Our 1968 Ford Mustang Fuel Tank was so badly rusted we had no choice but to replace it with a new one. After a call to Amazon.com UPS brought us a new steel tank and sending unit. Here is how we prepped and installed the new tank. We started by removing all the mounting bolts […]
Our 1968 Ford Mustang showed some signs of life after the carburetor and fuel systems were rebuilt. Unfortunately the Mustang did not run correctly. With some diagnosis we found the 1968 Ford Mustang Intake Manifold Leak was preventing the carburetor from working correctly. Here is a video on how we diagnosed the leak. Once we […]
Our 1968 Ford Mustang project continues with confirmation that the fuel system has been badly contaminated with rust. The rust made the sending unit almost unrecognizable made its way through the fuel pump to the Mustang’s carburetor. Here is a photo of the fuel sending unit. Here is the Ford carburetor before diss-assembly and cleaning. […]
Classic cars just sit…..and sit…….and sit, until finally someone gets tired of paying storage or gets the motivation to see the old car ride again. This was just the case for our 1968 Ford Mustang. The car’s California registration ran out in 1991 and since we are in Washington I think it is safe to […]
In this post, we will show and demonstrate the process taken to complete the 1979 F350 Ford 7.3L Powerstroke Engine Swap. Welcome to another project at the Auto Club. We are taking a 1979 Ford F350 single rear wheel four wheel drive truck and installing a 7.3L Powerstroke diesel that we removed from a 2000 Excursion. This project […]
Here’s an update on a 1963 Corvette performance verification. Multiple systems are inspected and judged. This little bar is what controls the air flow for the heater box. The linkage was pulled from the console and inspected for any major damage, which was then reinstalled. Adjustments were made to the cables to allow the heater controls […]
In this thread, we’ll show you step-by-step on how to bring your 1963 Corvette Transmission Heat Shield, Ignition Shielding, and Valve Cover Decals back to life. Here we installed the tunnel heat shield, removed improper markings off some of the shielding mounts, installed the lower choke tube, and installed the decals on the valve covers. For […]
In this post, we will show you the step-by-step process that we took to restore our 1963 Corvette Fuel Tank and Filler Neck. Here we cleaned and plated some of the fuel tank components and installed the fuel tank on the chassis. Here is the original fuel tank filler neck. This is the original fuel tank […]
In this post, we demenstrate the process taken for a 1963 Corvette Differential Install and Fuel Tank Stencil. Here we stenciled the 1963 Corvette fuel tank, assembled and marked the differential, installed the differential, assembly marked the transmission shifter cover, and assembled the rear spring pack. With the use of cardboard, we masked and painted the […]
In this post, we demenstrate and show the process taken to rebuid and assemble the 1963 Corvette Engine, Transmission, and Differential. Here we assembled parts and pieces on the engine, rebuilt the differential, and started on rebuilding the transmission. Here is the intake and valve covers installed. Here is the heat shielding and radio shielding installed. Next we […]