Huge shout out to Ryan and Fluidyne
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Engine bay looks incredible! Wish you a full and speedy recovery!
Prayers sent my friend! Project looks solid! I love the detail. Keep up the good work!
I suggest running a diesel ELC.
Incredible story Tob. Prayers to you and yours. The numbing hand thing would drive me nuts too. Very, very strange.
Here's to a speedy and 100% recovery.
Thanks man. I start cardiac rehab tomorrow. A bunch of old farts on treadmills, stationary bikes, and little 2lb dumbells. Hopefully none of them blows a diaper out while I'm there. Gotta somehow get this hand thing fixed because I have a lot of work to do on the Fox.
Don't forget the simple word and matching games they give them to make sure they're maintaining some minimal brain function.Thanks man. I start cardiac rehab tomorrow. A bunch of old farts on treadmills, stationary bikes, and little 2lb dumbells. Hopefully none of them blows a diaper out while I'm there. Gotta somehow get this hand thing fixed because I have a lot of work to do on the Fox.
Best of luck with the recovery.
No Code Browns!Thanks man. I start cardiac rehab tomorrow. A bunch of old farts on treadmills, stationary bikes, and little 2lb dumbells. Hopefully none of them blows a diaper out while I'm there. Gotta somehow get this hand thing fixed because I have a lot of work to do on the Fox.
Talk to you soon buddy, I know you’ll give it hell and overcome.
-J
Just an update. The weather finally broke around here (we actually hit 60*!) so I finally exited my home and got a few things done that are related to the cooling system upgrade I'm doing.
I purchased a replacement Ford Contour twin fan assembly, made brackets for it to mount it to the body instead of the radiator, and fit up an upper radiator AN hose assembly. In the overall picture progress is very small but that's the way I'm attacking this car, slow but (somewhat) steady. Some shots to illustrate...
My favorite new tool - a rivnut gun. Much quicker than welding nuts in place, etc.
I finally fit together an upper hose assembly using Earl's AN fittings and some braided hose from Summit Racing.
I set the radiator in place on some new rubber insulators from LRS on the bottom and used a LRS prebent anodized and bent aluminum sheet hold down up top. Hose fit perfectly. Nice and low such that the radiator cap is the high point in the system - the way it should be and perfect for purging any air that shouldn't be in there.
The Contour twin fan assembly is attached to some aluminum brackets I fabbed up that allow it to attach to the body on each end. The fans are heavier than you'd think and I wanted to keep the weight off of the radiator.
Anyway, the goal of clean simplicity marches forward. When I see a stockish Fox car I cringe at all the garbage that clutters up what could and should be a good looking, tidy, engine bay. Long way to go as baby steps and a turtle's pace at least give me time to think things through instead of racing to completion, however hasty. More in ten years or so.
I purchased a replacement Ford Contour twin fan assembly, made brackets for it to mount it to the body instead of the radiator, and fit up an upper radiator AN hose assembly. In the overall picture progress is very small but that's the way I'm attacking this car, slow but (somewhat) steady. Some shots to illustrate...
My favorite new tool - a rivnut gun. Much quicker than welding nuts in place, etc.
I finally fit together an upper hose assembly using Earl's AN fittings and some braided hose from Summit Racing.
I set the radiator in place on some new rubber insulators from LRS on the bottom and used a LRS prebent anodized and bent aluminum sheet hold down up top. Hose fit perfectly. Nice and low such that the radiator cap is the high point in the system - the way it should be and perfect for purging any air that shouldn't be in there.
The Contour twin fan assembly is attached to some aluminum brackets I fabbed up that allow it to attach to the body on each end. The fans are heavier than you'd think and I wanted to keep the weight off of the radiator.
Anyway, the goal of clean simplicity marches forward. When I see a stockish Fox car I cringe at all the garbage that clutters up what could and should be a good looking, tidy, engine bay. Long way to go as baby steps and a turtle's pace at least give me time to think things through instead of racing to completion, however hasty. More in ten years or so.
Solid execution. Respect.
-J
-J
Nothing can hold you down man.
Good work, you aren't supposed to be building a show car, stop making it so pretty!
Good work, you aren't supposed to be building a show car, stop making it so pretty!
In hindsight, these cars were awful. So it's hard not to change everything beyond the shell. So far I've done just that and am really enjoying it.
I'll try not to make it too pretty.
First off, points for paying attention. It's a Wallerian Degeneration that doesn't want to go away. I'm adjusting to not being able to use it but it makes simple things in life a bit of a challenge. It is frustrating when working on the car trying to do everything with my left hand. To be more succinct, it really sucks. I was back in the hospital a couple of weeks ago for a couple of days for a Pleural Effusion (who comes up with these names?) and that was a setback. I lost 12 lbs in 3 days, 24 lbs since my heart surgery and I wasn't looking to lose weight. Just trying to enjoy every moment I don't have a tube or needle stuck in me and to be thankful to be able to work on some really shitty automobiles.
I'll try not to make it too pretty.
First off, points for paying attention. It's a Wallerian Degeneration that doesn't want to go away. I'm adjusting to not being able to use it but it makes simple things in life a bit of a challenge. It is frustrating when working on the car trying to do everything with my left hand. To be more succinct, it really sucks. I was back in the hospital a couple of weeks ago for a couple of days for a Pleural Effusion (who comes up with these names?) and that was a setback. I lost 12 lbs in 3 days, 24 lbs since my heart surgery and I wasn't looking to lose weight. Just trying to enjoy every moment I don't have a tube or needle stuck in me and to be thankful to be able to work on some really shitty automobiles.
I don't know how I missed this thread...I need to get around more. I know we talked briefly in another thread about yer heart surgery, but I'm glad to see that yer able to get back to ****in' with the car.
Sorry to hear about the hand and the pleural effusion...hopefully you won't have to deal with either for much longer.
That engine looks fantastic! And I'll keep prayin' for ya.
Sorry to hear about the hand and the pleural effusion...hopefully you won't have to deal with either for much longer.
That engine looks fantastic! And I'll keep prayin' for ya.
Wallerian degeneration eh? The usual answer is the regen takes about a millimeter a day. Grab the tape measure and do the math.
On the positive side, no right hand needed with the DCT Too soon?
-J
On the positive side, no right hand needed with the DCT
Too soon?-J
Happy to see you wrenching and staying moving brother. We have to catch up soon
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