Rusty Creek
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Just for fun, what about "eyez-scream"
And now for something completely different.....
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falconvan
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Now that conjours up a whole new mental picture of demented decals I could think of! That's a cool idea, Rusty.
I finally got the whole drivetrain bolted down with the headers on and it looks like it will all fit. I had to move the motormounts for the third time but now it finally looks like it's going to be good. I had the wheels off to drill a hole for the mounting bolts and while I was there I put on new shocks, went through the brakes, packed the bearings and greased the frontend. The big headache now is trying to get the #@%!!!!!! dipstick tube in the block! There was no way to put it in first because I couldnt get the header past it. Enough for today; I'll try again tomorrow.
I finally got the whole drivetrain bolted down with the headers on and it looks like it will all fit. I had to move the motormounts for the third time but now it finally looks like it's going to be good. I had the wheels off to drill a hole for the mounting bolts and while I was there I put on new shocks, went through the brakes, packed the bearings and greased the frontend. The big headache now is trying to get the #@%!!!!!! dipstick tube in the block! There was no way to put it in first because I couldnt get the header past it. Enough for today; I'll try again tomorrow.
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postalexpress
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looks great i wish i could do all of that
falconvan
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You'll get there, Jordan. Make a plan, divide it into small tasks, and take it one piece at a time. Try to avoid focusing on the whole project at once; it helps you to not get overwhelmed that way.
falconvan
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After a couple nights in the garage after work, I finally got the header bolts all tight and some more stuff bolted on the engine. Luckily this thing had removable panels under the wheelwells so it made some of it a litlle easier. I had to pull the intake again because I saw what looked like the intake not covering one of the ports but it turned out to be nothing. Better safe than sorry. I still havent got that dipstick tube all the way down but for now I'm not going to worry about it. I'm going radiator shopping at the boneyard Monday so the front end may be on next week.
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definately +1! And set aside time every week to do something, even if it is for an hour, and it will pay out in the end.
Ice cream war wagon is lookin good! stuffed full of motor but good!
falconvan
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Thanks! That a hard lesson to learn for some guys. They blow the car completely apart and then the realization of the hours it will take to put it back together makes them give up. That can be a good thing for the hobby, though. We get some smokin deals on abandon project cars that way!
falconvan
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It feels like they go really slow when you get to this point. All that little stuff sure eats the clock. I had to build an alternator bracket to move it in closer to the engine. The stock one had it hanging way off to the side, plus with eliminating the power steering pump and A/C, I didnt need all those huge brackets anymore. I looked through my scrap bucket and found a Chevy top bracket along with a couple of straight pieces left over from an old garage door opener kit so here's what I came up with.
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falconvan
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I also ditched the chrome water neck, it had a weird angle to the heater hose fitting and it was kinking the hose. I got several other small things hooked up; try and hit it some more tomorrow.
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hotrod preacher
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looking good......nice to see that i'm not the only one who uses what is laying around....(garage-door-bracket-turned-alternator-bracket[cl)
for me it was an unknown origin FOMOCO bracket on an sbc
for me it was an unknown origin FOMOCO bracket on an sbc
falconvan
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Right on, Preacher! Thank the Father for instilling a sense of innovation in us.
falconvan
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It's been a tough couple weeks at work so not too much done on the Iscream. I did start going through the wiring harness and getting rid of many years of crappy splices, toasted wires and bad switches. I think it'll come out OK even though it looks a little rough here. I also got my radiator from Summit and did a little tweaking on the decal design.
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falconvan
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I got the dash wiring roughed in, along with all new switches, hooking the wiper motor and control arms, and the center console put together. It doesnt look like much but there was a whole day here wiring, hooking up ductwork for the heat/defrost, and relocating things from its previous spot. I'm pulling out a lot of old splices as I go along and running new wire and will clean everything up once I'm sure it's all working.
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falconvan
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Wiring is the pits; especially when you're moving a lot of stuff from it's original spot. I would have bought a basic street rod harness but I would have ended up changing a lot of it anyway so I just stuck with what I had but changed the fusebox to plug ins. How's the Olds coming, Sam?
Lol! I am in the middle of re-wiring a 99 mustang GT that we put a 6.0L silverado motor in it with a T76 turbo. We had it running on Megasquirt but now we are mating a stock GM 04 truck PCM and harness with the existing ford PCM and harness and have the whole thing run all the gauges and emmision controls. Now THAT is a wiring nightmare! [cl
falconvan
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Man, this sounds really cool! That baby should fly! My brother in law is building a late 90's LS powered Mustang, too. I think he's got an LS1 from a 2000 Camaro. The LS based motors are great; I built a 5.3 from an 02 Suburban for my 48 Plymouth coupe. Changed mine over to carburetor, though.
falconvan
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That's great; I'll let Kevin know. He's got the car and the drivetrain; he's looking into motor mount options now. I'd like to hit you up for some info on your 5.3 when I get back to working on my 48, too. I was thinking about a turbo; wasnt sure how it would work with the carb set up.
Did a little more wiring this evening; I got the rear harness put back in. Also ordered these from a Jeep place; they came in today.
