What did you do to your car today?

[Mr. Man]

Nice score Bob. How's the interior?

[justbob]

Nice score Bob. How's the interior?

Too good for a rat rod but no where near perfect.

From the for sale thread:



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[Zim Hosein]

Had my local Ford dealer perform "The Works," getting ready for a vacation trip.

[Mr. Man]

Think I'd dump my funds into the interior Bob.

[fastblackmerc]

Replaced the crankshaft & cam shaft position sensors.

The crankshaft one was a pain only because you have to unbolt the A/C compressor.

[justbob]

Sent out the engine for rebuild

Ordered:
2 new rear fenders, braces, and stainless bolts
Tailgate with stainless chains
Bed cross braces
Oak bed kit with polished stainless rails and bolt kit
Stainless bed bolts
Bed rail plug caps
Front fender brace
Rear roll pan

Much much more to go.


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[NickT02LS]

Painted front brake calipers, changed oil and filter, and installed Coil covers on stock black valve covers until I get a chance to replace the valve covers with a set I had Powder coated20220515_111833.jpg20220515_140452.jpg20220515_141014.jpg20220515_142321.jpgValve covers coated.jpg

[svtmerc]

looking good.... I especially like the cam and coil covers!

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[sspmustang]

Finally replaced the broken moon roof sliders and fixed the leaking drain hose (there is one at each corner of the moon roof frame).

I made the mistake of trying to open it one morning when the temp was below freezing, and both of them cracked on the plastic part. Shoddy design for sure, and I wasn't looking forward to the job, thinking I would have to remove the headliner and the entire frame itself, which runs the length of the roof, but I had put it off long enough and the roof would oscillate at speeds over 65 MPH without anything to hold the back of it down.

This job *can* be done without having to remove the entire frame assembly, it just requires removing the moon roof, which is held on by four Torx t-20 screws, notching the inside frame rail on each side with a Dremel tool, removing the broken sliders, and installing the new ones in a downward fashion towards the outside rail.

The sliders are available for about $65 on eBay. You'll want to notch the inside of the rails towards the front, not the back, and the sliders have two metal tabs which hook into plastic inserts on the cable which moves them backwards and forwards. Tap lightly on the metal part, not the plastic, to seat them in the channel.

I'll post some pics if anyone is interested.

[03Merc]

Drove it 6hrs (400miles) round trip to Carlisle Ford Nationals. Beautiful day!






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[PVEPANTHER]

That’s a big improvement! I need to look at this option. Assume trouble free install?

Installed the GTR 2.0 Ultra headlight bulbs today I got from Panther lights. See pics below, the pics with the fog lights are the Morimoto Fog lights from Panther lights also. I took a picture with only 1 bulb replaced so you can see the difference, the passenger bulb was a phillips extreme or similar one I had put in.

Updated with more pics, all I can say is WOW!!!! These are brighter than I thought they were going to be




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[NickT02LS]

Yes, very easy install, same as replacing bulb

[justbob]

Repurposed the stock Marauder driveshaft for the 53 Chevy.

Length was perfect, just had to swap the front yoke and add 2 different u joints. Win.


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[justbob]

Painted the bed with all its new panels matte black, got the oak and polished stainless strips all in and should be getting an update tomorrow on the engine.




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[MyBlackBeasts]

Painted the bed with all its new panels matte black, got the oak and polished stainless strips all in and should be getting an update tomorrow on the engine.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Looking nice Bob!