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What started with a striaght piece of 1x2 between the frame rails turned into this .
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Exhaust is done !
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Nice! You are really going to have fanatics scratching their heads over the tail panel and valence!Patrick & Tammy
- Long Haulin' 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014...Addicting isn't it...??Comment
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ThanksOriginally posted by silver_bullet View Post
It's funny , when the shop door is open and guys walking down the street look in and ask "what year Mustang is that ?". When I tell them it's not , they sure get a funny look on their faces ...Comment
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Patrick & Tammy
- Long Haulin' 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014...Addicting isn't it...??Comment
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I was hoping to have reached a milestone this weekend and start this thing up for the first time. But it wasn't to be. I downloaded a file into the Dominator , which in turn activated the fuel pump and pissed a gallon of fuel onto the shop floor. That's correct , yes a loose fuel line fitting. I should have checked each fitting to see if they were tight but I didn't. I found a few other little leaks also. After laying on the floor and looking at the stainless lines that I had bent up and installed. Which to tell you the truth I wasn't 100% happy with for my own picky little reasons , I decided to yank it all out and replace with stainless braided line. So I ordered 20' of line and fittings. The lines will be run from a pair of bulkhead fitting up front to just in front of the rear passenger side rear tire were the fuel filter is plus a bulkhead fitting for the return line. I'm keeping the stainless hardlines from there back to the tank.Comment
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I got a tip about Earl’s Vapour Guard line . Sounds like a great product. So I cancelled my order for the steel braided line and ordered the Vapour Guard line.Comment
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This weekend I installed the headliner , interior "opera" lights and side glass weather stripping . Tomorrow Fedex will be dropping off my Summitt order ( fuel line and fittings ). So I should have that installed soon . It's coming together .
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Moving along , recently I installed the rear quarter glass , Earl's vapor guard fuel line , and today I bled the brakes. Tomorrow I plan on installing the windshield .Those of you that are into this model 67/68 may have noticed the trim piece that runs along the top of the rear fender in front of the quarter glass. This piece is normally chrome and connects to the drip rail chrome trim. As I'm not using the drip rail chrome trim , I had to modify the piece in front of the side glass. It's these little things that can drag a project on but I think that the juice was worth the squeeze.
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Dodged a bullet today. Yesterday I noticed that the odometer on my Autometer speedo was lit up , but the key was off. The gauges are on 12v switched power , something is wrong. Also when I would turn the key to on , the fuel pump didn't turn on. But some times it would , must be a problem with the ignition switch (new) I'm thinking. So today I thought I'd check things out , I connected the battery , odometer is still lit , turn the key , pump starts , engine starts , runs great , runs for 5 minutes with no problems , turn key to off , doesn't turn off , disconnect battery , still running , disconnect fuel pump , runs for a minute then runs out of gas . I look through my wiring diagrams and check things out. Gauge power comes from the fuse block , I pulled the gauge fuse and the odometer turns off . It's got to be the switch. I turn the switch to see if the pump turns on , it doesn't. I check the wiring on the switch , seems fine. Turn the switch again , it comes on and the engine starts. Runs great , turn the switch to off and it continues to run. Disconnect the battery , still runs , disconnect fuel pump power at the tank , it sparks and a fire starts . There must be a small leak at the bulkhead fitting at the front of the trunk. I **** my pants and grabbed a fire extinguisher and put out the fire. Two short blasts can make a hell of a mess but so can fire. Not a big fire but enough to start a big one and scare the hell out of me. No damage done , just some burnt trunk pant . Which I've already repaired. It must be the ignition switch ... correct ?.Comment
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Could you use a continuity tester to see what the switch is doing in the various positions?
Does it have an aftermarket wiring harness in it?
I have heard stories of run-on with new alternators without the diode to prevent feedback.Comment
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Thanks for the tipsComment
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Problem solved. She starts and stops with the key now ! lol !. I had two 12v switched power leads from the Dominator ECU on the same circuit that shouldn't have been. They back feed into each other and that's not what you want. Don't ask me what or how this happens because I don't have a clue ! lol . I can sleep peacefully tonight.Last edited by langleylad; May 11, 2019, 05:07 PM.Comment
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The last couple of days I've been putting things back together under the dash. I had a few little leaks in the brake lines as well, nothing that a twist of a flare nut wrench couldn't take care of. Tonight I installed the windshield , tomorrow night I'll seal it up. It's funny that just installing the windshield can make it look like a car again ! lol. I was looking at the stainless window trim tonight as well , it needs a little TLC. Getting there , slowly but surely.Comment
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Front and rear glass is in. What a PITA it was to install the rear window trim. West Coast Classic Cougar say that the reproduction window seal sits a little too high which makes installing the trim a bear. They recommend using Mopar trim clips as they are a little longer, I didn't. I've been working on the door glass the last couple of days. It feels good to dig out parts that have been stashed away for the last 6 or so years. Thank god for the kind people on YouTube that show me how it all goes back together ! lol. Yesterday I picked up my bumpers from a local chrome shop , they stripped them down to bare metal for me. They're in awesome condition, only one little dent to be massaged out and they'll be ready for finishing and paint.
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