UnderControl Posted September 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 Called it an early night today, but managed to cut out some rot and get the rear end out. Starting to think I might need to add some bracing before I cut out anything else. 1 Quote Link to comment
Lockleaf Posted September 3, 2020 Report Share Posted September 3, 2020 Nothing like a machine that can produce parts to make itself better 👍 Quote Link to comment
UnderControl Posted September 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 Hell yeah, and the vast majority of what I've printed to this point have been printer parts. Also printed a couple chocobos and a key chain for the bike. 1 Quote Link to comment
UnderControl Posted September 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2020 (edited) Well, I've been fighting rust repair fatigue this week so mostly been playing with the printer. Also found out today that the grill opening on the merc doesn't actually fit the proper grill, so some body work will be required before I can swap it out. I do have supports in place, but haven't bothered taking pics. Also pretty sure I'm going to rebuild the 500cfm 2300 Holley that was on the mustang and put it on the merc. Edited September 11, 2020 by UnderControl Quote Link to comment
UnderControl Posted September 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 I must say rebuilding this holley was a dream compared to the bike carbs. Spent an hour after rebuilding trying to figure out the electric choke conversion, only to flip the instructions over to see a special set of instructions for my model of carb that requires an extra part. There definitely wasn't a large bold notice on the front page of the instructions about those special instructions. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
UnderControl Posted September 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2020 Ordered the new fast idle lever last night, but for kicks I decided to see about putting the choke together with the old one and it seems to line up perfectly with the high idle cam so, yeah. The new one should be here before I go to swap the carbs and I'll have to pull the choke off anyway to get the vacuum advance hose on, and I'll probably just swap the new one to have a new shiny one. 1 Quote Link to comment
UnderControl Posted September 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2020 Maintainification nearly complete, just need to get the kick down attached and maybe I'll actually hook a vacuum gauge up to it and properly tune it. While I was at it I also replaced hoses and thermostat, finally got rid of that universal spring hose. 1 Quote Link to comment
UnderControl Posted September 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2020 Guess it's high time I quit procrastinating. Started by making a giant mess cleaning up 30+ years of dirt. Here is where I decided that a new tail light panel is too cheap to bother fixing this one. 2 Quote Link to comment
UnderControl Posted September 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2020 I think I'm nearing the bottom of the rabbit hole, or maybe I'm just hoping. Hey look, more rust. 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted September 26, 2020 Report Share Posted September 26, 2020 You should never pull at a loose thread on your sweater... 😁 1 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted September 27, 2020 Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 Can-o-worms is completely open now. lol 1 Quote Link to comment
UnderControl Posted September 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 (edited) Well, when I decided I was going to give this thing the best resto I could I hadn't found out all the rust and various other damage. I haven't decided if I'm regretting that decision yet, but I'm pot committed. So far I'm still stopping shy of choosing to do full quarters, they are dirt cheap, but the large leaded seams feels like something I don't want any part of. For today though, the rusty quarter extension and trunk corner are out. Extension is cleaned up and the flange is mostly replaced. Edited October 1, 2020 by UnderControl 2 Quote Link to comment
UnderControl Posted October 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2020 Quarter panel extension now with less rust. 2 Quote Link to comment
UnderControl Posted October 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2020 Testing out a new toy. Picked up a hazard fraught bench top blast cabinet and I must say it performs better than expected out of the box. Looks like they have mitigated a lot of the complaints from earlier models. Mods will of course be in order, but for now it does the job, and I think I'll just use the gun and siphon tube from the cabinet for the rest of any blasting I do on the car. Anyway, initial results as follows. Only bothered doing some spot cleaning where I couldn't previously get the wire wheel on the quarter extension but cleaned the whole trunk corner. 2 Quote Link to comment
UnderControl Posted October 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2020 Been being pretty lazy this week, so didn't get a whole lot done, but got the quarter extension ready for a test feel and some tweaks to the flange. Fitting in there pretty well. Also been playing with the blast cabinet on some small parts. Got a bumper bracket and one of the shackle bushing mounts cleaned up and painted. 2 Quote Link to comment
UnderControl Posted October 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2020 Spent most of the evening working on the datsun, but had some time to kill before calling it a night. I spent a little time adding a quick connect to the blast cabinet so I didn't have to run the air hose through the whole in the back of the cabinet. Then had to test the mods. The now cleanish one was actually worse to start. 2 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted October 21, 2020 Report Share Posted October 21, 2020 Funny, looks a lot like a Galaxie tail light bucket... 😁 Quote Link to comment
UnderControl Posted October 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2020 These earlier mustangs were nothing if not parts bin cars. Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted October 22, 2020 Report Share Posted October 22, 2020 18 hours ago, UnderControl said: These earlier mustangs were nothing if not parts bin cars. Oh yeah. Lots of Falcon suspension bits, lots of Fairlane/Galaxie trim pieces, etc. 😁 Quote Link to comment
UnderControl Posted October 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2020 The main section of the dash is falcon as well and I'm real tempted to do a falcon dash pad. My dash pad is in great shape, but every mustang has a mustang dash and only a handful that I've found have falcon dashes, this includes a super rare preproduction car. Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted October 23, 2020 Report Share Posted October 23, 2020 10 hours ago, UnderControl said: The main section of the dash is falcon as well and I'm real tempted to do a falcon dash pad. My dash pad is in great shape, but every mustang has a mustang dash and only a handful that I've found have falcon dashes This is a very cool idea... 👍 Quote Link to comment
UnderControl Posted October 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2020 Getting on with some test feels of the quarter extension, trunk corner and new taillight panel. It all seems to be fitting reasonably well, there will be a little trimming in areas I left long and a couple small patches for spots I cut out of the quarter. Before I get too happy about welding all this in I want to take advantage of the open space to get the rear frame rail legs all situated. I had previously pulled the driver's side shackle mount and now I've pulled and cleaned the same side's tow hook and mount. There were several hidden spot welds which made getting this bastard a treat to get out. 2 Quote Link to comment
UnderControl Posted October 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 Not really that bad when you know where to look for the spot welds. Still worked up a sweat while also being able to see my breath. Of course in order to get to the spot welds on the outside of the frame rail I had to cut the lower quarter out, which was gonna have to happen anyway. I did find a fair amount of mud while clearing a spot to make my cut line so did some investigative paint removal and didn't find nearly as much as expected. Couple low spots, but nothing terrible. 2 Quote Link to comment
UnderControl Posted November 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2020 Yesterday I got the rest of the inner frame rail bits cleaned and painted. Followed up by pulling the gun out of the gun out of the cabinet to use it on the frame rails and some other areas. And now things are welded back into the frame rails. 1 Quote Link to comment
UnderControl Posted November 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2020 After getting the inner tubs the rest of the way trimmed up and prepping the frame rail flanges it was time for some more test feels. This did require removing most of the bracing I had put in, but nothing shifted so woot. One draw back to these cheap, nonconcourse panels is that they are designed to fit 64-68. While they are close the 67-68s are slightly longer in the lower quaters meaning some trimming is required. I was able to keep the rear most section of the driver's side lower quarter intact as a reference since I was previously aware of this issue. 2 Quote Link to comment
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