Wanted for '66 and 75/78

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bluecab
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Wanted for '66 and 75/78

Postby bluecab » Thu Sep 29, 2011 5:11 am

Looking for a pair of really straight bumpers for a 66.
Rust free trunk lid! ( interchanges with 66-69 I think?)
'75 thru'78 Front-end parts for disc brake conversion: steering knuckles and upper control arms.

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Years Owned: My first Toronado was a 1968 W-34 with the bucket seats and center console... (weeps gently) It was a New England rustbucket in 1982 after less than 14 years. So sad. But it is what infected me and before I knew it I had another '68, a '69, a '70 and eventually inherited a friend's '67 and another friends '73. After buying my brand new Grand Prix in 1988 I retired the last of my Toronados and pulled the 455 I had rebuilt along the way and put it into storage in a friend's barn where it is to this day.
In Mid September of 2010 I happened to see a repeat of the show where Jay Leno did his 66 Toronado and had an instant remission of the disease which resulted in my purchase of a 1969 in very good condition. I am now in the process of fully rehabilitating it and hope to have it on the road in the spring of 2011.
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Re: Wanted for '66 and 75/78

Postby xgecko » Sun Oct 02, 2011 5:52 am

Just so you know you can also get the front end parts from a similar year Eldorado... and while you are at it, if you choose, you can get rear disks from a 76-78 Eldo and, for the ultimate in Toronado braking with a very minor modification to the exhaust, take the Hydroboost system from an Eldo. Your brakes will be amazing!

I will most likely be doing the rear disk conversion this winter, so will report back what I had to do to make it work. Mostly it is going to involve the mounting plate, but we'll see...
I have my Fuel Injected Toronado. Life is good! 8-)
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bluecab
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Re: Wanted for '66 and 75/78

Postby bluecab » Fri Dec 23, 2011 5:35 am

Found a trunklid and a donor eldorado for the brake parts.
Now looking for the pc boards that hold the gauges on the back side of the instrument panel...

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Still Need '66 - '67 front bumper

Postby bluecab » Fri Jun 22, 2012 5:14 am

Still looking for a straight front bumper, either 66 or 67. chrome condition less important than straightness, I may end up painting or powder coating it.
Can use center section only, the ends on mine are OK.
If you have one, pm a photo if possible.
David

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Re: Still Need '66 - '67 front bumper

Postby Twilight Fenrir » Fri Jun 22, 2012 8:47 pm

bluecab wrote:Still looking for a straight front bumper, either 66 or 67. chrome condition less important than straightness, I may end up painting or powder coating it.
Can use center section only, the ends on mine are OK.
If you have one, pm a photo if possible.
David

If you happen to find one with the end portions in good shape as well, I'll buy those from you, mine are thrashed :)
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bluecab
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Re: Wanted for '66 and 75/78

Postby bluecab » Wed May 01, 2013 6:14 am

Found a front bumper center section, Twilight, Bob Lindberg has the ends you need.

Currently looking for a dual snorkel air cleaner in fair condition.

Thanks

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Re: Wanted for '66 and 75/78

Postby 1977 Cutly » Sun Jun 30, 2013 3:43 pm

The bumpers on my parts car are bent from jacking up the car. They are complete however, and I'm certain that they could be straightened and rechromed.
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