Leaderboard

Floor pans on both sides are now in and just doing some prep work on seat risers and the Global West subframe connectors, before welding them in. I have a few days off next week, so hoping to get the welding finished, save for the front rad support.

I prepared the exhaust for install. Going with 2.5” pipe and Dynomax mufflers.

I decided to go with the more beefy shock tower support brace I purchased from #scottdrake

Alternator installed

I ended up splurging on a concours alternator from Jack who owns Dead Nuts On which happens to be located in Fresno.

I cleaned up the wiring and installed the washer system. Then I made up a fuel line I had for years ago from the Roush NASCAR Racing team and fabricated a bracket.

More progress...spoiler, wheel lip and rocker moldings. Taillights and panel... I know some folks don't like how painted them.

My plan is to eventually replace out the cast iron manifold with an aluminum PI manifold I have but for now the focus is to clean and detail the engine the best I can and get it back on the road. Credit to my wife are jumping in and helping with the detailing.

Replacement of the water pump and refinished all associated parts. I decided go with a high flow cast iron water pump.

Looks like ac and tilt steering, one for each.

Update, started to take a closer look at Sheet metal. In summary 3 main points; 1-inner fender pieces, LHD and RHS to replace as hood hinge fixings missing on both sides 2-LHS frame rail, firewall and floor, find the odd pickle point, so cutting out floor. less on RHS but going to cut that out when LHS done. 3-front rad core support piece, nr RHS top bit crusty And looks like a small fender bender in past so replacing whole unit with RHS inner fender panel as battery tray is rotten from below aside form that the car is solid. getting parts in U.K. proving really difficult, having to order via and circa 6 week delay and driving me mad eg global west subframe connectors ... joys of owning a US car over here in U.K.

Found the tag that was on the wiring. All Ford! Will clean it up and put it back on the harness.