Ron68 wrote:

that must be an old picture of the Phoenix project, Hakan.
 

That's right Ron. Must have been 15 years ago or something, but I still think it's a cool pic.
 

Here's the latest, slow but steady progress:

Congratulations

MS wrote:

Does it have a bolt-in core support?

Yes it has. I also reinforced the firewall and made the top of the inner fenders of thicker than original material together with connecting the a-pillars to the shock towers and the export brace that all together hopefully will make the whole engine bay less flexible than original.
 

Had to order new pushrods from the US that's not arrived yet, but meanwhile I had some time to detail the engine. That round thingie in the foreground on the left side header is where the wastegate is gonna be.

Forged pistons are in:


And my old faithful rubber mallet that I had for years finally gave up. The accident was unrelated to the pistons installment thankfully.


​Also painted the headers and the rest of the exhaust system with some German brand paint supposed to be able to handle 800 degree Celsius = 1472 degree Fahrenheit:

Making slow but steady progress:

Took the engine out to be able to paint the engine bay.



Took the rods and the pistons to a machine shop today to have the pistons replaced from cast to forged.


Put my homemade shifter gizmo and the hydraulic clutch on to the transmission.

That's really sad news, RIP Josh!

Ron68 wrote:

Wow. Just Wow. Just got a look at all of the progress that you have made on the Phoenix project, and the design and workmanship is beyond amazing. Hakan, you are a man of many talents! Your latest wiring pictures look very similar to the wiring on the latest 737 model aircraft I used to work on before I retired three years ago. And the exhaust/turbo charger plumbing looks very similar to the pneumatic systems on them also. I look forward very much to when the finished product will hit the road!

Many thanks Ron!
I've been retired myself now since March 1st and finally have no excuses for not getting things done to the '67 Mustang. Well, I did buy a 3D printer last week that I of course had to figure out how to use, make my own 3D drawings and other related stuff... I did the "mistake" a while ago to make my own holster for one of my Walthers and when the other guys in the local club saw it they of course asked if I could make more of them and for other models as well and that's where a 3D printer also comes in handy.