Freddie comes alive!

**pbrown** · March 30th, 2017, 08:52 PM

Working in the trunk is a lot easier without the tank... just sayin'

It's coming together nicely.

**Luva65wagon** · April 1st, 2017, 11:39 PM

Originally Posted by pbrown

Working in the trunk is a lot easier without the tank... just sayin'

Don't think I didn't contemplate that...

I'm reaching that milestone where things have mostly all been reworked now and stuff is going in at a faster pace. Gene was over at about 5PM today helping.

Last night I pulled the radiator up onto the rack to begin the process of straitening all the fins. It was a mess. I guess this happens when you have to pull the motor out a few times.

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Nearly 3 hours to get them all straight, but looks gooder now.

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I am relocating the battery to the trunk and that left a hole in the front I thought would look good, but it dawned on me that there were slots in the core support to, I guess, cool the battery, and thought that would be a great cold-air feed source. So I changed to the long plenum and snorkel air filter. Still have a lot to do, but the lions-share of the engine bay is in-place.

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Anyway, I'm trying to do it justice and make it live up to the vision Gary may have originally had for it. And Gary, I hope you'll be up for going for a ride in it when I'm done.

**dhbfaster** · April 2nd, 2017, 06:53 AM

Holy cow Roger...that is looking good.

**Luva65wagon** · April 2nd, 2017, 10:43 AM

Originally Posted by dhbfaster

Holy cow Roger...that is looking good.

Says the guy who set the bar!

Like you were, I'm looking forward to being done. And hoping I've fixed something along the way. Fingers crossed.

**ew1usnr** · April 2nd, 2017, 06:10 PM

Cool! It even has your famous heater hose strap!

**Luva65wagon** · April 3rd, 2017, 10:48 AM

Originally Posted by ew1usnr

Cool! It even has your famous heater hose strap!

Well of course. In this case, it, along with the bracket I made, keeps the heater hose out of the throttle cable.

The strap is a Ford thing, in case anyone cares; I just choose to make my own. These have even been sent across the country!

**MacDee** · April 2nd, 2017, 06:28 PM

Originally Posted by Luva65wagon

And Gary, I hope you'll be up for going for a ride in it when I'm done.

YES, PLEASE!!

Deb wants to come, too. She'd always hoped to ride in her and not say "What's that noise... are we going to get there?"

**Luva65wagon** · April 3rd, 2017, 11:08 AM

Originally Posted by MacDee

YES, PLEASE!!

Deb wants to come, too. She'd always hoped to ride in her and not say "What's that noise... are we going to get there?"

OK Gary, you're on. And I guess I better really shake it out beforehand if Debra is coming!: Needless to say I don't think, at this point, a bolt or nut will be left untouched. I know of a few that are loose I need to get to.

Next I will be reworking the transmission cooling lines and measuring for some exhaust work. Plan to have true 2" dual to the rear. It had dual exhaust but whoever made the x-pipe actually made the passage smaller, or as small, as a single pipe.

I was shut down at the first exhaust place I went to to make me something to replace that. They'd only make something if they had the car there. Hope I can get a couple S-shapes made to get something good enough to run it and get it to a shop to make a final setup. I noted, also, both the rear brake line and hose and the axle-tube vent were disconnected, and dangling, to install the last exhaust. Both of those have been put back into place and any new work will have to route correctly though that maze.

The fun continues.