Jeff's Projects

The gauges showed up on Wednesday, so thought I would have fun today putting them in. It turns out that the gauges were 3 1/8″ and my dash needed 3 3/8″ so the gauges went straight through the holes.

After contacting the seller to see if I could return them, I decided to just make a new dash fascia to suit the new gauges.
I removed the old fascia and used it as a template for the new one.

After getting rid of the scratches and “brushing” it with scouring pads, I mounted the gauges properly and wired them up.

New wheels were delivered today. No tyres yet, so they are not going to be bolted up.
Besides, there’s no use putting them on while the car is sitting around gathering dust either.

The old ones can stay on and get covered in paint.

I bought one of those multi-step drills today. Damn they are good thing!
Used it to drill the hole in my new air filter base for the air temp sensor. I used a grommet in there to try and insulate a little to avoid heat soak from the aluminium base.
I also fitted the curved monte carlo bar. Even with the big MSD dizzy, I think a straight one will fit, so I might even buy some tube steel and convert my one into a straight one. Obviously I would have to remove it to take the dizzy out, but that’s not a job you hope to be doing very often anyway.

Today I put a coat of fibreglass resin inside the glovebox to try and give it a little extra strength. I don’t think it really made any difference.
I’ve mounted the ECU in there now.

I also got the glove box door and gauge cluster. Just need to get gauges now, and I think I will also put the standard Mustang logo back on the glovebox door to break up the brushed ally.

Got some pics of the aircon setup that is now up and running.

I also made up an alloy ring for the fuel pump rather than just screwing straight down on the plastic. It should spread the load over the entire surface now. The fuel pump connection is just temporary until I can source a BA fuel pump plug from a wrecker or something. I also put the standard fuel lines back in the fuel pump, so the pump springs right down into the bottom of the tank now.