Claude puts his car back together.

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Claude puts his car back together.

Reply #15 – September 12, 2018, 05:04:42 AM

Quote from: thunderjet302;467031

Have you tried soaking it in Simple Green :hick:?

I've had a lot of good luck doing that. I bought a gallon jug of Simple Green and a spray bottle from Home Depot. They have spray bottles with a big opening to pour stuff in which is awesome. Fill the spray bottle with full concentration. Walk laps around the car keeping it wet with Simple Green. Grab an old wash rag/mitt/sponge that you don't care about ever reusing and go to down. Try to still keep it wet with Simple Green. If you have a power washer, that will work even better.

Quote from: CougarSE;467034

As bad as the inside of this things smells i wish I had a swimming pool of simple green.

I've had some good luck with DampRid buckets to pull the moisture out, and using the baking soda type products for eliminating pet odors. I don't know how bad it is, but that might take the edge off.

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Reply #16 – September 12, 2018, 04:08:46 PM

Quote from: Tbird232ci;467039

I've had a lot of good luck doing that. I bought a gallon jug of Simple Green and a spray bottle from Home Depot. They have spray bottles with a big opening to pour stuff in which is awesome. Fill the spray bottle with full concentration. Walk laps around the car keeping it wet with Simple Green. Grab an old wash rag/mitt/sponge that you don't care about ever reusing and go to down. Try to still keep it wet with Simple Green. If you have a power washer, that will work even better.

Yup. That's exactly what I meant. Soak it in Simple Green, scrub it down, power wash off. After you get as much off as you can hit the car with some heavier duty polish, like Meguiars Ultimate Compound, on a DA polisher. You might be able to get all the scuzzy stuff off that way.

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Reply #17 – September 12, 2018, 09:06:20 PM

Quote from: Aerocoupe;467015

Another vote to keep it white. Is it just me or do the Cougars just look waaaay better than a Bird with the Turbine wheels?

Not just you, Turbine wheels look the best on Cougars.

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Reply #18 – September 14, 2018, 08:39:55 PM

Motors out! Like riding a bike, I think i had it out in less than an hour!

I'm not going to lie, part of me pulled the engine to clean this engine bay up. Looks terrible compared to several on here.

Lucky this thing is very sound underneath.

Next thing is to buy an engine stand as I don't know where mine is. I plan to tear into the engine and replace the cam and make a few other upgrades, and some paint. I have the explorer intake but I never put the 65mm throttle body on. I really went cheap putting this thing together back in the day, alot of those skipped steps I need to fix now. Several other things I want to replace, new injectors being one of them and all the hoses and O2 sensors. The radiator needs replaced it has several green spots on it, does anyone have any experience with the ebay aluminum radiators?

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Reply #19 – September 14, 2018, 10:46:20 PM

I run the Ebay 3 row aluminum radiator. No issues at all, very sturdy. I use a Taurus electric fan on it. I fabbed aluminum brackets as I hate those stupid zip tie things. When I wired the fan, I installed a plug, that way, when I want to pull the radiator, I simply unplug the fan, unbolt the radiator, and pull it out as an assembly.

Nice work so far pulling the motor and I'm sure glad you are showing the old Cat some love.

I'm installing an N41 cam in my engine next week and a different intake, then selling off my Ed Curtis cam and Trick Flow R. We'll see how the new stuff works out.

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Reply #20 – September 15, 2018, 11:30:29 PM

Engine bay looks solid. Just sand, primer, and paint and you'll be good to go.

I did the GT40 head/intake swap years ago. Got the badge. Ditched it for aftermarket stuff. Car runs so much better. If I had know better I would have saved the money and just did it right the first time.

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Reply #21 – September 16, 2018, 10:04:55 AM

Quote from: thunderjet302;467084

Engine bay looks solid. Just sand, primer, and paint and you'll be good to go.

I did the GT40 head/intake swap years ago. Got the badge. Ditched it for aftermarket stuff. Car runs so much better. If I had know better I would have saved the money and just did it right the first time.

This thing is already the full GT40 minus the throttle body and egr spacer. At this point in life I don't see myself upgrading this beyond freshening up and back to reliable. We are in the middle of renovating a house and selling another so most funds are going to that.

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Reply #22 – September 17, 2018, 10:57:48 PM

Well with house stuff going on that's more important. Getting running right and worry about upgrading later whenever you have a chance.

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Reply #23 – September 18, 2018, 07:08:01 AM

Bought an engine stand.

And started tearing it down. I'm sure glad to see these headers go, they were always leaking because the ball/socket was damaged and would never seal. I am hoping to only go so far as to maybe take the accessory brackets off and clean and paint from there. I don't want to spend too much time on this. The Bronco was in this spot in my garage for almost 4 years. :hick:

Thunderjet, do you have a thread somewhere about your past engine detailing?

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Reply #24 – September 18, 2018, 07:48:59 AM

Yeah, scope creep will get ya.

We just had to swap engines in the wife's 850. Took a little bit with the typical "While I'm in here" 's, house projects, and a baby.

Having them running/mobile is much preferred.

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Reply #25 – September 18, 2018, 09:06:20 AM

Quote from: Chuck W;467133

Yeah, scope creep will get ya.

We just had to swap engines in the wife's 850. Took a little bit with the typical "While I'm in here" 's, house projects, and a baby.

Having them running/mobile is much preferred.

Wife and baby? Man I haven’t talked to you in a while.!

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Reply #26 – September 18, 2018, 04:03:39 PM

I don't have a write up on how I detailed the engine bay in my car. Basically just paint the inner fenders, firewall, and radiator support. As far as the engine goes sand/strip the accessory brackets and then prime/paint with engine or high heat silver. Try and match the factory colors for everything else. Engine just paint whatever color you want. Ford gray is the factory color if you're going for that look.

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Reply #27 – September 19, 2018, 05:06:31 AM

Quote from: CougarSE;467136

Wife and baby? Man I haven’t talked to you in a while.!

I almost shat myself when I saw he finally had a baby. I didn't think it was possible.

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Reply #28 – September 19, 2018, 07:59:51 PM

Quote from: CougarSE;467136

Wife and baby? Man I haven’t talked to you in a while.!

I also has a wife and kid! (And a white fox that hasn't run in years!)

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Reply #29 – September 19, 2018, 08:42:20 PM

Quote from: Tbird232ci;467162

I almost shat myself when I saw he finally had a baby. I didn't think it was possible.

Well, to be fair, the wife was the one who had the baby. I just helped get things rolling.

He just turned 1 a couple weeks ago.