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68 fairlane street Rod project
« on: September 15, 2012, 09:55:50 PM »
Im new here and people asked for some pictures ..

This is my 68 fairlane 390

Im Just now installing a new scat stroker engine in it ... My last 390 broke a valve on the nitrous and destryed the entire engine.


New motor ready to build ..

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Re: 68 fairlane street Rod project
« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2012, 09:58:22 PM »
Wow time fly's , Motor is built and ready to test


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Re: 68 fairlane street Rod project
« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2012, 10:03:46 PM »
Ive been doing this project all summer. I have many more new parts to go. I just got my msd billet dizzy, new wires,prw aluminum water pump, billet pulleys , 130 amp alt, and a bunch of new batt cables ect ..

 Today I installed my rebuilt c6 with a tci 3000 rpm stall converter.

 the wife has a to do list for me for sunday so the car will be sleeping again ...... :'(

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Re: 68 fairlane street Rod project
« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2012, 08:53:49 AM »
Very Nice looking Fairlane!

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Re: 68 fairlane street Rod project
« Reply #4 on: September 16, 2012, 10:27:52 AM »
thanks ... Back shot


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Re: 68 fairlane street Rod project
« Reply #5 on: September 16, 2012, 10:28:47 AM »
Side shot

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Re: 68 fairlane street Rod project
« Reply #6 on: September 16, 2012, 11:13:37 AM »
LMAO at the Nixon-Agnew bumper sticker!  Great touch! ;D
Jay Brown
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Re: 68 fairlane street Rod project
« Reply #7 on: September 16, 2012, 08:51:45 PM »
That sticker gets alot of conversation .....

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Re: 68 fairlane street Rod project
« Reply #8 on: September 16, 2012, 11:44:35 PM »
Cool car.  Hilarious sticker.

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Re: 68 fairlane street Rod project
« Reply #9 on: September 17, 2012, 10:51:31 AM »
Wow, me too! LMAO as well on that Nixon/Agnew sticker....man, that was light years ago! Got me to thinking what period sticker I could do on my'70 Mustang:

-Make love, not war
-Woodstock or bust
-a Peace symbol
-Rowan and Martin for President

Hah!

Nice car indeed. Hey, any pics of that blown 390's carnage?
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Re: 68 fairlane street Rod project
« Reply #10 on: September 17, 2012, 08:12:11 PM »
what know one caught the Toyota bull shit sticker ???.....lol...... sweet car , bumper sticker is just icing

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Re: 68 fairlane street Rod project
« Reply #11 on: September 19, 2012, 07:38:32 PM »
A couple of the carnage ...   My best guess is the valve broke and caused every thing .....  :(




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Re: 68 fairlane street Rod project
« Reply #12 on: September 20, 2012, 03:04:14 PM »
Dang.. sorry to see that. It sure does looks as if you dropped a valve. We're you gettin' in it at the time?

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Re: 68 fairlane street Rod project
« Reply #13 on: September 20, 2012, 04:30:54 PM »
Hope you get your new engine in the car soon.

'68 Fairlanes/Torinos are 8)


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Re: 68 fairlane street Rod project
« Reply #14 on: September 20, 2012, 06:22:32 PM »
Now that's some big time carnage :(
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