Started tearing into my project and decided to remove most of the wiring,and stuff I wont use under the dash. Got the k member out, brake booster and mc. I will now have to rewire, a tedious job but doable[sp?]. Cant wait to get my shop done so I can get in there and work. The toughest thing to remove was the column shift shaft going thru the firewall, that was a booger! Removed steering column.All in all it was not that bad. Im gonna keep the old wiring harness for any plugs I might need.
Got the front seats out, what a pain in the butt! I must have missed the easy part. The inside rear seat frame nut was the pain. Seatbelt bracket was in the way.Took the carpet out. I found dry rotted remnants of my build sheet under the passenger seat springs. Nothing left to it. If anyone has tips on removing the sound deadener from the floors Im all ears.
i used a putty knife and a propane torch.. takes a bit of work, but it does the job.. i just made a ser that'll attach to my sawzall, much like what safelite auto glass uses to remove old windsheilds.. i haven't tried it yet, but it should make the job 10 times easier..
basically you just take a run of the mill steel putty knife/ser, break the handle off and shave the end down, until it's shaped like the end of a sawzall blade.. drill the small hole in it and you're done
I was thinking an air chisel with a sharpened chisel. I do have a sawzall, might try that.
i tried an air hammer with a wide blade chisel, i didn't like what it was doing to my floor around the grooved areas.. worked great on the flat surfaces and the top pf the tunnel, though
Thanks brother!
no problem.. may try mine out tomorrow in my trunk, i'll let you know how it works out
I waited till a nice hot day, which we have a-plenty here in Missouri in July-August, and the sed right off with a putty spreader, like you'd use to work sheetrock compound.
I never weighed mine, but it felt like upwards of 25 pounds or close to it.
Well no actual pictures since I am offs right off the beach in Alabama, but been busy spending money today. Maximum Motorsports caster camber plates, a set of Dynatech 2 1/8 headers and a Quick Performance 9" w/35 spline Moser axles, heavy wall tubes, new pumkin. Will buy a centerchunk and brakes later. Got a fill and drain plug with a jack pad.I called Holcomb a month ago asking about the Dynatec headers, I knew they were discontinued, but one of their suppliers had a set on the shelf so I decided to grab em before they disappeared, I dont really need them at this point in my build but got them anyway. When I get off this rig, I am headed straight to S,Carolina to pick up my cf/composite cowl hood I have already purchased.
http://www.quickperformance.com/Products/housings.htm
http://shop.holcombmotorsports.com/product.sc?productId=3109&categoryId=130
Sing the deadener off is no fun but if you don't care about the noise, it's worth it. Doubly so for the insulation on the backside of the carpet. I peeled mine all off. It's shocking how light the carpet is without it.
Dry Ice is the way I have heard to get the sound deadener off easy. Freeze it and hit it with a hammer and it comes right off. I wish I had had a chance to try it. I had a full 40# after I finally found it all. There is some on the rear deck too. I had 38# off the floor and trunk floor.
I was amazed how heavy the carpet was. It felt like 25-30 lbs.
Finally got to put my hands on my new parts.
some more stuff
Stuff, my hood on and old stang,haha.
i see a bunch of pretty parts!
I need to take a pic of the pretty billet coilover spring adjusters, nice. Still waiting on the diff housing also.
The maker of my hood, Maximum camber plates
Diff housing. Very nice piece.
oh well
mmmmm, 9" :)
That doesnt sound right. LOL!
freak! lol
oh! daryl, do you have a degree finder? if so, would you mind setting it up against the surface where the motor mount bolts on your k-member? i need to kno what the degree is for a project truck.. i want to use solid stang mounts.. i'd greatly appreciate it :)
I will see what I can do.
thanks!
50 degrees
awesome.. thanks again!
That is messed up...it was 83 here in Central Michigan. Super nice day, blue sky nice breeze....crazy weather. It better not snow in April.
Travis
Think he meant that as a measurement.
Though, You think that would be bad, The high for today was 46deg here. sigh...
In the 80's and 40-50 mph winds in New Orleans today. I get to go offs early in the morning, lets see 40 mph winds, boat ride to the rig, I should be good w/Dramamine
Bought my front rims and tires today. Might be up to a month getting them if Weld does not have them in stock.
http://www.jegs.com/i/Mickey+Thompson/672/6652/10002/-1
http://www.jegs.com/i/Weld+Racing/927/71MB-504A15A/10002/-1
I want to get a pair of the 26X10 for my turbines. They say they'll fit 7" wheels.
I love those wheels too, just not for that much $.
Yes$$, Im buying 2 at a time! I need to buy a centerchunk for the differential, get that bolted up and buy 2 back rims and tires. Then the car will be trailered back to New Orleans to get my chassis welding and cage done.
What tires are gonna run in the back?
Im unsure right now, some type of drag radial. 295 or 315. Pretty sure I will mini tub the rear. I like the m/t matching rears to my fronts.They look nice.
83-88T-Bird Guy had 325/50/15's on the back of both is red bird and grey bird. with a 6.5 offset and no tubs.
Thats what Im going to run on my bird when I get it close to being driveable.
My differential is about 58" hub to hub, a little more narrow than stock.
Thats what I want, the 26X10 M/T rears.
oooooooow.. the RT-S's.. sooooo shagy
Im going with Ron Francis wiring stuff to rewire my 'bird. I really like this switch panel to simplify things.
Wow you are going all out strip car with this one huh.
Drag car that is barely street legal. I have decided to go with a full spool in the rear. That can be quite fun in the rain. I did own a 67 mustang when i was 17-18 yrs old with a mini spool on the street, worked fine.
people cry when you say you're running a spool on the street.. it's all good and dandy, as long as you're not running stock axles and like making super sharp turns lol
and GO FAST OR GO HOME! :burnout:
Can I buy your A/C - heater box off you? I have auto-climate and I want another one for insurance. :)
I really like your build! Thanks for sharing the pictures and progress with us!
Sure for free, but shipping would be a bunch I would guess. I will be back home by Monday and need to ship some struts to sarjxxx. Send me your info in a pm.
Oh I know, I have heard it before. I think my Moser 35 splines will be just fine. On my 67, I would pull in to a parking spot and look at the inside tire and it would still be trying to catch up with the outside tire sitting still!
LMAO! That's awesome hahah i've never seen the axle try untwisting after parking
My actual front stuff. Oh nitrogen filled
Project is looking good, I decided to rip out all the factory wiring on my car also since it is a drag only car. I ran most all of the wiring inside the fender wells to clean up the engine bay. I bought the ARC 8000 series set up to run the wiring that I need for the car. I weighed the dash harness and it was about 9.5 lbs. I used a heat gun and ser to remove all the sound deading material, it is time consuming. I will take some pics and post them up as I am trying to finish my car and a friends mustang conv. that im fixing up for him. After I get the car running again, I have to pull the trans out and go through it to freshen it up and upgrade some of the internals. I cant wait to get it finished so I can go testing.
Not sure where to post this question, but I was wondering how to post pics on here. Thanks in advance.
When you reply, go to the advanced reply "go advanced" click manage attachments and search for your pic on your computer and load it up. So simple, even a chevy man could do it.
Thats Funny! This is my first time posting pics into a message, so here we go. Some of the pics won't upload but here are some that did.
Thanks for the info V10.
Finally made it back to Texas and I let my car see its new parts. I test fitted my hood. The rear of the cowl hits the windshield, a little tpuppies is in order to let my wipers work. py pic as usual for me.
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