What did you do to your car today?

[Mr Mac]

Floor pan looks good. Did you find a build sheet or is that part of it on the floor under the emergency brake.

No, haven't found anything cool yet but the seats are still installed so who knows, maybe under there...

 

[FasTnNefariouS]

Did not really do anything to my car, but I sold the 15inch Torq Thrust rims and got a new radiator.

I need to vent a little: Got a new aluminum radiator from Summit in 2008. Installed it during the winter period and started using it in 2009. It lasted for only 2 years before it started to leak. Corrosion from inside (!!), although I use cooling liquid especially designed for aluminum radiators.

Why, thank you Summit for that "Made in China" crap!

The leaking became so strong that I had to have it repaired a few weeks ago. They fixed it but immediately told me there was no guaranty that it would last, as aluminum radiators cannot be repaired like the old ones.

They were right, it started leaking again just two weeks later.

Again a lesson learned. I´ll stick with the stock one. At least that can always be repaired if something happens to it.

vent brother, vent! My latest Chinese crap purchase were LED light bulbs for the home LOL! Bought $60 worth thinking I could do most of the home and none survived longer than a week Ad said it'll last more than 10yrs with LEDs LOL! Anyhow, I just priced a radiator and it cost more to have mine rebuilt Said copper is very expensive, so I asked how many pennies would it take to rebuild a radiator and she just laughed. Thanks for the heads up on aluminum radiators! Ohhhh, what did I do to the stang today? I replaced the radiator cap and polished the rims.

 

[Tnfastbk]

Wiring, wiring, more wiring, removed tranny crossmember, modified it for clearance of the new Dakota speed sensor, sand blasted it, painted it, and reinstalled it. Gauges are in. Radiator reinstalled.

 

[WF 73 Mach 1]

Working on the front suspension, installed upper and lower arms, spindle and a few misc parts. Got my new air cond under hood parts for 134, sanden compressor, hoses, condenser, dryer and etc. May have to take some time to clean the garage up, been working so much seems like most of my tools are piled up around where I am working. Having fun!!!

 

[TheJ]

Led swapped my gauges.

 

[don29163]

Still working on the interior, the back seat area is almost finished.

 

[luxstang]

I rerouted the exhaust to go under the rear axle, as it did not have enough clearance over it. The exhaust on the car was a butchered job someone did years ago and the bend in the tailpipe was not centered above the rear axle. That caused the axle to hit the tailpipe.

That got unbearable after I lowered the car, so I had to come up with an idea until it gets the completely new exhaust in October this year.

That flexible exhaust pipe does the job pretty well.

 

[Tnfastbk]

Got the rear valance and bumper installed,Plate light installed, Steering column install, Set wheel on for a pic, more wiring

 

[droptop73]

Looking good Roy.

 

[Tnfastbk]

Looking good Roy.

Thanks, SLOW progress, but progress I will take it.

 

[Mister 4x4]

The people above the Auto Hobby Shop manager are freakin' out about long-term projects in the shop with an inspection coming up in just... oh... 6 months. So, naturally they're trying to find ways to put pressure on those of us with said projects to get them either done quicker or get rid of them altogether. You know - the old "screw the mission, clean the position" mentality - despite the fact that the new Wing Commander came through to work on his Jeep a couple weekends ago and gave the Rustang the 'thumbs up' and hopes I get it done before he leaves in two years.

Consequently, I must now push the car out when I'm not there working on it. Which means, I had to stuff everything back inside the Rustang last weekend. I'm not done with the floors yet even though they're mostly in-place. But I had seats, the grill, heater core, steering column, etc. that had to go back in so they're not cluttering up the place.

I think once I get the floors, trunk area, and cowl damage repaired, I might just bring it home and f00k 'em. Which sucks and will only extend out my timeline... but oh well. Sometimes it just not worth the hassle.

Sorry to vent, but after my recent progress, an explanation for why I got what feels like basically nothing done was needed.

Today, not wanting to push the car in and unload it, just to work for only about half the day, then load it back up and push it out again... I popped the trunk and sand-blasted some of the parts I need to re-use. Got the brake pedal assembly, steering column bracket, and a couple pieces of one of the headlight buckets 'blasted and painted. Also mounted up the steering column bracket and hung the steering column so the rag joint doesn't get totally FUBAR'd with the column just hanging there. Probably do more of the same tomorrow - those parts gotta get done after all, and I don't want to just do nothing because I'm pissed at the management about having to waste a couple hours each day essentially just moving the car. Maybe I'll take next Friday off and shot-gun getting the firewall patches made and the floors nailed down.

