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Progress report on 78
« on: December 18, 2003, 10:23:34 AM »
Yesterday was faily progressive. I've gotten all the inner fenders, door jams, interior, floor boards all painted. Now I'm ready to start w/ the base coat/ clear coat on the exterior. This is going quicker than I expected. Just hope re-assemble goes as fast as dis-assemble
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Re:Progress report on 78
« Reply #1 on: December 18, 2003, 02:39:21 PM »
Trust me, it never does! And it seems you always have parts left over too! ;D
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Re:Progress report on 78
« Reply #2 on: December 18, 2003, 02:58:57 PM »
Tell me about it that's the way it's gone on all my cars. I don't understand how that happens. I do know one thing for certain that air box for the A/C, heater core was not designed to come out w/ the dash in. I think they hung it by a wire and said " Build a car arouhd this" ;D
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Re:Progress report on 78
« Reply #3 on: December 18, 2003, 08:27:26 PM »
Lookin in my trusty haynes manual I can tell you that getting the A/C box out would be worse than a jigsaw puzzle!
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Re:Progress report on 78
« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2003, 09:34:40 PM »
Quote from: streethorse on December 18, 2003, 02:58:57 PM
I think they hung it by a wire and said " Build a car arouhd this" ;D

Usually they say that about the heater core....right after it throws a leak and gets changed!
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Re:Progress report on 78
« Reply #5 on: December 18, 2003, 11:15:38 PM »
Well the A/C, heater core box is out w/ dash still in car but it was not an undertaking I will be repeating any time soon (pain in the butt). You can bet before that little jewel goes back in it's getting a new heater core. I'm going to try to post some pics of my Pinto soon. Hope to start on engine build fairly soon
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« Reply #6 on: January 05, 2004, 09:05:15 PM »
Well I'm back at it the little 2.3 is in a bazillion pieces. Everything looks great hardly any ridge, combustion chambers are clean, think I'll have to bore it about .020" to clean up the cylinder walls plus I have a tiny bit of lateral motion in the pistons. Figure what the heck don't half step it. The crank looks like it just needs a quick polish and will go back std. same with cam and aux. shaft. So far so good. I'm trying to figure out how to put a regular FoMoCo 2bbl carb on my stock intake. I unbolted the stock carb. and riser block and it looks like the bolt pattern is the same as a 2bbl does anyone know for certain before I waste the money and time if it will fit????  Oh yeah by the way hope everyone had VERY HAPPY HOLIDAYS
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