Ponyman66
Yak, yak, yak
Okay I FINALLY have some progress stuff to post! :yah
Over the past several months I suffered from severe project burn out. I'd mess with a few small things here and there, but that was all. One items was starting on my roller bearing spring perches. I finished one, but the other languished. Well progress has now been made on that. I'm getting a little ahead, but last night after working on the car all day I went to the garage again and started on the last perch. The time consuming thing was getting the tube fitted for the bearings, so that's all I focused on. I made quick work of it (seemed to go much quicker than the first one!), and called it a night. Today I got the spring perch cut and fitted for the tube. All that's left now is to weld the tube into the perch and peen the ends over. Here's a shot of the completed one (on the right), and the one I just worked on:
The big progress was more body mods/sheet metal work. I finally got the relocated battery box all welded up and the outside welds dressed (moved to the left fender apron):
I also got the V8 style power brake booster swapped for the thinner 4 cyl version:
I like the clearance better that it gives to the shock tower. I used the Mustang Steve pedal pin relocation and firewall brace also (another project had finished during my burned out period). I welded up all of the unneeded holes in the firewall too.
Then it was underneath the car for the grungy work. I started by dressing all of the welds in the floorpan from my ealrier pan replacement. I had dressed the welds inside the car but not underneath. I then moved to the back with a stripping disk on the grinder and started stripping/cleaning.
I still need to get into the areas the disk wouldn't go. I plan to media blast those areas. By using the stripping disk first it'll minimize the amount I need to blast. Same thing with the engine compartment.
Prior to closing up last night (after messing with the spring perch), I decided to use the darkness to my advantage. I went back out to the car with a trouble light and put it underneath. I then climbed into the car with a marker in order to locate and pin holes left in my ton of welds. Wherever light shined through...pinhole! Today I went back and welded all of them up. For the amount of welding I've done on the car, there weren't too many areas that had pinholes!
I had a few smaller repairs I made on various little brackets and such also. It's been two FULL days of work getting done. With everything accomplished I just hope to keep the momentum rolling!
Over the past several months I suffered from severe project burn out. I'd mess with a few small things here and there, but that was all. One items was starting on my roller bearing spring perches. I finished one, but the other languished. Well progress has now been made on that. I'm getting a little ahead, but last night after working on the car all day I went to the garage again and started on the last perch. The time consuming thing was getting the tube fitted for the bearings, so that's all I focused on. I made quick work of it (seemed to go much quicker than the first one!), and called it a night. Today I got the spring perch cut and fitted for the tube. All that's left now is to weld the tube into the perch and peen the ends over. Here's a shot of the completed one (on the right), and the one I just worked on:
The big progress was more body mods/sheet metal work. I finally got the relocated battery box all welded up and the outside welds dressed (moved to the left fender apron):
I also got the V8 style power brake booster swapped for the thinner 4 cyl version:
I like the clearance better that it gives to the shock tower. I used the Mustang Steve pedal pin relocation and firewall brace also (another project had finished during my burned out period). I welded up all of the unneeded holes in the firewall too.
Then it was underneath the car for the grungy work. I started by dressing all of the welds in the floorpan from my ealrier pan replacement. I had dressed the welds inside the car but not underneath. I then moved to the back with a stripping disk on the grinder and started stripping/cleaning.
I still need to get into the areas the disk wouldn't go. I plan to media blast those areas. By using the stripping disk first it'll minimize the amount I need to blast. Same thing with the engine compartment.
Prior to closing up last night (after messing with the spring perch), I decided to use the darkness to my advantage. I went back out to the car with a trouble light and put it underneath. I then climbed into the car with a marker in order to locate and pin holes left in my ton of welds. Wherever light shined through...pinhole! Today I went back and welded all of them up. For the amount of welding I've done on the car, there weren't too many areas that had pinholes!
I had a few smaller repairs I made on various little brackets and such also. It's been two FULL days of work getting done. With everything accomplished I just hope to keep the momentum rolling!
