tbird88
Registered User
Went about 350 miles northwest, washed it on the way home somewhere west of Waco, gave it a little squirt under the hood too, got in last night with it. The hills up west of I-35 made a fool outa my pickup, a few long pulls on I-45 too. No more trips like this, the carbed 302 w/AOD and 2.75 gear just ain't the right tool for this job.
Still lookin' everything over, here's what I see so far:
Odometer shows 158,000 miles.
Trans has strawberry milk in it, at least towards the tip of the dipstick. I cranked it yesterday before I loaded it, been sittin' since December, fired up after 5-6 turns, no lifter noise, no smoke. Oil level in the engine is fine, too good to be true, still sinkin' in.
He said the blower only has about 20,000 on it, I believe it. Still has the little paint dab on the filler plug.
Throttle body looks new.
Box in the trunk from Moog, new poly bushings for the strut rods.
Dash is super nice, no cracks.
Seats are sharp except for the usual wear on the driver bolster.
Sunroof siliconed shut because it leaked, drain tubes probably stopped up.
New header panel, don't know if it's repop or Ford.
VMM still in place.
Rear bumper looks immaculate, all GFX look fine too.
Indiana car but I have yet to find a speck of rust.
Pushed it into the driveway by myself, rolls somewhat easily. I figured an average of 1.65/gallon for gas, 690 miles, approx 12 miles per gallon.
Whatcha think to do first? Drain the pan & converter, fill 'er up, try it out?
'89SC auto - $xxx
dolley - $85
700 miles of fuel - $95
coffee - $40
'nother SC sittin' in my driveway - priceless!
'bird
homeward bound
made it!
Still lookin' everything over, here's what I see so far:
Odometer shows 158,000 miles.
Trans has strawberry milk in it, at least towards the tip of the dipstick. I cranked it yesterday before I loaded it, been sittin' since December, fired up after 5-6 turns, no lifter noise, no smoke. Oil level in the engine is fine, too good to be true, still sinkin' in.
He said the blower only has about 20,000 on it, I believe it. Still has the little paint dab on the filler plug.
Throttle body looks new.
Box in the trunk from Moog, new poly bushings for the strut rods.
Dash is super nice, no cracks.
Seats are sharp except for the usual wear on the driver bolster.
Sunroof siliconed shut because it leaked, drain tubes probably stopped up.
New header panel, don't know if it's repop or Ford.
VMM still in place.
Rear bumper looks immaculate, all GFX look fine too.
Indiana car but I have yet to find a speck of rust.
Pushed it into the driveway by myself, rolls somewhat easily. I figured an average of 1.65/gallon for gas, 690 miles, approx 12 miles per gallon.
Whatcha think to do first? Drain the pan & converter, fill 'er up, try it out?
'89SC auto - $xxx
dolley - $85
700 miles of fuel - $95
coffee - $40
'nother SC sittin' in my driveway - priceless!
'bird
homeward bound
made it!
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