Project Fastlane Fairlane

[Steve1968LS2]

Time to put some power into my '70 Ford Fairlane.

The original engine wasn't too bad, except is was SLOW (17.64 at 77 mph.. lol)

And the oil leaks kept getting worse and worse. At idle the oil light would come on. Is that bad?

I can't stand oil leaks so it was time for action..

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Anyone in SoCal need a 302 and C4 trans core?

Best Of Show then spent 4 days scraping the engine bay, degreesing it and then we sprayed it low gloss black. The underside of the whole car was scraped clean (we found zero rust) then coated in black undercoat. With the new rear, alum driveshaft and new tranny it should look very sanitary when done.

The car is a driver, not a show car but it will still be pretty nice with an old school vibe.

After I run 11.80s a couple of times I might put in a TKO600 and AC system. Maybe a trip to Chris Alson for some Total Control stuff.

Then I will sell her and start the next project, trying to figure out what that might be. 70 Monte Carlo? :shrug:

Anyways, I post progress pics as I go. The full story will be covered in PHR.