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   Hello All! I've silently viewed the forum for awhile and figured i'd introduce myself.

My very first car in high school was a green paint/green interior 1971 Torino Formal Roof with a 250. We had to get rid of it because we had a lot of issues we didn't at the time know how to fix. Fast forward 15 years, married, and my Father-in-law is a car guy (Mopar and Pontiac mostly). We buy a 1962 Dodge Lancer 778 to work on together, he falls in love with it and tells me he'll buy it off me and i can get something else. 

I start looking for a Torino just like I had in high school (with maybe a V8). I find "Boogie" on Craigslist under the antiques section instead of autos. It was 3 and a half hours a way but was a wife's car (and she was in makeup sales by the amount of cleanup I had to do), it was garaged for 17 years. It had been wrecked and not well repaired but same color as I had in high school, black interior, 302. It ran and drove for $4k. We started the drive back to Alabama and had 2 tires separate (which are fun to find on a road trip). Then the radiator started spitting a leak through the gap in the front grill and the fan stopped turning. We ended up towing with with my Colorado the 2 hours back home.

I'm not the most knowledgeable car person so I know i'll be asking everyone alot of dumb questions. I plan to start a build thread to document everything i've done from getting Boogie a year and a half ago to now!.

Edited by Wubbington - 22-May-2022 at 3:10AM

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Wubbington Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Member Joined: 27-December-2019 Location: Birmingham Status: Offline Points: 19	Post Options Post Reply Quote Wubbington Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Greetings! Posted: 22-May-2022 at 2:46AM
	Hello All! I've silently viewed the forum for awhile and figured i'd introduce myself. My very first car in high school was a green paint/green interior 1971 Torino Formal Roof with a 250. We had to get rid of it because we had a lot of issues we didn't at the time know how to fix. Fast forward 15 years, married, and my Father-in-law is a car guy (Mopar and Pontiac mostly). We buy a 1962 Dodge Lancer 778 to work on together, he falls in love with it and tells me he'll buy it off me and i can get something else. I start looking for a Torino just like I had in high school (with maybe a V8). I find "Boogie" on Craigslist under the antiques section instead of autos. It was 3 and a half hours a way but was a wife's car (and she was in makeup sales by the amount of cleanup I had to do), it was garaged for 17 years. It had been wrecked and not well repaired but same color as I had in high school, black interior, 302. It ran and drove for $4k. We started the drive back to Alabama and had 2 tires separate (which are fun to find on a road trip). Then the radiator started spitting a leak through the gap in the front grill and the fan stopped turning. We ended up towing with with my Colorado the 2 hours back home. I'm not the most knowledgeable car person so I know i'll be asking everyone alot of dumb questions. I plan to start a build thread to document everything i've done from getting Boogie a year and a half ago to now!. Edited by Wubbington - 22-May-2022 at 3:10AM
	Stuart 71 Green Formal Roof 302

72 RS 351 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 04-September-2014 Location: Knoxville TN Status: Offline Points: 1991	Post Options Post Reply Quote 72 RS 351 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22-May-2022 at 3:17AM
	Welcome, and congrats on finding the car that brings back a lot of memories etc. Go slow and be patient with finding things to work on. There will be big issues, and small ones like what you had getting it home. The mechanical stuff will be easy, fixing any rust, and sourcing many parts that are obsolete, those will be the major stuff.
	*Don* 73 Ranchero Sport "72 front end", floor shift/console, planning EFI 7000rpm 351-4V &4R70W 73 Ranchero GT 351C-4V 3.70 gears for sale later. 92 Lincoln Mark VII SE, OBDII 347/4R70W

Wubbington Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Member Joined: 27-December-2019 Location: Birmingham Status: Offline Points: 19	Post Options Post Reply Quote Wubbington Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22-May-2022 at 3:36AM
	Thanks! Yeah I found that replacing the grill wasn't a simple or cheap process. I bought 2 "split" grille pieces off ebay only to find that my car didn't have the right headlight buckets for it. So $600 dollars later for a grille that did fit and of course it has now cracked (because its 50 years old ha). I'm not looking to do a full restore but just do things to it I find fun or interesting. So far we've swapped taillights, rebuilt the motor, tore the bench seat out for some procars, wielded floor boards, put in new carpet, swapped the radio/speaker and I just got one of the wheels I think i'm going to use. Just need to figure out tires and suspension. Then maybe brakes. After that unless i fall into a big pile of money to do paint/body i'll probably be done.
	Stuart 71 Green Formal Roof 302

handsofstone Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 13-April-2018 Location: Northeast Status: Offline Points: 3402	Post Options Post Reply Quote handsofstone Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22-May-2022 at 3:54AM
	Sounds like a nice project. Post pics as soon as you get a project thread going. Everyone loves them in quantity. I find taking video is much better as you can simply take a screenshot without having to take a class on editing.

Greg73Oregon Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 23-February-2021 Location: Roseville, CA Status: Offline Points: 97	Post Options Post Reply Quote Greg73Oregon Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22-May-2022 at 5:21AM
	Welcome!
	GKF

AUS GTS Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 26-July-2021 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 213	Post Options Post Reply Quote AUS GTS Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22-May-2022 at 11:23AM
	Hi ya mate!
	Al

spriegel Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 28-September-2021 Location: Fairview, PA Status: Offline Points: 144	Post Options Post Reply Quote spriegel Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22-May-2022 at 12:23PM
	Welcome to the forum!
	Chris Spriegel Fairview, PA '1973 Ford Gran Torino

Steve M. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 08-June-2019 Location: Florida Status: Online Points: 1290	Post Options Post Reply Quote Steve M. Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22-May-2022 at 1:14PM
	Welcome
	Steve M.

californiajohnny Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 05-October-2013 Location: winlock, wa Status: Offline Points: 14175	Post Options Post Reply Quote californiajohnny Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22-May-2022 at 6:35PM
	welcome!
	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

72FordGTS Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group GTS.org Admin Joined: 06-September-2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Status: Offline Points: 4907	Post Options Post Reply Quote 72FordGTS Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23-May-2022 at 1:36AM
	Welcome! I have upgraded you to a new member so your have full forum privileges, including be able to post pics. Lets see some pics of your '71. It sounds like a great project.
	Vince 1972 Ford GTS Sportsroof - Survivor, One Family car GTS.org Admin

Wubbington Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Member Joined: 27-December-2019 Location: Birmingham Status: Offline Points: 19	Post Options Post Reply Quote Wubbington Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23-May-2022 at 4:51AM
	I'll work on getting a build thread going but here she is the weekend I got her home.
	Stuart 71 Green Formal Roof 302

dan0R30 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 30-June-2020 Location: Cincinnati, OH Status: Offline Points: 412	Post Options Post Reply Quote dan0R30 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23-May-2022 at 6:36AM
	Beautiful! And welcome, glad to see another 70/71 in here!
	Dan 1970 Ford Torino 2drHT - Original 351C 4V - FMX - 9" 3.00

californiajohnny Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 05-October-2013 Location: winlock, wa Status: Offline Points: 14175	Post Options Post Reply Quote californiajohnny Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23-May-2022 at 11:04PM
	clean looking car!!!
	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

legend onirot Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member METAL GOD Joined: 18-January-2009 Location: hattiesburg ms Status: Offline Points: 3018	Post Options Post Reply Quote legend onirot Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26-May-2022 at 3:16AM
	good looking car! Welcome to the family!
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