It's a 77, originally a 318 car, but my buddy put a six with the six K member in it for mileage. The car has a terrific body, perfect headliner, and perfect fold down rear seat. The paint is original, and it'll polish up nice. Another buddy of mine has a retired Fifth Avenue with a 318, so I think I'll switch K members, add my Ansens, and enjoy the ride.
Suggestions are always welcome.:bravo:
Suggestions that I have:
1) It's a '77. Nail the inside of the front frame rails with a pick hammer before you put Penny One into the car, particularly in the toe-board area. That's where they rust, no matter where they spent their life. The front longitudinals rust facing the trans, though they're solid and pretty from the outside.
2) It's a '77. The second-spottiest build-construction year in F-car history. After the pick-hammer test, attempt to remove the K-frame bolts after verifying they're actually all there. I owned a '77 when I lived in GA that was missing a weld nut in the frame, and had left the factory with only 3 bolts holding the K-member in place. As it turned out, that didn't matter because it had shot front longitudinals. It had 38K on the clock and had never left the Atlanta area... generally, that scenario means cars are 20x better than what 69.5 describes West Coast cars to be, since there's not even a hint of salt in Atlanta air.
3) Eat lots of fiber. A healthy poop is good for the body but great for the soul.
4) If you're gonna change the K-member, you might want to consider an engine swap at the same time... bolting that Sicks to the V8 K will be a bitch.
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6) It needs quarter-window louvers, like NOW. The Ansens would rule.
7) Say "Merry Christmas" to everyone you know or meet. If they object because they're Jewish, Druid, heathen or aetheist thank them for saving you the cost of buying them a gift.
8) Use the factory ribs in the fuel tank for strap guides and move the tank over one "notch" toward the passenger side. This allows true dual tailpipes without the stupid Nova-looking method of running the tailpipes outboard of the leaf springs.
9) Nothing says "I love the cock" more than a tongue stud or pierced nipple(s).
10) Get an 8.75" axle and lower shock plates from a 1965-70 B-car. The gears likely won't be any worse than what you've got already, and once you get into the F/M/J/Y groove, you're gonna want to add horsepower. Eventually, the 8.25" won't be enough and God forbid you screw up that pretty sheetmetal via a failed diff or (more likely) broken C-clip. You'll need a longer brake hose, and a real parts guy can find it no problemo.
11) Wipe. Thoroughly.
