Sunday, November 21, 2010
So, what's next?
The high pressure power steering hose still leaks, so I've got to replace it as soon as I find a replacement. The next big item on the list has got to be brakes. The brakes on it now suck! Gonna do some research over the Thanksgiving holiday and order a set of front and rear disk brakes, and add a power booster too. Right now I am looking at PST http://www.p-s-t.com/ as the supplier, but there are many others out there to choose from.
Some pics from today
Since I had a running engine, brakes, and steering for once (it's been awhile since all came together at the same time!) I pulled the car out to rinse off the dust. Her it is in front of the house. Yes, I really drove it from the garage to the front driveway! woohoo!
Other stuff
I also did some other cleanup on the car. I changed the left side valve cover gasket since it was leaking pretty bad. I didn't want to mess up my new headers! Got the cover off and found that the previous a-hole who worked on the car put the RTV on the head side of the gasket, not the valve cover side. Lots of scraping later I got everything clean and ready to go.
I was pleasantly surprised at how clean the rocker arms and oil return ports are. I could see a bit down into the valve train and the lifters and push rods that were visible looked good too. Not much sludge at all in this engine.
Here is a picture of the left head with the valve cover off. Looks clean, don't it?
I also took this opportunity to remove the AC compressor and hoses. The AC system is toast, and it was definitely in the way from working on the headers and power steering, so now it is out and sitting on a shelf. This is Texas, so I do plan on putting an AC system back in since the car will be a driver, but I am hoping to find a modern - read that as smaller and lighter - system to replace the old 60's technology.
I was pleasantly surprised at how clean the rocker arms and oil return ports are. I could see a bit down into the valve train and the lifters and push rods that were visible looked good too. Not much sludge at all in this engine.
Here is a picture of the left head with the valve cover off. Looks clean, don't it?
I also took this opportunity to remove the AC compressor and hoses. The AC system is toast, and it was definitely in the way from working on the headers and power steering, so now it is out and sitting on a shelf. This is Texas, so I do plan on putting an AC system back in since the car will be a driver, but I am hoping to find a modern - read that as smaller and lighter - system to replace the old 60's technology.
Got lots done this weekend
I finally got some time to work on the exhaust system this weekend. A few weeks ago I got a set of Hedman headers and a full exhaust kit from Pypes. I ordered both from Mustangs Unlimited. After the big parts got in, I realized I needed a few more smaller parts. First was the header reducers. The ones that came with the headers were for 2.25 inch pipes, but my pipes kit is 2.5 inch. I called Hedman to get the right part number, and made the order with Summit Racing. Those parts got here on Thursday.
I also ordered some band clamps direct from Pypes. I got these since I do plan on disassembling the car later, so the exhaust system needs to come out. Therefore i do not want to weld anything yet, and I do not want to use normal U-clamps since they pinch the pipe and make it difficult, if not impossible to remove later.
So this weekend I got the old exhaust system out, and got the new headers in. I also got the new power steering pump installed, which was a real pain since it weighs around 50 lbs (at least it feels that heavy!). Also reinstalled the power steering pump and hoses.
I ran out of time and energy to get the rest of the exhaust system in, so I ran the break-in procedure for the VHT paint on the headers, which was idle for 10 minutes, cool for 20, idle for another 20 minutes, then cool for 20 again. Car sounds cool with no mufflers, just the open headers.
Here are some pics and a video during the first burn-in for the paint.
I also ordered some band clamps direct from Pypes. I got these since I do plan on disassembling the car later, so the exhaust system needs to come out. Therefore i do not want to weld anything yet, and I do not want to use normal U-clamps since they pinch the pipe and make it difficult, if not impossible to remove later.
So this weekend I got the old exhaust system out, and got the new headers in. I also got the new power steering pump installed, which was a real pain since it weighs around 50 lbs (at least it feels that heavy!). Also reinstalled the power steering pump and hoses.
I ran out of time and energy to get the rest of the exhaust system in, so I ran the break-in procedure for the VHT paint on the headers, which was idle for 10 minutes, cool for 20, idle for another 20 minutes, then cool for 20 again. Car sounds cool with no mufflers, just the open headers.
Here are some pics and a video during the first burn-in for the paint.
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