My progress so far....
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From: Austin
Hey Reed,
You are an inspiration to all of us - thanks for taking the time to document your restoration - you are doing a great job! I like your valve covers - my 19 year old had his heart set on Edelbrock covers so we went that direction. I like the engine shot on the tailgate with the beautiful mountains in the background.
Ben in Austin
You are an inspiration to all of us - thanks for taking the time to document your restoration - you are doing a great job! I like your valve covers - my 19 year old had his heart set on Edelbrock covers so we went that direction. I like the engine shot on the tailgate with the beautiful mountains in the background.
Ben in Austin
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From: Bristol TN.
Thanks for the compliments guys. Progress has been slow for a while but now is starting to pick up a little. I am getting close to having my serpentine belt/pulley setup done but am waiting on a pulley I ordered of ebay. I went to lowes and got a piece of flat aluminum and cut it to size and drilled some holes to make my 70 mustang radiator fit inside my original radiator frame. What do you guys think?
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Hey Reed, that front bracket looks great! what did you clean it up with? And is that just aluminum paint? I mean as far as color? I got the same to deal with.
I wanted to get the intake and all aluminum clean like new. thought I would attempt to run some type of media thru my little siphon feed blaster.
I like that though!
edit: I also like the entire thing btw!
I wanted to get the intake and all aluminum clean like new. thought I would attempt to run some type of media thru my little siphon feed blaster.
I like that though!
edit: I also like the entire thing btw!
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From: Bristol TN.
Jeff and Nicolle, Thanks! I cleaned the aluminum bracket as best I could, then I sprayed it with some aluminum VHT High heat paint I had left over from spraying my headers.
Thanks for reminding me about that Doc lol Yeah I figured I'd paint the pulleys the same color as the engine block. The chrome alternator came from my dad lol
Thanks for reminding me about that Doc lol Yeah I figured I'd paint the pulleys the same color as the engine block. The chrome alternator came from my dad lol
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edit: you will catch me on here, not Nicolle!
She is always on Facebook
thats where she hangs out
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From: Pekin, IL
I wish I would have went with a 302. I have my '95 351W using EFI. The 302 EFI is all over the web! I know the 351 isnt a whole lot different but its wider, wide enough to get in the way! anyway looks great! And for the snot? well just keep a box-o-rags handy
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Got a few more things done, bought some shims to change the pinion angle which is at 2 1/2* now, Shimmed the transmission to the same angle.
Run some rear brake line on the axle, its not perfect but neither am I LOL
Finally got the starter that fit my block hugger headers, I saw this one on ebay and the place that was selling them was only about 25 minutes from my house so I just drove down and picked it up. It comes with a 1 year warranty and was about 60 bucks plus tax.
Run some rear brake line on the axle, its not perfect but neither am I LOL
Finally got the starter that fit my block hugger headers, I saw this one on ebay and the place that was selling them was only about 25 minutes from my house so I just drove down and picked it up. It comes with a 1 year warranty and was about 60 bucks plus tax.
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Thanks for the compliments guys.
Yeah its the same serpentine setup as the donor lincoln town car I had minus the power steering pump. Only thing I had to do was get a shorter belt.
Yeah its the same serpentine setup as the donor lincoln town car I had minus the power steering pump. Only thing I had to do was get a shorter belt.