It was requested that I start a thread for my 62 Electra. So here it is. I bought this car about 14 years ago, just before I enlisted in the Marine Corps. Since then, being in the Marine Corps has determined what I could do with it. The car spent almost the whole first 8 years in storage, coming out of storage when I would go home on leave. Finally I was able to get it out of storage and drive it regularly when recruiting duty got me stationed close to home. When my tour on recruiting duty was up I got moved out here to Camp Pendleton, and once I got a place to live with a garage the car got shipped out here. Now, after a tour in Iraq, I am finally able to do some work on it.
Here it is after coming of the truck when I had it shipped out here to CA.
Under the hood it is grimy and ugly, but the 401 Nailhead runs good. With a 4 barrel is moves the car nicely, even though it is backed up by a Dynaflow.
All the years of storage were not so kind to some areas...especially the trunk. Pretty much the whole trunk floor is rotted. The body mounts are rotted too. This is beyond my skill level, so I will probably have to find someone to do it for me.
I also need to do the suspension, since I am pretty sure it is all original (shocks too).
Here it is after coming of the truck when I had it shipped out here to CA.
Under the hood it is grimy and ugly, but the 401 Nailhead runs good. With a 4 barrel is moves the car nicely, even though it is backed up by a Dynaflow.
All the years of storage were not so kind to some areas...especially the trunk. Pretty much the whole trunk floor is rotted. The body mounts are rotted too. This is beyond my skill level, so I will probably have to find someone to do it for me.
I also need to do the suspension, since I am pretty sure it is all original (shocks too).
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