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Dubz 
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 Topic: Hello everyonePosted: 26-April-2020 at 4:13AM |
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I bought a 1974 Gran Torino from it's original owner back in 2001. Originally was forest green with a cream vinyl top, repainted in flat black.
351W with intake/carb/headers, C6 trans, 2.75 rear gears.  The car has been in storage for the past 12 years, but I've just built a new shop for it to live in, so it's time to get back to wrenching. Car needs a bit of TLC, but she was a head-turner when she went into storage, so hopefully not too much needed for her to be streetable again.
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1974 Gran Torino in flat black 351W/C6
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californiajohnny
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Posted: 26-April-2020 at 4:30AM |
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welcome! nice! mine was originally dark green but someone painted it (poorly) black when i first bought it. now its red
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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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72FordGTS
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Posted: 26-April-2020 at 6:09AM |
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Welcome, the car looks good for sitting so long. I upgraded you to a full member so you have full forum access. Keep us posted on your project and hopefully we can help you if you need it.
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Dubz
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Posted: 26-April-2020 at 10:09AM |
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That's a fairly old photo before it went away. I've only got one newer from a few years back when I moved it from one storage site to another, shows a bit more of the current condition of neglect.
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handsofstone
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Posted: 26-April-2020 at 10:11AM |
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We do love pics. And garages.
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californiajohnny
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Posted: 26-April-2020 at 12:00PM |
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here's mine when i first got it
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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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Rons73
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Posted: 26-April-2020 at 2:33PM |
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Welcome Dubz! Shouldn't take much, she still looks good!
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Dubz
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Posted: 10-May-2020 at 10:40AM |
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Putting some thought into my hopeful summer projects. Other than a decent tune up this is what I'm hoping to accomplish.
Tires: the tires on the car old, and I mean really old. They are F70-14's in the front and F50-15's in the rear. Tires were in poor shape when it went into storage. Surprisingly they are still holding air, but I don't trust them on the road. I'm currently in a toss up between two options. One is to just get new rubber for the current wheels (very limited selection here in Canada it seems) to stick with a more classic look. The other lingering thought is jumping into a 17" or 18" rim which have dozens of tire options, but it seems like a big risk if i'm not a fan of the end result. Suspension - coils: I've skimmed through the majority of the coil spring thread, and I think I'll be giving the Moog CVPI springs a shot in the front. For the rear, I'm not sure which of the options would be a good pairing with those front CVPI springs? From the looks of things I've got a pile of options. Moog 8307 Moog CC807 Moog CC803 Moog 8539 Moog 8391 Moog 8531 I don't mind if the rear sits a bit higher than it currently does, but I don't want a huge amount of rake either. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Suspension - shocks: Shock wise it looks like the KYB gas-a-just are a pretty cheap upgrade so I'll probably give those a try as well all around. Back before I put the car away, the Rancho RS-9117 or RS-9115 were what I was looking into. Anyone have experience with both to weigh in? |
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Steve M.
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Posted: 10-May-2020 at 12:46PM |
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Hello and Welcome. Nice Gran Torino. I went with the CVPI up front and the MOOG CC 803 in the rear. I added a rear sway bar. The car is running KYB Excel-G shocks. That combination gives a nice almost level ride height. There is a picture of it on the shock/spring thread. I used smaller tires up front to get the slight rake you see in the picture.
I'm in Florida and the roads are basically flat and smooth. However when I do turn a corner or change lanes a little quicker than usual, I have very little body roll.
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Dubz
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Posted: 11-May-2020 at 4:12AM |
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took me a while searching, but I found this side profile of your car and I can get behind that look! Very nice.
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whmitchell
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Posted: 11-May-2020 at 4:23AM |
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That pic and others are all in the stance photo thread. Check it out to give you some idea of different spring combinations.
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Steve M.
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Posted: 11-May-2020 at 4:42AM |
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Yup. Thats mine. Right now it has no engine or exhaust. You can see and read about it in '76 Gran Torino fun.
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Posted: 11-May-2020 at 5:34AM |
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I have used both the 8531 and 8307s in my 72 and they pretty much sit at stock height on a '72. They both worked okay with the CV76PI springs. I can't say how they will sit with a '74 to '76. But if you like the stance of Steve's car, I'd just use the CC 803's he has.
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