Dusterdenovo
Contentedly Old School
Painted the underside of my hood after cleaning it up.
What Are You Doing To/With Your Car Today?
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famous bob
mopar misfit
Ever tear an older ford p/u apart? The dam bolts and holes wouldn`t line up on anything on the front of the engine !
I was going to drive mine to work today but it was raining. So now I'm driving my Ford P.O.S. (Fiesta). Life is really too short to drive boring cars!!!!!
Cley
Cley
BigBlockMopar28
Well-Known Member
Tracking down and hopefully fixing a oil leak it started a few days ago.
R4Sedan
Larry
Cley, did you get your vibration fixed?
I think so. I need to drive it a little more to be sure. It cruises at 80mph like a dream. Just not sure all around. Not totally convinced yet! I am comfortable driving it now though!
Cley
diymirage
HP@idle > hondaHP@redline
figured out a coolant leak on the plow truck
it has been driving me bonkers
the PO installed an accordion style radiator hose (thats strike two) and i could not figure out for the life of me what hose i should need, because the one all the parts places quoted me didnt fit
i finally figured it out, the chrome water neck (strike 3) was the wrong one (like anyone makes a correct chrome water neck)
$7.95 at autozone later (sorry rusty) and i got a OEM replacement water neck and guess what...now the stock hose fits
whodathunk
(i wonder if this will improve my vacuum advance too?)
it has been driving me bonkers
the PO installed an accordion style radiator hose (thats strike two) and i could not figure out for the life of me what hose i should need, because the one all the parts places quoted me didnt fit
i finally figured it out, the chrome water neck (strike 3) was the wrong one (like anyone makes a correct chrome water neck)
$7.95 at autozone later (sorry rusty) and i got a OEM replacement water neck and guess what...now the stock hose fits
whodathunk
(i wonder if this will improve my vacuum advance too?)
DesertRat
Leading edge boomer
Changing power valve and jets in my Holley 4160.
Well I would love to be putting my front right brakes back together with my new KH re-furbished caliper and new brake lines but the parts I need the most. The crossover line and the metal line which connects the rubber brake line to the caliper have not arrived. Got everything else. I got so impatient I ordered a second set of lines and and they have not shipped yet either.....Totally sucks but the weather is supposed to be crappy and its Mothers Day Sunday so I probably will have other things going on. Not liking looking at my car up on jack stands.
DesertRat
Leading edge boomer
My AFR was reading rich so I changed the jets from 54 to 50 and the PV from 5.5 to 4.5. Photos below----------------------My cruise AFR went from 13.5 to 15.5. I think I have to order a set of 52 jets, went too lean. Also have some idle issues to work out, now it wants to lean out to stall at cold and hot idle. Another project----
Checking fuel float level, make sure not too high.
Note the quick change secondary spring and cover kit on the back.
Front bowl off, ready for new jets and PV
Drained fuel filter into jar, note debris in filter, installed a new filter from stock.
A little trick I learned to fill float bowls do engine has fuel immediately to start.
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Everything back together, because of filter location I use a heat wrap on it to help with vapor lock ect ect.
Checking fuel float level, make sure not too high.
Note the quick change secondary spring and cover kit on the back.
Front bowl off, ready for new jets and PV
Drained fuel filter into jar, note debris in filter, installed a new filter from stock.
A little trick I learned to fill float bowls do engine has fuel immediately to start.
View attachment 1715175607
Everything back together, because of filter location I use a heat wrap on it to help with vapor lock ect ect.
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Matts440
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Painted and assembled my intake after getting it back from being ported. Kept it aluminum color just not the raw.
Well my parts came Saturday late afternoon. I re-assembled the caliper and new lines on my coffee table. Yesterday I installed the caliper and new lines. Guess I didn't tighten the lines down enough cause I had a small leak when bleeding the brakes. Tightened it all down and I was able to finish bleeding the brakes. Pedal feels a lot better than it was but cause of the weather I never got to test my work. Car is back on the ground and ready to be driven.
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MobileCustoms
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Got the final polishing done, finally. Now it's time for the fun stuff...
Fabricated a set of sub-frame connectors for my Valiant a couple of weeks ago and finally got around to welding them in today.
Dusterdenovo
Contentedly Old School
Is it just the lighting, or does that paint fade from orange to red?
Welded some reinforcing plates on some lower control arms, and also pressed in new LCA bushings, for my 66 B-Cuda. Now I have to touch up the black paint.
Dave
Dave
MobileCustoms
Well-Known Member
The paint fades from a lighter orange to the darker Hemi orange, and it has a bunch of gold pearl in it as well.
I drove mine 60 miles to work today. Man is it easy to drive 80mph with that overdrive gear. I got here early this morning!!!
Cley
Cley
Dusterdenovo
Contentedly Old School
I think that looks absolutely awesome. I am a big fan of old school flames and that paint looks incredible!
Nice job!
MobileCustoms
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DesertRat
Leading edge boomer
Boy that looks familiar, your car is beautiful. Now the trick is to assemble it like GYC cars would do without a mark
Is that a 67 or later?
MobileCustoms
Well-Known Member
Thanks! It's a '67.Boy that looks familiar, your car is beautiful. Now the trick is to assemble it like GYC cars would do without a mark
Is that a 67 or later?
DesertRat
Leading edge boomer
Mine is a 67 as well, if you can, get the 68/69 glass trim for it. That will make the car
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