What Did You Do To Your Car Today?

[weendoggy]

Finally finished my Crank Trigger installation on the Cobra (non-Mustang). It was a small challenge, but as usual, I made it a bigger deal than it was. Now that I've done it, it's a snap. Still using the DS, but it's just a spark delivery unit now. Running this on my Terminator HP (not X) and now it'll pull all the way to 7k without missing a beat. It turned it into an animal with a bad trainer, so I'll have to be careful for a bit. My hope is it just stays reliable and not like the last 3yrs. and FOUR failures on the Dual Stink distributor. This has got to be better. Going to do some test driving this week and then remove the bracket and cut the tail off. I don't need it for my purpose other than something that could get whacked. My machine buddy "Big Alloy" did a bang up job making my spacers, which needed to be .250" longer to compensate for the trigger wheel. Even did a job on the W/P spacer!

P/S and W/P spacers. There were a few more for the alternator but I already put them on.

 

[Musturd]

Replaced the header gaskets last night and made sure to use ultra copper rtv this time . No more leaks on cylinder 2 primary and cylinder 5 lol . Bolted the exhaust back up . Pulled the car out and washed it .

 

[white95]

Damn she's looking great

 

[Musturd]

Damn she's looking great

Thanks buddy I’m super happy how it’s looking now with export mirrors again and the facelift .

 

[duh09]

Slapped a new Powermaster alternator on the Cutty. Realized there’s a brace missing from the alternator bracket and now it all makes sense on why the belt never feels tight and why it’s eating itself. Redid the battery cables while I was at it. Should be good to have headlights AND radio at idle now. Fancy stuff.

Also popped the windshield trim and absolutely gooped it up to HOPEFULLY halfway seal the windshield so I can drive it in the rain this weekend. I have low hopes and will feel a little bad for the guy who will have to end up replacing this windshield.

 

[Clutch Cargo]

Purchased a new resister form my AC/Heater blower. (Well,... it was at lest something I did, ha!)

 

[weendoggy]

Spent the last two weekends helping a friend with a V8 Tiger get it running again. Six different people looked at the car, including a couple of "experts" in Tigers. Well, firing order was off by two plug wires crossed, starter took a dump and broke the bendix (part was still in BH), routing of wires, hoses, etc. was a nightmare. Owner got new mini starter based on manual transmission and I found it wrong due to short vs. long snout, and had to explain that to him. Exhaust donut (bolt missing) was toast. So, after yesterday and four hours replacing starter, exhaust, solenoid (buried on firewall), reclocking distributor (so you had room to adjust timing) and just a good over view, it ran like a top! I was controlling functions from under the hood, then said you start with your key. NO GO!! I said put it in run only, checked coil and ignition power, no good. Told him to jiggle the key and poof, all good. Started up and ran, then told him to jiggle the key and it quit. Now he needs an iginition switch. Oh yeah, the cool part was the previous owner powder coated the timing damper so you couldn't see TDC, so I had to use my gauge to find that and mark it. Now it'll get a timing tape. Geesh!

 

[cobrajeff96]

Fuck, there's v8 powered tigers out there?! We're truly done for now.

 

[weendoggy]

Fuck, there's v8 powered tigers out there?! We're truly done for now.

Have since the mid '60's. Just another brainy idea to shove a big V8 into a British car. I'll get a picture next time at bkfst.

 

[weendoggy]

As promised....

 

[duh09]

Dropped my intake, valve covers, air intake tube, and accessory brackets off to be powdercoated. I'm not positive it's going to look good but by god we gonna see in a couple weeks.

 

[lwarrior1016]

Nothing to my car, but I towed home our F250 with my wife’s expedition. The front right caliper locked up about 20 minutes away from the house.

 

[RAU03MACH]

dam no warning of breaks gabbing or sticking release and stick

 

[lwarrior1016]

dam no warning of breaks gabbing or sticking release and stick

Nope. I made a right turn and the truck started shaking. Limped it to the next good stop and the brake was smoking. Before that, everything felt fine.

 

[weendoggy]

Nope. I made a right turn and the truck started shaking. Limped it to the next good stop and the brake was smoking. Before that, everything felt fine.

I'd be curious of the cause, brake hose (rubber) or caliper. We had so many in our fleet lock and it was due to bad stock lines. Good on the outside, crap on the inside, that's where they break down.

 

[lwarrior1016]

I'd be curious of the cause, brake hose (rubber) or caliper. We had so many in our fleet lock and it was due to bad stock lines. Good on the outside, crap on the inside, that's where they break down.

This one has Russel braided lines on it. I put those lines and calipers on there in 2017, probably 70k miles on them.

 

[RAU03MACH]

Nope. I made a right turn and the truck started shaking. Limped it to the next good stop and the brake was smoking. Before that, everything felt fine.

wow and no abs warning
its a good you were not on the free way at a good speed

 

[ju015dd]

Nope. I made a right turn and the truck started shaking. Limped it to the next good stop and the brake was smoking. Before that, everything felt fine.

More than likely a stuck slide pin on the caliper. Happens quit often

 

[RAU03MACH]

i would change both sides

 

[94IndyPace]

Fuel lines and tank are complete. Ran a remote start button to my relay to confirm no leaks. Of coarse I had 1 at the fuel filter. Snugged that up and double checked and good to go baby go.