Welllll, lemme see... Where were we? Something about a chicken suit... Or was that chicken soup? No matter...
The back is feeling better... I still go for the Alleve almost every morning, but it mostly doesn't bother me. Damn this getting/being old!!!
A bit of a review: As part of the engine rebuild, I also decided to re-do the exhaust and get rid of the "under the sump" exhaust system. My original intent was to have duals, with one pipe on either side. When we were fitting up headers, that didn't seem do-able, so we ran the driver's side under the sump. Now, with the motor out of the chassis any-hoo, seemed like a good time to re-visit that thang.
If I use the "shorty" style header for a Mustang but install it bass-ackwards -as in, the collector is at the front- then I can route the pipe around the footbox and out the side of the car behind the front wheels. It can then travel alonside the chassis, have a real muffler, and the tailpipe can be just in front of the rear wheel. Only one teensy l'il problem... The header doesn't quite clear the side of the footbox. So, I says to my-own-self, I'll just rebuild the footbox. Sure, easy, no prob...
There's a story about a guy that owns a boat. He decides to replace a light bulb in one of his running lights. Then he notices the fixture is rusty. Then he notices the wires are in bad shape. Then he notices the switch is corroded. Then... You get the idea. By the end of the story, he's homeless, divorced, $187,000.00 in debt, but he's got a great lookin' boat! This project is sort of like that.
I started re-doing the sheet metal on the 'box. It needed a recessed area near the lid. Being the brilliant guy I am, I almost immediately ditched the idea of forming and shaping the sheet metal I needed and instead, decided to re-purpose a loaf pan for baking bread. I bought two of them for a couple bucks each at WalMart. Cutting the sides off about an inch deep and cutting one end off made the perfect shape. "Cool!" I says to me-self. WRONG...
Test fitting the engine again with the sheet metal off the footbox showed that the vertical tube on the right front corner of the box was also in the way. The vertical tube that was the mount for the accelerator pedal and cable... Dammit!
OK, so I'll cut out that tube and move it over a bit. Ohhhh... And the accelerator pedal assembly won't fit there. Hits the brake master cylinder.
OK, so I'll re-build the accelerator assembly. It'll need to be bent over top and bottom so the hinge point is in front of the new tube, but the top and bottom are moved toward the center of the car about an inch or so.
And then, depression set in...
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I remembered that Earl's welder was broken... Then there was the whole "Hurricane and a week without power" including "Buying an expensive generator with the welder fund" and the "OMG, my back hurts!" and so on and so forth...
I gotta go get some more coffee... And release the previous cups back into the groundwater system... I'll resume the tale momentarily... Stay tuned!
JDK
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Build LogQuinn the Slotus:Ford 302 Powered, Mallock-Inspired, Tube Frame, Hillclimb Special "Gonzo and friends: Last night must have been quite a night. Camelot moments, mechanical marvels, Rustoleum launches, flying squirrels, fru-fru tea cuppers, V8 envy, Ensure catch cans -- and it wasn't even a full moon." -- SeattleTom
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