What did you do to your car today?

[Nightbeacon]

Today we completed refurbishment of our '72 convertible's fuel system. Everything except the metal fuel lines has now been replaced and the original factory carb has been rebuilt. New fuel tank, vapor recovery valve, sending unit, rubber lines, filler neck seals and cork gasket, hose clamps, fuel pump, fuel filter... the whole enchilada. Lotta work and cost, but it will never have to be done again (in my lifetime, anyway).

I need to the same thing. May I ask what it cost you? What area, if any, do you wish you'd hired a professional ?

 

[AndyMan_Tx]

Well, I didn't "do" it and it's not to my Mustang... but my garage now has a 50amp 240 outlet for my welder and a 20amp outlet for my aircompressor

 

[rcadd1ct]

Degreed the cam and put the heads back on.

 

[72conv]

I need to the same thing. May I ask what it cost you? What area, if any, do you wish you'd hired a professional ?

All-in, the parts cost was less than $250. I'm a pretty competent amateur mechanic with a good set of tools at my disposal, so there's nothing about this job that I would pay a professional for. The only really aggravating part of the job was changing the fuel pump; it would have been much easier if I had removed the PS pump to create better access to the fuel pump mounting bolts.

I bought the fuel tank off eBay. It's a nicely made tank that fits perfectly. Free shipping, too!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/295734796177

The rest of the parts came from "the usual suspects" (NPD, RockAuto, O'Reilly).

 

[Hemikiller]

Had this week off, so I finally got off my butt to put together the 4.11 / 31 spline rear that I've been sitting on the parts for. Cleaned up the housing, added reinforcement plates to the spring pads. Built a new set of backing plates and swapped the housing into the 71. I'll mount the rest of the parts over the weekend, and will order a new driveshaft this coming week. Pretty certain I'm not going to like the 4.11s, but I own it so..

Made this little fab stand from a vintage vice that I found at the dump, and a podium from one of our old CNC machines.

 

[c9zx]

Your inner child will LIKE the 4.11:1s. Go with what he likes. Chuck

 

[Hemikiller]

About 95% done, found a driveshaft to work temporarily so I can break in the gears. Tomorrow I'll adjust and bleed the brakes, bolt on the tires and go for a ride.

 

[AndyMan_Tx]

Practicing with my new welder. The numbers are from the voltage I am using.
The plugs, I feel good about. The beads, not so much. I found that I have to immediately STOP when I get any splatter and check my gas regulator. The settings are touchy and I need to verify that gas is actually flowing. This metal is 22 gague steel. Going to CLEAN the steels more thoroughly today and give it another go.

The three white marks are my better plug welds. Then practicing stitch welds.
Hope your day is good

 

[rcadd1ct]

About to weld in some anti roll bar perch supports while the engine is out and I am waiting on ups to drop off a new pitman arm

 

[Sheriff41]

Practicing with my new welder. The numbers are from the voltage I am using.
The plugs, I feel good about. The beads, not so much. I found that I have to immediately STOP when I get any splatter and check my gas regulator. The settings are touchy and I need to verify that gas is actually flowing. This metal is 22 gague steel. Going to CLEAN the steels more thoroughly today and give it another go.

The three white marks are my better plug welds. Then practicing stitch welds.
Hope your day is good

Looking pretty consistent and nothing a grinder can't make look better. The thing I find with welding since I don't do it all the time, is to have plenty of scrap material to practice on before I weld on my project. It takes time to learn the settings for your welder, and to perfect the technique for the material you're welding.

 

[jakosaur]

Yesterday, I removed the old FMX cooling lines and replaced them with stainless braided hoses for the AOD. After building clamps to hold them down and installing them on both ends, I put the car back on the floor for the first time in months. I replaced the ignition coil, and started the install of the Pertronix Ignitor system. Today, I'll have to pick up a new battery, but after that I can finish the ignition system and start filling the transmission!