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Old 11/25/14, 09:34 PM
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My new project, not a mustang but powered by FORD!

I just picked up a 1975 Bricklin SV1
It rough but the price was right.
I will post pics as I go.
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Old 11/25/14, 09:37 PM
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Just another pic!

Weird but I like it
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Nice! I assume a 351 in the Bricklin?
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The Delorean before there was a Delorean.
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I waz thinking the same thing Jon
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Dare to be different!!!

Good luck.
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Yep a 351W
I just finished putting it back together!
Now I have to clean up the engine bay, so I can reinstall it!
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Very nice.
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Very cool I like it
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Nice! This car is on my list of the 'top 50' cars i would like to have.
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Slid the motor back in today!
Still have to hook everything back up, and figure out what radiator I'm going to fit into it, since the original one feel apart when I took it out (scary I actually drove it some with that radiator)
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Originally Posted by ElkGroveFordGuy
Yep a 351W
I just finished putting it back together!
Now I have to clean up the engine bay, so I can reinstall it!
Nice!

I remember seeing a couple of those in SoCal late 70's. Never knew they had a 351 in them.
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Originally Posted by ElkGroveFordGuy
Slid the motor back in today!
Still have to hook everything back up, and figure out what radiator I'm going to fit into it, since the original one feel apart when I took it out (scary I actually drove it some with that radiator)
Can a radiator shop recore it and all that so you still run a stock one?
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Brought it to two radiator shops, they said it was way too coroded to repair, and it would be about $650 to build a new one.
I think I'm going to go with a universal aluminum radiator and make some custom mounts.
Will only be about $275
I'm doing this as a budget build!
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Got the engine put back in!
It drives great!
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Washed and detailed the car today!
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Originally Posted by ElkGroveFordGuy
Got the engine put back in!
It drives great!
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Washed and detailed the car today!
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Those are great - Toby Halicki destroyed one in the movie Junkman
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I'm coming up the last Saturday in January to have AED tune my car and some other goodies. I'd love to stop by and check this out!
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I have only ever seen ONE Bricklin, it was on HWY 4 in Brentwood, CA - parked at the Brentwood Café, probably having breakfast...it was orange, so cool, always wanted one...


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