Roger, I must say I am jealous...

[Quixfire]

For years I have pined for the opportunity to work on such classic as you do. But alas my specialty has always been Ford Muscle cars and Ford vintage racers. I long for the day to work on Porsches and Ferraris; your frustrations are my dreams. I have worked on a few 928, 938, and 944 but I don't think they compare to a true classic, and the only Ferrari I have worked on was a 308GTS which I got running well enough so the owner to take back home, vacation trip. I have worked on some very cool Fords and have owned quite a few of them, but I'm tired of the common mans attitude and their holier than thou options as I explain to them what it will take to restore their car. Someday I will be lucky enough to work or better yet own a garage where the customers understand what they own and take better care of it than I do.

Well, I must get back to the 68 Mustang Mach I and replacing the stock steel crank with a cast unit because the cheap@ss who owns it doesn?t want it original anymore. :brokenheart:

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: Quixfire
For years I have pined for the opportunity to work on such classic as you do. But alas my specialty has always been Ford Muscle cars and vintage ford racers. I long for the day to work on Porsches and Ferraris; your frustrations are my dreams. I have worked on a few 928, 938, and 944 but I don't think they compare to a true classic, and the only Ferrari I have worked on was a 308GTS which I got running well enough so the owner to take back home, vacation trip. I have worked on some very cool Fords and have owned quite a few of them, but I'm tired of the common mans attitude and their holier than thou options as I explain to them what it will take to restore their car. Someday I will be lucky enough to work or better yet own a garage where the customers understand what they own and take better care of it than I do.

Well, I must get back to the 68 Mustang Mach I and replacing the stock steel crank with a cast unit because the cheap@ss who owns it doesn?t want it original anymore. :brokenheart:

A cast crankshaft???

 

[RossMAN]

I'm jealous of his VW Westy pretty damn cool.

 

[Monel Funkawitz]

Dude, you got a little brown stuff on your nose.

 

[Quixfire]

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: Quixfire
For years I have pined for the opportunity to work on such classic as you do. But alas my specialty has always been Ford Muscle cars and vintage ford racers. I long for the day to work on Porsches and Ferraris; your frustrations are my dreams. I have worked on a few 928, 938, and 944 but I don't think they compare to a true classic, and the only Ferrari I have worked on was a 308GTS which I got running well enough so the owner to take back home, vacation trip. I have worked on some very cool Fords and have owned quite a few of them, but I'm tired of the common mans attitude and their holier than thou options as I explain to them what it will take to restore their car. Someday I will be lucky enough to work or better yet own a garage where the customers understand what they own and take better care of it than I do.

Well, I must get back to the 68 Mustang Mach I and replacing the stock steel crank with a cast unit because the cheap@ss who owns it doesn?t want it original anymore. :brokenheart:

A cast crankshaft???

Yes, the stock crank in a 428SCJ is steel, the owner doesn't want to pay for a new or even used one. So he brings me a reconditioned crank out of a 70 428 engine that was in a wagon, i.e. cast iron. I told him it would last at the torque rating his engine puts out, but he states that he babies it. Geez, I wonder how he split it between the 2 & 6 rods???

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: Quixfire

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: Quixfire
For years I have pined for the opportunity to work on such classic as you do. But alas my specialty has always been Ford Muscle cars and vintage ford racers. I long for the day to work on Porsches and Ferraris; your frustrations are my dreams. I have worked on a few 928, 938, and 944 but I don't think they compare to a true classic, and the only Ferrari I have worked on was a 308GTS which I got running well enough so the owner to take back home, vacation trip. I have worked on some very cool Fords and have owned quite a few of them, but I'm tired of the common mans attitude and their holier than thou options as I explain to them what it will take to restore their car. Someday I will be lucky enough to work or better yet own a garage where the customers understand what they own and take better care of it than I do.

Well, I must get back to the 68 Mustang Mach I and replacing the stock steel crank with a cast unit because the cheap@ss who owns it doesn?t want it original anymore. :brokenheart:

A cast crankshaft???

Yes, the stock crank in a 428SCJ is steel, the owner doesn't want to pay for a new or even used one. So he brings me a reconditioned crank out of a 70 428 engine that was in a wagon, i.e. cast iron. I told him it would last at the torque rating his engine puts out, but he states that he babies it. Geez, I wonder how he split it between the 2 & 6 rods???

Punch him in the face and urinate on the driver's seat.

 

[Crazymofo]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
I'm jealous of his VW Westy pretty damn cool.

What a sweet ride... perfect sex mobile back in the day it was made!

 

[Ronstang]

Hey Quix.....don't you mean you are working on a 1968 1/2 CobraJet......there was no Mach 1 until 1969? Heck, or you could have said 68 where you meant 69.

 

[Quixfire]

No it's a 1968 1/2 Mustang Mach I. They are very rare and I service two of them, both are 428SCJ with a 4speed top-loader and drag pack options. Very fast cars, the all orginal one can due the 1/4 mile in about 13.8 seconds and the other has been slightly modified, and is getting the cast crank.

Howard, I expressed my displeasure with the owners choice and explained I will not be providing a warrantee on the crankshaft due to sub-standard parts.

 

[Quixfire]

Bump for Roger!

 

[conjur]

heh...this thread's title has a WHOLE new meaning now!