Thanks for the optimism Joe! I really hope "d" I would too but, my work schedule has been jacked with the new job. 5 days out in Johnson Valley for KOH, a couple nights a week up in Ventura / Camarillo area. Next week I fly out to Dallas and then a couple weeks after that I will be in Seattle / Portland for about a week. And that's only been the start so not much Comet time latelycomethead wrote: Hey Ben I think YOU WILL make that Ford show. Yes you will.
Finally got a chance to do some stuff today.
Got the rest of the valve train in and the covers on. All Howards Cam stuff. And went with some generic steel valve covers, liked the finned look.
Bolt in baffles.
Hope i got the valve pre-load set right. I am sure once the lifters get some oil pumpin through them I will need to adjust them.
I also got the steering shaft shortened need to rebuild the rest of the box and then it will be good to go back in.
One on the left is the original out of the car and the one on the right is out of the V8 steering box I bought. So the machine shop cut the shaft then put it on a lathe to create a post on one side and drill a hole on the other for re-alignment. Then just prep and weld. came out pretty good and relatively cheap.
Here's a close up up of the weld . . .
Besides that got around to getting the trunk coated in POR-15 accidentally ordered black but doesn't matter much as it all be carpeted.
Still a lot to do but plan is to get the rest of the interior (under dash and new floor pans) coated and then from there get the new suspension and rear end under her. Get the master cylinders mounted up and then drop in the motor and tranny to follow that. Sounds easy but its all the little stuff that really takes up the little time I get to work on her. I think it will be ready for summer though.
I'll keep it coming . . .
Ben