my new car- 70 fairlane

[ventturei26]

just got this on sunday, my new project since the ex took the ed.

the parts car for the 70 fairlane, a 70 torino.

ford 9" rear

air shocks- would explain the rake of the car

so far

rear drivers 1/4 panel needs to be pulled out more and then weld the holes from the vinyl top. then prime the whole car flat black. im thinking ill do a matte black with a flat clear once all the body works done.

problems so far
the 302 under the hood has a bit of a rod knock, good thing its only a 302.

all drum, on the bright side its power assist drum and not manual drum

interior leaves a bit to be desired, but i have all the pieces to put it back together.

wrap up
needs a new engine
needs some interior work
needs bodywork and paint

good
tranny is strong,
electrical is great
drives nice and strong, suspension feels good.

not bad for free. thanks to a friend who wants to see at least ne more torino/fairlane on the road and wants me to be the other one

 

[cheezeonmakneez]

looks like a fun project.

 

[SlowTEC]

Do it up right. Can't beat FREE!

 

[ragedeep]

free? thats f**kin nice.... drop a 454 big block in that baby and give it a hug for me

 

[leadman]

free? thats f**kin nice.... drop a 454 big block in that baby and give it a hug for me

make that a 460 cid ford. I had one of these back in 1978. I lost the front drivers side wheel
when the the rusted frame broke. put the wheel up thru the fender- good times.............

 

[vjf915]

make that a 460 cid ford. I had one of these back in 1978. I lost the front drivers side wheel
when the the rusted frame broke. put the wheel up thru the fender- good times.............

Oh so youre OLLLDDDDDDDDDD

OP, looks like youve got quite a bit of a project. Should turn out nice though.

 

[ventturei26]

im going to keep a 302 in there, my 65 mustang has plenty of power with the 347 that i built 2 years ago soi know the 302 can bring alot of power, plus the 460 is just to heavy of an engine. if anything im going to get a 351 windsor and build 447 stroker, but right now, im going to swap one of my extra 302's into it to get it to run and then put all ther interior back into it, and then start the outer bodywork.should be fun

 

[vjf915]

For a car that old, you would probably benefit from totally stripping it down to the frame and rebuilding whateven needs to be done.

 

[clover ej6]

nice pickup, man

 

[ventturei26]

4/27/09
went to go try to get it started

the parts torino

my fairlane

70 torino gt hood- i want one

also hidaway headlights i want em, just willing to pay for em
whole kits used go for around 1000

4/30/2009
my buddies torino

mine, just put the torino door on

wierd ass spider

ac vaccum system

torino hood on

the torino

primed, at least till i can sand all the way to metal and primer again

rear wheel- rat rod style

the interior- came out of the nicer torino, he got the fairlane 500 black interior

rear, idk about the whole orange thing

orange with a chrome lip i like tho

ragtops....whole roof looked like the middle

roof done for the moment time to sand down to metal and fill the holes from the ragtop

as i left it last time

 

[LowNotSlow]

I like this thread a lot

 

[1991civicZC]

i like the orange flat black look

 

[buzzbombtom]

russ were you married to the ex? hwo come she got the ride? and where is this build taking place? you aer getting a lot done in what seems like a short amount of time. good looking car so far

 

[253eg]

Best thread so far

 

[ventturei26]

russ were you married to the ex? hwo come she got the ride? and where is this build taking place? you aer getting a lot done in what seems like a short amount of time. good looking car so far

no but i bought the car for her on the premis that she getoff her lazy ass and get a job, and she paid for the repairs. after we broke up i just said f the problems and told her to pay me back one day, stupid thing to do on my part but we were lookin for a place to live together so i thought it would be fine, month later were apart. whatever cut the losses and hope that i get some money some day...a year a a half and boom, didnt even try w/ her after that s**t.

build is taking place in auburn in my friends backyard, till i have time (hopefully sunday) to swap in a 302, i just picked up. the weekend after im hoping to fix the drivers quater and get the roof prep primed, then i start trying to find all the parts for the body and get serious about body and interior.

ive got a few things up my sleeve on this one, and thanks to that 65 mustang project of mine, i hav ALOT of extra parts both performance and oe that are going into the fairlane. and im thinking of incorperating some honda knowledge into this to, hopefully everything will work out, if not, parts for the fairlane are cheap as hell

 

[ventturei26]

the chrome valve covers

then painted them orange

the dash refurb

sanded and prepping for the next stage

painted to see more flaws

circled flaws in dash

new parts

flexfan

edelbrock carb

old breathers

1968 j code 4 barrel mustang intake manifold

sanded and painted

new water outlet

car snap shots

 

[jonathan2006]

this is a cool build

 

[ventturei26]

the hidaway headlight system i want

stock height for the front, yes my car is lowered a bit in the front

ran out of paint, but the sanded paint is where itll be orange

 

[Kensai]

Orange on black looks so good!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocZpa2p5N4U&feature=related

 

[ventturei26]

Orange on black looks so good!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocZpa2p5N4U&feature=related

nice camaro, same theme my car will be