My old 1968 FORD TORINO
GT FASTBACK
RESCUED FROM A JUNK YARD..
CURRENT
SPECS:
390 4V, Street Master Single Plane Intake, Edelbrok 750 AVS Mech. Second
C-6 TRANNY,.
9 INCH 3.70, Open wheel, Old
school Traction Bars, Front PDBs, Manual Steering.
FRESH
$299 YELLOW PAINT (for now), HOOD SCOOP, FACTORY RAM AIR (MISSING L), HOOD PINS,
Wide angle view of the front. New windshield.
Rare Fast
Back, vary aerodynamic for the year, wish the front was as good!
Basic 390
4V, Now have a Mallory DP Dizzy and took the remote oil filters OFF.
Notice the Summit Aluminum Radiator, only $169! IT is now painted black.
Nascar
Style D hole rear rims, 265/45-15 I think?
Ouch!
Nasty interior, but what do you expect for a RAT from the Junk Yard.
Upgrades: I have replaced
the windshield (the original was so pitted I could not see!) Rear main, new
magna-flow 2.5 inch side exit exhaust, new alum. radiator, remote tranny
cooler, new power brake booster, tires, rear rims, currenty has a carter
electric fuel pump and a 16 gal fuel cell (yes ONLY 16 gal!). I will go back to stock tank soon. New
alternator, new oil pressure and temp gage, tach., Edelbrock Street Master and
performer 750 carb. I just put on
a nice old Mallory dual points distributor and Accell coil.
I will be replacing
the c-6 with a wide ratio TOP-loader 4-speed and 4.11 gears when I rebuild the
engine (soon, I hope), then maybe repaint the car as a NASCAR replica.