Only this one's mine. Local car, knew it from new, one owner. Tried to buy it for 40 years but the owner said no. Run into him a few weeks ago and he said maybe. Made him an offer he couldn't refuse and he said sold. Four door hardtop XL, 352 and always garage kept. Parked it in '79 because of the gas crunch and never ran it again. Time has been tough on the old gal, but maybe she can be saved. Motor is seized, mice crap and mold everywhere but the interior is mint including the padded dash. The bright work and rubber is mint. Some usual east coast rust, but nothing fatal. Seems he had a gauge and horn fetish, but what a cool car. Even the plug wires are original.

I have a Flex with the 3.5 that has the dreaded water pump failure. The pump is internal & driven off the timing chain & when it fails the coolant goes right down into the pan which results in a milkshake. Good news is that it was discovered early enough that there seems to be no other damage. Engine runs fine & quiet. So, other than real frequent oil changes, is there something else I can do to flush out the milkshake? Rislone, Motor Flush? My thinking is that running the engine with new oil, the remaining coolant will evaporate thru the PVC & burn off.

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I normally would'nt give this a second look but, I knew this car from new. one owner, 70k, 390 4 speed, bench seat, 350 rear. body is decent having never been out in the winter. the 390 was pulled to freshen gaskets back in 99 & never was put back together. I have it all. so what do I do with it? ebay it as is, put it together, get her running & then sell it? or keep it & make a sleeper? no power steering or brakes. It has just the right amount of shitty that everybody loves right now. It does have two too many doors for my liking, but somehow that factory 4 speed cancels that out. I need another project like a hole in the head, but somehow the deal just happened.  I was just so helpless to say no. Give me your thoughts.

 

hey, don,t laugh, but if you ever wondered what a stock 352 ran like, here you go.

Performance Summary:
      1/4 mile ET:16.776               1/4 mile MPH:82.04
      1/8 mile ET: 10.811              1/8 mile MPH:65.88
      60 foot time:2.513
      Track: beaver springs FERR
      Weather Conditions: great

Vehicle Specifications: all stock except for holley 600 on a c4 4bl. intake & Henderson headers with 2" duals

Model Year:1962

Model:Gal.

Style: XL

Engine Details (link to post in Dyno Results board if available:stock 352

Transmission: c.o.m.

Torque converter details (if automatic):stock

Clutch details (if manual):

Driveshaft:stock

U-joints:stock

Rear end type: stock

Differential type:open

Gear Ratio:3.00

Axles:stock

Front tires:215 70 14

Front wheels:6x14

Rear tires:235 60 14

Rear wheels:8x14

Front suspension information:stock

Rear suspension information:stock

Ready-to-race vehicle weight, including driver:heavy

now that I have your attention, does anybody have any experience with hooker super comp. headers. some listings say they won.t fit power steering,  anybody know why?  pump, lines, cylinder?
thanks, shady

I guess I should mention I have a 62 gal & they are the 6205-1hkr

Thanks guys for taking me into the forum. I'm not big on forums, but stumbled upon this by accident. A little about me. I'm almost 60yo. & started out driving with my moms 60' 352 Gal. wagon. A cool car to have now but not back then. While working part time in 73, after school my boss said he had a junker he'd sell me for $100. so I went to see it & low & behold it was a 64 gal xl. 390 4 speed.  ran good but rusty. In 75 I came across another almost rust free 64 from va. bought it for $100 bucks & stuck it away. It was a 390 auto. car that had a 352 stuffed in it just to move it around. Some how through all the years I managed to hang onto it, but that's about all. It never saw the road since 74. Marriage, kids, houses, & time take a toll on your best laid plans. As soon as I tore the 64 down for a resto I decided to become self employed. That was 21 years ago, enabling me to work 60 hour weeks. I always wanted to build it up so I always was collecting parts. A few months ago I bought a complete ready to drop in rebuilt #'s matching 390 at an estate sale so I guess the 64 will stay stock. Which brings me to the 62. I have a used car friend that bought it at auction. He had an appraisal stating it was a 390 car & all that. When I pointed out that it was an X car 352  he offered it to me for 1/2 money. So it went into the barn with 64. A couple of years ago I decided it was gonna go down the road no matter how it looked & it looked bad (still does). After  new tires, brake, fuel & exhaust systems it once again lived. Future plans call for a 390 that I have all the parts for, & change it to a big spline top loader. I almost hate to take it apart because I love driving it. My original 64 I had in high school went to ford heaven by way of the crusher 25 years ago, but I still have that 390 & T10 plus the doors. Some where in a move the seats & console got lost but I do have the 4 speed console top plate & boot. Somehow the 62 looks just about how it would have if I had it back in 1974. Strange....... shady!

 Sorry, somehow I posted this in the wrong spot. maybe the moderator could place it where it belongs.  What can I say, I've even bought a few chevys, proving I'm subject to stupidity ever now & then.