Gone and Done It

[edward ericson]

Glad you did that. My car’s MC is probably due for replacement too… I bought one last year and then did not install it.

[Royal]

Good luck Bill.  My whole system is new and I’m testing the heck out of it trying to gain confidence.  

[billnparts]

What’s wrong with this sequence?

Used the car for work today. 45 degrees when I left. Car ran great until noon when the car fell on it’s face and died. Fuel pump died. AAA got me home, grabbed a new pump at work and had the car running by 6:00 PM. Glad this didn’t happen on 95 in DC. We’ll try again tomorrow.

Bill Ascheman
Fiberfab Ford
Modified 5.0, 5sp., 4:11
Autocross & Hillclimb
"Drive Happy"

[Royal]

Yeah, it’s good that it broke and you got it fixed quickly.  The more I look at your wheels, the more I like them.  Why didn’t you do the spare?  

[edward ericson]

Glad that was a quick fix, Bill. 

ditto Roy on the spare tire. Your wheels look damn good that way.

[billnparts]

Unattractive spare tire mount…wheel cover hides it and houses the third stop lamp.

Bill Ascheman
Fiberfab Ford
Modified 5.0, 5sp., 4:11
Autocross & Hillclimb
"Drive Happy"

[Dale Schumacher]

Like them to – more hot rod – they way I like them – Mech fuel pumps – got to love the 10% corn – carry an extra fuel pump just for that reason.

[Melvin Collins]

Bill,
Just now read through your thread. Very nice work. What is the spring rate on your coil overs, also length? Did you use a 3 link or some other rear suspension configuration?
Thanks for any comments.
Mel

and the wall looks mighty fine. Built one from the same blocks last spring.

[billnparts]

Home built a 3 link with a panhard rod. Alden Eagle coil overs with 500# springs. Front shocks are bolt in replacements for the original Mustang II shocks. Too cold to measure rear ones. I had to add a crossmember to accept an upper mount and built lower mounts at the axle tube mount.

Bill Ascheman
Fiberfab Ford
Modified 5.0, 5sp., 4:11
Autocross & Hillclimb
"Drive Happy"

[Melvin Collins]

Bill,
Thanks for the information. 500 lb springs seems a little stiff. How is the ride and/or handling.
Regards
Mel

[billnparts]

With the shocks set on the softest setting and tire pressure at 28 psi, the ride is rather cushy. It’s not at all harsh. With the shocks cranked up, I autocross.

Bill Ascheman
Fiberfab Ford
Modified 5.0, 5sp., 4:11
Autocross & Hillclimb
"Drive Happy"

[billnparts]

How I spent the first weekend of August.
With the dash purchased from Gabe and the Wheel I received for Fathers Day, I was able to extend the beast’s transformation. What a difference 25 years of weather can do.

I no longer use the radio, so instead of drilling holes in the dash I relocated the wiper, and heater controls into the radio opening.

edsnova2014-08-03 21:57:38

Bill Ascheman
Fiberfab Ford
Modified 5.0, 5sp., 4:11
Autocross & Hillclimb
"Drive Happy"

[Royal]

Looks great Bill.

[edward ericson]

I really like that new steering wheel Bill. Nice job.

[john barry]

Bristol..!!

[Bill Gould]

Very, very nice work, Bill. One question: How do you operate your heater from the dash? Mine just has the VW control at the base of the e-brake.

As for the radio, I’ve never had one in my Lafer, either, preferring the music of the open road.

1981 Lafer TI
1600 cc Type 1 engine

[edward ericson]

Bill, Bill’s TD is Ford-powered, with the engine in the front. He’s got a hot-rod type heater in it with an electric fan. That has a switch he can put on the dash. 

I’ve got the same basic heater now and I don’t like the switch plate, but so be it….

[billnparts]

Thank you, Ed.

Bill Ascheman
Fiberfab Ford
Modified 5.0, 5sp., 4:11
Autocross & Hillclimb
"Drive Happy"

[Dale Schumacher]

Nice Bill

[Bill Gould]

I keep forgetting that we have a lot of front-engine TDr drivers here. No offense intended … instead, just a tad envious because my “heater” barely qualifies. Doesn’t do much more than defog the windshield, although our winters here in Southeast Texas seldom last long or get too cold.

1981 Lafer TI
1600 cc Type 1 engine

[billnparts]

I’m surprised of the mileage I’ve accrued since I repaired my odometer last February. Over 2,300 miles so far this season.  I had guessed my total mileage was in the neighborhood of 80-85K. With this true number as a gauge, I would have to guess it’s up around 100K. Who’d a thunked it?

Bill Ascheman
Fiberfab Ford
Modified 5.0, 5sp., 4:11
Autocross & Hillclimb
"Drive Happy"

[Rosebud and Bill]

Where did you get that Gas Cap cover,  mine really needs to be replaced or rechromed?

 

Bill

Bad Bill

[billnparts]

Ed is responsible, or better yet, to be given credit, for finding the gas cap. They are available from an outfit in Florida called British American Transfer.

http://www.batinc.net/mocal-central.htm

PMOSSBERG2014-08-10 21:54:48

Bill Ascheman
Fiberfab Ford
Modified 5.0, 5sp., 4:11
Autocross & Hillclimb
"Drive Happy"

[Rosebud and Bill]

Thank you for the info.

 

Bill

Bad Bill

[billnparts]

MLuthor…here you go.

Bill Ascheman
Fiberfab Ford
Modified 5.0, 5sp., 4:11
Autocross & Hillclimb
"Drive Happy"

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