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    1/12/2025 5:49 PM  #1

    RTM
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    Todays progress

    Door panels installed with the plates, passenger side needs a couple more screws.  One kick panel, rear view mirror, rubber bumpers for the ssh tray and glove box door, gas tank is all hooked up.  And of course I got the new intake installed and all the wires tuck under the intake and hooked back up.







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    1/12/2025 6:15 PM  #2

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    Are those the 'nice' scuff plates OR the Al. ones(like I have...
    Nice
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    1/12/2025 6:40 PM  #3

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    6sally6 wrote:

    Are those the 'nice' scuff plates OR the Al. ones(like I have...
    Nice
    6sal6

     
    Think they are the AL ones but would have to check to see what I ordered.  I really don't remember what I ordered.  They took a little man handling to get the screw holes to line up with the holes in the rockers.  I had to drill all of the inner screw holes.

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    1/13/2025 8:37 AM  #4

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    You're making great progress, keep it going. 

    65 Fastback, 351W, 5-speed, 4 wheel discs, 9" rear,  R&C Front End.
     

    1/13/2025 9:21 AM  #5

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    Loooking goood!

    Bob. 69 Mach 1, 393W, SMOD Toploader, Armstrong  steering, factory AC.
     

    1/14/2025 7:51 PM  #6

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    Looks great

     

    1/15/2025 7:57 AM  #7

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    Thanks.  It's exciting and kind of overwhelming at the same time.  All these little things can eat up a lot of time.  Now I'm thinking it may be best to start wet sanding and buffing before I put the last of the front end parts on.

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    1/15/2025 8:01 AM  #8

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    Yep, the "little things" can ewat up a lot of time ... and, in some cases, money..  I'm used to hearing this called "getting nickel and dimed to death". 

    65 Fastback, 351W, 5-speed, 4 wheel discs, 9" rear,  R&C Front End.
     

    1/15/2025 12:01 PM  #9

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    RTM wrote:

    Thanks.  It's exciting and kind of overwhelming at the same time.  All these little things can eat up a lot of time.  Now I'm thinking it may be best to start wet sanding and buffing before I put the last of the front end parts on.

     
    We don't know what we don't know. Until you've taken a car completely apart, changed parts on it not intended for your year car, put it back together and driven it, do you realize how big a project it is. The research time alone is a bunch.


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    My break in road trip was the 2017 Ft Walton Beach Florida Bash. Not sure why I thought that could be accomplished, but I only needed one tow. 😁

    Bob. 69 Mach 1, 393W, SMOD Toploader, Armstrong  steering, factory AC.
     

    1/16/2025 12:53 PM  #10

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    rpm wrote:

    RTM wrote:

    Thanks.  It's exciting and kind of overwhelming at the same time.  All these little things can eat up a lot of time.  Now I'm thinking it may be best to start wet sanding and buffing before I put the last of the front end parts on.

     
    We don't know what we don't know. Until you've taken a car completely apart, changed parts on it not intended for your year car, put it back together and driven it, do you realize how big a project it is. The research time alone is a bunch.


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    My break in road trip was the 2017 Ft Walton Beach Florida Bash. Not sure why I thought that could be accomplished, but I only needed one tow. 😁

     
    Time spent researching and searching is way up there.  If and when I make a Bash I'll trailer the mustang there just to be safe.  Lol

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    1/16/2025 5:41 PM  #11

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    I spent about $1k on weatherstrip and stripe kit and other misc small stuff on a reassembly after repaint.
    Kind of like when you rebuild an engine and then tack on the cost of oil, filters, belts and other misc small parts.  It can get to be a lot of coin.

    Money you enjoy wasting is NOT wasted money... unless your wife finds out.
     

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    My back did give out and I laid on the couch until around 2:00 yesterday.   I was able to get a little done on the mustang.    You should have seen me rolling off of the creeper and trying to stand up.  lol

    I'm relocating the heat valve for the AC.  Once that's done I can add coolant.  Fans and controller are wired up.  All though I haven't tested the fans yet.  The CVF belt was a pain to put on.   Maybe by this weekend I can start wet sanding and buffing.  If not I should be by the following weekend. 

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    Today 9:39 AM  #13

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    That CVF serpentine belt is difficult to get on. I had to remove one of the idler pullies near the alternator and reinstall. Check the belt alignment on the pullies. I ruined one serpentine belt because the belt started riding on the tensioner pulley lip. To fix this I had to shim out/in the main bracket on the passenger side and the harmonic balancer.

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    Today 10:35 AM  #14

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    KeithP wrote:

    That CVF serpentine belt is difficult to get on. I had to remove one of the idler pullies near the alternator and reinstall. Check the belt alignment on the pullies. I ruined one serpentine belt because the belt started riding on the tensioner pulley lip. To fix this I had to shim out/in the main bracket on the passenger side and the harmonic balancer.

     
    It's been a couple of years since I checked for belt alignment and when I did I had to add a shim to the bottom pulley.  This is most likely from not installing the metal oil splash piece in front of the lower timing gear.   Other than that I recall everything being spot on.  I have yet to start the engine with the belt on.

    I did have to remove the cover from one of the idler pulleys and I loosened up the AC and Alt.  Finally got it on which was tuff with my back hurting.  I used my tensioner tool and had the handle sticking out of the bottom of the car so I could use my keg to hold it in place.  Then I had two hands to fight the belt.

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