Well I just looked at my lights, they don't have threads on them. Just smooth.

 

Most of the time it is just self tapping screws into plastic.

 

this is what im working with guys

the old ones were melted so bad i could barely get them off

 

Push on retaining ring?
Ford seemed fond of crap like that.

I'm sure you can find a few at your local autobody shop or well stocked hardware.

Self-Locking Push-On | Prospect Fastener Corporation

 

Hmm okay. Well I'll look into that.

Routed my 12v line for my ignition relay through the top of my radiator support. Not sure if I want it there or through the ac pipe up top. There's Already about a dozen wires back there.

 

well heres an update.

SHE RUNS!!!! well i crank her and it goes full throttle..havent adjusted the carb yet.


gotta do work in all this rain somehow!!

 

Well, that's a start! (Pun intended. ) Seriously, it is a good feeling when they fire up the first time. Sorta like a newborn baby.

 

man ive never so scared/excited in my life!

she cranked and went straight full throttle with open headers and smoke out the exhaust and i was terrified til i realized thats all it was!

all my lights work and seem brighter!



ignition relay



head light harness and kc light relay




temperary temp, oil pressure and tac( ive got a big wishlist from autometer...lol data logging included.




this is how i ran my starter wires






couple christmas to me presents








yes i traded that samurai....


but this has a turbo..



aside from my current carb issue, and then itll be my clutch bleeding/exhaust/vacuum issues, i have this problem with my fancy chrome valve cover








i think i might could get a pcv bushing and a pcv in the rear one, but no way can i get one in the front its way too tight and way too short... what do i do? i think my stock valve cover will fit, but its ugly:/

shes sounds soo mean. like imagine going to a mud bog and there is that nitrous 460 cranked up with open headers just thumping away at a high idle and then revving and super annoying. thats what im at, but it sounds so mean getting up to that high pitch and i can imagine my exhaust will be very nice if i can get it setup right.

 

she runs!!!!

i had an issue with my heated spacer, it had a square on the side



massive vacuum leak and now she runs and cranks just fine!


however i have other issues now... like an empty saginaw! and a cold radiator! and a spinning tcase!

sooo im gonna take care of those and then ill figure out my exhaust and once photobucket backs up my video ill post it!

 

Went for the first drive today! Man she's loud! I need exhaust.

So much fun and she loved the secondaires and pulled hard up to 2500rpm...man I need her broke in...

 

I had those too. My originals had some kind of nut that screwed on. I carefully used the nut to carve new threads into them, and bolted them on.

 

Now my light bulbs don't want to fit very snug. I'll have to look into that.

 

There should be foam gaskets between the bulb socket and the lens.

 

Hmm I'll see what I can come up with...thanks man!

What your opinion on my cold radiator issue? I drove around for about an hour a half last night and it was warm, but not much more then a hundred degrees.

 

You have the wrong thermostat, a bad one, or one installed incorrectly. By "wrong" I mean something less than the stock 192-195 degree unit. I drove Rusty yesterday in 26 degree weather and the combo of a very good aluminum radiator and new 195 degree 'stat had the temp running between 175 and 190 - on an aftermarket gauge with real numbers.

As for a bad 'stat, that seems to be happening frequently anymore. Go with a name brand like Gates or Motorcraft.

As for "installed incorrectly, someone on here recently had a gasket that didn't seal the 'stat in the housing, but left it room to move in the housing. That apparently allowed coolant to go past the 'stat even when it was closed and caused the engine to warm up very slowly.