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Originally Posted by ls1nova71
Here's some pics of an original '71 grill.
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Original 71's had the outer surround painted black on the outside? Never seen one. Maybe I should paint mine black. Any pics of someone's build with it like that?
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Originally Posted by Longhorn Man
a couple pages back Fine69 said something about his old 67 cougar... I WILL verify, both that it was locked up, and that it ran fine after he unlocked it. Got 20+ MPG on the freeway headed into central Kentucky, no smoke, no knock, he even used it as his daily driver for a couple years.
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I'll ask again, was his engine stored in the same condition as the OP's. Fine69 never answered my question.
If you had an engine sitting out like the OP's, in the current condition it appears in now, it's irresponsible not to tear it down and rebuild it.
Can you imagine what kind of damage is possible for sitting so long? Can you image what kind of damage CAN occur by not spending the time to tear it down and clean it up? Want to take a chance on throwing a connecting rod?
Seriously, I wouldn't even consider trying to fire it up without knowing exactly what it is I'm dealing with. Not wanting to tear it down and replace gaskets/seals and inspect is imo, lazy and way too risky.