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    9/20/2023 4:17 PM  #126

    Hakan
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    From: Enköping, Sweden
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    Re: The Phoenix Project

    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.

     

    9/21/2023 9:43 AM  #127

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    Looking good Kemosabe.

     

    9/21/2023 5:13 PM  #128

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    Re: The Phoenix Project

     When done, the Phoenix project needs to be in an art museum instead of on the road. It is that nice.

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    9/21/2023 6:45 PM  #129

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    Looking good Hakan.

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

    9/25/2023 5:59 AM  #130

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    Re: The Phoenix Project

    Thanks Glen, Ron and Bearing Bob!

    Made the final(?) assembly of the left side front suspension yesterday.




    It was almost like I didn't want to put the front wheel back on as it's gonna hide all this that I put hours and hours into.

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    10/03/2023 8:01 AM  #131

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    Re: The Phoenix Project

    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:

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    10/03/2023 3:17 PM  #132

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    That baby is looking GOOD!

     

    10/18/2023 4:09 PM  #133

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    Drooling…looks awesome!

     

    10/23/2023 3:18 PM  #134

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    Re: The Phoenix Project

    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.

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    11/01/2023 10:21 PM  #135

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    Does it have a bolt-in core support?

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

    11/02/2023 8:52 AM  #136

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    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.
     

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    11/06/2023 5:38 PM  #137

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    Testfitting almost everything before it's time to put the engine back into the car. Only problem I ran into was the clearance between one spark plug boot and the driver's side header which I'll fix tomorrow.





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    11/06/2023 5:44 PM  #138

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    WOW!  You never cease to amaze me.  Excellent work.

     

    11/07/2023 7:03 AM  #139

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    Re: The Phoenix Project

    Bee you tea full.

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

    4/01/2024 12:37 PM  #140

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    Re: The Phoenix Project

    Here's the latest, slow but steady progress:


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