Details 102....

Well it's been a few weeks so I thought I'd better bring things up to date before something fell thru the cracks....

Weekend before last was a short day so we could attend the wedding of my wife's best friend, but I did get the passenger side front fender baffle about 95% completed. Got the rubber seals cut for both sides...

added J nuts to the power antenna lower bracket for mounting...

drilled out the fender baffle mounting screws for clearance of the antenna bracket mounting bolts and got everything mounted into positioned...

so I could design, cut and form the top baffle clip...

and cut as well as laying out the clip for the driver side baffle.




















Last weekend I had to hang around the house to wait for some furniture to be delivered before heading out to my older brother's 50th wedding anniversary, but thru the week I did get my vacuum lines cleaned up so I could determine what could be reused and what needed to be replaced...

This weekend, I wire wheeled the intake vacuum port in preparation for replating…

got the bracket made for the driver side wheel liner, blasted both brackets and painted them, replaced the hinge bolts with the new ones from AMK, hung the power steering cooler on the core support...

and mounted the two Dynamax sirens to insure they didn't interfere with the cooler.

I fired up the 460 to put a bit of heat in the block to help evaporate the remaining coolant. Noticed I have drain plugs in the block so next weekend I'm gonna try and remove them to see if the remaining coolant will drain out so I can get ready to install the radiator and fill it with the Evans waterless coolant.

That's all for this installment.

More to come...

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Details 101...

Been another couple weeks since I last updated so here's what's happened....

Weekend before last, I talked with the former painter at Far From Factory about final paint and bodywork and got the numbers to get her straight and shot, got the high output alternator charging cables....

the cruise control servo bracket reinstalled...

and blasted and painted the AC dryer.

Then home for date night with my lovely wife!

Last weekend, I trimmed and fit the battery mat to the tray and got a list together for the hardware I needed to order from AMK Products.

The hardware arrived from AML last week,

so this weekend, so I started pulling everything back apart to get the correct hardware installed and take care of any unresolved issues. First on the agenda was to get the fender to door opening filler panels taken care of, I created the templates to cut the rubber seals to close up the gap between the Torino fender profile and the Cougar panel profile and designed a retainer clip to secure the top of the fillers to the fender retention slotted opening....

Next week I hope to get the seals and clips cut so I can get the fenders rehung and the headlight buckets and header panel installed.

Until then...

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Details 100....

While I haven't posted an update for a few weeks, there has been some progress...

Two weekends ago,  I got the lower front fender to core support brackets mounted as well as the lower fender to rocker panel hardware installed. I then started gathering up all my exterior trim... found it all but the two pieces on either side of the gas door before calling it a day.

 

Last weekend, I changed out the hood latch support brace with a nicer one, checked under the car for leaks and noticed a couple small puddles at each end of the oil pan (will re-torque the pan bolts to see if that stops the drips) and reinstalled the battery and reconnected all the wiring and lit off the engine after it's long winter nap.

 

Took a few tries, but once she got fuel, she roared to life. It still amazes me how quickly this thing lights off... I think you hit the key and the very next cylinder brings it to life!  I checked the high output alternator belt as it was running and it appears I got the pulleys in perfect alignment!

 

I then pulled out the AC dryer canister and looked at getting it installed along with the fuse block for the high output alternator. Looks like I'll be doing a bit of custom work next weekend getting everything located and looking OEM as well as searching for my missing trim pieces!!

 

This weekend, got the AC dryer mounted so I could determine where to mount the high output alternator fuse block. Got the block mounted as well as cutting and terminating the #4 alternator feed wire and covered it's clear jacket with black heat shrink along with the jumper wire up to the starter solenoid. Also shot a few pics of the process.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next weekend, I'll blast and detail the AC dryer and get a few more little things checked off the TO DO list. I also have a body guy coming by to have a look and give me some numbers for the final body and paint. Fingers crossed it doesn't cut too deeply into the savings account!!!!

 

Until next time....

 

ZEBRA 3 OUT

Details 99....

Well after a short hiatus to deal with the loss of my Mom, I was able to get over to the dealership this weekend and do a little bit. I got the passenger door reinstalled and rehung both front wheelhouses and front fenders....

Several loose ends to tie up before she'll be ready to head back for final bodywork and paint!

Don't touch that dial!!!

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Details 98...

Have had somewhat of a necessary break in progress the past few weeks as I've had to stay home and keep an eye on my Mom who is slowly slipping away from us. But there has been some progress and I was able to go over and do a bit of work on the Tomato....

Last weekend at home, I was able to get all the necessary pieces to assemble my temporary heater bypass hose...

and this weekend I was able to finally heat shrink the hose clamp and get the hose loosely fitted to the engine...

dry fit the driver side wheelhouse to the fender to get an idea of what hardware I need...

painted the wheelhouse to fender washers...

blasted, wire wheeled and got the first coat of bluing on the headlight adjustment springs...

and cruise control mounting bracket nuts...

and got a coat of chassis black on the backside of the headlight buckets and grill header panel.

This week I'll order the necessary hardware I'll need to get the fenders, headlight buckets and header panel remounted to the car and I'll be one step closer to turning her back over to the body shop for final bodywork and paint!

Stay tuned...

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Details 97...

Last weekend, I took a little hiatus to run up to North Canton, Ohio to pick up this little filly and bring her home with me...

Made a bit more progress this weekend as I got the top side of the hood and deck lid, along with the rest (98%??) of the sheet metal, prepped with Ospho...

Now the snipe hunt begins to find all the fasteners to get the panels rehung and the Tomato off to the body shop.

Stay tuned...

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