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More baby steps the past couple weekends... weekend before last, I got my back wheels picked up,

the floor shift installed along with the kick down lever,

 

the water pump pulley, clutch and fan mounted up

and got the power steering pump cleaned and the pump front cover blasted and painted.

This weekend, my brutha Jim Conley got the tires mounted...

and I got them hung on the car,

power steering pump rebuilt and reassembled. As you can see I used a bit bluer metallic on the power steering pump rather than the turquoiser metallic Ford used because I thought it would look better against the dark Ford blue on the engine.

I also started hanging the accessory brackets and components back on the engine and realized really quick that I should have left the fan off until last!!

I guess a little progress is much better than no progress!

Until next installment.....

ZEBRA 3 OUT

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Just baby steps the past couple weekends....

Last weekend, I got crank pulley and accelerator cable installed on the engine...

driveshaft installed...

and painted the power steering pump case and some more hardware.

The new collector arrived from Crites.... looks like it should now easily clear the transmission, so I got the V-band installed so I could get it welded up.

Irwin Polishing got my back wheels polished up and they look GREAT!

https://www.facebook.com/irwinpolishing/videos/1178066658941798/


This week, I got the V-band welded to the passenger side collector and noticed it just looked funny...

and then it finally hit me.... the collector end was cut parallel to the primary tubes rather than perpendicular to the collector body! Oh well, nothing a pie cut thru the collector and a bit more welding won't fix!

My new 200A high output alternator and wiring kits...

along with my new clutch fan arrived this week.

I finished breaking down the power steering pump...

and second coated the housing...

before calling it a day to go home and get ready for our 6th Wedding Anniversary Halloween party.

Stay tuned...

ZEBRA 3 OUT

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Well this week I got the Ford slot mags to Queen's Machine Shop in Wayne, WV to get the center cap screws drilled out and this morning I dropped off the 15x8.5 AR slot mags at Irwin Polishing in Jackson, OH before heading on over to the shop. Got the painted valve covers and the accelerator cable bracket on the engine...

and then set about working on the (original!) power steering pump.

Brutha Jim got the pulley off for me this week, so I was able to get the pump pulled apart...

and the case, bracket, pulley and hardware blasted.

Will get the rebuild kit on order from NPD so I'll have all the new seals and gaskets on hand once I have everything painted and ready to go back together.

More to come............

ZEBRA 3 OUT