SWPruett 83 Report post Posted October 15, 2012 With Summer in the books and Fall at full throttle, I got one more round of blasting out of the way and started back to work on the bottom of the car. Good progress! http://1970boss302.blogspot.com/2012/10/rear-wheel-tub-prep-fender-lip-rolling.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SWPruett 83 Report post Posted October 20, 2012 (edited) Had a little momentum going on the Boss this past week and made good progress on the axle tunnel and trunk floor. Night Mission Boss 302 Build: Axle Tunnel Filling & Prime Enjoy! Edited October 20, 2012 by SWPruett Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jayru 17 Report post Posted October 24, 2012 I had much of the Cobra brake parts already on hand, so I went with just the conversion adapter kit # ST-CBKREAR. If you don't have those parts already, the kit you identified should be just the ticket. As for the spacer shim, I have found them only required when using the Green Bearing sealed o-ring style wheel bearings used by Moser with their axle kits. These bearings are a little bit wider than the stock bearings and the shim is required to make up that difference and allow the brackets to seat properly on the flanges with the wider bearings. Hope this helps! I had the worst time with the green bearings. The guy who set up my 8" rear swore by them so I installed them. I could not stop them from leaking! After 3 new O-rings and having it apart 4 or 5 times, I tossed them and went back to conventional bearings with axle seals. Hope you don't end up with the same problem! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SWPruett 83 Report post Posted October 25, 2012 Man Jayru, I hope you're right! I had pretty good luckj with them on the Moser axles & c-clip eliminator setup I have in my drag car, but they never get hot or see street duty. I guess I better keep a few spares around and my fingers crossed! Thanks for the insight. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SWPruett 83 Report post Posted November 1, 2012 Tackled some small rust repair work on the rear wheel opening that was well hidden. Glad I caught this before moving on or it would have bitten me down the road! The lesson learned is never assume the metal underneath the factory seam sealer is good! http://1970boss302.blogspot.com/2012/11/right-rear-wheel-opening-repair.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SWPruett 83 Report post Posted November 9, 2012 Made the best of election day and tackled the left rocker end and wheel opening repairs. http://1970boss302.blogspot.com/2012/11/left-rear-wheel-opening-repair.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SWPruett 83 Report post Posted November 28, 2012 Reached a significant milestone on my Boss project by finishing all the major reconstruction work on the chassis. Ready for the next phase! http://1970boss302.blogspot.com/2012/11/a-milestone-reached-another-chapter-on.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SWPruett 83 Report post Posted December 29, 2012 I hope this post finds everyone enjoying the remainder of the Christmas Season and hopfully enjoying some family and hobby time as well. In spite of the pace of the season, I have managed a bit more progress on the Boss interior sheet metal preparations and a bit of body modification thrown in: http://1970boss302.blogspot.com/2012/12/preparing-for-bigger-things-more.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SWPruett 83 Report post Posted January 26, 2013 The new year is off to a busy, yet productive start on the Night Mission Boss 302! Lots of work done on the interior sheet metal as well as welding of the rear quarter seams. Hope you enjoy! http://1970boss302.blogspot.com/2013/01/attention-in-trunk-area.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rd49221 14 Report post Posted January 26, 2013 Nice work! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SWPruett 83 Report post Posted January 26, 2013 Nice work! Much appreciated & lots more to come! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SWPruett 83 Report post Posted February 5, 2013 Uploaded a quick tip on trimming rear fender lips. Hope some may find this useful! http://1970boss302.blogspot.com/2013/02/trimming-rear-fender-lips.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SWPruett 83 Report post Posted February 9, 2013 Been making a good bit of progress this past few weeks on the Boss project. The trunk and floor are now in primer! http://1970boss302.blogspot.com/2013/02/interior-floor-trunk-priming.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jnet4jt 10 Report post Posted February 10, 2013 good progress. Keep the updates coming. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SWPruett 83 Report post Posted February 10, 2013 good progress. Keep the updates coming. Thanks and will do! I appreciate you taking the time to check it out! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stangme428 33 Report post Posted February 11, 2013 yep... looking good... great blog.. 1 SextKecy reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SWPruett 83 Report post Posted February 11, 2013 yep... looking good... great blog.. Much appreciated! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SWPruett 83 Report post Posted March 4, 2013 New stainless steel fuel tank is in and interior seam sealing is complete! http://1970boss302.blogspot.com/2013/03/fitting-stainless-fuel-tank-interior.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SWPruett 83 Report post Posted March 5, 2013 Sometimes, ya get caught with your pants down! Had a little mishap with the urethane seam sealer on the exterior floor. Woops! http://1970boss302.blogspot.com/2013/03/exterior-floor-seam-sealing-take-1-one.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grabber70Mach 107 Report post Posted March 6, 2013 Looking nice Thanks for sharing your trials and tribulations. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SWPruett 83 Report post Posted March 6, 2013 Looking nice Thanks for sharing your trials and tribulations. Thanks for the comments! I figured a blog is only useful if you cover everything since no project ever goes 100% perfectly. Sometimes the most valuable information is what not to do! :no: Sharing the solution is certainly worth something as well. Got lucky on this one! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Powershift 19 Report post Posted March 6, 2013 I had to laugh at your very descriptive explanation of the sealer's consistency. I can imagine the frustration of building up the nerve to start removing the uncured sealer! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jandj1970 13 Report post Posted March 6, 2013 Sven where did you get your Stainless steel tank from, and are you running a mech fuel pump? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SWPruett 83 Report post Posted March 6, 2013 I had to laugh at your very descriptive explanation of the sealer's consistency. I can imagine the frustration of building up the nerve to start removing the uncured sealer! Ha! Made sense to just about everyone evidently! :smartass: That feeling is one of pure sickness in the pit of your stomach. That very moment when you know you're in trouble and you don't have a clue what to do next. I hate that! :oops: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SWPruett 83 Report post Posted March 6, 2013 Sven where did you get your Stainless steel tank from, and are you running a mech fuel pump? The tank I got is made by Auto City Classic http://www.autocityclassic.com/ This is the same tank that several folks here have used and is probably most easily found on eBay offered by "Tom's Classic". Price is very reasonable and the tank looks to be very well made (even though it's made in Taiwan). Fit was as close to perfect as anyone could ask. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
