Rusty Ford Torino Race Car Build CAN THIS BE DONE?
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- Rusty Ford Torino Race Car Build ( What are your thoughts on this ) please comment.. I can not afford a MUSTANG GT500 or even a plan package Mustang gt.. They are too small so i need something bigger like a Gran Torino
Bad ass. Glad I stumbled across this. I'm building the same car, a 72 Formal Roof on a 2007 Crown Vic chassis. Challenge is finding decent parts for these things! Luckily the Crown Vic floor pans fit, especially when using a CV chassis, it's a no brainer. Anyhow, best of luck to you.
whats up brother thank you for stopping by.. So many people say do not get the car.. I really want the car ( and will get the car lol ) just need the space and focus to get it done.. I do have car to add this to ( if i get no title well this what it would be use for) the donor car is here ruclips.net/video/e_blGrCpjoM/видео.html
as long as the block isn't broken its worth money. always an option to sell or rebuild it for something else. if your gonna do it with the crown vic 2 things. mount the body first that front will need massaging into place. and any and everything on that car is worth money so take your time with it.
( the in head plane ) would be to get a semi wrecked Crown vic,, Slowly stripped it down..parts would be great to sell on both cars..Then the measuring and bracing and then cutting..thats where i am at ( mentally ) the hoist the car up and over thats where i am stumped in thoughts
I had a '74 with a Windsor, super straight and flat black. I was like 20yrs old at the time and broke. Gave $200 at the time. Kinda miss that thing. I like the look you are going for. I also love the look of the Baja cars from the early '70's that James Garner raced. Very tempted to AWD my '70 Mav. I have lots of AMC Eagle parts cars so I think it's doable. Can't wait to see what you do about this thing!
I would love to see you accomplish that build. My step dad had two of those and both were 4 doors in the late 70ths and I still love them today. Go for it, this is what I do now for a living 'build and repair cars, trucks and SUVs. Because of my step dad I'm a Ford guy at heart. He had nothing but 60's mustang's, torinos, galaxy's and f100 pickups and I will never forget the brand new 78 f100 pickup that he traded one of the torino on. As a kid I loved working with him taking engine and transmission in and out of those cars and trucks. He would go and buy a bigger junk yard engine to put in one because he say that the one in it is not fast enough and mom would try to get on him and he would always tell her to 'stay out of this and go your way woman" 'lol". Do your thing man 'I'm waiting to see the finish product.
the way things going I do not even think i can get this car.. I was so close UNTIl this thing happened so every penny is needed now.. So i have to see then next move... Your pops sound like a SOLID Ford guy man he had some rides I love this story bro.. Thank you so much for sharing this during these times
GM your welcome; I understand bro and yes he was 'just a true solid Ford guy."
Full on MadMax. I dig it!
I am still debating on this.. i flip flop with this car
100% behind this idea for a build. I used to have a beautiful 72 Gran Torino Sport fastback back in the late 70s in the factory butterscotch color. Another one I should have never turned loose. Big fan of doing the chassis swap as long as the wheelbase matches well. Go for it Boss !!!
It can be done. I'm rooting for you.
I did not buy it yet, but i am really thinking about it.. i have idea how to tackling it.. Let me do this Maverick at least get it to run.then I can move to something like this.. I am so grateful for the words brother Nick... I will keep them close bro..
Do it i am behind you on this. Like you said finish that MAVERICK
yeah man i have to finish that Maverick all the way
Go for it
looking for replacement roof 9 after market ) i seen zero so thats the missing link to the purchase
I owned one of those in the early 80's. Modified 400, and just hauled ass!!!
i need 1 of those you created George!
@@bstfordchannel923, it came factory. Man did that thing haul ass!!!
im with it
lets see how this goes Amari it aint going to be easy
well technically you don't need a title to it. as long as your vic has one. it could open a few options.
true about the title.. The vic would really make thing easier and hard at the same time.. I would do this to test what i can do, i have very little tools and such..
