Gibbo's TS40, formaly of the home of the originals

[Ant]

Originally Posted by Space Monkey

What mounts did you end up using?
I have just come across the same problem. I bought a pair of Lakewood Muscle Motor Mounts p/n LAK-24094 from summit but they don't fit!

I'll try again, the reply this morning failed when i pressed the post button.

I bought mine from Roadcraft Repower suppliers of American engine parts from Edelbrock for Ford and Chevrolet V8 engines and Tremec transmissions, stocknumber RUKMNT04.

The RealSteel Catalogue has them listed as the following (but they were outof stock hence i went to roadcraft.

BY2257

Left & Right Price: £11.59ea

289 engine:

1966-68 Falcon, 1964-67 Fairlane, march 1966-68 Mustang,
1968 Torino.

302 engine:

1968-70 Falcon, 1968-70 Fairlane, 1968-72 Mustang Coupe,
1968-72 Mustang convertible LH only, 1968-73 Mustang convertible RH

only, 1970-71 Cobra, 1968-71 Torino.

351 engine:

1969-72 Mustang coupe, 1969-70 Mustang convertible, 1969-71
Torino, 1970-71 Cobra.

Hope this helps, the taller ones I sold on Ebay and got full price, so i didn't end up out of pocket....

Watch this space for pictures of adaptors plates i have fabricated to allow me to plumb in water hoses to the timing chain cover.

[Ant]

Right then, i really should update this more often.

• Mini Mill has been bought and played with (getting better and its loads of fun!!!!)
• Engine and gearbox fitted including all the other bits, clutch, drive shafts
• Water inlets completed a second time (2nd times the charm and the Mill/Drill helped!!!)
• Radiator bought waiting to fit
• bulk head window bought waiting to fit
• Electric power steering column FINALLY fitted and all connected (plus a first attempt at a steering wheel hub)

Need to order some more stuff, fuel tanks, AC unit (vintage Air mini unit i think) and sort out ancillary brackets then i can mount the body

[Mark Pickford]

If you ate less Ice Cream, you may get more work done. ;o)

[Ant]

must eat ice cream, how else can i collect containers to keep stuff in, clean stuff in and annoy SWMBO by never throwing stuff away 'coz it might be useful one day'

[Mark Pickford]

Originally Posted by Gibbo

never throwing stuff away 'coz it might be useful one day'

We must be Kindred Spirits )

[Ant]

Ok, its been a while again.

Radiator is fitted and plumbed with electric water pump

Whilst on a business trip to the states, found an AutoZone...couldn't believe the prices!!!!! So i helped with the credit crunch and bought oild filters, ignition leads and a shiney Edelbrock Carb

[Scott Calabro]

Nice work ANT, keep it up


Cheers,
Scott

[Andy Green]

Hi Ant
some good looking work there, keep it up
Which electric PAS have used, as I'm considering fitting one to mine. Was there any installation issues
Regards
Andy

[Ant]

Mine is from a Vauxhaul Corsa C but i would recommend a Corsa B due to the better availability of steering wheel hubs (they actually exist in a deformable format, I cobbled mine together). When i bought mine from the Bay of E, it came with a little black box that provides 'road speed' data in a format the Steering ECU expects. This basically allows you to dial in the amount of assistance, full on for parking, fully off for motorway/trackday.

There are companies that sell the whole setup complete. I am told a lot of the Escort Mk1/2 Rally chaps do this mod hence the cost of steering columns.

The 2 main stubling blocks were fabricating brackets whilst making sure everything is in the right place and comfortable and the other was the steering coupler from the end of the column to the ford rack. My column came with the vauxhaul link which had a Doudle D/oval end which needed to be adapted to a standard ford spline. i used parts from a Ford steering knuckle, you know the part with the .5 inch rubber spacer and had a plate welded to the Corsa coupler which bolted to a splined bit. Oh and then it all has to be put together, making sure it all fits and and then the brackets finalised. Always chicken and the egg......

Some mock up shots and a final shot. The bulkhead hole was tidied up!!! and i made a weather gasket from an old wetsuit.