My 66 ford galaxy lone star
A little while ago I bought this 66 ford galaxy 500 that I’ve named lone star. I saw it was a power steering and AC car so decided I’d check it out. When I got there it did run good and the interior was decent so I made a deal and brought it home. Thought it would just be a replace the master cylinder and clean it up but boy was I wrong haha.
So far I’ve had to replace the gas tank, all the brake lines, make a custom rear brake hose mount because nobody makes the rear brake hoses for a 66 galaxie anymore, rebuild the rear brakes, completely replace the front brakes and all the hardware, new fuel tank, suspension bushings, repair the engine wiring harness after it had been burned, replace all the engine gaskets because it leaks everywhere, replace the oil pan because it’s been smashed, water pump and radiator flush, replace the heater core which requires you to remove the fender on factory ac cars, and I just found out that someone has put in the wrong transmission and made crude shifter linkage that barely works and welded the crossmember to the frame because this different transmission is about 2 inches longer and the bolts don’t align.
On a positive note I do already have a known good correct transmission and the original ac system is still holding a charge. I just fixed the ac clutch and got some r12 equipment from a buddy so I can service the compressor and have some r12 ac when the car is finished this winter.