@@bstfordchannel923 it depends on where you live.
true very true in jersey we are limited on things I will say that
Yes you can
I am sitting on this one i am going to seek this one the channel
Do it!! Good luck to you!
well Maverick first and then we shall see what I can do... i have to clear a lot of cars to focus on this Torino.. so my mind has to be clean
That Torino is TOAST. Don't waste your money. That is NOT surface rust, it's ROT.
My Friend Pete is a good friend of mine.
ohh you know pete lol yeah it is REAL BAD dude, but here is what i think.. Would I hack up a cleaner Torino ( nope ) this bad so i will not feel any way to cut this up..More ideal to do the chassis swap or just to see if it would work..The roof is the issue for me.. i seen zero replacement sheet metal for it.. that is a big issue i need to have cleared.. So i will not get the Torino
Dude, if I can see that much rot in a VIDEO, that means there is even MORE rot that we aren't seeing. That body is NOT even usable. And $700 is a RIP OFF for that scrap heap. If you'll be patient, a good restoration candidate will come along. You need to figure out what you REALLY want. if you're not in love with the Maverick, get rid of it and get what really excites you. Forcus on THAT and accomplish something rather than getting distracted with 3 or 4 other projects. Take advice from people with EXPERIENCE. It will pay off big!
@@Thirdgen83 agreed thats just the starting price it will be MUCH lower.. I will agree with rust again i will not get it
I have one of these.
YOU HVAE 1 GREAT RIDE MERRY CHRISMAS
@@bstfordchannel923 Thanks bud you too
oh man I have not been able to watch for a few weeks but wow cant wait to see the torino done as well as the Mav!!!
well it was a SOLID though on the Torino ( I did not purchase ) .. i have to finish the maverick and also learn a few things to be able to tackle ( a rusty Torino ) its ok brother just take your time watching the videos..I am working on the Maverick a little now behind the scenes ..
I'm with u on this one. I do the same. I like merc cougars but instead of wanting a cougar elimanater I want a simple coupe. So I can then alter it. I can make it the hot rod I want & can go out & have fun with. (Beat the shit out of) then I'm not destroying a collector piece that is sought after & holds a value. The stuff I'm looking for may have a value but nothing like the special ones. I want a couger the way i believe they should have been made. With some modern advances taken advantage of. As far as the crown Vic chassis, I've seen it dun. I helped a buddy stock car race & he used a heavily altered & shortened 94 police car chassis with mustang sheetmetal on it. Not even guna get into the engine. But it was quit the car
THANK you for this jesses for understanding the lane i was taking. i will not do what i was thinking to a sweet ride .. Do this to car that is like this one and whip it back in to shape ( to drive hard ). Thank you for this Jesse
New subscriber here, that will be the thing mate is to make a racer out of it , damm it has a title to for 700 its a good start I wonder if the floors were solid. Anyway fingers crossed.
thank you for the sub Harrison Hunter. I REALLY want the car. The thing is I have a Maverick that i am doing ( thats in the same condition ) sort off.. And I have a Crown Victoria ( police car ) that I am building at the same time ( which is a naughty thing ) cause the focus is all over the place.. I will revisit the car and REALLY check over the car underside and underneath the bonnet and see what we have a s a power plant.. That may be the deciding thing I am sure it a 351-C but 2v or 4v type.. thank you so much for the comment Harrison and also.. I would like your view on this subject ruclips.net/video/fkNoSWPhJeo/видео.html
BST Ford Channel I checked it out and left comments there.
I like your channel and my crown vics. I’ve had many and have a 05 LX sport at the moment
man scott thank you for checking the channel .. you say a 05 how does it ride ...what was your 1st year Crown vic you bought
First crown Vic was a 2000. I also had a 98,04,05,06 all p71s and now a 05 lx sport ride great Also had 7 Grand Marquis 93, 2-98, 2-99, 01, 06. And one 2000 Lincoln town car.
