Think smitty is going to post some pictures on FB. It's been an adventure so far for me. Think Chris's 35th anny adventure.
Keep in mind my car hasn't been on the road since Carlisle 2015 and everything is new...been so long every noise feels new etc. It's definitely not my fully loaded expedition I drive daily.
Car finally was fully assembled Friday evening, instead of staying in Knoxville Chris and I stayed at my place and left at 3a. Delays in having it done were for my aftermarket thick 3 inch rad pooped out...so a stock rad was installed off we go...Stop for gas, hood strut pulled the hinge out of the glass hood. So that's on my list to fix one of these stops, we bought stuff to make a bush repair.
DAY 1 ...bowling green...my car over heated getting into the venue, and I was also baking inside the car from my lack of carpet padding to absorb heat. The black aftermarket carpet wasn't doing it's job...already knew the radiator was the weak point. Ran to Lowe's, purchased a roll of reflective padding, looks like the sunsheild you use when parked on a hot day...application is for home attics to reduce heat. That's now under my carpet and works awesome.
DAY 2 ...chatanooga. Lots of mountain driving...long tall grades again over heating, or high temps. Again long as line to park she over heats. Mission of the day then turns into finding a radiator. Find a vendor, after beating thru to them we have to shop size not application for fitment, it was determined a rad for a 70 cougar, 62-69 Fairlane, 70-73 Mavrick is 20width 21 tall...will fit w the MP front mount. Smitty, I and other power tour people got it installed tonight with some trimming here and there. All that's needed is a lower hose but everything was closed at 8p.
Otherwise...Smittys stock 5spd is running great without issues. Chris's car lost a starter in Bowling Green running me to Lowe's to fix the cabin heat issue. Advance had one in stock...he installed and now it's intermittent starting. Going to try a starter switch in the a.m.
Please forgive typos etc...mobile forum is brutal.
Tim