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I appreciate the feedback Jeremy! Every little piece of info helps in this type of thing.. We tuned the motor in last night so I could take a sale video of it, then proceeded to pull engine, trans, and all the a/c box from the engine bay. Next up is a blasting to prep for the mock cummins and 5 speed trans. We quickly realized that the crossmember is for a front sump and a cummins is a DEEP rear sump. So there lies problem #1. A tubular triple stacked custom crossmember should remedy that.1 But also add to it that the steering rack is located behind the ill-placed crossmember so she will be gone too. Honestly I may end up changing the entire front suspension to a crown vic or similar ride just for the ease of part replacement and updated quality. First step in car building; Be the guy with all the connections to junkyards. I’m still searching for a bolt in vintage air kit but it’s looking like we will be going with universal, along with wiper assemblies. So much to learn, so little money.. Thanks again here are some pics
Not too much of an update, but I just bought an edelbrock 1406 to correct my old carter’s fueling issues. She still doesn’t have nearly enough power to be pulling out in traffic. So, I’m gonna spend some more time tuning and freshening up the ol 462 until I can say it’s running right. I’d rather not sell the engine until I can say it’s running strong. So in the future I will have a complete 462 engine and trans up for sale. I’d also like some advice on heat and air.. It has all original but I would feel more comfortable with an updated vintageair system or something similar. Plus I’m thinking that I need some extra firewall room for that cummins powerplant. I do not like the idea of a rat rod at all. My dreams are filled with a sleek, bagged daily driver that just happens to have a cummins valve cover sticking through the hood. Oh and maybe even 20+ MPG. Thanks in advance for the feedback.
