72 3.0 CS 2240344 Restoration

[ScottAndrews]

I'll be spending the weekend assembling work benches and organizing the space. Planning to build some frames to hold big items like the hood, and the doors, so I can work on them without having them either on the car, or getting banged up on the floor leaning against the wall.

I am also planning to remake the entire wire harness (the current one is a hot mess, and is 53 years old...). to do that I am going to create a vehicle "buck" that allows me to position the wires in 3D to create the new harness. I am working on this idea with a fellow fortnite, so we'll see how this progresses.

 

[ScottAndrews]

Moved my son's old Bronco over to the shop today. Had to drill out the ignition key tumbler since the key seems to have disappeared. My that's a terrible vehicle to drive! Steering wanders all over, very stiff suspension, etc.. Planning to drop an EFI crate motor in it since the carbureted 302 is pretty balky.. A project for a time after the E9 is done...

 

[ScottAndrews]

I know this is step 4001 in the restoration, but I am wondering what techniques the forumites have used to renovate the original aluminum roundels. Mine are the aluminum ones with raised lettering. I am pretty sure I can polish the aluminum to a high shine. So what is best to fill the colored areas?

On my Bronco I renovated the FORD letters in front using carefully matched and carefully applied nail polish. Several layers of polish did a good job of creating a shiny fill. I was thinking of doing the same on the roundels. I am hoping that I can get the layers of polish thick enough that they at least partially fill the places that are not raised, although I'm a bit concerned about the curve of the roundel causing the polish to be thicker around the outer edges of each recessed area.

Thoughts or suggestions?

 

[ScottAndrews]

go to Home Depot, Lowes or Costco and buy a bunch of the black plastic boxes with yellow lids and organize the parts into boxes as you take them off. take tons of pictures. i would also write a list of things you put into the boxes. you can organize the boxes how ever you see fit, but i suggest organization like exterior trim, interior trim, doors + windows, trunk, hood, brakes, lights, etc. then, when you buy new stuff, you put the new parts into the same organization.

i also recommend that you create bags that work with the orange book / real oem pages for all new bolts, nuts, washers + screws - keep the old ones and match the new ones as you replace them.

I was thinking of doing a bolt inventory using realoem, and then just buying a pile of bolts, nuts and washers from Belmetric, and putting them in one of those plastic drawer organizers, so I have a stock ready when i need it

 

[rsporsche]

Start by looking in the FAQ There is a list by location and another by size in the thread I started with technical drawings etc. it’s not 100% accurate but a good start

 

[ScottAndrews]

Christmas came early this year!!

 

[ScottAndrews]

And again!

We will probably be re-covering these in a white/grey leather...