67coronetman
Well-Known Member
So share what it was that you did good or bad in rebuilding your car and be honest no matter how embarrassing it may have been... :headbang::headbang::headbang::headbang:
after having my 289 in my 68 Mustang professionally built(was 18 at the time) i decided to put on 2 chrome oil filler caps(no breather) and took it for a 20 mile sprint. started smelling burning oil half way into the trip, stopped and opened the hood. all the engine gaskets had spewed out of their seats! what a hellofa mess that was :icon_redface:
put a '69 roadrunner 383 4 speed-----> 1st, 2nd, 3rd member drivetrain in a '64Belvedere (former 318X3speed w/open rear)
was not my 1st but 1st one that actually worked, that was 40 years ago...
we worked on it nights 'cause the owner of the shop was sleeping....lot of fabrications went into the project.
long story short; it was stolen a few weeks later and FU#ED up by a few jack *** rich kids that wanted a joy ride...they kicked the dash in, drove through a golf courses, got airborne ripped up the exhaust..etc.... dad paid ... we sold the car as is and kept the $.
an asshole born every minute....:head_smack:
So share what it was that you did good or bad in rebuilding your car and be honest no matter how embarrassing it may have been... :headbang::headbang::headbang::headbang:
Last year after showing my car at Autorama it was time to hit the track. I had a trans issue which I quickly repaired. It had had trouble starting it a few times before. But this time it sputtered then went POP. Lesson learned, don't crank with the ignition off then flip it on. The plenum fills with fuel, and in this case the plenum is a big one.
Doug
Oh crap is right ouch....