Homealone's 62 Ford Country Sedan Build Up

[homealone]

Let's run through the fuel system.

I was able to find a NOS 62 Country Sedan sending unit. Being year and model specific made finding a replacement less than easy.


For a pump I went with a mid 80's F-150 high pressure inline pump.



So what do you do with a new old stock part you probably can't replace? Cut the feed tube off of it and drill a hole for a return line.




Splice on a new feed line and add a return line. Followed by a little solder and call it done.






If any of you have priced fuel line for efi applications, you know how expensive it can be. Having to run 50+ft, using high pressure rubber line, steel line, braided, etc, was not in the budget. So, having faith in my fellow development/design engineers, I did what the factories have been doing for years.


Nylon fuel lines. Runs about $20 for 50ft.




Next was the fuel tank. After cleaning off 50+ years for road grime and undercoating, I found it was in excellent shape. One previous repair and rust free on the inside.


Cleaned up, sending unit installed and a good coat of paint. Ready to install.






Next I hung the fuel pump. We all know you want the electric pump as close the pickup and low as possible. So like a lot of things I make, I reuse scrap materials. I made this bracket out of a piece of my house's heat exchanger case and some exhaust tubing. Cut some slots and added a couple of hose clamps. Tip of the day, Stainless steel hose clamps. Lowes and they are cheap.

[homealone]

Nice. My son and I were at Good Guys in our 1972 country squire. Runs and drives great just looks like hell.

My family had one of those when I was a kid. Brown on brown with brown interior and a Cleveland.

[slowbrick2]

Nice. My son and I were at Good Guys in our 1972 country squire. Runs and drives great just looks like hell.

[homealone]

Then why are you spreading this shit out!?!?! Gets to posting!

I can't access photobucket at work so you only get pics when I have time in the evenings. lol

Maybe I'll have some time this weekend.

[Z06killinsbf]

Then why are you spreading this shit out!?!?! Gets to posting!

[homealone]

Man you're making some good headway. Keep it up

Although I still have a lot to do, the wagon has been on the road since late September. All these pics are just now getting posted.

[Z06killinsbf]

Man you're making some good headway. Keep it up

[Scott Mc]

Welcome to the biggest pain in the ass you have ever messed with lol.

[homealone]

Engine, Round 3


Out with the old... again...




So with a little paint, a new oil pan modified to accept a dipstick tube, a set of 94/95 Cobra headers from Clifton, Fox Body vert mounts and a few gaskets, it's ready.










I had cut apart my reworked trans crossmember but decided it wasn't worth rebuilding so I made one from scratch.




TBird radiator and fan shroud mounted.




And a little wiring. The factory harness was dieted and reconfigured to run stand alone and tie into the wagons wiring. Starting, charging, dash lights and gauges.




Computer mounted




And another shot of the motor. Everything from the radiator to the front driveshaft yoke was repurposed from the TBird.

Air box mounted, wiring nearly done, battery relocated to drivers side and kicked it off wire carb cleaner. It runs.

[homealone]

Well somewhere in this mess I changed direction. Came to my senses and decided to keep the Ford a Ford.

When I picked up my 55, I felt the 5.3/4l60 would be better suited for it.

Intro thread on it.

http://www.dfwmustangs.net/forums/showthread.php?t=50429&highlight=chevy

And then I traded a SN95 T-5 trans for this. A 91 5.0/AOD Thunderbird.




So I pulled the motor, trans, wiring, computer, fuel system, radiator and anything else I could reuse.




I went ahead and held on to this but I'll talk about that later.




Then sold it for scrap. Heavy ass car still weighed over a ton stripped

[homealone]

Thats some fine work your doing. I have a 64 Fairlane Ranch Wagon that Ill be using lots of these tricks on.

I would have prefered the Fairlane wagon but I plan to use this for a tow vehicle and wanted a full frame.

Is that an explorer motor? I thought you went LS.

Where did you get the microspheres?

Not an explorer motor. (Yet) I'll post up direction changes when I get some time.


I bought the Microspheres from Aircraft Spruce.

http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/cmpages/bubbles.php

[Z06killinsbf]

Is that an explorer motor? I thought you went LS.

Where did you get the microspheres?

[Stevo1528]

Thats some fine work your doing. I have a 64 Fairlane Ranch Wagon that Ill be using lots of these tricks on.

[homealone]

While the insulation was curing I went on to the front brakes and suspension.

New bushings, ball joints, springs, etc. While I was at it, I picked up a set of spindles and brakes off a 77 Thunderbird for the disc brake conversion. I just cleaned them up and repacked the bearings for now.










I think the rears needed some work too. Unfortunately this is the only pic I took.




Time to lose the jelly jar single reservoir master cylinder.




And replace it with a hydroboost booster and M/C out of 78 Lincoln Mark V.




Made a sheet metal template to fit it to the firewall. And then fabricated a spacer / adapter plate.






And then mounted it to the firewall.

[homealone]

Do tell...out of what?

Exterior latex paint and ceramic microspheres.