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nytling92 wrote: Well I have had my car for about 4 years now. We drove it around for a couple years and enjoyed it but I always knew it wasn't what I wanted in my Galaxie. I've been collecting parts for a few years also and I'm at a point where I felt like I could start and make progress. I sold the 352 motor and Cruise-O-Matic last year. Here is the car I started with. What really got me motivated was my wife. she told me this last fall/winter(2015) that "If that car isn't running by summer I'm going to burn that bitch to the ground". Needless to say I've been pretty busy and making progress but it won't running this summer, she is alright because she sees major progress. LOL This is how the car started and I'll add more progress and pics as I have a chance.
That is a CLEAN car! You are probably going to change them, but I kinda dig the wire wheel covers. So, we're deep into the summer... did she burn it down? Keep us posted, and welcome!
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Long term dreams and plans. I have and am going to be running a 2000 Lighting motor with an adapter plate to make possible the running of an 07 GT500 blower because it has the side draft intake. I want to run everything under a stock flat hood. I have a C-4 built to withstand 1000 hp, I know I won't even be close to this amount, with a Gearvendor overdrive. I don't have yet but will be acquiring a hydroboost brake set up. I will be getting a Ricks Tank fuel tank that is a direct replacement. I will be getting a Classic Auto Air heat and air set up. I have Fatman tublar upper and lower control arms and 2" dropped spindles and the AirRide triangulated 4 link with single adjustable Shockwaves for all 4 corners.
Some of you fly through your builds. I will have highs and lows so my thread will seem to be going nowhere at times. Please bear with me as I go, at times I will have to rebuild funds to get a part that maybe holding me up.
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Next, it came with rag joint, but that is big. Borgeson offers a vibration dampener (in the picture) and they exchanged it for free. I installed the dampener and the new Borgeson steering shaft that Fatman Fab sent with all this stuff(more on that at the end). Then I cut 2" off the column tube and slid it over the shaft and mounted it. That wasn't enough, after measuring carefully over and over, can always cut more off, I cut 2" more off. I went to the local bearing sales and thought I could get a bearing to fit the shaft and the inside of the tube, no such luck. The shaft is 3/4" and the inside diameter of the tube is 2 1/8". Well I bought an ag. that is 1.8xx outside diameter. A good friend of mine is making me a bushing out of UHMW that will sink the bearing up in the tube 1/2" and have a snap ring to retain it. Hopefully mon. or tues.I'll have it and I'll post pics. This will center the shaft in the column and I need to do this to make sure the steering box is in line with the column and the shaft will be supported.
The shaft that Fatman sent is going to have to be cut. I guess no matter which route one goes some of the shaft would have to be cut. I have to call Borgeson mon and see if they will respline the shaft for me or if a local machine shop will or can do this. The shaft is going to have to be shortened 4 7/8".
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