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July 24th, 2006, 10:08 AM
I spent Sat morning working on my mustang!!
So for you car people, the first step i have in upgrading my 1966 Mustang is to make sure that the engine (Inline Six) that it currently has is in working condition because i plan to sell my 1999 Mustang to fund certain parts of the project, thus the car has to be in drivable shape. The engine is in great condition considering i just drove it 14 hours to get it here a few weekends ago, but the engine is really loud and it seems to have an exhaust leak. So here is what i have right now:
I went ahead and unbolted the Manifold from the Head and unbolted the exhaust from the manifold and removed the manifold, it has some age on it, but its one of the parts that is more function then looks. I grinded down any remaining parts of the Manifold gasket that was melted onto the manifold and checked it for cracks, possible leaks. Luckly its in good shape:
http://taken.almostperfection.com/images/Mustang/manifold.jpg
(Picture is really wide, click for image.)
While the manifold is ok, i was right in my thinking that the manifold gasket might need to be replaced, can you guess which one is the new gasket and which is the original (btw that one part is the only piece that was left of the old gasket... lol):
http://taken.almostperfection.com/images/Mustang/gasket.jpg
I did run into a normal problem when removing the old manifold bolts, they have a tendancy to rust and break off during removal, i plan this weekend to remove the Head completely and pb blast (penatrating oil) the screws out, or worst case drill/tap them out. This will give me a good chance to clean the head and valves and also check the head gasket and any other seals:
http://taken.almostperfection.com/images/Mustang/screwed.jpg
While the inline six engine isnt much for power or looks, it will do untill i can drop a v-8:
http://taken.almostperfection.com/images/Mustang/i6engine.jpg
It has some work to be done on it, but it looks really good considering how old the car is:
http://taken.almostperfection.com/images/Mustang/mustangside.jpg
http://taken.almostperfection.com/images/Mustang/newandold.jpg
As far as the intieror is concerned, some new sound deading compound and carpet, Serious upgrade on seats, and some touch up paint here and there will be fine untill i get all the engine / suspension / brakes upgraded:
http://taken.almostperfection.com/images/Mustang/mustanginside.jpg
So for you car people, the first step i have in upgrading my 1966 Mustang is to make sure that the engine (Inline Six) that it currently has is in working condition because i plan to sell my 1999 Mustang to fund certain parts of the project, thus the car has to be in drivable shape. The engine is in great condition considering i just drove it 14 hours to get it here a few weekends ago, but the engine is really loud and it seems to have an exhaust leak. So here is what i have right now:
I went ahead and unbolted the Manifold from the Head and unbolted the exhaust from the manifold and removed the manifold, it has some age on it, but its one of the parts that is more function then looks. I grinded down any remaining parts of the Manifold gasket that was melted onto the manifold and checked it for cracks, possible leaks. Luckly its in good shape:
http://taken.almostperfection.com/images/Mustang/manifold.jpg
(Picture is really wide, click for image.)
While the manifold is ok, i was right in my thinking that the manifold gasket might need to be replaced, can you guess which one is the new gasket and which is the original (btw that one part is the only piece that was left of the old gasket... lol):
http://taken.almostperfection.com/images/Mustang/gasket.jpg
I did run into a normal problem when removing the old manifold bolts, they have a tendancy to rust and break off during removal, i plan this weekend to remove the Head completely and pb blast (penatrating oil) the screws out, or worst case drill/tap them out. This will give me a good chance to clean the head and valves and also check the head gasket and any other seals:
http://taken.almostperfection.com/images/Mustang/screwed.jpg
While the inline six engine isnt much for power or looks, it will do untill i can drop a v-8:
http://taken.almostperfection.com/images/Mustang/i6engine.jpg
It has some work to be done on it, but it looks really good considering how old the car is:
http://taken.almostperfection.com/images/Mustang/mustangside.jpg
http://taken.almostperfection.com/images/Mustang/newandold.jpg
As far as the intieror is concerned, some new sound deading compound and carpet, Serious upgrade on seats, and some touch up paint here and there will be fine untill i get all the engine / suspension / brakes upgraded:
http://taken.almostperfection.com/images/Mustang/mustanginside.jpg