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turbohunter

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Re: More disease
« Reply #45 on: November 08, 2017, 01:08:15 PM »
Yeah man, they're bookmarked for me. Great.
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« Reply #46 on: November 30, 2017, 11:23:33 AM »
Got the samples back from SMS and they're perfect so I'll order some material from them. BTW they ain't cheap >:(
Received and installed some rear springs I got from Hotchkis. These are Galaxies springs and are supposed to give you 12 inches from the hub center to the fender and I'll be darned if they're not right on (even on a wagon).



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« Reply #47 on: November 30, 2017, 01:34:54 PM »
Got to work and took a pic of the car on the flattest surface I can find.

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« Reply #48 on: November 30, 2017, 02:23:09 PM »
Even looks good sitting in a parking garage!  No worries about anyone swinging a car door into it either from the looks of things-
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« Reply #49 on: November 30, 2017, 03:01:56 PM »
Depends on the day in this garage, but yeah it's vacant today.
I was feeling it was to low at first but I think I was just used to being to jacked in the rear. I'm thinking its looking about right. Low enough but not to low.
It handles much better now that some caster has been taken out of the front. Also had a clunk in the rear that is gone now.
Thumbs up so far. Now to find some wheels and tires.
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« Reply #50 on: November 30, 2017, 07:02:28 PM »
Marc, it sits about right IMO. What symptoms was the excessive caster giving you?  Bruce
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Re: More disease
« Reply #51 on: November 30, 2017, 07:33:29 PM »
I do like your kinda disease....   plus wagons, need I say more?
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« Reply #52 on: November 30, 2017, 11:34:28 PM »
I doubt the caster was affected much by that small rear height change. Unless it was already negative caster (could have been) it added more which is a good thing.
Were those hubcaps used on other 66 Galaxies or just 7Litres? They do look good on it.

On my 61 wagon, just yesterday it wouldn't start with the key but would by jumping the solenoid. I suspected the ignition switch but it turned out to be the firewall plug, green corrosion on several terminals.
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« Reply #53 on: November 30, 2017, 11:47:45 PM »
I'm thinking it has a bit of negative caster in it already Tom. Also it was a full three inches higher in back. Driving it today it was noticeably calmer. Before the spring change, if you thought about changing lanes you were already there. Today it was a pleasure. I agree that it shouldn't make much difference, but I taught myself today that it does.
Another characteristic it got rid of was diving forward on braking. Rock solid today.
I don't know what springs were in it before but I really like these.

The hubcaps are '66 or '67 T bird caps.
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« Reply #54 on: November 30, 2017, 11:53:51 PM »
Quote from: TomP on November 30, 2017, 11:34:28 PM
On my 61 wagon, just yesterday it wouldn't start with the key but would by jumping the solenoid. I suspected the ignition switch but it turned out to be the firewall plug, green corrosion on several terminals.
That's a heck of a good heads up. I'll be checking.
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« Reply #55 on: December 01, 2017, 06:53:37 PM »
Sorry guys, I know I'm sick but I couldn't not share this pic. I was screwing around with the simple edit features on my iPad and well, just have to share. I know it's the same pic as the other day but it has a chrome filter on, is cropped and the color values messed with a bit. If you save the pic and view it all at once instead of squished in the forum format it's pretty nice. What strikes me is the straight lines of the garage and how it fits the car.
Again I apologize, I know I'm sick and I'm falling in love.
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Fell into a cheap set of 15x8 magnum 500s today so I'll order a set of 15x7 fronts from Summit.

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« Reply #56 on: January 09, 2018, 10:43:54 PM »
Finally found a set of front wheels. Magnums are pretty hard to find these days.
275/60/15s in the rear on 8 inch magnums.
255/60/15s in the front on 7 inches.
Man these wells can take a bit of tire.
Really handles well now.

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« Reply #57 on: January 11, 2018, 10:48:18 AM »
I love this car, Marc. I've always had a thing for station wagons. Put a lot of miles on a '77 I had, which ended up going through 4 400 engines before the car was finally done. Loaded that thing to the hilt and pulling a trailer on many family vacations through the Smokey and Blue Ridge Mountains. Any station wagon from the '50s, 60's or '70s is just plain cool in my book. And yours is especially nice.
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« Reply #58 on: January 11, 2018, 12:53:41 PM »
Can't tell you how many times I've thanked my buddy for selling it to me.
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Re: More disease
« Reply #59 on: January 11, 2018, 05:06:38 PM »
Ahhh now i got it.I thought the car looked familiar
Its the stationwagon from deliverance :o  :D
Or maby that was a -67 30 years since i saw the
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