San Clemente- right on! I miss that place. Tell ya though, I'd seen some sweet custom cars 'n trucks in that area with kind of a light turquoise, yer Galaxie could pull that off well in yer beachtown. Hey welcome to the HAMB!
Dudette, that is one really great ride you have there, i went to work for Ford in 1968 & you have one of there finest cars! A guy i worked with ahd the same , exact one, but his was a 289( I think, that was my drug years!lol). The rear seal can be replaced right in the car, you don't have to remove the engine.The ****** is a C-6, really bullet proof, one thing about them is that you have to run ford ATF!!, type F,try draining it completely, replacing the filter,I think the converter has a drain & putting type F in,not dextron, or type A or any **** like that!!go to the auto store yourself & buy it if you have to.Also it has adjustable bands, I think if you find a old mechanic, he'll have the special Torque wrench that slips when it gets to the right #'s.For some reason 10# sticks in my mind, but i can't remember if its inch or foot lbs!! You can do what you want to the car, it is yours, but with those seats( only the second time i've ever seen them)I'd try to keep it somewhat "stock" looking, add some cruzin acessoriers thats can be "reversed" if you ever change your mind in life, throw in some cool style ols **** like one of those fuzzy cats whos eyes blink with the turn signals, etc.& skirts, maybe twin antennas on the back. The hubcaps are rweally nice, I think there also stockers. I'm not sure what a 7 litre engine( sorry, I'm still an american, I only speak one lang.!!)But i'm sure you mean 390, a strong ,strong motor!! If it was a 427 you could write your own check! I envoy you, you have one of the finest rides henry made,Be real proud of it & keep it forever. JimV
I have naked pics of 74ina66! ...... Nah...just kidding, but she is a coooool chick with some serious legs, a great smile and she will kick your ***!
[ QUOTE ] Seven Litre, always 428 in Ford talk.........OLDBEET [/ QUOTE ] ...but in MERCURY talk it went either way...the 1968 Cougar GT-E (rare cat!) came with 427s very early, then got 428s for the final few hundred. Either way, the fender tag just read "7.0 Litre". My number one absolute DREAM ride, as far as production cars go...only about 600 were built, and only the first couple hundred had the cross-bolted 427 side oiler...all were automatics, though!
[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] <font color="green"> I have a p***enger side rocker molding for it but I don't know how much it would cost to ship to the west coast, seeing as it's about seven feet long. </font> [/ QUOTE ] Neppy, Do you also have the rear piece of the p***enger side? [/ QUOTE ] <font color="green"> That's a big 10-4 good buddy. In fact, I have all the trim I pulled from mine. The driver side rocker moulding was gone (stupid *******s who gave it the cheap-o paint job ruined it and the fender lip chrome). Mine had a similar trim package as yours it appears from the pics so I think I could easily help with any parts you need. Mind you, they're not perfect (90K+ miles when I pulled them) but the lower pieces are in much better shape than the ones you pictured. And I'm still waiting on that picture. </font>
If yer hosing down the engine, don't get any water in the carb or oil, put plasic bags on all holes that take gas, oil or air. Hey, you said you are a new to this.
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