Then there's the text messages from him saying, "you know what would be cool here?".....
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Then there's the text messages from him saying, "you know what would be cool here?".....We’ll, since you’re already in there…!
K&K has my ‘86, and I keep adding things for him to do “since he’s already in there!”
Bill
We’ll, since you’re already in there…!
K&K has my ‘86, and I keep adding things for him to do “since he’s already in there!”
Bill
It never even occurred to me when I welded mine in that the mufflers would be in the way, since my car had the IRS exhaust which is simple to remove.I mean, how can I not. I have complete access to the underside right now, so might as well take care of some things. With the axle out of the way, it really makes everything easy.
I'm not planning on dwelling too much on this though. Gonna weld the SFC's better tonight, weld in the seatbelt mount and ordering the tailpipes and clamps as we speak. I want to be hanging exhaust by next weekend.
It never even occurred to me when I welded mine in that the mufflers would be in the way, since my car had the IRS exhaust which is simple to remove.
Story of my life! Take advantage of that for sure!!Wife and Kids are in FL until tomorrow so I have one more afternoon/night of freedom
Gotta ask, what brand of differential cover is that?
Is that thing complete? Might be able to get some dollars for it if you find someone restoring the type of aircraft it came from. Or will it be garage art?And randomly, a supposed main landing gear axle off a WW2 bomber. Don’t ask how I came to possess it
I haven’t confirmed that it is yet, but the part numbers I’ve pulled off various pieces that were on it do suggest it is from something in that time period due to manufacture stamps and part number formats. Finding info is rather difficult as you can imagine.
I have some spacers and the axle nut as well. All seem period correct.
The bends in the flow tubes are probably there to raise the mufflers for ground clearance. The original Fox platform cars in 1979 had 2" exhaust. Getting the exhaust to give ample ground clearance is tricky when you're trying to put 2.5" pipe where 2" was originally intended to go.Mock-up of the new mufflers. I gotta figure out the correct angle for the flow tubes. The flowmaster tubes are pretty straight, but these have a kick so not sure if it’s to lower the mufflers or raise them up a bit. I’ll have to wait until I put the exhaust tips on to see what works best.
I also may need to grab a set of SS exhaust hangers to tack onto the mufflers for some additional support.
I have to get some clamps as well.
The actual tips are in fine shape. What should I do here? Buy new SS tips or try and reuse these aluminumized tips? Hmm….
Redoing the SFC welds is a good idea while you have the access. I would probably grind down the existing welds completely and cut a new groove between the SFCs and the frame rails. Then, lay down some nice, continuous weld bead.Ended up pulling the other side of the exhaust off. I needed access to pull the LCA off and to drill out the broken seat belt bolt plate.
Some might remember I snapped the head off the seatbelt bolt and couldn’t get this out. So I got my hands on some new plates and am just going to weld the new one in place
So now everything is wide open. I have clear access to those inside welds on the SFCs. My flowmasters were just in too close to get the right angle. Now I just need to prep and do some welding.
I’ll prob clean up some of the brackets under here. And replace the fuel filter.
Scope creep has set in.
Is that thing complete? Might be able to get some dollars for it if you find someone restoring the type of aircraft it came from. Or will it be garage art?
If you heat the base where the bolt is screwed through, then let it cool a couple of times, good chance it will come out.
I torched the bolt out when i was younger and way less educated (and less patient) on getting stuck bolts out.
I'd probably use a good set of vice grips too considering how many t50's i've broken.
Have you thought about using a fire blanket to protect the interior? Have done that helping my buddy weld up roll cages and what not in cars.
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We bought one so my buddy could come over and weld up the Stiffler's crossmember into my dad's 69 Fastback as our welding skills are terrible. Had the car up on the lift in the shop and the floor is epoxy coated so we put the 8'x8' fire blanket directly under the car to keep from jacking the coating up. Worked very well and for as little as we will use it the right price.
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