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I’m very much into originality. But that is just me. I appreciate the changes people make to their cars. Whether they can be seen or unseen. I will give much more time looking at an original car at a show than a $100k restoration. It is just something about looking at the wear and tear on a...

I got my engine parts back from San Antonio and decided regardless of dealing with storm issues, I needed to get the engine back together and sealed up. It also provided me a chance to focus on something more enjoyable. I’ve installed the cam and crank.

Welcome from SW Louisiana.

At this point in August of 2020 the Boss project was put on hold following the landfall of hurricane Laura. Delta followed six weeks later. We took direct hits from both Cat 4 and 2 storms. We were fortunate in that we still had a roof on the house. Many of hour neighbors were missing theirs...

Removed the front panel on the passenger side. I will end up also removing the same panel on the drivers side and weld in two small patches on the rear panels before I’m finished. I ordered new panels for both sides at the firewall but decided it would be too much work and the rust area were...

Now this project starts to get interesting. I AM NOT a body repair guy. But I do have a good buddy that is and he gave me instructions and kept me straight. I also got to use the mig welder I purchased 10 years ago for the first time! After removing the passenger side front fender, I decided to...

I came across this some years back at a local car show. The owner had installed crank mechanisms for the side windows. I thought this was so neat.

At this point the engine has been disassembled and taken to the engine shop in San Antonio. They will inspect, clean and do what ever work is required for rebuild. I will reassemble it myself. We did discuss mods to obtain more power but I told the guy I wanted to keep it as close to original as...

71 Project….. you are probably correct. Actually, rest of the engine internals looked fine. The engine shop was surprised the original camshaft was still in new specs. The crankshaft journals also did not require any work and we only took a .006 cut on the bores to clean them up. Apparently, the...

The car had 75k when I purchased it in 2001. I’ve only added the miles while attending local car shows. The car has always been trailered out of town. There is a price to pay for not driving a car! The one and only engine o/h is probably the result of not driving the car often enough. The lower...

Crank, cam and pistons out. Crankshaft journals all looked good considering the age of the engine. The bores will require only a minor cut in order to clean them up. All of the crank bearings looked good. My source of metal was coming from the front cam bearing. Nearly all of the soft metal is...

I soaked the exhaust bolts with Kroil and managed to remove all of them without snapping any off. Piston tops and bores look good. I’m unable to remove the distributor at this point. It will come up about an 1/8 inch then binds. Found bearing material in the oil pan. Very concerning. You can see...

Mounted on the engine stand and ready for the tear down. I’m interested in finding the source of my reduced oil pressure at idle. As you can see, I’m limited on work space so you just have to make the best of what you have. I overhauled the Lycoming engine out of my Cardinal back in 2019 in this...

Scott in Fort Mill SC rebuilt my shifter. As mentioned…not cheap but he does an excellent job. I had David Kee in San Antonio rebuild my top loader. Looked brand new when I picked it up!

I do still have the original linkage and Z bar. During the overhaul process I replaced the springs and some of the plastic bushings. I managed to not order all of the correct size bushings so on a couple I reused the old ones. With intentions of going back and correcting them. I don’t recall the...

Engine is out and I get my first good look at the engine bay. A couple of pics of the rear of the engine while it is hanging. Notice the factory paint marks on the rear of the aluminum intake.

Hooked up to the lift and ready to come out for the first time in nearly 50 years. Engine still ran well but I had noticed my oil pressure was lower than normal at idle. The transmission has been removed and I’ve removed the grill as to not bang it with the lift.

Geoff….One of my last things to do since putting the engine and trans back in is to get my clutch pedal to return properly without assisting it with my foot. I also plan to pull my cluster and replace all of the old bulbs. I‘ve yet to tackle that one. I’m running the factory setup on the clutch...

I’m going to share my recent engine and transmission overhaul in hopes it may be helpful or interesting to some of the members. The project has taken much longer than expected due to COVID and being hit with two hurricanes. I’ve owned this car for 20+ years. Prior to recent drivetrain work, the...

Great job! I recently rebuilt the engine and trans in my 71 and during the process I replaced the two front side aprons. My first metal work but I had a good friend provide me guidance. Thanks for the great pics.