New Guys Auto Tech Students

Hello community!

We have started this forum on behalf of our automotive tech instructor. For the past 6 months, our group of three have been working on a '68 Country Sedan with a 390 and FMX. We've been working on a mechanical restoration for the wagon doing things such as, the transmission, brake lines, rear axles and differentials, etc. The most trouble we've had was working on the transmission which after disassembly and close inspection, we saw that the teeth on the gears on the planetary were chewed up.








Our instructor went to Delaware to obtain two new trans (One worked, the other didn't, but we didn't know which). So we took them apart and chose the trans that was the cleanest.

We are here on this forum today because we have been assigned a midterm project to create a How-to or DIY to help others who might be experiencing the same problems that we encountered.

We are glad to be here and hope to make an impact on this forum and learn as well!

 

Welcome to the madness students!

There's a wealth of information on here, browse around and enjoy!

And as the up and coming generation, its on you guys to facilitate the return of replacement part manufacturing back to North America. Its been a recent discussion topic on here. Sorry to be demanding in a welcome post but.....times a wastin'! I know the younger generation can tweet and twitter and get it done!

I want to see NAPA mean "North American Parts Allegiance" instead of "No American Parts Anymore!"

 

Hey! Good to have you guys here! We're always learning. Keeps us young!

Here's one project you might want to scan. Very thorough, well documented:

http://www.stationwagonforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1380

 

Welcome to the forum students! Great to have some sharp young minds on board!


Oh and Mike, lets give these guys a minute before the real schooling begins.

 

Welcome guys. Hopefully between us we can all learn a thing or three.
Some of us old guys can't learn new tricks. But it's always fun trying. Glad you joined in.

 

Welcome hcstWagons!

 

Sure is good to see students learning practical skills. That's how America was built, by the way. Young folks learning to build their own tools and vehicles.

One of my other hobbies is woodworking. I can't believe that the original Popular Mechanics was written for Boys, starting in the 1870s! They'd not only learn to maintain them, but build jigsaws with old treadle sewing machines, and all kinds of pedal-powered tools!

Check it out!:

http://archive.org/search.php?query=Popular%20Mechanics%20for%20Boys

http://chestofbooks.com/crafts/index.html

Amazing that there's nothing like that now, with so many youth looking for a way to move ahead.

I sent an email to Popular Mechanics editors a month ago, to reprint some of that history. Hope they do!

Up here, they don't work on old cars, they sit at computers and read schematics. Our kids couldn't find the southend of a paperbag!

 

I dropped out opf school because they had recess and I don't play!!!

Welcome aboard!

 

guys!
Looks like a cool project. The body looks pretty solid and straight.
That trans has seen some better days.

Good luck on your progress. Keep us up to date.

 

students. I'm supprised you just didn't call your local Phord Dealer for a C-6 Planetary. As many years as they made that transmission that piece must be falling off more then one shelf. Again, Enjoy the ride here, we do. Jer

 

Welcome students! Looking forward to seeing your progress and reading your How-To.

 

Welcome to the SWF, students.

Right off the top, I'd suggest reviewing Dr. B. Smith's '67 Country Squire restoration thread. (It's actually more of a COMPLETE REMANUFACTURE thread).
http://www.stationwagonforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1380

The '66-'68 big Fords are all fairly similar, so most of the information should apply to you.

There's actually quite a few threads in the 'Project' sub-section on those Fords, so you may just want to do some searching on the site.


Fill us in or your actual project parameters, and maybe we can provide some suggestions.

Glad to see you all here!


Marshall

 

I also say , AND don't let the peanut gallery scare you away, they/we mean well it's just.......


I think it's really cool you, your class/friends joined the forum and believe it or not you all will find help here.... but we like be kept in loop and informed as to what is going on and I can assure you we will follow and help how ever we can

I don't recall any one on the forum ever rebuilding a FMX, nor do I know how but I would suggest searching the internet about it. I did a couple searches but didn't come up with any real info other than 'buy the info" etc, etc, but try wording it different as I'm sure you know more about the net than most of us old buzzards.

I also suggest, phone some local transition shops and tell them who you are and what you are doing. You never know, they may have a old school guy on staff who can and would be more than willing to help. Not meaning to discourage you but this is old school stuff and is getting harder to find help with. On the other hand, learning the old school stuff can benefit you in the future as finding some one who knows is getting harder and harder yet there are many who still need and want the service

 

to SWF




Looks like you have a great project car. Where did you get it, do you know the cars history? Just curious. I'm sure you will get lots of support from the members here, there is nothing they like better then sharing their years of experience with others.
Good luck with your mid term project.

 

Thank you all!

Thank you everyone for the kind welcomes and suggestions. We will take them into deep consideration for the restoration, and do our best to keep everything documented and up to date! We will be putting up a How-To for the back windshield regulator once we're done. We'll attach a link and specify what we are doing once we are finished.

Our Automotive Tech teacher picked up the wagon from up the block from the school, the gentleman's father owned it, and unfortunately passed away, so he sold it to us. It was mainly used for family vacations and family use, we know that the transmission has went bad a few times with the previous owner. It's been worked on a few times before, and the last time the transmission went bad it was given up on and collected dust in a garage for a few years. We also know that the previous transmission was built for a 302 engine which is why it went FUBAR'd.

Edit: Also, the transmission we swapped and repaired is from a '72-'73 351 mustang.