Call me crazy - Ranchero's (again)

**Luva65wagon** · October 31st, 2013, 01:33 PM

I'll be there. Come on by sometime after 10... just in case I work late tonight. I may not set an alarm in the morning.

The mount is done. Brought it to work to do some heavy-duty welding to it. So that'll get painted tonight. I'll post pictures of the monstrosity later.

Gene came by last night and helped me (watched me, I mean) pump oil all over the floor. Oops. I forgot to plug off the oil-pressure line fitting. Oil pump works though. He also installed my valve covers and thermostat housing.

We also drilled a new hole 1/8" NPT into the intake for the stock temp sender and I can have the mechanical temp sender finally hooked up now too.

Still finding things I need. Have to get a hose connector to intake for heater hose and something to actuate the tranny kick-down. Lokar, I guess. They want an awful lot for a bike cable with ends attached to it. May ponder something of my own?

More to come.

**falcon cobra** · October 31st, 2013, 03:12 PM

Kick-down? a V8 dont need no kick-down, just put your foot in it, after all its a lite car . I never had a kick-down in mine. if that dont keep the GM behind you shift it down with by hand...

**BadBird** · October 31st, 2013, 05:40 PM

I had the lokar kickdown cable on mine with the C4. Worked great and easy to install. Before I rebuilt the car it didn't have a kickdown cable. I liked it much better with it, but, that just may be me. Larry

**falcon cobra** · November 2nd, 2013, 01:31 PM

roger, is there fire and smoke yet?

**SmithKid** · November 2nd, 2013, 08:58 PM

I think Roger's still working on it. Lots of stuff had to be fabricated and took more time than planned. So I'll post a pic I took late this afternoon. It's gettin' close.

**Luva65wagon** · November 4th, 2013, 11:23 AM

I'm going to have a kick-down - one way on another. Adds a lot to drivability, I think. Will likely go with Lokar, but still letting my mind wrap around a possible fabrication of my own. Maybe electronic... not.

Yep, Gene has been there through much of this - I really appreciate his assistance. Thank you Gene! Thanks again to John for the assistance dropping it in, and my brother-in-law Rich. Bill Williams and Larry also dropped by last weekend and had a look.

It's fought me almost at every step, but it's turning out really nice. Actually spun it over just to check it is doing that, but told Gene he would be around for the official firing. Seems only right. Had to fabricate a gas pedal, but used one I found out of a '67 Mustang Gene and I happened upon at Pick-n-Pull. Worked well after making an adapter for the arm in the engine bay.

My GF is back from her 2-week vacation and sadly I missed it being done by about 1 full day, which means I gotta squeeze in a few evenings to get 'er done.

I have just the shifter and exhaust to do yet, but I have the shifter about 50% re-worked. Hacking up an older Mustang shifter and putting it under the carpet and will use the 4-speed shift boot and trim to go over the shift rod. There will be no indicator of what gear you are in, but the detents are for the C4, and if you don't know what gear you are in - you shouldn't be driving it.

**Jeff W** · November 4th, 2013, 02:47 PM

Originally Posted by Luva65wagon

There will be no indicator of what gear you are in, but the detents are for the C4, and if you don't know what gear you are in - you shouldn't be driving it.

That can easily be solved for another $300 or so. Lokar sells an electronic kit for the C4 with a lovely little LED indicator you can mount where you please.

**Luva65wagon** · November 4th, 2013, 03:00 PM

Originally Posted by Jeff W

That can easily be solved for another $300 or so. Lokar sells an electronic kit for the C4 with a lovely little LED indicator you can mount where you please.

$300 LED's!

I looked at shifters online and there were lots to choose from starting at about $130, but the least expensive ones didn't even have reverse lock-outs! Can you imagine bumping that stick and having it go into PARK or REVERSE at 60MPH! FMX cast-iron tranny maybe (John H tells a story of such and event). This one cost me $15 at PnP and has full lockouts. Just getting it sliced down small enough to go into the same hole in the carpet.. that was the tricky part.

**falcon cobra** · November 4th, 2013, 03:13 PM

I made one of those LED things with a hall effects sensor and a magnet on the trans, and it worked..never thought it would. Roger your car is looking sweet, nice work but you always do nice work......jh

**Luva65wagon** · November 4th, 2013, 03:22 PM

Originally Posted by falcon cobra

...but you always do nice work...

OCD is what it's called. Ha!

**falcon cobra** · November 4th, 2013, 03:39 PM

Mr. wong not know OCD ??

**Luva65wagon** · November 4th, 2013, 03:49 PM

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. For the car enthusiast... there is no cure.

**BadBird** · November 4th, 2013, 06:47 PM

This is really looking good. OCD? That was new to me also. Us old foggies just don't text enough I guess J.H.

**Luva65wagon** · November 5th, 2013, 10:47 AM

LOL. I'm an old fogy too.

OCD I think is a medical acronym rather than a texting one. It is a real disorder people have - some worse than others. I have been told I am somewhat OCD, but it is not quite to the point of what I see on TV and movies when they portray it. But I do find myself being very compulsive when it comes to some things.

**BPVan** · November 5th, 2013, 11:35 AM

We all have a degree of OCD, it is human nature. A good example of clinical OCD is in the movie "As Good as it Gets". Fortunately for us our OCD as car folks is rebranded as "While I'm At It".