Half those cars I used as parts cars
@@scottmiller8791 thats the cool thing with Panthers you can flip-flop the parts ... You did good by those cars nothing went to waste.. You had a lot of rides MANY of guys do.. Which is WILD.. you had some rides Scott
My favorite was the 05 p71 I had it was a detectives car it was so clean too and the lx sport I have now. One of the GM I had 585,000 on the original engine still ran too and the original transmission lasted till 580k said the guy I bought it from. He used it as taxi. that’s one of the cars I parted out. I picked everyone of those parts car like a piece of chicken.
I agree maveric then Torino. That maveric loos much further along already. What needs to be done for the Torino atm? I say thats a good next vid.
thank yoe for this well i have some parts i was doing for the Maverick and the Crown Vic things are coming along slowly.. I will make a update video to show what is going on in the cold weather
@@bstfordchannel923 yeah the cold is keeping me from doing all but working on the snowblower.
@@scottiusnevious5143 thats what i need to get Scottius.. F i need one of those i dislike shoveling 500%.. I was doing a little stuff to the Vic, just little stuff .. I will whip up the video on it..
The roof line looks beat up. Now is it possible yes, but can it be done in a certain tine frame? Race car goals are easy you really have to prepare for every issue that will come your way.
you are sooooo correct the roof line is really f up.. i have not come up with a replacement ( idea ) so that what i doing doing.. learning what to do, but i have nothing at the moment
I think it is doable but it would probably take at least a year or two to get the body fixed to where you want it but definitely get your other projects done first so you have room and some money.
thank you for this man I have been on the maverick ( parts getting ) and I touched on the Crown Vic also.. If i get this project this will be the only thing i will be working on.. Room is the a big issue.. the Money isnt main issue its how to lift this thing in the are and where to put it
I love him to . I have learned a lot from him . He is a amazing body and paint guy . Probably the best and he should have a show . He had a pilot but it never took off . Because he’s negative and swears way to much . What state are you in . I’m in Cali and can find you a better car . With no rust or major rust .
I am on the east coast thats why ( these cars look the way they do ) i will try to find better , but right now I am working on this ruclips.net/video/HgQ08CV0-os/видео.html check it out and let me know what you think
you can do it
Thank you for this..... I am strongly thinking about it... I have to see what can be done Eddie.. just need time and space
Love the picture of the Bud Moore / Buddy Baker stock car one of my favorites they went to small blocks that year .good luck you have a lot of work . I love stock cars on road courses
I do love them on road courses also Lee. i did not buy the car cause i can not find a roof to repair this 1..I doing a est on parts and such, but i do not have room which sucks, but maybe its a good thing, Thank you so much for stopping buy and such lee thank you
I see a sweet 66 comet peaking out between those trailers grab that.I will check out a 72 Torino I seen sitting near me it's in way better shape then that one I will see if it can be bought cheap get back to you on it I live in 1st state so wouldn't be that far for you to check out.✌❤&👞
The race car theme would be dope but would take soooo much time and effort "ie" money. Not a more cost effective build would be cut the top turn it into a roadster. Put a navi 5.4 dohc and place a supercharger on top. All that with the vic's chassis would be a great blend. Just a idea. And go with some staggered 22 or 24.
Pass.
I got you on the pass brother i do
Try building a 58 edsel that only came out three years lol
I second this
thats kinda the plan i ant to do old school stuff.. thats by aim just a little so i need to learn a few things..Thats why i am a little bit siding about getting the car.. I will learn a lot by doing this car.
You could make it work
I just looked at it yesterday I was like man I can don this I need no other projects just this to do
Still nicer of most of the ones around here, if you can find them.
really? how bad are those in your area
@@bstfordchannel923 bad enough that they are next to impossible to find and the ones you find need the usual work (1/4s, trunk, floors, rockers, rear frame rails, and if it had a vinyl top: roofs).
The sheetmetal that you're after may be further gone than looks. Once you start trying to work with it and it starts folding up like a rusty old trash can....? On a track car, you still need some stability in the sheetmetal. Because the body has weight, if not stable it will still push that frame and suspension around. An open wheel racer will handle like shit if you hang rusty ass laundry on it. My point is, the sheet metal may be a lot worse than surface. A sharp probe might tell you how stable. Putting one's knuckles to it will give you a false reading. But yes, if you think it is stable, hang that shit on that race car and go for it!
