[drolston]

These cars were maintained for decades by shade tree mechanics, 99% of whom did not own a torque wrench. You wring off a few bolts and strip a few threads, and you learn how hard to pull on that wrench. So, don't over think torque specifications. The only place it is critically important is cylinder heads. And the shade tree torque spec for those is as hard as you can pull a 1/2" drive long bar with one hand.