 

[Tnfastbk]

The people above the Auto Hobby Shop manager are freakin' out about long-term projects in the shop with an inspection coming up in just... oh... 6 months. So, naturally they're trying to find ways to put pressure on those of us with said projects to get them either done quicker or get rid of them altogether. You know - the old "screw the mission, clean the position" mentality - despite the fact that the new Wing Commander came through to work on his Jeep a couple weekends ago and gave the Rustang the 'thumbs up' and hopes I get it done before he leaves in two years.

Consequently, I must now push the car out when I'm not there working on it. Which means, I had to stuff everything back inside the Rustang last weekend. I'm not done with the floors yet even though they're mostly in-place. But I had seats, the grill, heater core, steering column, etc. that had to go back in so they're not cluttering up the place.

I think once I get the floors, trunk area, and cowl damage repaired, I might just bring it home and f00k 'em. Which sucks and will only extend out my timeline... but oh well. Sometimes it just not worth the hassle.

Sorry to vent, but after my recent progress, an explanation for why I got what feels like basically nothing done was needed.

Today, not wanting to push the car in and unload it, just to work for only about half the day, then load it back up and push it out again... I popped the trunk and sand-blasted some of the parts I need to re-use. Got the brake pedal assembly, steering column bracket, and a couple pieces of one of the headlight buckets 'blasted and painted. Also mounted up the steering column bracket and hung the steering column so the rag joint doesn't get totally FUBAR'd with the column just hanging there. Probably do more of the same tomorrow - those parts gotta get done after all, and I don't want to just do nothing because I'm pissed at the management about having to waste a couple hours each day essentially just moving the car. Maybe I'll take next Friday off and shot-gun getting the firewall patches made and the floors nailed down.

Yeah they seem to have that mentality, done miss that from my military days. But I like using the hobby shop, with the free lifts/tools, etc........

 

[sm3570]

That flexible exhaust pipe does the job pretty well.

Hey Mike, looks like dryer vents! lollerz

 

[goodnigh]

We finally installed the center console I bought on eBay about three years ago for ~$125. But there was a problem. When we replaced the carpet and underlayment there were no holes drilled for a console :huh: We could have placed the console on the metal tranny hump and drilled the holes. We thought the pre-drilled holes may be hard to find after the carpet was installed. So we installed the carpet then positioned the console and used a cork trephine to punch a hole in the carpet through the console so we could place the screw. It worked pretty good but the trephine wore out after 2 holes so I need to sharpen it. The console is not locked down yet but the smoke-proof clock is ticking away Also started the installation of new seat belts.

mike

 

[luxstang]

Hey Mike, looks like dryer vents! lollerz

Before I sprayed them black they did even more so. But they don´t sound like dryer vents! ::devil::

At least not the kind of dryer that leaves your clothes intact.

The good news is that the car is so low now you don´t see them, even if you´re driving behind it.

I look forward to the new exhaust with the shorty headers. No more makeshift solutions! :dodgy:

 

[marks73]

Doc gave me green light to return to garage in moderation (1 hour morning and 1 in evening) and ease it up like I did the walking. Cool.

Yesterday got the headlights and grill out. New grill has been added to dads wish list. Removed screws, small bolts and even a few rivits that had been added over the years.

This morning got the front valance off and the passenger side fender unbolted (also in varying sizes and types ) God the rust. I thought the baling wire was holding the overflow bottle. Turns out was holding the core support together. Can't wait to get my new frame here.

The truck driver who lives next door donated 2 stainless bread racks that he was using for storage but said he cut them down and used them to support his 57 Chevy during his project some years ago. All 4 wheels pivot and all I have to do is cut them down from 6 feet to 2 feet. Will do that on my hour tonight.

 

[dohebert]

1. Tried to get my fuel gauge working; failed.

2. Tried to get the car started -- got it started after driving the truck to town to fill a couple of gas cans and put gas in the Stang. See #1.

3. I thought I had the carb adjusted nicely; but apparently it doesn't like the heat and it idled like dog crap. Discovered that it would idle fine if I taped the flapper partially shut. Took the car for a very short ride. With the flapper taped partially shut, it didn't seem to have much power.

Man, I hate that carb. Putting a fuel injection setup on the car is high on my to-do list.

Oh, and I hit the door jambs, under the hood, and inside the trunk lid area with satin black.

 

[marks73]

You never know who your your freinds are until your down. I went over to cut down the racks my neighbor Tony offered tonight.



I used my Dewalt while Grizz used his pneumatic



After I was done he figured the way to go was the Dewalt ( less noise and a cut quicker through stainless ) then ground the rough edes off for me on both.



He then has his boys push them down the street and put them in my garage for me.



Now I could be wrong, but I think if he and Jeff Quinn could find the right drummer, they could make some seriouse money.

 

[sm3570]

I walked by the car, slowly. Glanced at the pin holes in the A pillars. Inspected some of the spots I sanded.

Went back inside.

 

[don29163]

Installed the carpet and most of the trim, another day will get the interior done. Starting to look like a real car now.