Thanks Brad.
8.8 finished except emg brakes, sound deadening installed ,rear panel painted and Zephyr t/l installed ,underhood painted, eng installed.
Parts house gave me 2 of the same side motor mounts. 2 days fighting that.
It's all going well except for the heat. I work outside and it'd about 85 now and climbing.
Rear seats will be back by end of the month.
Have to paint the plastic trim with Mar hyde .Will be sending my seat belts next week for refurbishing.
Till next time.
Thanks to all for the advice and help coming my way.
jim
Will Rogers" common sense is not as common as you think"
Looking good Jim. Keep up the good work.
Dave
If common sense was common wouldn't it just be sense?
1983 Capri L T top 5.0 efi aod
1983 Capri RS Turbo
1981 Black Magic 400 c6
93 F-250 351 5sp 4x4
Yeah! Good progress!
Brad
'79 Mercury Zephyr ES 5.0L GT40 EFI, T-5
'17 Ford Focus ST
'14 Ford Fusion SE Manual
Another intake installed ,dist in, water pump installed.
Going with a Aaron Price alt mount. Lets you run alt,watr pump in a simple system. Run a ribbed w/p pulley.
Been sanding on the top,getting ready for paint.
Just too hot to work .
Will Rogers" common sense is not as common as you think"
Here is the picture of the pedals in my Fairmont.
This is the original automatic pedal and bracket.
Tim
'80 Fairmont Boxtop
Do the bolts for the master cyl come out during this?
I don't see my getting the pin out unless it 's on the shop table.
Thanks for the pics.
If you want to sell the auto assy, give me a price shipped to 31088.
'Thanks,
jim
Will Rogers" common sense is not as common as you think"
Well time to report in. Put the starter in to rotate the eng, nothing. Wrong starter. Put another one on and the eng rotates.
Now to get a ground from eng to body.
Picked up a new flaming river manual rack and connector. Worked this evening getting it ready to go, need the bushings Got the alt mount installed .Wiring is also a pain. All of the ends are cut, so chasing color codes.
Will Rogers" common sense is not as common as you think"
I like the steel wheels. What can you tell me about them?
Thanks.
They are ford chevy bolt pattern from summit.I had the fts 15x6, and had to order the rear 15x8, You can't specify offsets from summit.
I use the multi bolt pattern because a roadster I have has the chevy 4.75 bolt pattern.
This was my idea from the start on the car.
Small 48 ford hub cap sand trim rings.
Next time I do pics I will include a shot with the hub caps.
Will Rogers" common sense is not as common as you think"
Jim, keep up the work the car is looking great! I'm also a fan of the steel wheels it look's tuff, good choice
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I like the tear drop hood.
I'm bushed .This heat and the yd work have me up against the wall. I'm going to lay off for a few days.
It's almost ready to crank, and a few details.
Will try to get my friend for some update pics.
Hang in there guys.
Will Rogers" common sense is not as common as you think"
Thanks Brad.
This is what I have been doing the last couple of weeks. Yesterday was 113 heat index. just not working any this week.
.I will be picking up my back seat with new upholstery today. After looking at Brads interior I may decide to go with Mustang seats for the ft.
I have been in contact with several about the original buckets but they seem reluctant to let them go. I realize it's a mess to ship.
Thanks for all who have given me encouragement to go on with this project.
Will Rogers" common sense is not as common as you think"
Coming along nicely. I went with the mustang buckets and love them.
Tim
'80 Fairmont Boxtop
Shadylane,aka Kelly Lane has come thru with, my seats, emg brake cable, and hump in the floor for the shifter.
Lets all give him a big hand for helping a fellow out.
He has also picked up a great roller. I'll let him tell you about that.
Will Rogers" common sense is not as common as you think"
Thanks for post ing these Brad.
I'm real pleased with the seats.
Will Rogers" common sense is not as common as you think"
Yeah, they look great!
Brad
'79 Mercury Zephyr ES 5.0L GT40 EFI, T-5
'17 Ford Focus ST
'14 Ford Fusion SE Manual
Got in a few hours on the trans linkage and the tv cable.
Tomorrow I'll be on my back trying to get the Lokar throttle cable in.
It's cut and measured ,just need to get it bolted to the f/w.
Was 100 degrees today.
Will Rogers" common sense is not as common as you think"
Looks like they did a nice job on the upholstery !
Hey, how you doing? Yeah the guy does great work for the price. Will be taking the ft seats to him next week.
Getting close to crank up.
It's just so hot down here. Had a 100ft of fence put up yesterday, and they quit early. I had to tear the old one down.
How is the new eng running? Cool I hope.
Will Rogers" common sense is not as common as you think"
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