Dakotaacres
Well-Known Member
This Mike from ND. Back in the Fall of 1972, when I was 18 and single, I bought a new 72 Roadrunner 340 4 speed, which I still have, my High School car. Unfortunately because of priority changes, marriage, family, work and then a divorce, I parked my Roadrunner in 1988 after the second engine lost oil pressure. It was always in the back of my mind to getting running again but the years racked up. In 2017 just before Thanksgiving two bulges in my lower back laid me up and I was off work till March. I could hardly walk, I couldn't sleep. Then during this time my Wife started having balance issues, falling a couple times and had body function issues. An MRI showed she had three bulges in her neck pressing on the spinal cord. She could loose her ability to walk if she didn't have surgery ASAP. Surgery in June took out the bulge and put in a 6 inch metal strap with 8 screws in her vertebrae. Recovery is at least 8 months so I was off work again attending to her. This got us thinking we're not getting any younger. In September after 30 years, I brought my Roadrunner home to restore it. It's in better shape than I expected but it's way above my skill level. So I found this site to learn from others and see if I can get this done. First picture is from the late 70s the second is from this September.
from the foothills of NE Tennessee!
