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Topic: 1970 Torino hardtop
Posted By: dan0R30
Subject: 1970 Torino hardtop
Date Posted: 15-June-2023 at 1:15PM
Three years in the making, I finally was able to drive again and get a couple good pictures!






And one of the Cleveland rebuild, before and after



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Dan

1970 Ford Torino hardtop - 351C 4V - FMX - 9" 3.89 TrueTrac



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Posted By: AUS GTS
Date Posted: 15-June-2023 at 1:23PM
Good job fella, looking really nice!

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Al


Posted By: spriegel
Date Posted: 15-June-2023 at 1:28PM
Dan,
Congratulations!!!
Your Torino looks great!
Enjoy driving it.

Nice work!
Chris


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Chris
Fairview, PA
'1973 Ford Gran Torino


Posted By: Travis91
Date Posted: 16-June-2023 at 2:01AM
Nice I love it. Looking really good. I really like that color with the blacked out hoodThumbs Up Glad you got to take it on a cruise.


Posted By: 72FordGTS
Date Posted: 16-June-2023 at 4:50AM
Looks amazing Dan!  Excellent work.  It must feel great to get behind that beast again.


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Vince

1972 Ford GTS Sportsroof - Survivor, One Family car

GTS.org Admin


Posted By: Roach
Date Posted: 16-June-2023 at 7:16AM
Outstanding Dan, Like everything about it.
Hope to have my 73 going in another month or so.


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Rick Cochran


Posted By: handsofstone
Date Posted: 16-June-2023 at 5:23PM
Awesome! Glad to see hard work pay off. Now jack up the rear. Lol


Posted By: dan0R30
Date Posted: 17-June-2023 at 12:05AM
Thanks everyone! 

Haha - I was happy with the rake when I added the leaf springs with the +2" lift. But after the engine rebuild and AC delete, there was some decent weight lost on the front. I'll likely get new front springs to match the new setup but also have it lowered a bit.


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Dan

1970 Ford Torino hardtop - 351C 4V - FMX - 9" 3.89 TrueTrac


Posted By: Rockatansky
Date Posted: 17-June-2023 at 5:16AM
looks like it sits about level, i kinda like it the way it is, IMO there's something to say for some amount of suspension travel.
what i notice in the 70-72's is the higher the rear goes up the curves of the fenders is lost, rear down and the swoopy lines of the fenders come out, JMO YMMV


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72 GT Ute
   


Posted By: dan0R30
Date Posted: 17-June-2023 at 6:11AM
Nice call-out on the fender lines! Focusing on that does change the perspective.

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Dan

1970 Ford Torino hardtop - 351C 4V - FMX - 9" 3.89 TrueTrac


Posted By: 72FordGTS
Date Posted: 17-June-2023 at 11:59AM
Originally posted by Rockatansky Rockatansky wrote:

looks like it sits about level, i kinda like it the way it is, IMO there's something to say for some amount of suspension travel.
what i notice in the 70-72's is the higher the rear goes up the curves of the fenders is lost, rear down and the swoopy lines of the fenders come out, JMO YMMV


Agree with Rock, it's a good stance.


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Vince

1972 Ford GTS Sportsroof - Survivor, One Family car

GTS.org Admin


Posted By: 72 RS 351
Date Posted: 18-June-2023 at 5:57AM
Ditto, it looks good now, but I'd like to see the rear up maybe an inch, and the front down a little too.


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Don
73 Ranchero "Sport 72 front end", floor shift/console, planning EFI 7000 rpm 351 stroker
73 Ranchero GT 351C-4V &4R70W for sale later.
92 Lincoln Mark VII SE GTC, OBDII 347/4R70W


Posted By: Greg73Oregon
Date Posted: 19-June-2023 at 5:07AM
Clap Great Job! Well Done! Clap

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GKF


Posted By: carguy47
Date Posted: 14-September-2023 at 2:45PM
Awesome. Looks great!

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You have to build em to drive em!



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