Adjusted the idle mixture on my 4180. Got a rebuilt one from Summit. Ran good out of the box but runs even better now!
Adjusted the idle mixture on my 4180. Got a rebuilt one from Summit. Ran good out of the box but runs even better now!
Gutted the engine compartment of my '83 GT to prepare for rust repair.
Jim DeAngelis
Cornucopia of Useless Knowledge
Connoisseur of Dearborn Ferrous Oxide
'83 GT hatch, currently under the knife
'79 Capri 2.3L n/a, Medium Copper metallic, survivor
(bought from MRausch82)
I was going to take it to the Midtown Car Show since it was the first nice, rain free, sunny day in quite some time.....but I ended up just driving it around for a few hours. Ended up putting about 70 miles on it yesterday and every single one of them were smile filled. This car just keeps getting better in the running area. Can't wait to get a little more timing in it when I get a chance to work on the distributor and also get the rear fenders rolled so I quit chewing up the tires.
Brock
1984 Mustang LX Convertible 3.8L V-6/Auto (SOLD)
1984 Mustang GT Hatchback 5.0 V-8/5 Speed
I'm an FEP Supporter and proud of it. Are you?
new power brake booster and master cylinder and a 4 wheel brake bleed.. guess I didn't realize how bad that pedal feel was till I redid it all.. now its great ... and luckily my wife is a mustang girl and helped me bleed those brakes.....
I like the look of the mesh, just wish they were 16's. That would make finding tires so much easier.
I still have a ton of things to do to it to make it a reliable, longer distance driver but for now at least I can feel comfortable cruising it around town. As of today, I have put 350 miles on it over the past month.
Next on the list is getting the front suspension redone and lowered so it is no longer sketchy and matches the rear. Hopefully starting on that next week.
Brock
1984 Mustang LX Convertible 3.8L V-6/Auto (SOLD)
1984 Mustang GT Hatchback 5.0 V-8/5 Speed
I'm an FEP Supporter and proud of it. Are you?
Engine builder received some parts for my new engine
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A little exterior work going on over the weekend and finishing up this week.
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My Odd Couple are together...
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Trey
"I Don't build it hoping for your approval! I built it because it meets mine!"
"I've spent most of my money on Mustangs, racing, and women... the rest I just wasted."
Mustangs Past: Too many to remember!
Current Mustangs:
1969 Mach 1
1979 Pace Car now 5.0/5 speed
1982 GT Stalled RestoModification
1984 SVO Still Waiting Restoration
1986 GT Under going Wide Body Conversion Currently
Current Capris:
1981 Capri Roller
1981 Capri Black Magic Roller Basket Case
1982 Capri RS 5.0/4spd T-top Full Restoration Stalled in TX
1984 Capri RS T-top Roller
1983-84 Gloy Racing Trans Am/IMSA Body Parts
My new Toy arrived yesteday! Got it all assembled and made sure it worked!
Now I just need to get a couple of things ready and start drilling!
Trey
"I Don't build it hoping for your approval! I built it because it meets mine!"
"I've spent most of my money on Mustangs, racing, and women... the rest I just wasted."
Mustangs Past: Too many to remember!
Current Mustangs:
1969 Mach 1
1979 Pace Car now 5.0/5 speed
1982 GT Stalled RestoModification
1984 SVO Still Waiting Restoration
1986 GT Under going Wide Body Conversion Currently
Current Capris:
1981 Capri Roller
1981 Capri Black Magic Roller Basket Case
1982 Capri RS 5.0/4spd T-top Full Restoration Stalled in TX
1984 Capri RS T-top Roller
1983-84 Gloy Racing Trans Am/IMSA Body Parts
New spec stage 2 clutch and flywheel arrived today
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Trey
"I Don't build it hoping for your approval! I built it because it meets mine!"
"I've spent most of my money on Mustangs, racing, and women... the rest I just wasted."
Mustangs Past: Too many to remember!
Current Mustangs:
1969 Mach 1
1979 Pace Car now 5.0/5 speed
1982 GT Stalled RestoModification
1984 SVO Still Waiting Restoration
1986 GT Under going Wide Body Conversion Currently
Current Capris:
1981 Capri Roller
1981 Capri Black Magic Roller Basket Case
1982 Capri RS 5.0/4spd T-top Full Restoration Stalled in TX
1984 Capri RS T-top Roller
1983-84 Gloy Racing Trans Am/IMSA Body Parts
Did my water pump. Car started leaking at about 930pm on the freeway. Coasted into an autozone just before close and picked up a water pump. Was coming out of the weep hole. Got it all done in the parking lot only to find a ripped water pump gasket. Waited till morning and did it again. Finished just in time to go to work.
2 1986 cougars (both 4 eyed and 5.0)
1 1987 cougar
Took it out on the town, shopping for my niece's birthday and then a trip to Home Depot... And now I need to wash it again.
^^^ cool pic!
Yesterday I got the SVO inspected - good for another year.
Haven't been driving it much this year, lots of construction right near where I work and I'd rather just avoid it with my SVO.
1979 Indy Pace Car Mustang 302 / 5spd
1982 Mustang GT T-Top 302 / 4spd
1986 SVO Mustang - 1C
backed it out of the shop for a while after doing a bunch of the black trim work from solid roof to a t-top conversion is a bunch of extra work this is my I hope my last car to ever rebuilt
Drove car Friday to the other side of town Troy to pick up a major home pc part. Happy. Was on sale.
On the way home, decided to do a short evening cruise on Woodward Ave, 9 mile to 14 Mile Rd stretch, on a nice warm Friday.
Was nothing like what Friday nite used to be back late 60's-80's.
Music, street parties, gatherings. noise.
Glad i and many others have memories of real Woodward cruising forever.
Sparse. Dead. Quiet. A few late model Camaro and Vette clubs. BMW, Audi. Ricers abound.
Several new design Challengers and Mustangs.
One Fox Mustang, one late 60's Z-28.
Parked gatherings were being moved on by police.
No crazy muscle performance or modded hot rods, rats, classic restored. Not one.
If the seen cars were modded, it was not apparent.
They sounded like rocket bikes when 'opened up'.
Boring. But what can really be done or needs to be done to them anyway?
The neighborhoods are the same or better than ever.
At least many other local major local cruises and shows will pick up the slack.
Much more car related content and quantity. Real hot rod/muscle/classics, other.
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Washed the SVO today, then pulled it in the garage and swapped out the HLA's (lifters) to try to correct a tapping noise at startup.
This weekend I rolled my notchback out into the sun (first time in ~ 12 months it's seen sun), donned a paint suit, and degreased the entire engine bay and under car. I spent ~8 hours between the engine and car. it's back in the garage to get the 4-cylinder suspension out, then more cleaning before starting the v8 assembly. I only plan to need to do this once, so I'm not going to stop cleaning until I get it back to showroom condition. No reason not to.
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You remind me of Walter White in that suit.
Working on your car is a good cover story though.
408/T5/3.73's
We're not fast racers, we're more what's known as half fast racers.
Blew the cobwebs out of it.
Mike
1986 Mustang convertible ---> BUILD THREAD
Past Fox-chassis "four eyes":
1983 Mercury Cougar LS
1986 Ford Thunderbird ELAN
1980 Capri RS Turbo
Work in progress website ---> http://carb-rebuilds-plus.boards.net/
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