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- At 16 years of age, my world revolved around a 1974 Ford Gran Torino, my first car. Over the course of a few years I doubled the mileage on the odometer, replaced the engine 6 times, jumped it into a ditch, shattered the transmission, and learned all the wrong ways to try and fix a car. I thought I'd have it with me forever, but after surviving all the hardships I put it through, it was totaled when another driver rolled a stop sign. I reluctantly moved on. Years later and 6 months ago, I stumbled across another Gran Torino sitting in a tow yard a couple blocks from my house. It's an exact copy of the one I owned. 4 door, 302 engine, same upholstery, the only difference being the color. After waiting for the owner to find the title, I paid the steep asking price and began fixing it up. I have no idea how long it's been parking for, aside from a long time, but its days of sitting in the weeds are over.
Chapters:
00:00 - Bringing it home and getting started
02:02 - Seeing if it the engine spins.
05:37 - Rebuilding the carburetor
14:18 - First start
16:30 - Removing the gas tank
22:40 - Cleaning the gas tank with nuts and bolts
25:35 -Cleaning the gas tank with muriatic acid
29:27 - Reinstalling the gas tank
31:45 - Fixing the fuel sending unit
37:22 - Finalizing the gas tank installation
40:02 - Oil change
42:15 - Running the engine up to temperature
42:50 - Now it doesn't want to run
43:39 - Revisiting the carburetor
47:51- Fixing an exhaust/air leak
51:58 - It's fixed now
53:13 - Checking all the functions
54:54 - No brakes
56:01 - Pressure washing the underside and engine bay
1:00:53 - Replacing the rusted brake line
1:09:24 - Still no rear brakes
1:10:02 - Seized pistons in wheel cylinders
1:13:32 - Brakes work now
1:14:49 - Cleaning the interior
1:28:13 - Cleaning the exterior
1:37:50 - Replacing V-belts
1:39:27 - New wheels and tires
1:41:09 - Test drive time
1:44:24 - An ode to the 1st Torino
1:44:45 - Donuts
1:45:14 - Cat
1:45:48 - We found some baby mice