So as this trip is potentially over 8000 miles long, a good check and upgrades to the car were needed including the repairs we knew needed to be done when we bought the car.
Repeating from an earlier post, the brakes have been changed to discs at the front and all new parts on the rear drums (shoes, drums, wheel cylinder and fittings), new brake servo, new bushes for the anti-roll bar and top shock mounts, new rear springs and shackles, uprated pertronix electronic ignition, new sump pan gasket, new rear main oil seal gasket, new uprated 351 boss clutch, new roller bushes for the clutch pedal and brake pedal bushes (these pedal bushes are a common problem on these mustangs and before the car was hardly drivable and thanks to these it completely transformed the car). I am sure I am probably forgetting something! Also many little jobs on the car, such as tidying the wiring and properly securing fittings has transformed the car into a fantastically reliable and great fun car!
Straight to work on the car!Special Delivery! What do you have for me?Lots of parts!Pedal box removed ready for the pedals to be fitted with new bushes and a brake servo fitted to give better brakes!Pedal box having new bushes fitted and repairs to fix the clutch and brake pedals!Pedal box stop and bushes
To fit the clutch bearing upgrade kit to the pedal box this washer needed to be welded in place.The other side of the welded in clutch pedal retainerNot only did we fit disc brakes but we also fitted a brake servo which the car never came with.Repairs and new roller bearings fitted to give better pedal feel.Servo fitted!Almost all bushes and rubbers on the car needed to be replaced!So shiny and new! Good brakes are a must!All the rubbers for the shocks and the anti roll bar were replaced as although the car was restored 15 years ago they were all deteriorated!
New inlet valley gaskets fitted!Pertronix electonic ignition fitted! Easy to fit and makes a big difference to the car.First trip out with the roof down after it passed its inspection! Ready to go!