100% correct thats what i am trying to sort out.,. it had a rag top on this so you know what happened..I have been trying to see they sell tops cause if they do its bought.. Vic have roofs you can buy ( which is odd ) so this should have one.. thats my main issue with the car secretly ..
@@bstfordchannel923 Thinking another possibility: A second cheap ratted out with good top? To make it affordable, it would need to have at least a few other body, glass or trim parts you need. But then the tow fees , room to store and cost of getting rid of it when done cutting what you need from it. Could easily run into $1500 to make one good body out of two.
@@ltwig476 I am looking into it but the car seems to be rare OVER HERE i seen some on the west coast.. I need the channel to grow a bit so i can move around a little.. Thats the issue right now.. the cost of travel vs return/ Sucks but i have to look at it in that way..
@@ltwig476 its like i can get a car thats here dirt cheap with issues and solve them with sheet metal and crown vic parts ( most ) not all.. that roof is a really big issue.. Floor pans i have no issue planning to use the Crown vics
@@bstfordchannel923I'm thinking that you could shop for a cheap shipping rate from the W coast. But then what is cheap when shipping a whole car? Unlike other channels, the uniqueness of this channel is how you can build something great at the lowest possible cost. I'm almost tempted to try to remake the back half of the dam top by hand. Except I'm quite sure I would fail with the tools and sheet metal skills I have. It's frustrating!
Would be cool to buy that Torino and get it back on the road. I’m curious if the axle spacing on a crown Vic would fit the Torino? If that does work I want an old Torino too
I am CURIOUS to Canadian Marauder very much so. Its bad cause i know the looks bad and it is BAD, but I look at it as ( would i get a clean Torino ) and hack it? This would be perfect to do i would do it justice vs hacking up a good car.. many guys do not see that.. They want me to hack -up a good body ( it seems ) I can not see myself doing that
BST I agree completely. Do whatever to the one left for dead and feel no guilt. I struggled with same dilemma on the marauder. Stay stock or supercharge it and modify the suspension and driveline. I won’t have to do any hacking on body or frame but gonna hafta do some on the block, terminator manifold and blower. I totally see where ur coming from though on the Torino
72 torino for me too cause nuthin else will do
straight like that for me bro i never felt this way about a car.. I do not want a muscle car 9 full sixe 0 if it isnt a 72 torino.. willing to buy a rust bucket to have one to build so slow ( to have bond with the car ) that way sound crazy to many. The car is cool dude we have good taste lol
@@bstfordchannel923 indeed
One big difference, the green Gran Torino featured is not a fastback.
very true i never like the fastbacks as much as the slope back 2dr 1971 version
you make any progress on getting this from the yard?
I do not have any room and when i get this i have to get a donor vic body to complete the car... and i may need a lift to maybe..
@@bstfordchannel923 ur a man of action so I'm sure it'll happen in due time
@@ImChrisDuke when you see a few cars gone YUP its happening I want to buy it and have the guy hold it... I trying to figure out the roof issue there is no replacement metal for that which is odd and it sucks
@@bstfordchannel923 any other car roof can be used?
@@ImChrisDuke that is what I have been checking on OFF and ON.. I seem the later models share the same roof and glass ( windshield ) so this may work..or I have to some heavy fab work that i am not ( skilled to do )
If you need parts I have extras I have so many parts I hunted down for it
thank you for this I have to see what is want on this Idea... i need some space to do this project of this caliber Ignacio... save those parts for me lol I may just need them
@@bstfordchannel923 will do I basically have a whole front end and a semi mint grill it has just one little fin broken but in perfect condition
That looks a little far gone. I have no doubts you can get it done though given enough time. Just do your thing man, you’re puttin the work in we’ll probably watch either way.
I think you are a little wrong Nick THIS IS WAAAAAAAY far gone bro lmao.. Its f , but I like something thats test my limits.. these videos is like a pep talk before i even start
My question is #1, do you see yourself being able to buy a new roof from one of these OEM antique parts companies? And #2, do you see yourself being able to weld the new one on correctly? That's the biggest issue I see and that's a big issue.
