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I should have introduced myself to this awesome forum before jumping in asking for help for which I apologize. I was just so dang excited to find all this GREAT information to calm my nerves. Here's my long car story..
I lost my 2nd wife to domestic violence at the hands of her x husband whom also took the life of his one son leaving their older son to survive the tragedy ( two bullets through and through.. ) becoming my oldest of "My Three Sons".
This boy is a gear head from day one. His favorite, the poster above his bed, was of a 1970 Plum Crazy Purple CUDA. I read the local paper each day and always cruised the auto for sale back when that was the norm. There was a 70 Plum Crazy 440-6 pack for sale.. I bought it that morning as a HS graduation gift for him with the promise the car will be his if he were to graduate Purdue in the top 10% of his class ( big carrot but I also didn't think he'd do it.. I was right! ).
Car over heated on me three times getting home. That was 19 years ago. Over the years the car has had a NUMBER of specialist hands on it to address, total front end rebuild, rear gears rebuilt ( apparently you don't want "bolts" laying in the bottom of the gear pumpkin ) , steering gear box etc.. After a year long stint at a repair facility awaiting the gearbox, an old head like me came and setup the three duces bring that bad boy roaring back to life. Dallas weather can get a bit warm at certain times of year which this fine ride DOES NOT LIKE ending with long stretches of sitting idle. I need not tell this great group what that leads to over time.
I've retired and sold our family home with a 4 car garage to a 2 car. I told my boy either he finds a spot for the car at his home in suburbs of Chicago ( yup, lost that TX born and raised boy to Chicago area as result of Love ) or I was going to sell the car. He immediately arranged a local storage spot and although he is very capable and handles many projects with ease, he has a "expert" to help should he run into any major issues.
The car is a 3 speed automatic column shift bench seat barracuda with a replanted 440- six pack. It came with a center console and shifter ( slap stick ) that sat in the garage awaiting install. I've elected to compete the transition from column to floor shifter with bucket seats prior to shipping the car to Chicago. I think the ideal time for relocation to happen is in June. I'm hoping to complete this transition and a couple of other items over the next 45 days so that I may enjoy the car during our spring ( March- May ) before it's gone.
This forum has already been a big help. Unfortunately, I'll be coming back for more advice going forward.
I lost my 2nd wife to domestic violence at the hands of her x husband whom also took the life of his one son leaving their older son to survive the tragedy ( two bullets through and through.. ) becoming my oldest of "My Three Sons".
This boy is a gear head from day one. His favorite, the poster above his bed, was of a 1970 Plum Crazy Purple CUDA. I read the local paper each day and always cruised the auto for sale back when that was the norm. There was a 70 Plum Crazy 440-6 pack for sale.. I bought it that morning as a HS graduation gift for him with the promise the car will be his if he were to graduate Purdue in the top 10% of his class ( big carrot but I also didn't think he'd do it.. I was right! ).
Car over heated on me three times getting home. That was 19 years ago. Over the years the car has had a NUMBER of specialist hands on it to address, total front end rebuild, rear gears rebuilt ( apparently you don't want "bolts" laying in the bottom of the gear pumpkin ) , steering gear box etc.. After a year long stint at a repair facility awaiting the gearbox, an old head like me came and setup the three duces bring that bad boy roaring back to life. Dallas weather can get a bit warm at certain times of year which this fine ride DOES NOT LIKE ending with long stretches of sitting idle. I need not tell this great group what that leads to over time.
I've retired and sold our family home with a 4 car garage to a 2 car. I told my boy either he finds a spot for the car at his home in suburbs of Chicago ( yup, lost that TX born and raised boy to Chicago area as result of Love ) or I was going to sell the car. He immediately arranged a local storage spot and although he is very capable and handles many projects with ease, he has a "expert" to help should he run into any major issues.
The car is a 3 speed automatic column shift bench seat barracuda with a replanted 440- six pack. It came with a center console and shifter ( slap stick ) that sat in the garage awaiting install. I've elected to compete the transition from column to floor shifter with bucket seats prior to shipping the car to Chicago. I think the ideal time for relocation to happen is in June. I'm hoping to complete this transition and a couple of other items over the next 45 days so that I may enjoy the car during our spring ( March- May ) before it's gone.
This forum has already been a big help. Unfortunately, I'll be coming back for more advice going forward.
