1979 Coupe-The Tangerine Machine

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So, the car has been getting some driving done on it here and there. It's an enjoyable ride and gets a lot of looks while I am out. Even got a thumbs up from a newer Shelby GT350 passing me on the freeway.

Cruises real nice actually. The drone smooths out as I had mentioned at just around 3K RPM. Looking at the odometer and I have put on 1800 km this summer Creeping up to the equivalent of 40,000 miles


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I picked up some aluminum rim cleaner and spent a little time on the ten holes. I had never done anything to them after I picked them up off a local Foxbody group. They are in really nice shape and they came out quite bright!


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I went to one of my favorite places overlooking downtown recently. I was about 15 minutes late to get the sun angle I wanted but still some nice shots.




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[82GTforME]

Today I noted the rear part of the oil pan is NOT leaking. Well, at least not dripping.

I need a new drain pan plug gasket with integral o-ring though. I've been fighting with this minor thing for a while and thought I had it solved. Wrong.

I also investigated the small leak at the front. From what I could see it was the oil pressure sender fitting dripping onto the fuel line onto the swaybar to the floor. That or at least contributing to what I am seeing on the swaybar. I pulled the sender and the adaptor off, cleaned them up, applied new tape and sealant and reinstalled.

Hopefully this will at least fix one thing and make it easier to identify anything else that may be weeping or leaking. I could not see anything else upon close inspection.