by "Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
Published 03/25/2017 at 19:36
by "Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
Published 03/25/2017 at 19:36
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STARS: 2
Looks better dirty. Rotated the tires yesterday and managed to get rid of a bad vibration at speed, then noticed the belt suddenly started squeaking and took a look and beheld a broken alternator bracket.
Oops. Split right on that aluminum ear because, as I found out, there was a bolt missing that has to be replaced after removing the smog pump, which I did not know, therefore did not replace so there was only one bolt holding the alternator on.
Fortunately I have friends so I zip tied the shit out of the alternator and drove to a buddy’s shop whereupon I tore into the Mustang trying to get as much done as I could before he arrived to weld the aluminum.
The remainder of the smog pump garbage went away. Simplify and add lightness,indeed.
I left these vacuum relays in place due to not knowing the electrical ramifications of removing them but the vacuum lines themselves are a source of a very small vacuum leak now so I’ll be replacing the existing vacuum manifold with a splitter to maintain the EGR and brake booster while getting rid of everything else.
The 3.8 is a lump but it’s a damned unkillable piece of junk.
Welded!
Aaand all buttoned up. I also replaced the front shock mounts which completely transformed the way the car drives and took less than 15 minutes per side. No more creaking and groaning while braking, the car feels more like a car and less like a Conestoga wagon, it handles far nicer, and doesn’t rattle over bumps. 10000/10 would recommend.
"crowmolly" (crowmolly)
03/25/2017 at 20:03, STARS: 5
That’s a ridiculous amount of hoses under that hood. It’s like Ford owned a rubber factory or something.
"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
03/25/2017 at 20:13, STARS: 1
I wouldn’t rely on a rubber made by Ford.
"My bird IS the word" (mybirdistheword)
03/25/2017 at 20:41, STARS: 0
good advice, I will add that to the list of stuff to replace when I do my suspension.
"Funktheduck" (funktheduck)
03/26/2017 at 10:05, STARS: 0
Man. I thought my trucks wiring looked like a mess but I guess it’s nothing compared to a more modern car. All the vacuum lines and smog stuff make it look like there’s a crazy amount of stuff going on when it’s actually relatively simple
On a separate note, I’m looking into getting a new wiring harness because near 40 year old wires don’t have the bendy non cracking properties of new ones. That and it looks like there was some small fire or way too much heat and melted some stuff.