In the last update I forgot one pic of the foam weather strip shroud.


Wiring is 99% done!




AC hoses have been cut, marked and sent back to Class Auto Air for crimping.


Fender gaskets are done.




The hardest part with the windshield installation was putting the gasket on the glass.


The rope trick was easy!








So far so good!

 

Very nice work, Gavin. ......I'm guessing that rubber hose to the carburetor is just temporary?

 

You got a LOT accomplished. Lookin' GOOD.
Where you going to mount your drier?

 

Gavin, did you do any mods to the firewall for the AC system?

 

Yes, I made a stainless steel line for the carb. I'm want to see if I need a pressure regulator. If I can run off the mechanical pump alone I'll go back to the stainless line I have, if not I'll bend a new line from the regulator to the carb. I had to have the pressure regulator for the electric fuel pump I was using while breaking in the cam.




It's attached to the passenger side inner fender.





Sorry about the crappy phone pic.

I filled the stock heater core holes and drilled two new holes under the obround cutout on the passenger side.




The obround hole is used for the AC lines.

 

Okay, cool! I'm kicking around whether to do some mods of the shape of the firewall, to give a little more room under the dash with the Vintage air system under there.

 

Very nice Gavin! Looks great!

 

Awesome work as always chum, right on

 

Wow, nice work!!!

 

The only thing I don't like about the CAA setup is it cuts down the glove box size buy more than half.

Thanks Darren! I hope to be driving it this month.

I could not have done all this without my two helpers!

Thank you!

 

Very nice work amigo, and it all looks neat and tidy... I predict that it is going to run that way too...

Baja

 

I like how the electrics look so neat on the pass. side inner fender. And the rubber pieces under the fenders came out far better than stock ones

 

Nice work Tomahawk. Seems to be coming along very nice. I do have a question. When you put the glass in. It looks like you ran the string around from the top and the two ends met in the middle at the bottom side of the glass.. Did you sort of sit the bottom side in there and start pulling the string while applying pressure to the glass? Just curious if you had any issues in the corner areas.
Thanks

 

Fantastic work, as always.

I see you taped/marked your a/c lines/fittings. The same deal I did when I sent mine back to RetroAir to crimp mine. Helps keep them clocked so they don't get a twist in them. For the life of me I can't understand why my local Parker stores could NOT crimp their own barrier a/c line? It's too commercial/OEM and they do not have the dies to handle it.

Dealing with stainless braided a/c line working on the Ford powered ****** currently. Just like typical AN line but it is nylon line instead of rubber. The bad thing I've discovered is when installing the ends, the fitting HAS to rotate so your 90* ends don't end up in the right location and you have to give the line a twist? Don't know what is going on? If you are working with straight ends, no biggie. But any curves and it rotates out of place. Ugh. I've tried marking them and figure how far it has to turn and then reset it? Only 4 more to go and they are short and no room for "twisting". Time will tell.

 

Looks really nice Gavin! Top notch as always!