Nah, my wife knows better. She's actually pushing for me to get a late 60s mustang next. They just cost too damn much.
Just get yourself something that needs a lot of/little work! Your wife is behind it, so I'm sure you could find time here and there. If you're looking for something that is turn-key, it's going to cost you.
man thats the problem, all of the fastbacks that are reasonably priced are rotted out. Even the coupes are up there.
I know @horse sence has converted a lot of '65-'68s to fastbacks. I wonder if it's possible to do it with a '69-'70. Maybe try looking for something further away from the water and possibly less rotted? My '66 sat for a long time, but everything structural is solid.
I think I'm going to stick with the coupe. I have found a few locally that are strong candidates. Just need to move and get settled, if I can stand waiting that long LOL
Well, it was a long weekend. The acreage house was nice but needed a LOT of work, so we're still looking but haven't ruled it out.
On to the car:
Yesterday, I needed to move it around, so I put the new-used alternator on it, charged the battery, and cleaned it up. I bought a cheap-o mechanical oil pressure gauge to test my theory that the electric gauge was faulty. Here is the result at idle:
At higher rpm it might have gone up to 35ish psi, but not much more. Plus, I sat in the car and revved it and held it at 3000 or so and it vibrates, so I guess the motor is junk.
As I sat there contemplating what to do, I began trying to figure out how I was going to move this to another house and how long it was going to sit until I settled and got time to work on it again. 'Cept the wife wants kid #2 once we get settled, so then it would sit even longer.
That didn't sit well. I hardly have time anymore for car stuffs.
So, I listed it for sale.
And it sold, within an hour.
But wait, what about the seats at the upholstery shop?!? My plan is to sit on the money for a bit and find another carI'll stick my fancy new seats in and drive the mofo.
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You're right Mike. I misspoke. The 'no more turbos' line should have read - "no more seriously involved projects that spiral wildly out of control".Man.....
I get it. A failed engine project is the death nail for many here, especially after going through the hassle to rebuild the engine, and THEN it fails.
And this isn't meant to be too condescending...but please,........Don't kid the kidders.
The engine didn't fail because of the turbo. It wouldn't have mattered whether it had a supercharger, a blower, or if it was dead stock. And it won't matter if the engine was in an 89, or a 69....The engine failed because you did something wrong in your rebuild. Your engine didn't even see one pound of boost. You have a bearing that has shifted in one of those rods that didn't need resizing.
The thing about participating on this thread is that nobody fools anybody around here if they update regularly. With as much stuff as you got going on in your life, even a blind man can see that you just have too much going on in it right now to have a project car in it too. And that's alright!! Children and family are far more important than any piece of steel. But, If there ever was a case that screamed "Somebody else's finished project, and leave it alone when you get it" it's yours.
Just don't slam a turbo..it didn't have a damn thing to do with your lack of oil pressure.
I had the S197. They are cool, but it's not a fox, and it's not a classic. my wife would absolutely divorce me, anyway.
Ehhhh. debatable. That was the one I assembled in my garage with 80% of the knowledge and tools required, LOLJust for the record-I’m pretty sure the First 351 gave up the ghost cause of the Turbo.
