... well, obviously my radiator swap wasnt that damn clean. Went to head back to south Florida about an hour ago, loaded the car, checked fluids and added coolant.
It all came back out.
Looks like I didn't route the hoses ideally and one got some loving from the crank pulley
And the part numbers both come back as obsolete from 90% of suppliers. The two or three I can find seem to be Chinese and shipping from China.
Gonna have to roll my own I guess.
FOMOCO #s 9W7Z-6A715-A and 9W7Z- 6A715-B
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berk a duck
Dang. That is some bad luck going on there!
FWIW, Ford Parts Giant says you can buy a genuine Ford -B for 34 bucks:
https://www.fordpartsgiant.com/parts/ford-hose-asy_9w7z-6a715-b.html
Not the -A, though.
In reply to Stealthtercel :
I just bought some half inch heater hose for those guys. No real reason it has to be molded. But thank you
Wish the car would stop trying to berk me anytime i work on it, though.
Involuntary fasting today. Lunch in the yard.
Pour one out for this lil soldier.
Mr_Asa said:In reply to Stealthtercel :
I just bought some half inch heater hose for those guys. No real reason it has to be molded. But thank you
Wish the car would stop trying to berk me anytime i work on it, though.
You did title the thread "Beginning of the Disastery"...
Car's just living up to expectations.
Dorman AutoGrade Window Regulator Hardware Kit - 702-013
Oreilly's lists them.
Big thanks to jgrewe
If you put a GRM sticker on the thing, it will psychically connect the car to all of the knowledge and juju here on the forum. Then we will finally know whether the collective GRM ethos is good or evil based on the next thing that you get to fix...
One small thing before the Challenge. Ergo. The sitting position is... lacking. Mainly in the arm rest region.
Couple boxes pulled from shipping's recycle pile. Some Great Stuff (which got on hands and pants)
And by the time I left work, I just needed to trim the excess. Nice and firm, fits right between the seats. Neglected to get a pic of that, but I'll get one later.
Saturday was autocross. I did two runs, 54.632 and 53.827, waved my pro driver ticket and Dave Marcus junped in. He askes a couple questions, told him brakes were good and you can steer by throttle. He took us to a 46.730 with one cone.
Afternoon runs came and I set off and sent it as best I could for a 51.086+1
Two tickets left I sat in the pro lane and waited for the first available. Along comes the man, the myth, the legend, Mr. Randy Pobst. Immediately started telling stories about the Freedom Factory, driving Panthers in Lemons, and all sorts of stuff. Laughing and joking, it was great. Made sure he knew what mods there were (none) and if there were any issues. We discussed if he could leave it in first for the whole run and he decided to leave it in drive. Both of us laughing and whoopin he took us to a 48.151 with two cones (I think one was a previous run that didn't get set back up properly.)
He hits the timing light and looks over
"Hey! 48! Thats pretty good!"
"Hell yeah! A lot better than me, I just got a 53. I think the other pro this morning got a 46 though."
"46?"
"Yeah, I think so." And it was like a switch was thrown. The only other thing he said was he was gonna leave it in first and then he locked in and just sent it to a 46.514.
Enormous amount of fun, loved having him there, great guy
In reply to Mr_Asa :
That is too cool!
Damn you and this thread. I'm now bidding on...
In reply to Loweguy5 :
Haha! Yes!
In reply to Mr_Asa :
You're an enabler! I think the photo with Randy Pobst sold me...
In reply to Loweguy5 :
Its my best trait! I help people reach their dreams!
Mr_Asa said:One small thing before the Challenge. Ergo. The sitting position is... lacking. Mainly in the arm rest region.
Couple boxes pulled from shipping's recycle pile. Some Great Stuff (which got on hands and pants)
And by the time I left work, I just needed to trim the excess. Nice and firm, fits right between the seats. Neglected to get a pic of that, but I'll get one later.
All good things come to an end.
From a 2004 Exploder
In reply to Loweguy5 :
Hell, He's got me lookin' too.
In reply to Mr_Asa :
We need more details on the center console swap...
In reply to Loweguy5 :
2004-2006 (I think) Explorer. Gonna need a trim tool and a 7mm and 8mm socket with extension to remove. Clean out all the gunk from it, drop it in.
Its not bolted in, but it fits snug. I'll know after this weekend if I want to make some brackets to hold it.
Literally as simple as that. If you dont want the power plugs to work, its a full on drop in, even then the plugs should work with some very simple rewiring.
The 04 explorer has crappy covers for the power ports that can become detached, so look for a later one with an actual hinge
I've had three Panthers, starting with a 79, the first year in production. They were still called an LTD, the Crown Victoria name was brought back when Ford introduced the baby LTD on the fox platform in 82.
I'd love another one.
Console review:
Fudgin love it. Absolutely love it. I do fully recommend actually making a bracket that bolts to the floor to prevent it sliding around. It'll move back 4" easily in the drive to work.
Thanks again to John, I'm workin through the painting of the roof. Over the course of the past three nights we went from a 50ft'er to probably a 30ft'er. Hopefully I'll have some time soon to get to a 10ft'er
Dropped the headliner, put in some 2x2" plates with some panel bond. Used rare earth magnets to hold 'em in place. Cured it, ground it down, ospho, came back the next night.
Bondoooo.
Its strange how sense memory will get you. I learned wrenching from Chuck and his shop always smelled of curing bondo. He never did any bodywork that I ever saw, but it always smelled like curing bondo. Applying it I got sent back 20+ years. It was... intense.
Tonight was prep and prime. Got in there and prepped the surface, shot it with epoxy primer.
Now, need to figure out when I can get back in there outside of moving
This is such an awesome project.
I think it needs smacked with the lowering hammer and given a big fat wing.
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