project Granny Sled
 

well, I guess I'll post this up now, I have had it since 7-15-06. Not near as much work done on it as I'd like, but I'm getting there.

basic info:
79 ford fairmont with 85,750 miles (original) purchased for $200 (yes that's two HUNDRED) and drove it up onto the trailer! ;) Got it home, unhooked it, drove it off the trailer and down the street, had my 12 year old drive it back home (tense moment turning into the driveway, culvert on either side and a fairly large buckeye tree right there too! :eek:)

according to the South Carolina Title it weighs 2800lbs...
If I can keep it close to that with the setup I'm wanting in there I'll be quite pleased.

Removed the front bench seat and found a TI-84 graphing calculator...practically new, put on ebay, sold for $50 in approx. 1.5 hours (total purchase price now at $150), sold transmission for $75, now down to $75 plus approx $150 in diesel fuel to get car and come back=$225 total

Parts being used from my 92 coupe project:

• built AOD
• B50 based low (turbo friendly) compression 331
• rear disk brake setup from 96GT w/31 spl mosers, new t-loc, new 3.27
• ALL wiring harnesses (front to back) from 90GT
• dash out of 90GT
• heater box, a/c stuff from 90GT
• steering column out of 90GT
• brake booster (can't remember what year)
• K-member 90GT
• 5 way Tokicko Illumina's
• 5lug swap
• center console from 90 GT
• stock shifter from AOD
• Maximum Motorsports CC plates
• Upr Coilover kit 12/250 springs
• Sumped tank with twin inline GSS392 pumps (255lph)
• Aeromotive inline filters (10 micron and 100 micron)
• -08 pushlok feed, -06 pushlok return
• Holley Systemax upper/lower
• MSD coil
• PonyDown stage 3 Turbo kit with Master Power T70 turbo .96A/R

Parts I have added

• Clear turn signal lamps from 78 Fairmont (the only year they came on) instead of amber
• gas hood shocks

Parts I have removed

• body moulding
• bumper supports (bumpers are ALUMINUM)
• all the factory "sound deadener"
• factory parking brake setup

And now for some pictures
http://www.street-machines.org/phpBB...llitts_444.jpg

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http://www.street-machines.org/phpBB...f_mont_959.jpg

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http://www.street-machines.org/phpBB...clears_164.jpg

bullitts will not be on it, trading my 18"saleens for Mach 1 rims/tires and some $$$$ :pimp: just to keep the old school look

LOL...

I don't know why but I like the car and what you are doing. Please keep this thread alive :nice:

I will, the minute I got rid of my mustang I started looking for a fairmont/zephyr/ltd and my buddy stumbled across this one on craigslist in South Carolina, I emailed them just to make sure the $200 asking price wasn't a misprint....it wasn't and I asked them "how do I get the $$$ to you?" LOL

It will be getting a BIG single here one of these days...(my wife promised me one when I sold my twin kit...lol) and by GOD I'm going to hold her to it!!!!

Cool Project !!

I like to be different myself, thats why I build the Lightning Trucks. :nice:

Very cool!! :nice:

I have thoughts of doing much of the same to a Fairmont Wagon one day!

Cool project!!!

I want to do the same to a pinto station wagon.

that's what I really wanted, but this one came up first, and just couldn't see passing it up for 200 bucks...lol

That is cool dude. I am building a turbocharged minivan with a road race suspension and roll cage. So you're not the only person turning a family vehicle into a hotrod.

awesome, that would definetly hurt some feelings there