The valve covers are off ebay and the breather is OTB Gear.
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Well it doesn't look much different than it did before but after 'SEVERAL" hours working on my little lathe I made 2 new air cleaner bases out of aluminum. The chrome ones were too big for the filters and very sloppy on the the carbs. So now the filter is just about a pressed fit and there is about .010 clearance sitting on the carb. In other words it fits perfect. I finished up working on the tail lights. I polished out all the brass and repainted the buckets. My shop was throwing away some parts with stainless 3/8" conduit on them so I polished them up and they look great coming out of the buckets. I put the headlights on and did a bunch of stuff you can't see. I polished a bunch more bolts and installed the alternator bracket, water pump, pulley's, and test fit my fan. I started figuring out my exhaust and got a quote from a custom exhaust place for $1600-$2000....yeah I don't think that's gonna happen. It's all mandrel bent and aluminized & it will most likely be perfect but nah. I'll figure out a cheaper way. I have to I just can't afford that kind of money for just an exhaust system. On to some pictures!
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for exhaust, look at Magna flow cat back kit for late 90s early 2000s mustang-fits good up over rear with coil overs and tail pipes under frame rails between tank and fenders-stainless also!!!!!!
It is looking good. Nice work on those air cleaner bases!
just finished reading the last couple of pages - great work and looks most excellent
what did you use to hold your brake lines to the chassis rails?
Nice pile of swarf.. the air cleaners came out great.. good job.
Love your build, and I like the way you recycle. I save everything and constantly looking for stuff I can use. Watching this build really close, really nice the way the family is involved.
Ditto above x2
Been working on my heater. I picked up a small heat exchanger at a swapmeet right next to the guy that had the heater. Almost like it was meant to be.
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And I also picked up a Drake grille.
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Nice score
Nice parts Jim!
I'm still plugging away at her. I gathered up the family and dragged them down to the garage and they helped me take the body outside and flip it on it's side. Some things I just can't do alone. It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. I had envisioned stalactites hanging from the underside. But I was pleasantly surprised. I ground it all down and it wasn't looking too bad when I was done. Still a lot to do though. I've been working on my heater some more and I'm pretty happy with the way that's coming out. I know I already have a third brake light but I found a real rare and Kool as hell Teleoptic light. It was real expensive but I couldn't resist. I've been selling off a ton of big (Leftover) items taking up space in my garage. Extra money and more space= a win win for me. Lets see...Oh and I tried the new grille on for size after I put the trim band and trinkets on it. Man that thing looks good! So I hear you guys like pictures. Well here ya go.
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More great work! The light is dang sweet! Nice score! The grill looks awesome as well!
Thanks Ryan. I can almost see the light at the end.
Wow ,that light is gorgeous and I would of been like you, can't stop myself. I have always had a soft spot for the '33/'34 grilles and yours fits the bill so nicely. Keep up the good work and thanks for the update.
Wow! I liked the light a lot. Prompted me to look on Ebay and sure enough there is one there.
WITH A BUY IT NOW PRICE OF $750!!! Guess I will just admire yours.
I know right? $750 ouch! I paid dearly for mine but no where near $750 thats just insane. I bet he's hoping he finds the one guy with deep pockets that just has to have it. Probably that same guy that just has to have the last unmolested Henry 32 5 window for $35K.:rolleyes:
I finished up the heater and I think it's gonna work out perfectly.
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I picked up a dash insert on FEEBAY as well.
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And I sold the greyhound and opted for a regular radiator cap. Not sorry I did either. The greyhound went for big $$ and I think the regular cap looks way better.
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Man the dust shows up in those pictures. Now I'll have to dust things off before I take pictures..yeah like that's gonna happen.
I don't mind the dust! :LOL: I like the regular cap too. It just flows with the grill shell!
Saturday I ground the fiberglass down on the floor till it started to rain then inside to work on the exhaust. I welded the flanges onto the headers and the mufflers. I'm using V-band clamps so it can all be taken apart in sections if repairs ever have to be made to the car. I did some practicing before I welded on anything. They aren't the prettiest welds but they wont leak that's for sure. I flap wheeled them smooth so they look less hideous...LOL Then on Sunday it was still raining here so I did some more work on the exhaust. What do you guy's think is a good minimum for ground clearance? I'm at about 5" now. Hell after all this it's staying at 5"! :) The wife is so cute. "Why don't you just run it straight (flat) out the back?" I told her because that would be too easy and personally I think it looks like crap not tucked up. Besides if it's too low it will get hung up on things like that racoon you hit at 2AM coming home from that long trip. I still have to clean the welds up a bit and hit them with high temp paint so they don't rust. Because it is going to be modular I may have it ceramic coated some day during a long winter. I'm hoping this weekend is going to be nice so I can finish up the floor. One step closer I suppose.