What hubs are you using on your brake conversion and why do you want the billet ones
well the hubs are the stock ones from the drums.. when you cut them down I FEEL that its not enough material on it ( for me ) cool for now , but the billet ones are thick to hold the studs in
Frankly, it's a rough body. Buuuut, since you're going for the racecar rather than restoration. Go for it. She can stay ugly for a while while you get her to go. Pretty much how my mustang is haha.
you got the concept Travis many think of restoring THAT i am not doing brother Travis..The major parts is the chassis of the vic under this body with ac and heat ( if i can pull that off ) body will be beat for little focus on the door 1st then the roof last,, use all the vic brake lights turn light ect.. its doable but i can not have any DEEP projects going when doing this
@@bstfordchannel923 i 100% agree with you, if you had planned to completely restore this, it's gonna get expensive and it's gonna get expensive fast. I like what you're planning, racecar first, tidying up second.
Ive seen people rebuild faaaaar worse its fixable its just how much you want to put into it. They make welders and fabricating tools for good reason.go look up video of guy rebuilds burnt hellcat and trust me this is a cake walk.
Trust me i went back and the car is gone... After I got the oney and the Donor car.,,, I really which you where around and responded THEN for the push to get this and make it happen... Now I a looking for something else.... Happy Holidays Ford Nut!
They took the crown Vic bottom & top of a 69 charger so it can be done
I really debating on doing this... I have to really focus on how i can do this.. cause that would be the best way to deal with the car..
@@bstfordchannel923 you can check the distance from the wheels center to center frount & back then check side to side . Another way is Measure the body mounts . The general Lee's that they jump now are crown Vics with after market charger parts on it . Looks just like the general Lee until you look in side . The person who plays Bo Duke has one ( he play Bo in the tv sereys )
Love the idea but don't u need to finish one of these cars and flip them into some bread so u can do the others? Buy, flip, sell.... Upgrade.. And repeat.. Lol
true that what i need to do, but many junk cars people do not want around here.. people want hondas and Toyotas a lexus ect.. So its tough with these cars..I do need to finish a idea.. i have been touching on the cars a little ..its cold so its rough to keep the momentum ..
Really I am in Philly and these kids still rolling in vics...They still sell for between 1200 and 2000 and u will be able to get at least 3000 for that vic if u can tourbo it with the 5spd.
@@sickanalytics110 i feel ya if i get plug on cars and engines then i can dance with that idea .. which is great idea and a lane
@@sickanalytics110 Merry Christmas to you and yours Shawn
Leave that car where it is.
I know dude i know lmao.. it may stay there Scott
This car is completly compromised.
100% brother it is..
So from what I can see , the worst part of this hooptie is the part that lies between the front bumper and the back bumper.... Shes just too far gone unless it was something special.
I'm sorry sir, I'm a Ford and AMC lover ,but that torino is too far gone, I've seen better ones on craigslist
people thought I would restore it ( that aint the case ) the best way was to make a race car that was functional..I need only the body.. Crown Vic the rest.. Wouldnt do this with good Torino body by no means..
@@bstfordchannel923 what I was referring to was the amount of rust repair to make it a viable race car
@@leonardwalters154 agreed the worst part ( to me is the roof ) I seen that you can use a 72 to 76 roof they are the same... i have no found a supplier for that nor a car for that matter.. so its like a no go on this.. Just cause i can not find a roof.. Other that i can patch everything else ... Floorboards would be crown vic and other areas
Looks too far gone. Work on the Maverick. I have a 70 Maverick with a 351w c6 and 9"
agreed but 1 day I will get one 1 day Charlie.... How does you maverick run with the 351 is it solid cause i need to know brother.
@@bstfordchannel923 It runs 7.01 at 97 last pass. Has canfield heads and .578 solid flat tappet cam 5000 stalll 4.56 gear. Close to 12:1 compression. Drive easy on 93oct hard with 100low lead airplane gas