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Mantis
New Member Joined: 19-July-2018 Location: Colorado Status: Offline Points: 20 |
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Posted: 19-July-2018 at 3:45AM |
Hello everyone.
I am new to the forum, but joined because my wife and I recently picked up a 1974 Gran Torino Elite as a project car. The car was basically a barn find, having sat in one for the last 20 years. We bought it from some local people who were selling items from their mother's estate after she passed away. Near as we can figure it has 113k-ish miles on and is mostly intact. It is not in terrible shape, with most parts present and functional. It runs fairly well. We have been working on getting it running better, new tires, shocks, etc. I will be working on other basic maintenance items like packing bearing, bleeding brakes, replacing fluids. With a local car show coming up, we are considering entering it in a project category if they have one. Looking forward to the community for advice and support. (I will post pictures once my membership is upgraded from "brand new") Edited by Mantis - 19-July-2018 at 5:51AM |
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changinlatitudes
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Welcome! Sounds like a good find, and the guys on here are top notch for helping out with even the smallest issue. Yep, we absolutely LOVE pics here!
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Matt
1969 Mercury Marauder 390 1972 Montego MX 2003 Mercury Marauder 300A 1994 F-150 5.8 2016 Ford Fusion Titanium |
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chuxster
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Welcome! I had a chance to buy a running driving Elite with a 460 in it several years ago for $1000, still wishing I had grabbed it up when I had the chance. Good luck with your project
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Mantis
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Thank you for the welcome.
Our getting the car is kind of a funny story. It was up for sale for months, and my wife looked at it a few times. We finally figured God was giving her a hint that she needed to buy it. She grew up in Detroit and her father retired from Ford, so Fords are in her blood and it is just a natural fit.
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72GTS351CJ
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Welcome. Sounds great. Can't wait to see it
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legend onirot
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welcome kevin...
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72FordGTS
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Welcome Kevin! Thanks for the intro, you've been upgraded to a full member. We don't have many Elite's on the forum, so it'd be great to see yours. What engine does it have? I had two uncles that had Elites in the 70's, both with 460's.
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Vince
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californiajohnny
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welcome!!! sounds cool, yes pics!!!
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JOHN
74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
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Mantis
New Member Joined: 19-July-2018 Location: Colorado Status: Offline Points: 20 |
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Thank you for the warm welcome. I apologize for the delay on pictures, I realized too late that I have none on my phone or Google drive. I will have to go take a few.
This one has the 351W 2V engine in it. I would love to find a donor with the 4V engine from the same year. Not sure why it was not an option on the Elite. I know people love their big blocks, but I like the small blocks. We found out the local show has a "work in progress" category, so we will have pictures from her first show next Saturday if nothing else.
Edited by Mantis - 20-July-2018 at 8:25AM |
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72FordGTS
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I think Ford's reasoning that the 351C-4V was a performance engine, and the Elite was a personal luxurty car. So they didn't really go together well. Nothing wrong with small blocks at all. I am partial to the 335 series family, but I like 'em all!
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Vince
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Mantis
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As promised, some pictures. These were taken the day we got her home. On a side note, I am hoping to get my wife signed up here to join in the fun. |
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Kevin
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californiajohnny
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wow looks like a pretty good car
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JOHN
74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
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changinlatitudes
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Looks to be in great shape! What kind of plans do you have for her?
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Matt
1969 Mercury Marauder 390 1972 Montego MX 2003 Mercury Marauder 300A 1994 F-150 5.8 2016 Ford Fusion Titanium |
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72FordGTS
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Looks great! Sounds like a great idea to get your wife signed up too.
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Vince
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Mantis
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Plans at the moment are to get her running better and work on her over the next few years. In time, we'll likely get her looking good and take her to shows. The good news is she is a nice ride to the shows.
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jherb10
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Hi Kevin,
I'm new also. I used to have a 75 Elite. My neighbor gave it to me. Engine was locked up. Removed the plugs and oiled the cylinders, let it sit for a week or so, the turned it over by hand, then got it to fire. athen I pulled the engine (351W) for another project. Junked the car in 1998. Never installed the 351, ended up selling it when I moved. Wished I had it now. Good luck. John |
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