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Darn and just saw they are going to burn the market down.
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I think it and maybe the store were the only survivors of the 3 fires that burned the town down in the mid 1900s. They even sell eggs, milk, bread and other little things since the store is closed now. Now it's all gone and the only business standing that is operational is the tavern. They always hung out at the gas station where the owner then built stock cars. A '67 GTO, a 60s Dart, and a Lemans are the 3 that were the "hotrods" back then in our dinky little town. lol But those I remember of the few "hotrod" kids then. When I was a kid air shocks were the rage and some so high the front tires were like speed buggy when he was tired almost.
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I can't think of any car in particular now though. It's funny how when that was the popular thing to do some cars really gained some height from it and then there were cars like ours that if nothing else, lost some. A guy at the show who payed close attention to my car the year before came to me and said "I like what you did to the car, it sits better"(I did not realize it set higher cause it had been on jackstands for close to 8 months!) I went along with him not realy knowing what he was talking about,later I realized the shackles were flipped.īy the way I launch my galaxie at 4500rpm on a transbrake and have done so many times with the shackles flipped and drive it 70 miles round trip with the shackles flipped and I have not had any "SAFTEY" issues. Last year I repainted my car and had the rims and tires off, the day before the ford nationals I was scrambling to get my car back together and again did not pay attention and the both went down. The first time I did this I did not pay attention and when I reinstalled my shocks one side was up and one side was down ,which i fixed. Due to my large tires I have to unbolt my shocks to get my tires in and out of the fenders well. Now jack the rearend up and they will damn near go backwards on their own if not get someone to help you and with just a little pry bar pull the back as you raise the jack. If the car was jacked high enough the shackles should be close to straight up and down at this point,if not raise the frame up until they are.
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It's amazing what you can accomplish when patience prevails.Unbolt your shocks from the rearend jack the rear end of the car up (floor jack under the rear axle) so that yhe tires are 6"-8" off the ground put jackstands under the frame and then let the rearend down. I've done it twice, both times reusing the original bolts, and I did not damage the threads. You will also need a mallet/hammer to knock the bolts through when installing, until enough threads are showing to install the nuts. Classic Industries offers 1963 Ford Thunderbird Rear End Components. Classic Industries offers a wide selection of Rear End Components for your 1963 Ford Thunderbird. Once the nuts are removed, you will probably have to loosen up the bolts by rotating them back and forth, and use a punch/drift to knock them out. 1953-2010 GM Rear Axle/Transmission Ventilator for 3/8' Hole. Make sure when measuring/checking, the car is on level ground.Īlthough my springs looked like they had been on the car forever, I was able to remove the front bolts from the leaf springs with just normal hand tools. However, if you look at the rocker panels, they should be level. Even with new springs, the front end appears to be considerably higher than the rear (they looked that way hen new), and there is a considerable amount of space between the tops of the front tires and the fender wells. I bought my leaf springs from General Spring in Kansas.