Q jets are the intelligent carb. I did this rebuild 25 years ago and was in the dark on the carbs. Son had a guy work his Q jet magic on the motor and son suddenly had a wheel stander 80 Cutlass Supreme with a 455 Buick Towing cam, 9.5 cr motor. Son sold the car, kept the motor and I really need to find a 65/66 Skylark for that motor.
'40 DeLuxe Coupe was my fathers favorite car of all time. I have a '48 sedan that has been on the backburner since dad died, one day... Please start a thread on the '40. Sounds like a great project.Ya....truth be told...having the engine done was to save time... the wife wants my energy back on our 40' Ford Coupe project. I have a few hundred hours in sheet metal so far and needed to step away for mental reasonsit was rear ended when it came to us, but mostly a complete car. So full rear quarters were needed... eventually it'll sport as 58' Olds 371 J-2 motor that's also waiting in the shop for a build up
here's a pic of the progress so far, pretty much only virgin sheetmetal left will be the roof, doors,.and fenders....which is regrettable because nothing welds as nice as that original Henry ford steel. But, I need to get this xs build out of my system first. View attachment 252727
Work with the space you have. I piss myself off because some days I spend just getting reorganized...Ok, tore the 80' to peices today! Time to pressure wash and start de-tabbing this frame. Gotta build some kind of a temporary box/workstand to set this thing on now, don't really want to spring for a moto-lift table, space is precious in this shop
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Yup, I know the feeling man....wife won't let me park the other bikes in the house
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Yup, I know the feeling man....wife won't let me park the other bikes in the house
Wow! She's got a nice daily! Looks pretty similar to ours except her Mini Cooper is there instead
. Im also working with one stall right now.O.K. The question is which is cheaper, a garage addition or a divorce.Yup, I know the feeling man....wife won't let me park the other bikes in the house
Mustang still running the 200 six?
So it begins. The most fun partOk, tore the 80' to peices today! Time to pressure wash and start de-tabbing this frame. Gotta build some kind of a temporary box/workstand to set this thing on now, don't really want to spring for a moto-lift table, space is precious in this shop
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If your looking for stock rears, I may have a couple sets, ya, I plan on replacing them once I get the ride height figured.
Yes, 200 six. Ignition problem recently popped up on original ignition. Starts but dies when I release the key switch. I suspect the condenser but will replace plugs, wires, cap, rotor, points, condenser. The key switch was newly replace when I worked on/restored the car in 1991. (That is next inline)
We chose our home design based on a 3 car garage so that she had her 2 spaces and I do what I want with mine. Happy wife, happy life.
Is there a resistor/ballast in line w/the ignition?
Good question, I'll find it if it's there.
That's usually (almost always) the ballast resistor that feeds the coil.
End result I would like the frame as clean as possible, but I really do enjoy having a readily available center stand....going for a lean/clean scrambler hereRemove it and buy a over center pit jack.View attachment 252933
I'm torn on the center stand mount! To cut off or not?
My son just bought a tracker. The builder left the mount on the frame and included the stand. It sits in the garage till needed. It is simple to mount the stand for maintenance, then remove the bolts and stand. Just one option. 46th Georgia has a good one too.View attachment 252933
I'm torn on the center stand mount! To cut off or not?
