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Post by Chris K. Hale on Dec 21, 2023 11:19:21 GMT -8
I would think Tamiya Pure White would be about right..My 2 cents...Chris
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Post by tatocorvette on Dec 25, 2023 19:17:36 GMT -8
Hello, How to convert a Chevy fuel pump into a Ford fuel pump: Took the opportunity and also scratchbuilt a vacuum ignition advance Both installed and plumbed Thanks, Ismael
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Post by sam on Dec 26, 2023 18:32:55 GMT -8
Looks good !
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Post by tatocorvette on Dec 27, 2023 10:06:02 GMT -8
Hello, Scratch built the ignition coil and oil breather. Original valve cover was modified: Air cleaner solid snorkel was significantly modified Exhaust manifolds had surprisingly considerable flash. Looked like AMT instead of Revell Thanks, Ismael
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Post by sam on Dec 28, 2023 13:48:35 GMT -8
Amt is better. 😁
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Post by tatocorvette on Dec 29, 2023 14:32:45 GMT -8
Hello, Customer states car runs rough. It is missing half the spark plug wires! Thanks, Ismael
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Post by kyledehart5 on Dec 30, 2023 18:11:32 GMT -8
Beautiful as usual.
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Post by Joel_W on Jan 1, 2024 5:38:09 GMT -8
The Ford engine really is staring to look quite good. Love your oil dip stick. joel
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Post by tatocorvette on Jan 3, 2024 17:28:36 GMT -8
Happy New Year! The engine is pretty much done. Added the one off sticker on the valve cover. The 1:1 does not have the 289 decal on the air cleaner lid. Instead, it has a small Indianapolis Motor Speedway decal. I did my own. Too bad everything is essentially black in this. Details get lost but this is fully wired, correct firing order. Fuel line, vacuum advance, throttle linkages, etc. Transmission molded rods were eliminated and replaced with wire rods. Heavily modified air cleaner was solid. Oil dipstick, fuel pump, oil filter, etc. Thanks, Ismael
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Post by sam on Jan 5, 2024 12:35:24 GMT -8
It looks awesome!
One question, since the Indy 500 is on memorial day weekend, the pace car was an early production (pre August 1964). Did you make sure the bell housing was the five bolt pattern? In mid August they changed to the six bolt. 😁
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Post by tatocorvette on Jan 5, 2024 14:34:54 GMT -8
Hi Sam,
This car was not only an early car, but from the very first HOUR of production, in March 9, 1964, the day they started. Three cars were pulled off the line: Job#240, 241 and 242 and sent to Holman Moody for modifications. The engines were swapped, suspension reworked and the car were repainted from Wimbledon white to bright white for better press photos and TV showing. Only 2 cars were completed. One of them broke down arriving at the track. That meant this one, #241 was the ONLY single Pace Car that year. The rest as they say, is history.
Thanks, Ismael
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Post by sam on Jan 5, 2024 18:08:13 GMT -8
Yes ,but is the bell housing bolt pattern correct? You also have an alternator when it is supposed to be a generator. The alternator didn't come in a Mustang until 1965. Just because it's a Ford doesn't mean you can slack on the details. 🤣 😂 🤣
I'm just having fun with you my friend. 😁
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Post by tatocorvette on Jan 5, 2024 20:34:41 GMT -8
NO, no, no! Holman Moody replaced the original 260 with a 289 from the GT40 program, as indicated by the "Experimental" sticker in the driver's side valve cover. It used a high output alternator instead of the original generator. It also had dual belts among other heavy duty components. Suspension was beefed up as well. The car had to be capable of doing about 140MPH at Indy. Even the color was changed from Wimbledon white to "Pace Car white" (which is simply a bright white) to show better in press photos and TV. The car was then used as pace/parade car in Sebring and was in storage for years. It is currently restored to the Indy day configuration. Thanks, Ismael
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Post by sam on Jan 6, 2024 10:11:37 GMT -8
But is the bell housing bolt pattern correct? 🤣 😂 🤣
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Post by tatocorvette on Jan 6, 2024 10:23:07 GMT -8
But, but, but... I don't know. I'm a Chevy guy.
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