On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 02:06:47 GMT, with neither quill nor qualm,
Ecnerwal quickly quoth:


The space under the seats has heater hose, the old fan belt that was
replaced before it broke, a few feet of heavy wire, a couple of
adjustable wrenches and a socket set. Le Manual de Useless de Chilton
lurks somewhere under or behind the seat. Warning triangles behind the
seat, along with extra oil, PS fluid, etc. The glove compartment has
pliers, screwdrivers, a spool of small wire, fuses, lightbulbs,
flashlight, and gloves.

On the 1976 Ford truck with a 6, a bit of time spent forming strap or
heavy wire into racks could have resulted in a bunch of that stuff
stored under the hood - a straight six in a space build for a big-block
V8 left a lot of room for quarts of oil, gallons of antifreeze, etc...
On the 95, the crap attached to the poor little straight six fills
almost all the space under the hood - I pity folks with a big-block V8
in this era, as it must be shoehorned in like a box full of cobras.

If you want to see the epitome of shoehorning, go look at a new F-350
with their 6.8L PowerStroke diesel under the hood. Hayseuss Crisco!

'Course, a 260/289 under the hood of a 64-1/2 Mustang had that same
look.

In the opposite, my old '60 F-100 had enough room under the hood, even
with the 312 V-8, for me to climb in and stand (on the ground) on
either side to change the plugs. It was great!

Ain't nuttin' like Old Arn!

--
Mistrust the man who finds everything good, the man who finds everything
evil, and still more the man who is indifferent to everything.
-- Johann K. Lavater