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I know it says 7-1/2" but its on 2-1/2" wheel dollies. It hangs a little lower than my wishbone mounts (about 1-1/4"). I don't think it will be an issue.
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Nice work! I really like the V'band idea. Less complicated than 3 bolt flanges, and less leaks. I think you have plenty of clearance too.
My lowest point is some 4.5" and I just touch on some speed bumps and rarely a driveway. So if it stays at 5" you should be good I'd think.
Interesting ideas with the exhaust. I'd be curious later on if you deem all the work worth it.
Yeah there is that nasty "Spring settling" thing to contend with. Who knows I may end up an inch lower than yours. That would suck! Especially in CT AKA the pot hole capital of the world. From a cost perspective it is defiantly worth it but it is very time consuming and frustrating (first exhaust) but I think in the end it will be well worth it. It will be "Exactly" like I want it and if it's messed up; I messed it up. It will also be more gratifying being able to say I did it and it's not too bad for my first time. How many people can say they scratch built an entire exhaust system for their hot rod? I mean besides the guy's that put lakester headers, zoomies, or side pipes on their rides. To me that's chickening out...LOL
well sometimes the more visable something is, the more work it takes-I think the easy way out is to use those short lakester headers with those difussers
For future reference on exhaust systems for 32-34 Fords------those cars with triangulated 4 bar rears and coil overs--------use a cat back system for the Mustangs from 20000-o4? tail pipes fit up over the rear and pipes fit under frame rails at outside of fuel tank------- I'll try to remember to look up some reference part numbers
Wow I got lots done this weekend. I finished up the body work on the floor, cut the holes for the shifter & master cylinder, and got the passenger side exhaust just about all done (just needs hangers). Okay, so.....the wife was right. There I said it! Well she's kinda right. I ended up doing a bunch of research on running the exhaust under the rear end and it turns out a lot of people do it this way especially cars with triangulated 4 bar rear suspension like I have. So with the rear suspension at full droop I gave myself about 2" clearance under the rear axle tubes and 2" under the gas tank. leaving me 10" clearance from the bottom of the tail pipe to the ground. But I still tucked the muffler up into the frame. I have a coupling on the tail pipe so it is easily removed if I ever have to drop the rear. Now the real trick will be to get the other side to match. So technically I didn't run it straight (flat) out the back...:rolleyes: I'm covering the bottom with bed liner so it doesn't have to be perfect because lord knows I'm no body man.:D
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Yep, that's just about how I did mine! Works well.
The floor is done. I did it with liquid bed liner. I was going to use undercoating but I didn't think it would be durable enough. I used the rustoleum 2 part epoxy. Cool stuff and it dries hard not rubbery. The only down side is it has sand in it so when I put it back on the frame it wont slide on the cloth webbing. I think I have that figured out though. I'm going to put long set screws in the mounting holes and place the body on like locating pins.
Then we flipped her over and started to work on the firewall. The after shots of the firewall do it more justice than it deserves. I really suck at bodywork. I shot it with some primer so I can see where I need to do more work (basically everywhere). Did I mention I suck at bodywork? I'm getting it roughed in for my buddy Bob who will be doing the final bodywork. I'll be glad when this part of the job is done (itching like crazy) damn fiberglass!! I also played a bit with the exhaust tips. Not quite sure how far they will stick out (all these decisions to make).
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Good choice on the bed liner instead of undercoat. Ask me how I know . . . :whacked:
Nice work :D
Besides the hangers the exhaust is done! Is it perfect? No. But it didn't cost me a boat load of money either. Before anyone points out the mufflers aren't equal distances from the drive shaft; I would like to point out this was done intentionally because I didn't like how close the muffler was to the brake switch and frankly I still don't but it is far enough that I could put a heat shield there or as suggested by my buddy Bob I could just move the switch. He also thinks I over engineer everything and it will be fine the way it is. I also built some legs for her to stand on and she is off to bodywork. Work your magic Bob!
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