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Re: 1967 Fairlane Super Stock
« Reply #30 on: September 05, 2013, 10:59:24 AM »
You are NOT moving 3" or 4" in the front only the width of the frame rail or a little over 2".

Well that's not actually true Rusty.
The front of the spring eye is moving about 4". The outside point of the spring eye moves about 4".
Although in some cases this is actually a good thing because it moves the instant centre.
You'd have to break out the slide rule to figger it all out.

I'll take a measurement of a stock location spring set and post.
If someone wants to measure the nonstock location and post we can clear this up. ::)

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Re: 1967 Fairlane Super Stock
« Reply #31 on: September 05, 2013, 11:23:15 AM »
You are NOT moving 3" or 4" in the front only the width of the frame rail or a little over 2".

Well that's not actually true Rusty.
The front of the spring eye is moving about 4". The outside point of the spring eye moves about 4".
Although in some cases this is actually a good thing because it moves the instant centre.
You'd have to break out the slide rule to figger it all out.

I'll take a measurement of a stock location spring set and post.
If someone wants to measure the nonstock location and post we can clear this up. ::)

I posted that without a lot of thought and yes after thinking about it you are right. The next time I have my car jacked up I will take some measurements. `
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Re: 1967 Fairlane Super Stock
« Reply #32 on: September 05, 2013, 04:10:30 PM »
I found another photo before the rear was installed

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Re: 1967 Fairlane Super Stock
« Reply #33 on: September 08, 2013, 09:00:49 AM »
I paint everything off the car.







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« Reply #34 on: September 08, 2013, 09:56:28 AM »
Nice! Have you painted before for $ as a pro?

Did a '79 Capri once in two-tone with some help from a bike painter. Knew it was going to be a ton of prep work (no rust though) and wow, talk about hard, repetitive work!
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Re: 1967 Fairlane Super Stock
« Reply #35 on: September 08, 2013, 10:27:30 AM »
Nice! Have you painted before for $ as a pro?

Did a '79 Capri once in tow-tone with some help from a bike painter. Knew it was going to be a ton of prep work (no rust though) and wow, talk about hard, repetitive work!

I painted back in the late 70's early 80's than quit until I started Gillis Performance Restorations with my son Brian in 2005.
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Re: 1967 Fairlane Super Stock
« Reply #36 on: September 23, 2013, 05:22:30 PM »
We needed to make a trunk floor since we will not be using a stock tank.

Brian added a couple of braces



The new trunk floor screwed in place



Making a bracket for the fuel cell and battery box



This will bolt in the trunk









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Re: 1967 Fairlane Super Stock
« Reply #37 on: September 23, 2013, 06:33:06 PM »
The cars looking great!
I went through the backup light.


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Re: 1967 Fairlane Super Stock
« Reply #38 on: September 24, 2013, 06:14:38 AM »
You are NOT moving 3" or 4" in the front only the width of the frame rail or a little over 2".

Well that's not actually true Rusty.
The front of the spring eye is moving about 4". The outside point of the spring eye moves about 4".
Although in some cases this is actually a good thing because it moves the instant centre.
You'd have to break out the slide rule to figger it all out.

So I got the measurement.
Front 47 1/8"
Rear 47 1/4"
I'll take a measurement of a stock location spring set and post.
If someone wants to measure the nonstock location and post we can clear this up. ::)

I posted that without a lot of thought and yes after thinking about it you are right. The next time I have my car jacked up I will take some measurements. `

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Re: 1967 Fairlane Super Stock
« Reply #39 on: November 17, 2013, 02:27:24 PM »
It seems like I never have any time to work on my Fairlane but I decided to spend a little time this weekend on it instead of customer cars. I started taking this apart over 6 years ago and now its not that easy finding all the parts. I finally found the brackets for the headlights and the hood latch. After I sandblasted them I sprayed a couple of coats of SPI black epoxy.



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Re: 1967 Fairlane Super Stock
« Reply #40 on: November 18, 2013, 04:14:32 PM »
I just moved this out of storage and will start working on it so that we can race it sometime in 2014. Still not sure what engine or Super Stock class yet.

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Re: 1967 Fairlane Super Stock
« Reply #41 on: November 19, 2013, 08:25:20 AM »
Man, it's to pretty to be sitting in storage! ;)

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Re: 1967 Fairlane Super Stock
« Reply #42 on: November 19, 2013, 02:23:01 PM »
The "S" code 390 puts you in what SS class? H or I maybe? Beautiful car! Do you plan on a C4 or C6?

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Re: 1967 Fairlane Super Stock
« Reply #43 on: November 20, 2013, 09:11:15 AM »
The "S" code 390 puts you in what SS class? H or I maybe? Beautiful car! Do you plan on a C4 or C6?

If I run a 390 it can run in SS/HA, SS/IA/ SS/JA, GT/DA, GT/EA, GT/FA, GT/GA depending on how much weight I add. I will be using a JPT C4.
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Re: 1967 Fairlane Super Stock
« Reply #44 on: January 12, 2014, 02:14:59 PM »
My plan is to race in one of the SS/GT classes so I ordered a 427 fiberglass hood as a Christmas present for myself.



I had to trim about a 1/4" off of each side and a little off the back block sanded and epoxy primed.





I had the headlight bezels polished and he now has the grille

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