28
Aug
We thought it would be good idea to revisit the brake situation since we disconnected the lines by the engine when we did the exhaust …
Yes, we did have to make a new bracket but I think we’re actually getting better at fabricating those bad boys. We’re even getting a little creative – note the holes in [...]
16
Aug
Gosh – it’s hard to believe that it’s August already; thought I’d be further along with the Vicky by now but so many interuptions too little time … 100+ degree temperatures haven’t helped much either (especially when the garage isn’t air conditioned).
My wife got me a mig welder for my birthday last month; it’s an Eastwood [...]
12
Apr
Mission accomplished! The headers now have room to breath…
We cut the frame with the engine still installed. I originally didn’t think that we could do it that way but it worked just fine. Afterwards, we pulled the engine and welded in the supporting pieces and boxed the open ends complete with a primer coat to keep [...]
7
Apr
I’ve tried four sets of headers from cast iron OEM to the tubular hi-performance variety and all refuse to be installed without a fuss as a simple bolt-on. They all seem to have their own little quirks about inferring with something that would prefer to be left alone; but, no one ever said that building a custom [...]
21
Mar
Here is a shot of the plumbing job we did just today … My wife, Janet, loves it that I finally put something on this car that is of Edelbrock origin, albeit the “Russell” braided hose fittings. Russell is an Edelbrock Company.
Down and to the right is a shot of the installed fuel filter and braided line that [...]
17
Mar
Any questions?
Okay … so we tell everyone that Baltimore has mild winters. For most years that’s pretty much the case but this year we’ve had record snow falls – 2 and 3 feet at a time! Where’s that global warming thing when we could make use of it?!
Well, we’re almost out of it now and we’ve begun again [...]
22
Jan
Forgot to mention that Santa was pretty good to Don … he brought a few more tools and a better place to organize the ones I already had too! You can never have enough tools …
Thank you Santa!
I threw in a shot of the steering column mocked up (not a final install). The steering shafts and sundry parts to [...]
19
Jan
Is it 2010 already?! I must have slept through 2009 because it certainly went by quickly.
I’ve received a couple of requests for status updates and the like so with that as inspiration, I’ll try and bring everyone up to date again … and, BTW – thanks for all of the support and hanging in there with [...]
5
Oct
I found a set of plain Ford wheels that I want to use during the ”mount-the-body” phase of the build process in order to turn the frame into a rolling chassis. They work great in the back but get hung up on the front disc brake hubs. The wheel’s center hole diameter is a hair too small … and I mean hair [...]
5
Oct
We have arrived at a point in time when selecting a steering column is in order. My friend Jim loaned me three GM steering columns with different features from which to see which type might work best. The one on the right is a short version from a van with some very nice options contained within the column. The middle unit has slightly less features than [...]
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