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Pinto Powered Mustang Roadster
rob289c:
It's been a lot of work and it's engineer it as I go. One modification generally leads to several other work-arounds to figure out. I made a punch list of to-do items to get me close to the end but there are many I didn't list that will pop up.
rob289c:
Today after work I installed the side scoop ornaments and quarter panel extensions. I also got a couple of boxes of parts and the rear window assemblies out of storage so I can start cleaning and installing.
Tomorrow (Saturday) I will be attending a car show that is part of a street festival in my home town, and Sunday I will be back on the project.
rob289c:
Today I did a lot of little things that don't show up as progress, but all necessary. I bolted the dimmer switch in place. I washed the Mustang II grill and reinstalled the marker light assembles. I packed it back up and it's back in its box awaiting installation. I spread out the under hood and rear lighting wiring harnesses out on the floor and got reacquainted with the connections. I labeled the ends with masking tape and Sharpie when I removed it, but some of my writing isn't legible. I think I have most of it figured out. am going to wipe down the harnesses with mineral spirits before reinstalling. I am going to have to re-wire pretty much the entire ignition section as it was in bad shape and I had to cob it together to get the engine to run prior to removing it. I bought a Duraspark II wiring kit about three years ago so I should be able to make it serviceable. I cleaned, lubed and installed the speedo cable, and re-installed the to floor frame pieces I fabbed last Fall. I set the shifter in place just to see how it looks. I disassembled the rear quarter windows and cleaned all the old dry grease out of the roller tracks and rollers. I washed the assemblies so they are nicer to handle. I still need to degrease the regulators, re-lube everything and install. I cleaned the transmission lines but I think I need to get new ones made. They are pretty corroded at the radiator end. I don't trust them for the long term. I will take them to the local hydraulic shop to get new ones made. I wire wheeled the rear valance attaching hardware, the trunk lid hardware, the coil mount and starter relay mount, then primed and painted black. Soon to be installed. I took the instrument cluster out of it's box and realized I missed painting it what I sprayed black paint a few weeks ago. I'll have to mix up a small batch so I can hide that hideous orange! This AM I ordered 25' of red and 25' of black 1 ga battery cable and lug ends. I am relocating the battery to the truck so I needed quite a bit of cable. I also ordered a tube of 3M weather strip adhesive so I can install the trunk weather strip, then I can mount the trunk lid. Once that's on, I will polish the paint. I think that's it for now. More next weekend.
rob289c:
This needs to be black!
rob289c:
This is a non-productive weekend when it comes to my project. My employer is a major sponsor of our county fair so I spend every evening manning the booth, my car club's annual car show was yesterday, today I have to strip, then wax the floor at my VFW. Friday before bed I went out to the shop and adhered the weather stripping to the trunk lid. I am looking to install the trunk lid to the car later this afternoon when I get home from the VFW.
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