What did you do to your car today?

[Fredensborg]

Drove it to work two days in a row now, starting to compile a list of things that need some attention...10 years of garage time has clouded my memory of what was good and bad on the Mustang. But grinning ear to ear everywhere I go!  

 

[Idaho Chris]

Well, turns out I did not have everything I needed for the front brakes after all so that'll have to wait a few days.  

Back to the engine bay...

Today I installed rebuilt power steering pump, pump hoses and cooler.  Ditched my flex fan and installed thermostatic clutch fan.  Put in the new radiator, and with that the shroud and obligatory "caution fan" sticker. 

Brake booster/master cylinder and tower braces will wait until I get the new clutch cable installed.

Couple photos below- pre and post radiator and air cleaner install.

 

[cwalker509]

Got my dash back in over the last few days. Got the voltmeter wired correctly. I checked most of the wiring that I could by jumping from my truck to the engine bay harness. Lights working like they should but I think the brake switch needs replacing (I put the original in and it seemed to work ok on a bench check).

 

[Fredensborg]

The kids and I attacked the mustang today with dish soap, wax, armor all, several rolls of paper towels and q-tips. It was a deep clean for the ages, and my little army of helpers had a blast!! We have been having so much fun since we got the mustang back up and running!! 

 

[timachone]

Great team, great car, great result - I love it  :heart:

 

[Idaho Chris]

The kids and I attacked the mustang today with dish soap, wax, armor all, several rolls of paper towels and q-tips. It was a deep clean for the ages, and my little army of helpers had a blast!! We have been having so much fun since we got the mustang back up and running!! 

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Jason-  I sure wish I had a team of little helpers helping me!  Fun times for sure and the results from your photos speak for themselves.  Very nice.

 

[Bentworker]

Performed some surgery on the old Barry Grant speed Demon carb.  It did not have adjustable air bleeds.  After some drilling and tapping it now does.  
 

 

[Fredensborg]

Damn! Drilling and tapping a carb! You’ve got balls of steel, I’d be nervous as a whore in church doing something like that! 

 

[Carolina_Mountain_Mustangs]

OMG saw the post of using Armor all. DO NOT EVER USE AROMOR ALL ON ANYTHING. That is the worst thing you could ever use. If in a shop doing paint work will cost tens of thousands of dollars due to silicone in it. NEVER USE IT........

 

[Idaho Chris]

I pulled the pedal box out (a much more difficult job than I anticipated) and added the clutch pedal in anticipation of the new T-5 install.  Of course there is always something...when dropping the steering column I discovered the rag joint was shot so I have ordered a new one.

My new heater core should be here this week so I'll tackle that project next before putting the interior and new carpets back together.

Hoping to drop the old FMX transmission tomorrow.

 

[tony-muscle]

Spent the weekend working in the garage. Lost way too much time finding things that I had put in "safe" places to not lose them.

I am glad I am not the only one. All I will remember is that I placed them where it makes sense, but I will only find them after I wasted hours. Sometimes I even forget that I had such parts!

 

[tony-muscle]

In the process of installing new wheels and tires. I had to source the parts from 4 different places since all is backorderd. It took a a week and a phone call for the idiots at Jegs to figure out that my wheels where not going to ship. They told me the wheels were discontinued after a week of waiting. When I communicated directly with the manufacturer they told me that indeed the 18x10 were discontinued but that they still had 7 in stock. The 18x8 for the front are still available. Jegs definitely dropped the ball. I ended up getting the 18x10s from Summit and the 18x8 in ebay, which should arrive on Wednesday, or so I hope.

I am going with American Racing AR105M Series Black Torq Thrust M wheels, 18x10 (6 7/16BS) and 18x8 (4.5BS) for rear/front. For tires, I decided on Michelin Pilot S4S, 285/40ZR18 and 255/45ZR18. I know they are expensive, but that's the price to pay for the best in the Summer Max Performance segment.

I installed a tire rack to keep my good old Magnum wheel/tire package:



Wheel mock up. I am still waiting from the front wheels but just placed the rear one for show:

 

[Idaho Chris]

Well, the old FMX is out.  Damn is that thing heavy.  The new T5 will save me about 75 pounds.

Brake parts and the new rag joint arrived this afternoon.  Tackling those items before moving to install the new transmission.

 

[droptop73]

I finally got it out for a drive Sunday. There are still some electrical gremlins to work out but it runs and drives great. 

 

[Aus73Mach1]

Pulled out the gauges and went with the white faces. Also the KPH face. Even though I was around pre-metric the brain gets a bit foggy doing MPH/KPH calculations on the go. Also fitted all LEDs in the gauges. Much easier to read.

David

 

[Galucha]

Rear SoT suspension goodies came in the mail yesterday. Going to start tackling it in a few days.

 

[mudbilly]

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i really like that.

 

[Idaho Chris]

Installed new front brakes.



I also installed a new rag joint.

You can see I cut off the automatic transmission lock out tab on the steering column since it won't be used after the conversion to manual transmission.  You can also see the new clutch cable exiting the firewall next to the steering column.

 

[Idaho Chris]

Installed the new Tremec T5.



Once I got the bell housing installed I needed to index it.  The opening needs to be aligned within .005 of the crank shaft.  This is normally a two person job, with one person spinning the crankshaft and the other watching the dial indicator.  Since I don't have any convenient help I had to do it solo.  By taking a reading every 45 degrees I was able to verify that I am within spec.  Good news since I really did not want to try and remove the 50 year old locating pins!

Here's a shot after clutch and throw out bearing installation:



Now ready to slide in the transmission.  With everything lined up it slid in like butter!



Finished with clutch cable and speedometer hooked up:



The shifter came right up through the stock automatic transmission shifter hole without modification.  Oh yeah!



Time to install the new rear end so I can get the driveshaft measured and ordered.

 

[timachone]

Installed the new Tremec T5.

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Once I got the bell housing installed I needed to index it.  The opening needs to be aligned within .005 of the crank shaft.  This is normally a two person job, with one person spinning the crankshaft and the other watching the dial indicator.  Since I don't have any convenient help I had to do it solo.  By taking a reading every 45 degrees I was able to verify that I am within spec.  Good news since I really did not want to try and remove the 50 year old locating pins!

Here's a shot after clutch and throw out bearing installation:

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Now ready to slide in the transmission.  With everything lined up it slid in like butter!

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Finished with clutch cable and speedometer hooked up:

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The shifter came right up through the stock automatic transmission shifter hole without modification.  Oh yeah!

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Time to install the new rear end so I can get the driveshaft measured and ordered.

Very good, all went well, congratulations  :wrench: