MorganLeBlanc 52 Report post Posted August 23, 2020 I stripped the radiator support and repainted it 1 RPM reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MorganLeBlanc 52 Report post Posted September 22, 2020 This past weekend we tackled the exhaust system. I had my friend who works as a welder come up and give me a hand. Gary is working on big projects like tunnels and contracts with Disney. This is the first exhaust he has done. foot note; I am running the stick exhaust on the 390 currently but will upgrade to long tube headers in the future when I can afford it. A few weeks ago I took the pipes coming off the manifold and had a shop bend the 2.5 pipe similar to what I had on the car near the transmission. I still had to massage it. So the length was about 24" long. When Gary arrived we started at the back of the car to line up the muffles with the original brackets. I still had to fabricate a intermediate piece to attach the mufflers to the brackets. 1 Grabber70Mach reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MorganLeBlanc 52 Report post Posted September 22, 2020 Once we got the tailpipes mounted where they should go along with mufflers we could take our measurements. We still had to modify the pipes I had the muffler shop bend up. Then we worked on installing the X cross over section. 1 Grabber70Mach reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MorganLeBlanc 52 Report post Posted September 22, 2020 The section from the front to the mufflers took about 6 hours on Sunday and I woke up that morning with severe shoulder pain but was determined to get it finished. Half way through the day my wife had to jump in as welders helper and cover for me. 1 Grabber70Mach reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MorganLeBlanc 52 Report post Posted September 22, 2020 We finished up around five in the afternoon. I went with the Dyno Max Super Turbo mufflers. V band clamps and a X kit from Summit Racing and well as a complete kit from National Parts Depot. I have the turbo mufflers from the kit that I am planning to sell. I still need to weld on the chrome tips and make some minor adjustments. Then I can fire it up. 4 mwye0627, Grabber70Mach, Caseyrhe and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aslanefe 333 Report post Posted September 23, 2020 Looks good, but why do you have a factory manifold flange on pass side and a V-band clamp on driver side way back close to X-pipe? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MorganLeBlanc 52 Report post Posted September 23, 2020 Assembly of brackets, hood latch and hood pins. Radiator, fan shroud and other parts. Went trough and retapped the wires using the proper cloth tape. 1 Grabber70Mach reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MorganLeBlanc 52 Report post Posted September 23, 2020 Restored the parking lights. 1 Grabber70Mach reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MorganLeBlanc 52 Report post Posted September 23, 2020 Restored lower front fascia and installed the front license place bracket. 2 Grabber70Mach and SWPruett reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RPM 1,190 Report post Posted September 23, 2020 Looking real nice Morgan. 1 MorganLeBlanc reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Caseyrhe 650 Report post Posted September 23, 2020 Team Work going on, looks awesome to the both of you!! Who gets to drive it first? 1 MorganLeBlanc reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigmal 225 Report post Posted September 23, 2020 Some great work there. Keep the progress photos coming 1 MorganLeBlanc reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MorganLeBlanc 52 Report post Posted September 23, 2020 20 hours ago, aslanefe said: Looks good, but why do you have a factory manifold flange on pass side and a V-band clamp on driver side way back close to X-pipe? The V-band on the drivers side pipe is done so I don't have to remove that side at the exhaust manifold. Keep in mind that with a top loader you have to snake the exhaust around the shift linkage and the clutch linkage. the way its set up now I can remove the whole exhaust in 10 minutes. Eventually I will move to long tube headers and install clamps at the header collectors and maybe add electric cut outs while I am at it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MorganLeBlanc 52 Report post Posted September 23, 2020 11 hours ago, Caseyrhe said: Team Work going on, looks awesome to the both of you!! Who gets to drive it first? Well as soon as I get it back on the road the first thing I am going to do besides a Smokey burnout is let my wife Justyna drive it! She deserves it and nothing will give me more joy that to see her behind the wheel. 3 RPM, Grabber70Mach and Caseyrhe reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MorganLeBlanc 52 Report post Posted June 2, 2021 Still sorting out my Mach1 but finally took a few test drives after working on it for well over a year. 3 Grabber70Mach, stangs-R-me and RPM reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RPM 1,190 Report post Posted June 3, 2021 Kudos Morgan! That's quite an accomplishment, and a great feeling eh? Sooo... where's the picture of the smokey burnout? :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MorganLeBlanc 52 Report post Posted June 3, 2021 Here you go! IMG_2289.MOV Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EastYorkStang 63 Report post Posted June 3, 2021 Nothing there in the video. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MorganLeBlanc 52 Report post Posted June 3, 2021 13 minutes ago, EastYorkStang said: Nothing there in the video. I hit the button and it show a burnout. Funny, I hit the button and se the video Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RPM 1,190 Report post Posted June 3, 2021 Hmm... this is what I get. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MorganLeBlanc 52 Report post Posted June 3, 2021 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MorganLeBlanc 52 Report post Posted June 3, 2021 IMG_2289.MOV Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grabber70Mach 107 Report post Posted June 3, 2021 Looks awesome congrats on the milestone. 1 MorganLeBlanc reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vicfreg 771 Report post Posted September 22, 2021 Morgan, great posts here. Nice teamwork with the wife to get the work done, that is awesome! What a great memory that is. I hope you let her drive the car.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
