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Don't you hate re-doing work... ugh

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garner67

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As most of you know, I'm in reassembly mode on my 67 project, and some days are much better than others.

Bad day: getting the first scratch on the new paint.
Good day: successfully installing my first headliner

Well last weekend, I'm bleeding my clutch setup and when I finally build up pressure, I feel a pop and shift of the clutch/brake pedal assembly. :wtf

As it turns out, the roller bearing kit I installed slipped out of position, which popped the snap ring out of it's groove. Now I have to partially disassemble the dash, disconnect the brake master cylinder and remove the steering column to extract the pedal hanger... ugh.

2 steps forward and 3 steps back... :mj

I tore it all apart last night, and this time I tack welded the roller bearing in place on the hanger. Gotta love doing a job more than once!

What's the biggest setback you've had on your Mustang project?
 
Having the painter return my car half painted and keeping half of my money.
 
"Midlife" said:
Having the painter return my car half painted and keeping half of my money.
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Ouch... I remember your paint woes were of biblical proportions. You just put my mishap into perspective.
 
Re building the engine last winter and forgetting to dbl check ALL the poly locks after the break in. Then taking it to the track only to have that rocker come loose and sending the lifter into the galley to F up all the other lifters.
 
Sluggo and I put the headlight buckets on the car, then the grille and valance, then remembered we had to put the headlamps in and CONNECT the wire harness to them, ended up pulling it all back off....
 
bought the car, it had been non-op for 15 years but motor had been re-built just before shut down. drove the car before i bought it motor was very strong so I figured dont mess with it other than all new seals and gaskets and carb rebuild. well two years into restoration, car is coming out beautiful, engine is in the car completely detailed, about a week before it's first start up I'm in the inside trying to cut in the condensate line for the AC Jeff is under the car with a probe sticking it through the carpet so I can make the cut in the carpet, and he says oh no!!! I ask whats wrong, he pulls the probe out of the floor and says oh no again, I get curious so I climb under the car and see the probe sticking into one of the freeze plugs. it was rotten from sitting all these years we never thought to check them, had to pull the motor, install all new brass plugs, re-detail the engine and put everything back together again. lost about three weeks time for a $ 10.00 part. ( we only work on the car once a week)
 
my wife and I redid the interior and installed a new headliner and reinstalled the glass with new seals. A year or so later we finally got ready for paint and had to pull the glass, interior and headliner all back out and then reinstall it all after paint, PIA but not a major deal like broken cams and timing gears!
 
"garner67" said:
What's the biggest setback you've had on your Mustang project?
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My biggest set back was while installing the first engine in my '66. I assembled the engine, put it in, ran in the cam, then drove to the exhaust shop on uncapped headers to have the exhaust built. Once I could actually hear the engine, it had a very nasty tap to it. Out came the engine and when it got torn back down, the last thing to come off was the water pump and timing chain cover. On the face of the timing chain cover, beneath the water pump, was a note from the machine shop, written in indelible ink ... "Don't forget to intall the fuel pump excentric and cam bolt".

Doh! I have an electric fuel pump, so never thought about it. Ended up costing me a cam/lifter kit.

The timing chain cover is now on the 408 in my '69, and the note is still on there as a permanent reminder of my biggest ever doofus.
 
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