chrgr340
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Since this is my first post here, I figured what better way to introduce myself than to show everyone what my car is all about? Here is a little background on the car:
The car was sold brand new from Bacon Sales in Two Harbors, MN to my mom's friend's uncle. The car was originally GF7 but I've been told that the original owner had it painted black very shortly after buying the car. After owning the car for a few years, my dad's best friend in high school bought it from him. My dad has told me a few stories about how he and his friend would...well...drive it like it was meant to be driven. After that, it passed through the hands of a couple other people that my parents know fairly well before I ended up with it. I bought the car from the previous owner when I was 15. It was actually my first car! Needless to say, I was a bit excited.
The car is a GF7 on black interior, numbers matching 340, A833, 8 3/4 open diff 3.23 with 54,*** original miles. Right now, the only things on the car that aren't original are the black paint, the original Magnum road wheels (I do have a couple of them), and some miscellaneous stuff I've replaced under the hood (hoses, water pump, etc.). The car does run (actually fairly well) and moves under it's own power, but I need to do some brake, fuel system, and suspension work before I can hit the road with it. The floors and trunk are all solid, but the car does need fenders, inner fenders, quarters, and trunk extensions from stuff building up and sitting in them.
I just recently got done pulling the 340 and replacing all the freeze plugs, timing set, water pump, radiator and heater hoses, valve seals, valve cover gaskets, clutch disc, and some other items I'm probably not remembering at the moment. While I had it out, I pressure washed the engine bay and hit all the accessories with a quick coat of aerosol satin black for now. I have a fuel tank, hard fuel lines, brake lines, brakes, and a few other miscellaneous items that need attention before it's at least drivable. The car hasn't been driven since 1985, but I'm doing just enough this spring to be able to drive it for a summer or two before I completely disassemble it and render it inoperable for a few years to complete the full resto.
Anyway, on with a few pics:
And here is a picture of it next to my daily driver '07:
I will try to keep this thread up to date with all future progress. Thanks for reading!
The car was sold brand new from Bacon Sales in Two Harbors, MN to my mom's friend's uncle. The car was originally GF7 but I've been told that the original owner had it painted black very shortly after buying the car. After owning the car for a few years, my dad's best friend in high school bought it from him. My dad has told me a few stories about how he and his friend would...well...drive it like it was meant to be driven. After that, it passed through the hands of a couple other people that my parents know fairly well before I ended up with it. I bought the car from the previous owner when I was 15. It was actually my first car! Needless to say, I was a bit excited.
The car is a GF7 on black interior, numbers matching 340, A833, 8 3/4 open diff 3.23 with 54,*** original miles. Right now, the only things on the car that aren't original are the black paint, the original Magnum road wheels (I do have a couple of them), and some miscellaneous stuff I've replaced under the hood (hoses, water pump, etc.). The car does run (actually fairly well) and moves under it's own power, but I need to do some brake, fuel system, and suspension work before I can hit the road with it. The floors and trunk are all solid, but the car does need fenders, inner fenders, quarters, and trunk extensions from stuff building up and sitting in them.
I just recently got done pulling the 340 and replacing all the freeze plugs, timing set, water pump, radiator and heater hoses, valve seals, valve cover gaskets, clutch disc, and some other items I'm probably not remembering at the moment. While I had it out, I pressure washed the engine bay and hit all the accessories with a quick coat of aerosol satin black for now. I have a fuel tank, hard fuel lines, brake lines, brakes, and a few other miscellaneous items that need attention before it's at least drivable. The car hasn't been driven since 1985, but I'm doing just enough this spring to be able to drive it for a summer or two before I completely disassemble it and render it inoperable for a few years to complete the full resto.
Anyway, on with a few pics:
And here is a picture of it next to my daily driver '07:
I will try to keep this thread up to date with all future progress. Thanks for reading!
