9/21/25
September 21, '25 - UPDATE
9/14/25
September 14, '25 - UPDATE
Well had a somewhat productive day on Saturday. Got the Pertronix ignition coil relay kit about 90% installed on the Wagon. I need to find a male bullet connector that will plug into the female coil wire connector so I don't have to cut into the factory harness. After all she has survived this long without any major modifications so why start now??
I then jumped over onto the Tomato a bit. The new hardware arrived last week so I set about reinstalling the headlight bucket support bracketry onto the core support. I believe the headlight buckets have already been painted but if they haven't, I may rehang them as well to insure everything is where they need to be. With the core support up off the ground, at eye level it's a bit easier to see how things line up.
One thing I did notice is the transmission cooler isn't setting level so I'll remedy that another weekend.
Felt good to work on the 'Mater a bit and see some progress, even though it may be tiny in comparison to all that still remains to get done!!
BABY STEPS ARE BETTER THAN NO STEPS 👍
ZEBRA 3 OUT
9/7/25
September 7, '25 - UPDATE
6/2/25
May 2025 UPDATE
4/27/25
April 27, '25 UPDATE.... kinda
Well I think the cosmos is trying my patience because I made NO progress on the Torino...AGAIN!



4/3/25
April 3, '25 Update... and it's not an April Fool's Day joke!!
Kinda been jumping around working on as much as I can in my current physical condition but I am making a little progress getting her ready for another attempt to get her into a new bodyshop for final bodywork and paint.
Towards the end of February, I removed the remaining hoses from the water pump and masked it off for blasting again. The Dupli-Color engine enamel didn't adhere correctly to the aluminum and is flaking off in spots, so I'll blast it and try again...
Originally I had wiped it down with lacquer thinner, mounted it to the engine, shot the assembled engine with Dupli-Color engine primer before applying the Dupli-Color Ford Dark Blue. Evidently I missed a step someplace during the initial painting of the engine so hopefully blasting the pump will give it some tooth for the paint to stick to!
I also started working on the door template for an LE style stripe. Looking at a photo of my original LE, it appears the upper edge of the stripe changes angle just past the middle of the door.
A friend has two untouched LE's that he's working on that are still original paint so he sent me dimensions of those stripes to help me nail down the correct door shape of the factory stripe...
I also recently picked up a remote oil cooler adapter for my 460 so I broke it down so I could blast it as well once I get the blast cabinet back on line....
I also got several of the engine brackets repainted satin black and ready to be rehung on the engine....
I also got a replacement mini shop vac for the sandblasting cabinet and got it hung and hopefully the replacement blast window will arrive this week so I can get the cabinet back up and running and get several parts shot so they can get refinished and ready to put back onto the 460!
So I'm finally getting back at it and pray the next outing to a bodyshop will find her coming home with her final colors, glasswork and trim installed and ready for final assembly...
FINGERS CROSSED
ZEBRA 3 OUT
2/9/25
February 9, '25 Update
