Haven’t had much time to dig in but looks like the spider gears. There are pieces in there.
Well, bummer for sure. But as said, there's your excuse for some new stuff. And maybe even some fun. But certainly for some good experiencing...
He passed back in 2003 and now that I have kids I’ve been working on recreating his garage.
Even though it's been 15 years now, sorry to hear that. Sounds like he left his impression on you though, and you're going to do the same for your kids. And that's great!
With any luck too, they'll want to work with you on the projects. As opposed of course, to just reaping the rewards of driving a Bronco and/or a Corvette to high school!;D
...66 corvette, 71 bronco, 68 chevelle, 73 pinto wagon (we’ll see about this one).
Wow, serendipity strikes again. Except for the Chevelle (which I would love to have had) we've had the other three exactly. A '66 convertible w/300hp 327 and Power-Glide and A/C and power steering too! Then there's the old, but still current '71 EB. And gotta' love the old Pintos. Had a '73 wagon too. Full windows though, not that one with the porthole window.
Other than being a total dog with piss-poor gear ratio choices in the manual trans, it was actually a great car.
I say ignore the sneers and jeers and twitter-titters, and go for it!
Hell, I've still got the '65 Corvair! Luckily it's got two things going for it. The turbo gives it a little cred when talking to non-believers, and the first thing people see is a late-sixties Chevy when they're trying to figure out what it is. You can definitely see the heritage.
Enjoy your garage/stable for what it is.
I think I would like to take any of my kids who have interest as they get older on a couple trips. Like trans America, Mojave’s rd, and maybe some of the more advanced stuff.
Wow, some bold hopes! Even those first ARE some of the advanced stuff! Although I think I know what you mean. But yeah, my first experience off-roading (after putting it in 4wd in a dirt field around the house (when they existed) to make sure that it worked, was a long weekend trip over the Rubicon. Man, that was an experience! And it's never far from my memory at any given moment to this day 40+ years later.
So. I’m thinking I might try my hand at rebuilding the rear to get this rolling again. Then shop for some 60s and new driveshafts and all the accoutrements.
If you've got the personal time to fiddle in the garage still (with all the other stuff in your life) I would go for it for sure. The 9" is the perfect learning diff to work on. Just like the PowerGlide is as your first automatic transmission build.
Much less frustrating and involved than a Dana axle. Which in themselves are not really that bad. Just more involved than a 9" Ford.
I have a fitech efi 4 — I got this from someone who pulled it off their mustang. I’m really more of a carb fan. But I might use it if I ever decided to use this for a daily driver. Sometimes it’s tough to keep the carb on the vette in the zone up here in the north when the calendar turns.
Nothing wrong with being a carb guy. I am too, but I'm EFI on all my rigs soon. It's just better and more consistent. When it all works!
I'm not familiar with the "EFI 4" model. Is it the "400 HP" by any chance? Or is this an early version of their current setup? Or maybe just the terminology you're using?
Reason I'm asking is that it immediately made me think of the old Holley Pro-Jection 4, which has a "colorful" history to say the least.
Lots of people running FiTech without any trouble, but not everyone is so lucky unfortunately. Any chance you saw your friend's Mustang running and know it's a good setup?
Good luck with it all. But most of all keep having fun.
Paul