RogerC 136 Report post Posted October 13, 2019 Pulled the distributor, thermostat, valve covers, intake, crank pulley and water pump. The distributor was stuck pretty good in the hole and took some work to get it loose. I wanted to get the intake off and dropped off to be cleaned & checked. Pulled the original ford water pump to verify my new Milodon aluminum pump was correct internally. It looks good for having sat for almost 33 years. In fact, I'd bet it just needs some cleaning externally and would be serviceable. The bearing feels as good as my new pump. I tossed the old thermostat, it was a windsor thermostat. The reason I had overheating issues from day one, didn't know better back then. The top side of the heads look pretty good for sitting so long. Some surface rust on intake side of cylinders 1 & 2 valve train parts and rocker pedestals. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unilec 57 Report post Posted October 14, 2019 It may be optical, but the cylinder #5 push rod looks bent. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RogerC 136 Report post Posted October 14, 2019 That #5 exhaust valve is open (spring compressed). I turned the engine over by hand a couple of months ago but haven't since tearing into it. I think I will before I tear it down further just to check valve action. I did grab all the rockers to see if any were loose and only #8 intake rocker moved a little. The #8 intake pushrod was the only one I was able to move also. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RogerC 136 Report post Posted October 20, 2019 Got my intake back a couple of days ago. I'll end up painting it again as the aluminum has corrosion stains around both port flanges. I chased all the holes then threw my carb & spacer on there to see how it looks. 1 RPM reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike65 475 Report post Posted October 20, 2019 Yesterday I finished welding up the drivers side sub frame connector. Here is both the r/s & l/s connectors. 1 RogerC reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stangs-R-me 120 Report post Posted October 29, 2019 Don't know if I ever posted in this thread as I typically start a new one with the subject. But figured this little mod was one of those things that should maybe be here instead of it's own thread. After who knows how many years of undoing my hood pins, popping the hood, and putting the BATTERY TENDER ALIGATOR CLIPS on the battery cables … I finally HARDWIRED a plug so I no longer have to pop the hood !! Took me a bit of thinking and studying before I found a stealthy spot … that you can tuck it behind the bumper when you want it completely out of sight for a show, or if your just running around town you can just cap it off and leave it hang. As the back of the bumper edge is sharp in spots, I added 6" or so of black convoluted tubing over the wire to protect it. I pretty much plug this car in at the end of every weekend and is probably the main reason this battery purchased in 2006 is still alive, so this certainly simplifies my routine. My headlight relays are tucked behind the pass side headlight bucket between the inner & outer lamps so I tapped into the hot wire here with length of wire and a female spade. Snipped the ring terminal off the B-T fused positive and swapped for a male spade. And the factory B-T ring terminal ground was long enough to reach the headlight bucket bracket behind the high beam at the same point I pick up the ground for the relays. Doug 2 Shep69 and capemustang reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RogerC 136 Report post Posted October 31, 2019 Painted the other day, Eastwood 2k high temp ceramic engine paint. This stuff flows and has a good smooth finish. Time will tell how well it holds up. Painted my water pump, timing cover plate, timing pointer and distributor clamp also. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darkman 2 Report post Posted November 2, 2019 Bought the Bendsten 6R80 to FE adapter and the Steele Rubber rear window gasket! Almost bought a 6R80 but it wasn't the right one! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zach69grande 25 Report post Posted November 12, 2019 Finally finished up the brake system. New booster, pedal bushings, master cylinder, stainless lines, prop valve, everything bled... then I installed my steering valve, cylinder, and all the goods up front. I need to torque everything, grease all the things, put the cotter pins in.. Hopefully that gets done this week. next i need to torque everything in the suspension once its back on the ground. then its out with the C4 and in with the T5. 1 stangs-R-me reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969vert 55 Report post Posted November 28, 2019 Cooking some birds by the mustangs hope everyone has a great holiday.....not me I'm working.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969vert 55 Report post Posted November 28, 2019 Waiting on one more bird to cook....and enjoying a beverage just a shot of the car ready to hit the track next year.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969vert 55 Report post Posted November 28, 2019 This race season new heads cam intake exhaust...whew...it's faster.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
70Mach1rb 1 Report post Posted November 29, 2019 Does today count or am I too late. Purchased $3500 dollars worth of parts for my 70 mach 1 restoration. Seems I spend money almost every day now. The hard part is done so just needs $15k in parts to make it roar down the road. 1 RPM reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zach69grande 25 Report post Posted December 3, 2019 I ordered my next round of parts from CJ Pony, cleaned up the rest of the steering linkage (torque, grease, cotter pins), and i received and admired the filler neck from stangs-R-me I'm hoping this weekend to fill the power steering set up and test it out, fire up the motor for a bit, install the clutch pedal and steering column, and start looking at pulling the C4. 1 stangs-R-me reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ericvap 0 Report post Posted December 8, 2019 Trying to change fuel lines on 1969 Fastback to stainless steel but stuck on one clip. Can’t remove it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ericvap 0 Report post Posted December 8, 2019 I was going the wrong way, after spreading apart/separating the two sides the clamps in the floor pan let go and clip came out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aslanefe 333 Report post Posted December 8, 2019 After fixing the prior accident damages on left rear quarter, left door, and a few common rust repairs and some panel alignment, I decided to take care of the old respray paint and painted to original color in base coat/clear coat. Then decided to take care of the knocking original 302 (due to broken piston skirt) by replacing it with an early 80s 302 I had. Converted to manual steering using parts from one of my other cars while keeping the power steering box. Then grafted a Prius electric steering to my original column. Had been daily driving it for the last 8 months with the original upholstery. Decided that it is time to update the upholstery. They do not reproduce 69 Grande upholstery in nugget gold, so bought some material and made my own. 7 v8ford70, mwye0627, capemustang and 4 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlife 814 Report post Posted December 9, 2019 You do good work! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aslanefe 333 Report post Posted December 9, 2019 3 hours ago, Midlife said: You do good work! Well, you know the saying; if you want something done right, do it yourself. 1 Machspeed reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mach1 Driver 560 Report post Posted December 9, 2019 nice job, impressive Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grabber70Mach 107 Report post Posted December 9, 2019 Cool that looks really good, you did a great job on it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vicfreg 771 Report post Posted January 8, 2020 Nicely done! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike65 475 Report post Posted January 9, 2020 Awesome work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Machspeed 219 Report post Posted January 12, 2020 aslanefe, that is just incredible work....paint, upholstery....awesome!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969vert 55 Report post Posted February 4, 2020 changed out 3.7 ( Spare 3rd member ) to a new 4.30 Tomorrow will be making noise again.. With a test drive... Racing begins in 2 weeks... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
