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Thread: 71-Torino-GT - Call it Patches
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05-21-2023 #61Registered User
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Started the day pulling the mufflers back off and welding the turn downs on solid. Then took her out to get groceries in a few different places on this beautiful day.
another 70 miles on her and tons of smiling
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05-24-2023 #62Registered User
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05-24-2023 #63Registered User
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I couple more things knocked off the list
*Installed a new Fuel Sender and it appears my gauge is working properly now
*Siphoned out 2 qts of gear oil and put some fresh gear oil in to be safe
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06-06-2023 #64Registered User
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06-06-2023 #65Love to see all the little things you're taking care of for the trip. Keep at it, the cruise will be worth it!
chunger
'68 Ranchero 500
'70 Cougar XR-7 Convertible
'98 Mustang GT Convertible
06-18-2023 #66Registered User- Join Date
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Hot Rod Power Tour 2023
Day 1: Lost Oil Pressure in Chattanooga TN after about 210 miles driven from my house. Found the car to be 3 quarts low on oil
Day 2: Event Start: ATL Motor Speedway, Added another 2 quarts before rolling in. Discover the Oil Sender is leaking all over and Fix
Day 3: Smooth Drive to SC, belt came a little loose on the Power Steering and smooth getting into the Venue. Approx. 2 quarts of oil used
Day 4: Smooth Drive up to Rockingham but arriving at the Venue got stuck in a long line. Car started over heating, by the time i got in i had to get the officer to let me in before the car crashed and burned. I was literally about to roll in and he stopped me. Thinking it was going to be a short wait, i was wrong. I rolled in the entrance and parked it in the grass immediately at 250 Degrees.... 2 Quarts of oil used, had to add Coolant, and my Trunk Lock decided to break the spring on the cover. So i had to remove it. We then drove to Concord where the next event was. So a nice 2 day stay
Day 5: We are 2 miles from the ZMaxx and we drive over and get stuck in line. Turned the car off as they weren't letting people in and eventually when the line started going it was getting warm again, slow and steady she got up to 230 Degrees and I just parked her outside. Realized the 4 blade fan just wasn't enough, after leaving ran to O Reilley's and got a 5 Blade flex fan. unfortunately no one had any spacers at all. So i couldn't install it as the stock Spacer was Mushroomed on the Stock fan. Look further at the engine and find a plug wire was against the Headers and replaced all my spark plug wires, refilled the coolant again, and added 2 more quarts of oil. She is leaking out of everywhere at this point.
Day 6: Headed to Bristol no real issues, nice beautiful hill drive but adding oil at every gas stop. She got warm going into the Event and i turned the heater on and tried to pop the hood, but the Hood was jammed shut. So i drove in, with my car door open and the heater blasting and managed to keep her below 220. After inspection, i had to take part of the grille apart and unbolt the latch to the hood. The Safety latch caught and bent over. Unbent the safety hook and put it all back together. We drove to Knoxville for the night and she was not liking it. The Transmission seemed to be getting warm after all the hill driving and was feeling very sluggish in general.
Day 7: Heading home, car still seems very tired and need 2 more quarts of oil plus some Coolant. Seems she pukes a little coolant every stop but nothing major. As long as I'm at speed she never gets too warm. We stop at a rest stop and i check her over, plug wires are loose on the Distributer, weird......NGK wires.....Get everything snugged up and fill up with Gas. 100 Miles to home and she is roaring again like she should.....However she started to struggle, over 3k RPM the tach start getting weird, pretty sure i fouled out some spark plugs as it was very tired feeling again. Limped her home, and unpacked her.
I've ordered New Plugs and a Fan spacer for the time being. She is going to leak and i want to see how much but for the time being she will be a weekend car for fun until i get funds to Rebuild the Engine. I have big plans for this car eventually but I have to get back to work on my 69 Mustang which I've neglected for over a year.
1440 Miles Traveled from my house and back
Greenbrier TN
Columbia, TN
Atlanta Motor Speedway, Atlanta, GA
South Carolina State Fairgrounds, Columbia SC
Rockingham Speedway, Rockingham NC
ZMax Dragway, Concord NC
Bristol Motor Speedy Way Bristol, TN
Knoxville, TN
Greenbrier, TN
At one point i was averaging about 13.5mpg which i was shocked about
Total Spent Gas $412.68
3 Gallons of Oil Used
2 Gallons of Coolant
06-19-2023 #67Quite the adventure! I'm glad you stuck with it - and made some memories. Lots of others woulda just gave up and headed for home. Glad you went all the way!
chunger
'68 Ranchero 500
'70 Cougar XR-7 Convertible
'98 Mustang GT Convertible
06-20-2023 #68