j.e.d. Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 yea absolutely man, tbh I never knew it was like that til he mentioned it so as much as he's not complaining I'll be applying some gap filler at the same time as the garage gets rearranged 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsspeed Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Chuck a wee supply fan in to his room if you can, or garage extract fan. /both 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.e.d. Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 And a little gal waits…. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spac3 Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Hi mate Is it easy to flip the shackles? Mine are facing the wrong way. Wanting to get them back correct way so it drops the rear slightly Any info or step by step way to flip would be appreciated Sam @j.e.d. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.e.d. Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 15 hours ago, spac3 said: Hi mate Is it easy to flip the shackles? Mine are facing the wrong way. Wanting to get them back correct way so it drops the rear slightly Any info or step by step way to flip would be appreciated Sam @j.e.d. Hey man, can’t remember an exact process unless I wrote it in a post.. I used a short crowbar between the shackle mounts of the body and leaf spring and levered them back, just can’t remember if I needed to drop the nuts off the bottom of the shock to give more range of movement. It wasn’t a tricky process at all though, just gotta jack it high enough to give the crowbar room to rotate as you need good leverage. My crowbar is only 600-700mm long. Hope that helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanFrankBreezie Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 You fitted load hogs? If so - did you post description and fitment issues? Just found this post and looking at towing a classic caravan behind our '64 Mercury Monterey (Galaxie 500 running gear) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.e.d. Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 On 11/06/2023 at 10:01, JanFrankBreezie said: You fitted load hogs? If so - did you post description and fitment issues? Just found this post and looking at towing a classic caravan behind our '64 Mercury Monterey (Galaxie 500 running gear) Check my thread (below).. I fitted load hogs and am really happy with how it tightened up the rear along with air shocks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MARTS-PL310 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Love those 63 Galaxies! Keep em rolling. I have similar, a 352, 2dr boxtop, 500 XL, family heirloom, 335k miles and still running smooth and strong. Engine pic from last overhaul 18 years ago. Watch out for that darn secondary hood latch. I painted mine striped but it doesn't help much to prevent the occasional ding on the scalp! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.e.d. Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 @MARTS-PL310 wow, love the engine bay pics.. restoration goals right there. Feel free to post more pics of the outside & interior mate.. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARTS-PL310 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 @j.e.d. Here's a few recent exterior pics of my 63 from over the last four months or so in the Seattle, Washington area. My dad bought it in 1967 and passed it on to me in 1999. Stock except for dual exhaust and aftermarket radio. Rain or shine it gets driven. Cruises smoothly at 70mph on the interstate. Guzzles at 14 mpg. Paint is original Ming Green metallic except for spot repairs years ago to lower rear quarters, sills and hood. Interior, not shown, is a bit shoddy and needs new front bucket seat covers (currently t-shirts wrapped around the seat backs, that sort of thing). Most recent work was the replacement of the cam bore plug on the back of the 352 FE engine after it had come out, got tangled up between the block, adapter plate and flywheel and punched out a chunk of the bell housing... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.e.d. Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Looks awesome, prefer the look of a well used and maintained car.. that mechanical drama didn’t sound very enjoyable.. engine bay looks great though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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