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That’s a mighty fine compliment coming from the master himself - thank you! It’s closing in on about $350 in materials, but I’ll always be able to re-use it in future. Also really not bad to store either. The next piece of the puzzle has since arrived - the M5 to M8 step up adapters. The...

Halfway there. I assembled the T-slot today and played around with the positioning under the car. Before setting up any T-slot, I first did a check to see just how level the car is. I used one 1500mm section across the width of the car with two 5.9" (150mm) T-slot sections as uprights. These...

Will keep that in mind. The connectors for the T-track arrived today, so I can finally get around to measuring next weekend (if it doesn't pour buckets again). -Kurt

@Qcode351mach - any ideas on that framerail height issue in the drawings? In other news, the 20mm T-track arrived, but the bolts aren't getting here until Monday. More waiting! I also ordered some small screw-type stands to support the T-track on: -Kurt

Sorry to bump this up, but does anyone still have a working link to these scans? I'm doing a bit of research relating to the '71s designer(s) and another thread here suggested it might be a reasonably good source. -Kurt

It already is very close to level front to back per a laser level checked at the framerails, but only to the point of accuracy where I'm reasonably sure the unibody isn't twisting across from corner to corner. It is not to a point of accuracy I'm comfortable enough assuming the rear framerails...

FYI, the Amazon el-cheapo tram gauge - unsurprisingly - turned out to be a piece of junk. Shouldn't even exist. I'm going to try to replicate your setup using T-slot. Should be a nice way to keep it square and accurate while also having some nice T-slot left over when I'm done. -Kurt

P.S.: Thank you, @ib4stangs for the framerail! Pics are from before he packed it up - hoping to start preliminary jiggling and fitment over the weekend. -Kurt

I remember a 4R70W; can't recall the 351C. Smart move lightening up the front end with the midblock - still more than enough power. Not everyone might want to admit it, but any of our first-gens - the so-called "big" 71-73's too - are lightweight little tin can farts in comparison to the...

Hey Q! I checked to see if you'd posted after I disappeared around here; glad to see you're around and kicking. I remember the green 429; how's it been treating you? I remember you shared that spec sheet long ago with me - what I didn't realize until now is that the rear framerail measurements...

Thank you, gentlemen! Anyway, thought I'd give a quick update: To make things easier, I put the car up on jackstands and pulled the rear end out. I figured this would be a good opportunity to replace the leaky pinion seal in the process, along with the rest of the rear end seals. It also...

It seems as if the server crash and restoration from a few days ago took out some of the photo updates, so I'll get that re-done soon. At any rate, hello all - glad to be back from the dead. After 10 years, I'm getting back to Soylent again, and I'm picking up at a problem I came to grips with...

It's good to be back! It so happens I am working on this - the spiritual successor to that thread: No promises though; I have a recurring bad habit of letting videos sit a good two or three years over one impossible scene or another. Also, I'd like to make 100% sure I can get myself through...

Fantastic! Thank you - let me know. -Kurt

Hello all! I'm back to working on Solyent Green, my '71 Mach (it's only been ~10 years, eh?) and I'm dealing with a small warp in the rear framerail. Yes, I somewhat was in denial about that until it became clear the RH framerail was 3mm shorter than the left at the hanger mount I stopped and...

Title more or less alludes to what I'm after, but here's the full scoop: I'm looking to getting into a ridiculously obscure project that may involve an LS swap (or the "World's Most Boring Engine Swap That Need Not Be Named™" if you prefer), and - as odd as this may sound - I don't think anyone...

Nice to see another Miamian here!  ::thumb::  -Kurt

Nope. Glad I held onto it too. Valiant has been sold though.

Everything is pretty much gone - sorry.

Pretty much adds up then. Decided to pass on those springs, even though I think "250lb" was more of a convenient number that the seller pulled out of his butt than anything else... -Kurt