Hey guys/gals,
So I finally drove my 1966 Mustang from Columbus MS to Chapel Hill NC. Yes the car is in that good of shape to drive it 14 hours (yes i stopped freaquently!). Now that i have it here and in my apt garage its time to start looking at what parts i need to upgrade / restore / trash. It has been about 5 years since i actually looked at the stang, my father was using it as a daily driver for when he is rarely in town from trips, so he upkept it really well. Not a rust spot on the whole frame, which im happy to see. Anyhow he was worried that it might have a leak or crack in the Manifold, so i went down to my garage this morning and decided to take a look, this is what i saw:
Removing the Manifold is a fun task... its all about how we can place bolts at the worst angels. Had to remove the starter in order to get to some bolts. Which is now my problem. I've attached several photos of the horrible state the gasket was in, the manifold, may it rust in piece, and some shots of the over all Inline 6 engine and the car itself. Anyone in one of the pics you can see that three of the exhaust manifold bolts have rusted so badly that they broke off.
I'm guessing that at this point my only option is to remove the head and drill the screws out and re tap them? Anyone else been in this situation or know any tips to get those rusted screws out?
Manifold and gasket:
http://taken.almostperfection.com/images/Mustang/gasket.jpg
http://taken.almostperfection.com/images/Mustang/manifold.jpg
Stuck Rusted screws:
http://taken.almostperfection.com/images/Mustang/screwed.jpg
I6 Engine (cant wait will there is a bigger engine in there...)
http://taken.almostperfection.com/images/Mustang/i6engine.jpg
My 1966 Mustang and 1999 Mustang:
http://taken.almostperfection.com/images/Mustang/mustangside.jpg
http://taken.almostperfection.com/images/Mustang/mustangrear.jpg
http://taken.almostperfection.com/images/Mustang/mustanginside.jpg
http://taken.almostperfection.com/images/Mustang/newandold.jpg
So I finally drove my 1966 Mustang from Columbus MS to Chapel Hill NC. Yes the car is in that good of shape to drive it 14 hours (yes i stopped freaquently!). Now that i have it here and in my apt garage its time to start looking at what parts i need to upgrade / restore / trash. It has been about 5 years since i actually looked at the stang, my father was using it as a daily driver for when he is rarely in town from trips, so he upkept it really well. Not a rust spot on the whole frame, which im happy to see. Anyhow he was worried that it might have a leak or crack in the Manifold, so i went down to my garage this morning and decided to take a look, this is what i saw:
Removing the Manifold is a fun task... its all about how we can place bolts at the worst angels. Had to remove the starter in order to get to some bolts. Which is now my problem. I've attached several photos of the horrible state the gasket was in, the manifold, may it rust in piece, and some shots of the over all Inline 6 engine and the car itself. Anyone in one of the pics you can see that three of the exhaust manifold bolts have rusted so badly that they broke off.
I'm guessing that at this point my only option is to remove the head and drill the screws out and re tap them? Anyone else been in this situation or know any tips to get those rusted screws out?
Manifold and gasket:
http://taken.almostperfection.com/images/Mustang/gasket.jpg
http://taken.almostperfection.com/images/Mustang/manifold.jpg
Stuck Rusted screws:
http://taken.almostperfection.com/images/Mustang/screwed.jpg
I6 Engine (cant wait will there is a bigger engine in there...)
http://taken.almostperfection.com/images/Mustang/i6engine.jpg
My 1966 Mustang and 1999 Mustang:
http://taken.almostperfection.com/images/Mustang/mustangside.jpg
http://taken.almostperfection.com/images/Mustang/mustangrear.jpg
http://taken.almostperfection.com/images/Mustang/mustanginside.jpg
http://taken.almostperfection.com/images/Mustang/newandold.jpg