loaded trunk

 

teaser pics of things to come!

 

trying to decide if i want to install a light weight flywheel or not before it goes in. waiting on some ordered parts to arrive and more tear down on the engine bay.... looking for a good new set of coils to upgrade to and may mount to the motor for a cleaner look. any ideas guys?

 

motor mounts, lug nuts, carb spacers, spark plugs and thermostat are here. just waiting on the racing beat oil lines, rad hoses, oil sensor block, water pump gaskets, oil pan gaskets and many other things to arrive. going to sand blast and paint a few parts before the new motor goes in

 

BTW the motor that will be installed is a half bridgeport motor built by Jeff20B

 

Well I got the motor all cleaned up from the oil pan and omp leaking all over it. Also changed out the spark plugs with better ones, replaced the oil filter, new oil cap and installed the omp block off plate. Still have multiple parts and gaskets coming in the mail and plenty of work to be done.

 

the new lug nuts


had to get spacers so the carb would fit then had to install longer studs

 

took the water pump housing apart to be sand blasted and painted






I've got a box of parts that will be sand blasted and painted hopefully by this weekend. I'm hoping to have the motor ready to be installed soon!

 

so i went into school early the other day and tried using the sand blaster on some parts. either the psi wasn't high enough or the sand wasn't abrasive enough and didn't even really take a lot of the rust or old paint off.......... guess i'll just use the grinder with a wire wheel.

on another note i did get some more parts in the mail today. just waiting on the stuff from racing beat to arrive then i can do some more productive work.

 

new parts!


old vs. new

 

the original main pulley has a little stud where it mounts to ensure proper alignment for TDC. i'm going to not the new pulley so i can find TDC without installing the old pulley when i need to do so, however i will keep the old one around for such a thing!



carb spacers, carb, filters and pulley fitted.

 

also took the front bumper and fenders off so i can sand and paint the front end as well as the engine bay. working on labelling everything as this will be the 1st time i've taken everything out of the 7's engine bay. should be easy to remember where it all goes seeing how this is my 5th FB.




when it comes time i will also be eliminating a lot of the wiring to clean things up a bit!!!

 

Looking good. Remember when working on the front pulley to keep the motor tipped up facing the ceiling so as not to lose the positioning of the torrington bearings in the front stack. Once that happens you will crush them going back together.

 

always good to keep in mind! a lot of people don't know about them or don't think about it at the time. thankfully i'm only loosing the pulley bolts and not the front cover or anything else.... thanks for the heads up though



i started cleaning up the dizzy, but i'm not sure i wanna take it all the way apart i know a few guys have and haven't had any issues. idk yet.... i may considering i have 2 of them. we will see

 

I like where this is going dude. Im subbin'

 

thanks man! it's going to be a long build so stay tuned

 

got one of my boxes of goodies today from Racing Beat....

silicone rad. hoses and RB clamps, RB braided oil cooler lines and RB oil filter sandwich plate.






still waiting on the connectors for oil lines that i forgot to order

 

Looks great! I've not yet gotten the ambition to remove the fenders and front bumber / valence. I prolly should, but I just don't know yet.

Love the new oil lines. I'm gonna get me summadem...

 

lol i'm going to be installing a wide body kit so i wanted to check for rust and paint everything as i go!

 

removed the oil pan and replaced the oil pan gasket...


all cleaned up

 

i love coming home after 10hrs of work and 4hrs of driving to new parts waiting for me!!!!!!!!!!

header wrap and 45mm dcoe carb kit.

Racing Beat header.

the entire exhaust system is welded together....... WTF!

had to cut it out

half way done



header turned out nicely especially considering this was my 1st time wrapping a header of any kind. on the down side i'm itching like a crack *****

 

Nice build man

 

thanks! i still have a TON of parts and work to do, but it will get there.

 

bolted some stuff together today to check for any issues.... i found several things that needed attention, but overall everything went together pretty good.

Racing Beat oil lines and fittings