Totalled's rebuild thread

[71_resurrection]

Looking good!

 

[Don65Stang]

I agree Pat...looking good! I am looking forward to the finished project.

 

[1973grandeklar]

It ain't much, but it did take 5 hours... Pulled the brackets off the core engine, stripped them bare, and got some paint on them. Ended up stripping them because someone painted them (badly) with hammerite or another epoxy paint. Replacing my original brackets because they were chromed at some point and are rusting.

Looks great. Just a quick tip. Those flat brackets paint very nice if you hang them from a metal coat hangar or stiff wire. No fear of the cardboard sticking when you flip them over to paint the back side.

 

[Totalled]

Yeah, I know... I should have made a rack to hang them to paint... been chasing over spray on the opposite side all week. Finally got the "front" side looking nice, so, they're done.

 

[Totalled]

Got started late today.

Cleaned up some bolts.

Some pulleys.

And a 65A alternator.

 

[jbojo]

Looking good Pat. Can't wait to see your start up video and the road test.

 

[droptop73]

Nice work, great attention to detail! That is going to turn out fantastic.

 

[Totalled]

Thanks!

It's hot. I'm done for today. Here's what I got done:

 

[Mikes73]

It's all in the details, everything is looking great.

 

[Totalled]

I painted the inside of the battery tray with plasti dip, in an attempt to protect from corrosion. Installed it tonight.

I had to use allen head cap screws to clear the intake for the water neck.

 

[Jim and Jutta]

Looking awesome Pat, looks like you'll have it ready for our club's car show! Can't wait to see it and hear it.

Jim

 

[Totalled]

Took yesterday off. Went to a junkyard and harvested a clutch fan from a grand marquis. I'll go electric later. Today, I got the front accessories installed. Just need to press the power steering pump pulley on.

 

[droptop73]

Looking great!! Have you used the chrome thermostat housing before? In my experience they tend to not seal well. We have typically removed the chrome from the sealing surface on a belt sander.

 

[Mikes73]

Good call on the clutch fan, I put one on my cleveland a year ago totally changed my plans to install an electirc fan, it seems like it doesn't eat up any power and cools the engine great. Your car is coming along nice, that is one sweet ride.

 

[Totalled]

Looking great!! Have you used the chrome thermostat housing before? In my experience they tend to not seal well. We have typically removed the chrome from the sealing surface on a belt sander.

Yeah, it weeped. I took a grinder to the gasket surface to make it flat, and will ditch the o-ring for a gasket.

 

[Totalled]

I had to drill the front side holes for the shock tower braces, because the body shop did not.

I got one side done and the coil cover/tower brace installed.

Unfortunately, the passenger side brace was bent and does not line up with all the holes. The bump stop is also bent in towards the spring. Probably from the prior collision damage.

So I turned my attention to the wiring harness...

http://www.7173mustangs.com/thread-how-not-to-add-an-ammeter

I'll be ordering a repro brace unless someone has a good used one around.

 

[mach71351c]

Pat, I have one.

 

[MechEng]

Looking good! After seeing the progress that you and jbojo are making I'm itching to get back at my car!

 

[Totalled]

Thanks!

Tonight's accomplishment:

 

[Totalled]

Pressed the power steering pulley on. Also started on the hoses. That stainless braid is a pain in the fingertips.. If it didn't look cool to me... forget it.