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Old 04-27-2003   #1 (permalink)
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Default It's ALIVE!

It has awoken, shuddered off the dust of hibernation, and breathed fire.

But it's also broken free from the bonds of it's motor mounts and danced on the frame rails...

In other words... my Mustang II is RUNNING for the first time in over a YEAR!

I couldn't believe it... I almost cried... this thing has caused me so much frustration and grief, and now all my hard work has finally accomplished something.
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congrats Matt, will it make the WFC?
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congrats Matt, will it make the WFC?
Who knows?

I started on the motor mounts today... Ford and their "better" ideas make any sort of work on this car an real chore... I should have them done tomorrow, along with the new fender installed, and that'll leave me with just needing to bleed and adjust the brakes to get it out of the garage under it's own power.

If I can get everything but the fender done tomorrow... I can almost guarantee it's appearance there... if not.....
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Good work Matty !
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Feels good doesn't it?? Been almost 4 year before I could finally get at my Fastback. Pulled the engine out about a week ago and I had to laugh at some of the things it had done or I had forgotten about when i put it in back in '98. (I trashed the crank that's whay I'm pulling it)
And with that being ripped apart in my garage, i ripped the engine out of my '75 Ghia over at my dad's shop and getting ready to outfit the new shortblock. I'll do that while I'm waiting for my heads for my fastback get back from the flowbench. Then I can assemble the fastback. WHEW! too much going on at once!
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Congratulations Matt.

Now that it's moving again, you'll know where all your spare time's gonna go
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