one owner factory 4 spd and was told it came with a leftover Boss engine from the factory but they let the car sit and go to heck and the body rusted out. would have been a rare car but the original engine and trans was long gone.it's parts will live on in others
I hate the pink floor as that is pink dust and nasty stuff when you try to sweep.
It use to be an artificial flower company and that is the pink dust from spraying the flowers.
I wanted to pressure wash the floors before I moved in but currently have no water as the well needs a new pressure tank and the guy ripped out he copper pipes so new pipe has to be installed.he wants to use PVC but just haven't got that far yet.
not many place around where I live to rent and that shop is about 20 minutes from where I live but just glad all my classic cars are inside for the winter and they weren't outside during the hurricane.Actually this area hasn't been hit with a major storm since 92.
I came from Florida and that was a common thing down there but they rarely come up to Jersey but it got major damage along the Jersey Shore and never this much damage so it will be in the history books for the state.the other major storm that wiped out the island I live near was in 62 before i was born but no where near the amount of houses and buildings back then.My dads house did fine and was built in 68 when I was 3 but he lives on the north end where the lighthouse is and they have built up their beaches and dunes over the years so it gave them protection from the ocean.they had some tidal flooding on the bay side but no major damage.it's a big fishing community and the fleet road out the storm fine and I hear the charter boats are running again and the commercial boats are back out fishing now cause for awhile the had the island on lock down and no one was allowed on or off and no marine traffic was allowed so the boats had to say at the marinas. my brother and dad were there as they are on the Vol Fire Dept. and are first responders. South end of the island has major damage from flooding and the ocean an bay met
It's been a long time since I posted progress but alot has been done to the car since I left off
I will post the progress photos in order of what was done
Last left off with adding the Edlbrock Performer intake and Carter AFB 600 cfm 4 barrel carb. I redid my old Ford Motorsport valve cover with fresh wrinkle paint and gave them a custom touch this time by adding blue to the center around the logo
Installed the valve covers added a chrome coil bracket ,added 8mm wire and my Ford Motorsport wire looms I had. bought new Hooker headers for 351C 2V and installed them.also bought a black Ford Racing wing nut for the air cleaner that i painted with black wrinkle paint
After completing the exhaust it was time for some body work so I started working on the passenger side quarter rust on the bottom rear where the spare tire well is
I cut off the rusted metal and prepped it for a new panel which I fabricated a patch panel for it
I decided I didn't like the hump the factory put in the bottom for the spare tire and wanted it flat and even with the bottom of the quarter like the driver side and redesigned the bottom section
First I made the patch panel and welded it in place
Next I had to stiffen up the bottom spare tire well so I added a piece of angle iron to the back panel then welded in some flat stock bars for my new floor panel to weld to so the metal would have the strength to hold the spare tire
After the framing was welded I cut a piece of 18 gauge sheet metal and welded it in place to cover the hole
Here is the finished redesigned spare tire well from the bottom
Next I started stripping the paint off the quarter and found some previous repair with body filler and they just filled the dent so I reshaped the metal so it would have less filler
before
after
After that I removed the rear side glass and got ready to make the skin to cover the window are transforming it into a panel wagon
I had to put some structure in the opening to give the 18 gauge sheet metal some rigidity so the metal wouldn't flex
I welded in C channel vertical supports to the center and flate stock in between horizontally
Next I held the skin in place and trimmed the edge so it fit just inside the edge of the opening so once it was welded on I it was recessed slightly to give room for the body filler to make the seam flush and the side of the panel smooth
I marked the inside where the framing was so I could drill holes where the frame was to plug weld the skin to the frame and welded the perimeter with the MIG welder
After it was finished welding the panel, I ground down the welds smooth and put a coat of body filler to make the panel smooth and flush
Next was to give it a coat of primer and i used some Marhyde High build primer
The photo shop pic is my wagon with the center B pillar post removed the longer 2 door doors added and the fastback quarter section welded where the rear door would be. here is the photo that was used to make the rendering
The photo shop pic is my wagon with the center B pillar post removed the longer 2 door doors added and the fastback quarter section welded where the rear door would be. here is the photo that was used to make the rendering
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.
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