72 Comet with a turbo/LS 5.3 in it's future.....
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All the tabs needed to attach front end components have been made and either welded or tacked in place right now..... I took the car down off the blocks and moved it out pf the way so I could get the mess cleaned up..... Next thing will be to remove everything off the front of the car so I can weld it all up and I still need to mount the radiator and trans cooler.....
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Looking good Frank (as always!). This thread is definitely part of the inspiration I had to finally stop screwing around with my POS "tinkertoy" 110v welder, & finally step up to a real machine... I've barely gotten started with it, & I'm already making better welds than the old machine ever did.
Keep up the good work!
Keep up the good work!
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Looking good Frank (as always!). This thread is definitely part of the inspiration I had to finally stop screwing around with my POS "tinkertoy" 110v welder, & finally step up to a real machine... I've barely gotten started with it, & I'm already making better welds than the old machine ever did.
Keep up the good work!
Keep up the good work!
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Finished cleaning everything up..... Made and welded in some upper flange filler panels where the fenders bolt down..... Made frame inserts for the lower radiator mounts, also made a bar to bolt between the for proper alignment.....
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Well, it's been longer then I thought since I posted..... I got busy with other stuff, had a computer issue with my desk top and then messed my left eye up in late December..... FUN FUN FUN..... Anyways, there was some progress made..... I got the trans cooler mounted, then went ahead and made the tailpipes so I could get the exhaust out of the way..... I also mounted the ac condenser.....
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Then I was working under the car cleaning up the notches for exhaust clearance I put in the trans cross member reinforcement in between the front subframe rails, so i could make the filler pieces to weld in the notches..... This is when I got bunch of **** in my left eye, it was messed up pretty bad for a couple weeks..... When it got all cleared out it was still extremely light sensitive, I didn't want to weld anything at that point..... So I pulled the trans and and went through it, now it's all bagged up and ready to go..... After that I pushed to car off to the side and got the motor out so I could work on it..... I got the block cleaned and ready to go, polished the crank, measured it and installed it in the block..... The I masked the block and painted it.....
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When I was checking all the components for the shortblock I found there was a piston that had a fracture close to the pin hole(probably hit by the lifter that came apart in it)..... I was able to find a brand new set of pistons which upon recieving I checked for size and weight, they were identical to the originals..... So yesterday I assembled the pistons and rods, file fit the rings and installed the assembly's with new rod bolts in the block.....
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