"lone_liberal" (token-liberal)
04/04/2016 at 16:29 • Filed to: None
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"lone_liberal" (token-liberal)
04/04/2016 at 16:29 • Filed to: None | 1
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Ever wondered what dual exhaust with no X or H pipe and with an exhaust leak sounds like? Here’s your answer, even if you didn’t ask the question. I have GOT to find that leak.
I also discovered that the rust in the area in front of the rear tires on both sides is worse than I thought. I might have to replace both quarter panels and I have neither the talent nor the tools to do so. Sigh.
Cherry_man1
> lone_liberal
04/04/2016 at 16:32 |
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Here is to finding that leak.
crowmolly
> lone_liberal
04/04/2016 at 16:37 |
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What do the underseat pans and rear frame rails look like? Those are the real nasty 2nd gen areas.
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> lone_liberal
04/04/2016 at 16:38 |
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F(e2O3)-body.
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lone_liberal
> Cherry_man1
04/04/2016 at 16:39 |
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Pretty! Yeah, I’m going to have to go through and make sure all of the header bolts are still properly tightened, but I suspect it’s under the car where the collectors bolt to the exhaust pipes. At least the tailpipes don’t bang against the body anymore!
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lone_liberal
> crowmolly
04/04/2016 at 16:43 |
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Those are solid. I had to put in some small patches on the floorpan but otherwise the structure is solid. Even the notorious area behind the rear wheels where the body curves under and gets sandblasted by debris coming off the tires isn’t bad, and the rockers are good too.
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lone_liberal
> RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
04/04/2016 at 16:43 |
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Perfect!
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crowmolly
> lone_liberal
04/04/2016 at 16:44 |
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Then you’re good! LOL.
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lone_liberal
> crowmolly
04/04/2016 at 16:45 |
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Yep, it’s cosmetic but it’s bad. Like put your fist in the hole bad.
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crowmolly
> lone_liberal
04/04/2016 at 16:47 |
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Just inner/outer wheelhouse or is the quarter itself rotted?
You might be able to cut/patch/undercoat and have a pretty invisible repair.
Hot Takes Salesman
> lone_liberal
04/04/2016 at 16:48 |
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Yeah Rustang or Dustang works a helluva lot better
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lone_liberal
> crowmolly
04/04/2016 at 16:58 |
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It’s the outer wheel well with the worst part being the lower between the door jam and the wheel opening but there is rust in spots around the rest of the lip. The sail panel seems ok as there isn’t any bubbling happening up there. Basically, the area below the line. The underlying structure seems ok. It’s like it was parked with something up against it that caused it to rot. Tall weeds or something, that held in moisture.
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Cherry_man1
> lone_liberal
04/04/2016 at 17:20 |
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That’s always a good thing! The Torino still has a little cosmetic things that need done but she is always ready to go when I turn the key
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lone_liberal
> Cherry_man1
04/04/2016 at 17:23 |
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As much as I bitch about my Camaro when I went out to start it for the first time since last November it only took a second of cranking and then it fired up. The engine is solid.
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Cherry_man1
> lone_liberal
04/04/2016 at 17:57 |
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350 in it?
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lone_liberal
> Cherry_man1
04/04/2016 at 18:03 |
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Yeah, just your run of the mill 350. There’s nothing special about it, but it’s a solid runner. With all of the other work that I’ve had to do, and still need to do, the engine is at the bottom of the list for attention. It probably does do a slightly better job than the 307 2bbl that the car was born with could do though.
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Cherry_man1
> lone_liberal
04/04/2016 at 19:13 |
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I still got the 351CJ in my Gran Torino running like a dream