Mornin everybody.

MP if you really want to give them fits go to the bone yard and take pictures of all those rust free parts.

 

You're a meanie!

 

I'm just giving you and Andy a reason to drive there with 2 wagons and trailers and take home enough parts to build a dozen cars.

 

Ordinarily, I wouldn't be mean enough to do that. But for motivational purposes, I just might!

Norman, I have not yet sold the Fairmont, it's getting a full detail job, gas tank boil out, new fuel pump, and wiper blades and then it will be offered for sale near the end of next week.

-MP

 

Norman you can be a new Superhero. Fairmont Man

 

We are a visual beast, so if you do get a few shots of what we're missing, it might help to get us working on better mileage methods.

 

Like MP said, huge engine bay. And half the weight than a Caprice wagon. If you've got a good body, you can almost build a Steve McQueen Eleanor in one, and still have room for camping out! And get great mileage.

 

Heck Norman I'm still waiting on you to build a 427 Super CobraJet Fairmont that gets a 1000 miles to a gallon of gas.

 

Let me start with my Six getting 1000 per tankful!

 

Phewy a tank full?? more like a gallon please

 

16 gallon tank of water.

 

In that case you better get a bigger tank,

 

I think you guys hit the beer before I did today!

Three ideas submitted for your consideration:

1) Rent big diesel 1 ton pickup with 2 car trailer, 3-4 guys on the trip, sharing fuel and lodging costs. Hit the cheap motels, Motel 6 or Super 8, pack sandwiches, chips, and bottled water for the trip - inexpensive and far better/healthier than raiding every Quickie-Mart for sugary junk food on fuel stops. Bring back two rust free AZ cars and loads of parts, check with local car clubs for members' wants, bring their cell phone numbers, find out price of parts at boneyards, call them, pull parts if they are interested, bring back for modest profit to help offset fuel and other costs.

2) Swap BMW diesel from '84 Lincoln MK VII into Fairmont wagon (bolt-in swap) convert to biodiesel operation, which still allows usage of regular diesel, hit fast food joints for french fry oil, filter to one micron, gas up the car for less than half the cost of commercial fuel. Rent U-Haul trailer and bring back parts. You can also use the Mercedes diesel from a 300D if you can't find a rare diesel MK VII. I have pictures of a Nissan straight six diesel swapped into a huge '77 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham, so anything is possible.

3) Get Roadking to do it for you, because, you know, that full size Chev wagon has lots'o'room inside for Fairmont parts!

-MP

 

WOOO HOOO A Roadtrip.

 

Nope, no barley sandwiches!

No Lincoln Diesels in Canada - some kind of a DOT regulation, probably lobbied by the Oil Corps.

Andy and I just came back with his latest treasure, about 1800 KMs (1,100 miles). The fuel was the back breaker.

I've got double-decker steel trailer that rolls quite nicely. We moved to Canada from Guadalajara, MX, hooked up to a custom hitch on the Fairmont. Surpising cars. even averaged 15 to 16 MPG on the original 302 with almost 3,000 extra pounds spread between the car and the trailer. Love this car.