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AlanCasida

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Bad road test for me and my Galaxie
« on: October 04, 2026, 12:07:32 PM »
After spending over a month converting my Galaxie back to an automatic (Yeah, I know) and upgrading the rear suspension, I finally took it for a road test Friday afternoon only to have a tire come off shortly after I got on the highway. Fortunately, no one was hurt but my Galaxie got dinged up pretty good. I was trying to get it ready for Raceweek that starts today but delays in getting parts left me scrambling. Not to mention the transmission I was going to use had a cracked case and I had to rustle up a donor transmission (for the case) just a week ago. it's been one of those kinds of year for me this year.

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Re: Bad road test for me and my Galaxie
« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2026, 05:43:04 PM »
Ouch, sorry hey it could have been worse. Did you have the wheels off recently nothing in your post has anything to do with the front.

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Re: Bad road test for me and my Galaxie
« Reply #2 on: October 05, 2026, 10:39:33 AM »
Wow Alan, what a bummer that is!  Sorry to see that big Gal on the side of the road.  Good luck getting it back together.  Persistence will pay off...
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Re: Bad road test for me and my Galaxie
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2026, 07:18:57 AM »
Sorry buddy!

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Re: Bad road test for me and my Galaxie
« Reply #4 on: October 06, 2026, 07:26:03 AM »
So sorry to hear, looks like the lugs are there. Were you able to get a wheel back on?
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Re: Bad road test for me and my Galaxie
« Reply #5 on: October 07, 2026, 04:44:56 PM »
Dang, Alan, that is a major bummer. Do you have enough left over paint to match a repair? Did you forget to tighten the lug nuts? I did that once but was lucky enough to catch it before I lost the wheel. Your Galaxie is beautiful, so I hope you can get it back to the original point it was before this.
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