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The garage from Hell

Reply #15
Quote from: daboss351;213998
Wow, sweet resto man!!
68 fastback? or is it a 67, hard to tell that disisembled... Thank god the floors in my 66 have already been done.



It's a '65.  My late Father gave it to me when I was 14 years old.  It didn't look much better than the before pic when I drove it to high school, but I sure loved it!

We used a one piece floor in it.  There was literally nothing left of the car.  Frame rails, wheelhouses, floor, crossbraces, apr0ns, cowl, firewall, radiator support, quarters, fenders, doors - it's all new.  I'm restoring it because it was given to me by my Father.  Otherwise, it wouldn't be worth it. 

Here's where I'm going with it... hence my screen name.


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Reply #16
I know what you mean. My father gave me my 66 so I am gonna to do everything to never sell it, or s it. Its memory's that cant be replaced no matter what.
And  I really feel dumb
65 year should have known by the tail light panel.... 67 was a complete change.
RIP 1988 and 1990 Lincoln Mark VII LSC
I welcomed the dark side and currently am driving a 2000 Dodge Durango SLT plus, with a 5.9, Code named project "Night Runner"
Shes black on black, fully loaded, with headers, 180 tstat, e fan, straight exhaust into a cherry bomb vortex ler, full tune up, ported intake and T/B, MSD coil, and round aircleaner.
Mods to come: Fully rebuilt and heavily modded 46RE, and a richmond rachet locker.
my $300 beater ;)
R.I.P Kayleigh Raposa 12/18/90 - 2/24/07

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Reply #17
Quote from: Chuck W;214008
Well there ARE worse problems to have ;)


Of course you are right.  Hurricane season is just around the corner.  Thanks for reminding me  :p ...




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Reply #18
Yikes! Glad I live @ 460 ft above sealevel!

Nice cars - I had a '71 'Stang & my boss has a white version of the Porsche so I am somewhat familiar - though all I own is the Cougar now (well, and the T-Bucket) :hick:

I'm getting a lift this year - any recommendations? I was looking at a Bend-Pak HD-9 4-post lift. I'm glad you said it was the best as I'm getting really tired of the cramped auto-pit and a lift sounds good at this stage in my life.
11.96 @ 118 MPH old 306 KB; 428W coming soon.

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Reply #19
If that's the garage from Hell, then I'm starting to question my faith...

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Reply #20
Quote from: Cougar5.0;214027
Yikes! Glad I live @ 460 ft above sealevel!

Nice cars - I had a '71 'Stang & my boss has a white version of the Porsche so I am somewhat familiar - though all I own is the Cougar now (well, and the T-Bucket) :hick:

I'm getting a lift this year - any recommendations? I was looking at a Bend-Pak HD-9 4-post lift. I'm glad you said it was the best as I'm getting really tired of the cramped auto-pit and a lift sounds good at this stage in my life.


Geez, man.  11.96!  That's really something!  I haven't started my engine work yet.  The one and only time I took the car to the track, it ran a 17.82.  I got smoked by a 4 door POS import and came home with my tail between my legs.

My lift is a Perfect Park 7000.  When I bought it about 12 years ago, it was the best one out there.  Since then, the Backyard Buddy people have made major improvements to their lift.  Also, the Bend-Pak is a first class piece.  Trust me, you'll love it. The four post is great, because you can move it, and you can store two cars in one space.


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Reply #21
See, people have had cars with more rust then mine. lol
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Reply #22
Seems to me rearanging the garage to get one care out is a good excuse to take them all for a little drive to make sure storage hasn't had ill effects on them.
 
Poor .

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Reply #23
Lemme get this straight.......

Your garage has a lift and all those toys in it and you're complaining.

I have no sympathy :hick:

Very Nice stuff there man!;)  :burnout:
-- 05 Mustang GT-Whipplecharged !!
--87 5.0 Trick Flow Heads & Intake - Custom Cam - Many other goodies...3100Lbs...Low12's!

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Reply #24
Id kill to have a garage I can get a car into, much less work on!
93 Festiva L, 193k miles, BP+T/G25MR swap, T3 50trim .48/.42, SRT FMIC, Capri electronics/Rocketchip, 2.5" exhaust
bests: ET 12.86, MPH 110.25, 1.92 short
02 Subaru Impreza WRX, 129k miles
97 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport, 236k miles

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Reply #25
You know, I could take a car or two off of your hands so you wouldn't have trouble moving them.  Just say the word...
2000 Jaguar XK8 Convertible - 4.0L DOHC V8 (AJ27)
2018 Ford Explorer - 3.5L DOHC V6 (Duratec 35)
1999 Mercury Grand Marquis - 4.6L SOHC V8 (Modular)
1987 Mercury Cougar LS - 5.0L V8 (Windsor) [SOLD in 2009]

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Reply #26
Quote from: V8Demon;214063
Lemme get this straight.......

Your garage has a lift and all those toys in it and you're complaining.

I have no sympathy


I know, right?  I'm such a friggin' whiner...

 

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Reply #27
Quote from: daminc;214050
See, people have had cars with more rust then mine. lol


Dude, I've been following your rust repair.  That's not real rust repair.  This is real rust repair...



Oh look! I can see China!

I'm teasing, by the way.  You're doing nice work on your Cougar.  I'm glad to see people saving them.  So many were driven into the ground and then thrown away.

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Reply #28
Quote from: bhazard;214104
Id kill to have a garage I can get a car into, much less work on!


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Reply #29
Quote from: ivygreen;214005
The lift is the best thing ever. The garage configuration is what sucks. I couldn't go wider because of my lot size, so I made it two cars deep. If, heaven forbid, you want a car out of the back, everything has to move...including the daily drivers outside. :mad:

There was, and still is another option for you. Have you ever seen this?
 
http://aclifts.com/parking/pss-7/index.html
 
Check out the Videos!
With this you could add 4 more cars to that garage!!
 
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