Recent content by dawson357

This car has been a bundle of surprises. Just discovered the PO forgot to install the separator plate between the tranny and engine and now I just noticed one side of the engine has a 73 motor mount and the other has a 71 style mount that's splitting. Yay, more work. Oh well, I'm having fun...

Oh man! False alarm. Feel like a complete bonehead. I crawled under the car from the passenger side and got a better view of the driver side rail. Discovered another bolt hole just above and 1/2" to the right. Problem solved. Sweating bullets for nothing.

Now I've done it. I'm in the process of swapping my FMX for a top loader and have had the cross member off for several months with the car on jack stands. Just went to put the cross member back on and discovered the body has flexed outward about 1/2" so the bolt holes no longer line up. Crap...

Will do. Thanks

I'm not much into automatic transmissions but I'm giving it somewhat of a shot. I've pulled the tail housing and replaced the bushing & seal and have finally gotten ahold of a gasket. The one I took off came off nicely in one piece since it had no sealant applied to it. I'm used to applying...

And now...I can't unsee it.

Welcome from Central Florida. A Boss! Very cool. I had the chance to buy a black one in Ft. Walton in 1975. It was at a used car lot for $3300. I was a college kid with a 69 Mach 1 and they would give me only a thousand bucks for it. Making $2.35/hr part time wouldn't cut it. Man, it was...

73 H-Code Grande, FMX

Wow, sweet looking Grande. Nice find.

Thanks Stanglover. Grateful for all these tips. I have everything ready to go. I saw a video of the taping of the teflon rings and will give it shot. Also felt the burr you are talking about. I did buy 2 rebuild kits just in case. I'll give a post when I complete the task. It will be some...

Great! I'll give them a call tomorrow. Thanks

Much appreciated. You guys are great.

Thanks for the info Stanglover and Bentworker! Will help a lot. Learning as I go. That's part of the fun.

Decided to tackle a rebuild of my power steering gear box. Watched several videos and got a lot of good tips. Things were going well until I discovered a gouge in the race of the adjuster plug where the seal sits. Probably why it had a slow drip leak. Gently ground the high points off but the...

I can relate to your back problem. Blew my sciatic disc a couple of times. I'm 66 now but my mind thinks I'm 25. My body however, says otherwise. Heal soon!