'67 project

[bren]

Thanks for the compliments.
Yes, pea shooters, because when they are not clamped in tight enough the shoot right out of the exhaust .
Handles well, I had it aligned before installing the drop spindles. I got a lifetime alignment so I will take it in again soon.

[vintagevwnut]

Haha you said pea shooter. ;D

Very cool.

[Kirby]

The 67 turned out very cool!!

[vintagevwnut]

I looked back a little and didnt see any postings on how narrow you went, looks kinda like a 5"?

[bren]

It is a 4" narrowed beam with stock shock towers. I am running stock shocks so far. I have lowered shocks but I don't think they fit any better.

[Dustin]

Car looked awesome Bren, Its amazing how far it has come in such a small time.

[MadMike]

Nice ride!! You don't need lowered Shocks with just dropped spindles,Only if you have lowered it by weld in adjusters, and you are IN the weeds dude ;D ;D ;D

[bren]

Thanks Mike. It has adjusters and drop spindles. I have both stock and lowering shocks. I will do some experimenting this summer.

[jmallen05]

I have a set of lowering shocks, they came with my beam. They were way too short, so I go shockless. It doesn't ride too bad, I was thinking about throwing a set of shocks on to stiffen it up a bit.


jerry

[bren]

I just took it out for about a 5 mile drive on the back roads. Car is definately bouncy but tolerable. I might try raising the front 1" just for a ride comparison.

(Actually, my beige car with only adjusters on a stock width beam and stock spindles rode way worse. Once I put drop spindles on it the ride drastically improved.)

[bren]

Updated the engine tin, generator stand/oil filler, and air cleaner to get closer to a proper '67 look.

Before:



After:

[bren]

Developed a compression leak last summer. #3 sparkplug hole developed a small crack. Put in a thread repair insert (poor version of a helicoil). It held last summer. Compression leak came back. Tried a couple different sealants and neither worked. During the trip to Ypsilanti and back today I decided the best thing to do is pull the motor and replace the head.
So, I put a fan on it to cool it down then pulled it. I don't like pulling motors so I figured I better just get it done. Tomorrow I hope to have it torn down.
Last summer I bought some 87's so I will put those on while the motor is out.

[bren]

Yesterday got it down to a short block. Both heads had cracks at the spark plug holes.
Good thing I tore this down!
New used heads will be going in along with the 87's hopefully tomorrow.
Cleaned up the tins and painted them just to help protect from rust a little. Some are 1967 only so I want to keep them solid just in case I do a full resto some day. (Doubt it though.)

[bren]

And it is back to long block status:



New guides and valves along with a 3 angle valve job. That with 87's should give this a little pep!

[rochester73super]

Glad you found that out in your garage and not on the side of the road. Hope everything runs tight for you now...