1973 Mustang – Project Sportsroof – Leaks, Pertronix & Leaks! Part II

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Continuing on with the leaks and Pertronix install on the 351C, below you’ll see the cleaned up valve covers (BTW – only the right side was leaking – which may explain the gunked up spark plug).

As I was cleaning up the valve cover gaskets and notices a couple more issue that need addressing.

Let me know your thoughts on the transmission cooling lines.

Finally we get to the main event for this past weekend wrenching, the install of the Pertronix Ignition system.  (Yeah…I didn’t  think I’d get here either.)

This a relatively easy install, unless you are me!!!!  You’ll see in the video – it really wasn’t related to the Pertronix.

Here's what is being installed.

Here’s what is being installed.

It will replace these.

It will replace these.

Now I’m not going to show the install CJ Pony had a good video on the process and I don’t have a camera guy to take the shot.  Here’s a link:  CJ Pony Install

So the audio is not that great on this clip but it is running better then previously.   You’ll notice toward the end of this clip…a new problem!

 

I’ll address that in the last part of this section.

Thanks for reading.

Tim

#ProjectSportsRoof

1973 Mustang Project Sportsroof – Engine Walk-Through.

There is a quick walk-through of the 351C tucked between the fenders of the 1973 Mustang Sportsroof. (It took about 5 takes to get this video…a slight improvement.

1973 Mustang – Project SportsRoof – Money!!

#ProjectSportsRoof will be the way I want it, which I haven’t nailed down yet, so suggest way by dropping me a comment (got your crate motor idea swimming around in my head, Bill) and that will happen fast or slow and cost …

1973 Mustang Project SportsRoof – Exterior Walk-Around

Welcome back to #ProjectSportsRoof. I run my car projects much like I run my IT projects. You always have to know where to start and know the end game. As with any project that isn’t being built from scratch, in other word, …

1973 Mustang – Project SportsRoof – What are You Gonna …

I get a lot of questions on just what I’m going to do with the Sports Roof. Some of those are posed as inquires of interest and others can be interpreted as “What the.

1973 Mustang – Project Sports Roof

As I posted before, after a vigorous (not read ‘desperate’) I finally found my next personal project. The 1973 Mustang Sports Roof Fastback is what I settled on.

1973 Mustang Project SportsRoof – Interior Walk-Through

Welcome back to the #ProjectSportsRoof. As the discovery process continues we move to the interior. Now each area of the car (engine, body, interior,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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5 Responses to 1973 Mustang – Project Sportsroof – Leaks, Pertronix & Leaks! Part II

  1. Bill says:
    August 25, 2015 at 12:15 PM

    I envy the fun you are having

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    • Tim Sweet says:
      August 25, 2015 at 2:15 PM

      It’s so much fun. I have folks that want this rushed. But I missed a lot rushing to get the 1970 Stang done..this one gonna take some time. I still have the plugs and plug wire to do and a compression test..maybe this weekend if I can manage it.

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  2. Steve says:
    August 25, 2015 at 7:16 AM

    What is the stated goal? Restoration? Back it in the garage remove the engine and tranny and fix the easy way. Those tranny lines become simple with the engine out of the way.

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    • Tim Sweet says:
      August 25, 2015 at 1:32 PM

      Every hinges on whether I can save this Cleveland. Since it’s not original to the car, it won’t matter. But I really want to keep this 351, but if it’s cheaper to drop a crate in it, that might over ride the desire to keep it.

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      • Tim Sweet says:
        August 25, 2015 at 1:35 PM

        Since I’m not in a hurry, I’ll fix those temporarily. Swapping out the engine may change the configuration.

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