Finally a new update, it has been very long since my last one but I havn't found enough time for the car, and even less for the forums.
I have been working a lot on the engine because the old one was in a really bad condition. I found a newly rebuilt 289 shortblock from 1966
and a new 600 cfm edelbrock carb from one guy, then I found some parts elsewere and it has been going on like that untill now when my engine is finally complete (i hope).
The setup look like this atm:
engine:
¤ Freshly honed 289 block (1966)
¤ Newly balanced and refurbished crank
¤ All bearings and piston-rings are new (original pistons, 1966)
¤ Rebuilt heads (289, 65 4v, 10:1 compression), max-ported with 1.94/1.6 stainless valves
¤ Double harder valve-springs (made for high lifts)
¤
Comp Camshttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adT...lass_10x10.gif Ultra-Gold roller rockers (1.6 ratio, 3/8 stud)
¤ Comp Cams hardened pushrods
¤ Highlift camshaft with 284" duration
¤ New timing chain
¤ Matchported edelbrock torker intake
¤ edelbrock 600 cfm carb (manual choke)
¤ Pertronix Ignitor I
http://i34.tinypic.com/est4x2.jpg Rest:
¤ 2500 rpm stall converter from Transmission Specialties
¤ Original 1966 c4
¤ 8" all original with 3.00:1
Last week I finally collected the car from the painter and the result is magnificent!
Here you can see a proud owner with his newpainted car:
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We (me and my friend Lukas) put the car in a warm garage and we started changing the vinyl top. First we took the old top of (a warm-air gun? helps alot). The we took away all the old glue uning a metallbrush on a electric screwdriver and some thinner.
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After recieving this clean surface we could paint it in a 2 component primer followed by a black 2 component topcoat (both rolled on). After the black paint had dryed we went over it woth some sandpaper (120) just to make the surface rough for the new glue.
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After this we started putting the new roof onto the car and it really was a hard job, but after a couple of tries and 1 day the roof was finally on. A few tips that are worth alot when putting the roof on is: have a warm-air gun ready (it makes the vinyl easier to handle), whait a couple of minutes before you put the top onto the glued roof (sprayglue that is), have a sharp razorblade and a good pare of scissors ready and be cool, take your time!
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After having done the roof we rolled the car into a bigger garage for the assembly starting with the driprail mounting which by the way wasn't at all so hard a people say. A bit of vaseline and they will snap right on!
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Here I'm baking by exause manifold bolts, my mom didn't really like the new smell in the kitchen
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I then put the manifolds and the mounting onto the engine:
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The engine is getting tied up onto the lift
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This little thing made me almost go crazy before I reallized that it shouldn't be there when going auto
trans
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Engine together with the
trans, don't they make a great couple
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Mounted into the car
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On top-look
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That was all for this time,
Hope you all have started ónto a great 2009!
Best Regards Axel, Sweden
Axels Ford Mustang 1966 Mustang HardTop 302 restoration 
