The project car was originally a 289 V8 with automatic transmission, no power brakes or steering. When it is finished, it is manually 5 -speed gearbox, 302 V8, power brakes and steering. After an update, I will come to cleaning, painting and repair to add a clutch.
At the top, the passenger side behind the rear fenders is well ready for under reserves and no repair.
The driver’s side of the driver’s side was cut back for the exchange of the rear quarter plate and is sealed before the seal.
This is the inside of the rear fender, which shows the weld seam for the replacement district field, cleaned and painted.
Courned and examined the floor of the car. I am glad that this part is finished.
The radiator support was strongly bent where the bonnet lock is attached and I decided to replace it. This is the second replacement as part of the original was still there and it was not braised, not welded.
I tried heat to melt the brat without a lot of luck, and landed with a mill and cut off the window.
This is the new cooler support from CJ Pony parts. When I stopped and assumed measurements to make sure it is square, and in the direction it was 1 3/4 “outside the fire wall.
After the double check, I found that the front fender aprons (bad) and bent, were shown at the top and below. Replacement are ordered.
The front continues to be cleaned and stripped while waiting for parts. I took it off the rotisserie to ensure that the front frame was not aligned while aligning the new parts.
I bought a clutch conversion kit from Mustang Steve, which adapts to the T5 gear and bell housing. It came with a new clutch pedal, cable and brackets. Some of the existing parts had to be modified, the brake pedal was cut to meet the clutch pedal. The pedal support class under the dashboard was cut and welded to deliver a slot for the clutch stop bracket (shown by the pencil).
The aluminum block, which is shown in the above image at the bottom of the pencil, must be screwed to the Firewall flange, which was in poor shape. I cut off the upper lip, might be smooth and welded a plate on which the block is mounted on the driver’s side of the engine compartment.
These two pictures show the Clutch/Brems pedal setup before it drove into the car.
You can see the cable on the top of the clutch pedal, which leads to the support block through the firewall.
The new clutch pedal rose under the dashboard.
More fun next time.
