donsrods
Well-known member
About 8 months ago or so, I went for a little drive in my 27 and had to turn around because the throwout bearing started making a noise when I depressed the clutch and the pedal felt funny. I brought it home, threw a tarp over it and it has sat there collecting dust since.
This week I decided that it was time to fix the throwout bearing and also do some much needed repairs to the car. I originally built it 25 years ago and about 6 years ago I did a major rebuild. It got a 331 Ford stroker/ fully roller motor and I had everything powder coated and I painted the body satin black. Also had the interior redone at that time. But for 5 years I just drove it and did really nothing to it so it was time.
A lot of the bolts had rusted, so I am going to replace them all with polished stainless bolts, I am going to go through the motor and replace gaskets, seals, and maybe put a Z303 cam in instead of the X303 cam that is now in it. The motor rear seal and the rear end yoke seal leaked since day one, and this time I am going to cure those leaks..........I'm tired of putting oil absorbent pads under the car when it is parked in the shop.
So, yesterday and today I worked at removing all the parts and today I got the motor and trans out. I am also going to have a new radiator built, this one is 20 years old and has been patched a few times. Here are some pictures of the progress I made today. (man, I didn't realize this thing was so filthy !!!!!)
Don
This week I decided that it was time to fix the throwout bearing and also do some much needed repairs to the car. I originally built it 25 years ago and about 6 years ago I did a major rebuild. It got a 331 Ford stroker/ fully roller motor and I had everything powder coated and I painted the body satin black. Also had the interior redone at that time. But for 5 years I just drove it and did really nothing to it so it was time.
A lot of the bolts had rusted, so I am going to replace them all with polished stainless bolts, I am going to go through the motor and replace gaskets, seals, and maybe put a Z303 cam in instead of the X303 cam that is now in it. The motor rear seal and the rear end yoke seal leaked since day one, and this time I am going to cure those leaks..........I'm tired of putting oil absorbent pads under the car when it is parked in the shop.
So, yesterday and today I worked at removing all the parts and today I got the motor and trans out. I am also going to have a new radiator built, this one is 20 years old and has been patched a few times. Here are some pictures of the progress I made today. (man, I didn't realize this thing was so filthy !!!!!)
Don