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Old 07-01-2016, 09:42 AM   #15
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Default Re: Fairmont U/S Build AKA Craigslist Racer

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Originally Posted by MikeMoller View Post

Nice build Kelly, what you are building was my first choice but just couldn' t find anything decent and reasonable to start with. But a stick, waaaaay cool!
Thanks Mike.
I thought I was starting with a decent car but it was missing a lot of key parts which are difficult to find. The body while being a rust free Arizona car had dozens of large and small dents and dings which required a lot of body work. The roof was the worst, it's made out of a very thin gage material making it difficult to work. We had to reinforce the structure just to sand and prep it.
The late 70's were not Fords best built cars...at least the Fairmonts
anyway.

I believed going the 4 speed route would cost about the same as a top of the line C-4 and convertor. Boy was I wrong.
I bought a used DR4, used flywheel, new clutch, new shifter, used bellhousing (turns out I can't use it, my mistake). Now I'm looking at having to buy a bellhousing for a grand. Not even close to a 50 cent rocket so far.
Having fun though!


Kelly
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