HM-2037 Build Thread

[Redstang69]

The speedo cable I got with the transmission from MDL, so probably would be best to check with them.
I got the 90 adaptor piece from Hurricane as well. I assume it's for up at the speedometer itself, but I haven't investigated yet to know for sure.

[Redstang69]

I finally remembered to get some measurements on the throttle pedal shaft. Shaft is 3/8" and hole in the bracket it goes in is 1/2". Surprisingly Lowe's had a couple brass bushings made by Hillman in stock so I grabbed them today and assembled them with the throttle pedal shaft. Had to add a couple washers to keep the pedal arm away from the steering shaft bearing and also had to grind more radius on the front of the pedal arm because it was rubbing the tub. All good now.

[Redstang69]

Can't believe it's been this long since I updated. Progress has not been real worthy of pictures. Have been making some parts. I made the slave cylinder bracket. Also made my own driveshaft, wasn't too bad really. Yesterday I squared the rear end up and locked it down. Lot of time sourcing parts and waiting on my buddy who does the welding.

[Redstang69]

I never posted after I finished my plug wires. After the third set I'm finally pleased with the results. Accel 8MM spiral cores. They didn't have the distributor end done so I could cut to length and put the end on. Came with a crimper too.
The crazy line sticking up is my fuel line from pump to carb, it'll get cut once I get a carb. That was something else I bent and installed over the past few weeks.

[Kamal]

Wires look great.  I think we are using the same loom system.  Not quite as nice as some out there, but a reasonable price for a first set.

[NTX-CLANK]

Can't believe it's been this long since I updated. Progress has not been real worthy of pictures. Have been making some parts. I made the slave cylinder bracket. Also made my own driveshaft, wasn't too bad really. Yesterday I squared the rear end up and locked it down. Lot of time sourcing parts and waiting on my buddy who does the welding.

My clutch has  been working great!  You should be happy with yours as well.  Way to go on the drive shaft.  Did you have any concerns about balancing?  Your build is looking great.

[Redstang69]

Thanks Jim. I do have a little bit of concern about the balancing. I have a few local shops I can take it to and get balanced and I may still do that. It's something I figure I will know pretty quickly if it needs done and can pull it out and have balanced. I did order the driveshaft loop like Greg used and will install that.

[Redstang69]

Today is my 1 year anniversary. I'm pretty happy with the progress. I never had any goals for hitting milestones at certain times. It's been fun so far. More struggles than I thought I would encounter but that's just how it goes, some were self inflicted.

[Redstang69]

I decided to go with a one wire alternator from TuffStuff. I originally was going to go the original Ford route with voltage regulator but it didn't seem worth it in the end.
Struggled a little bit with brackets but I think what I have should work. If not I'll grab the one from CVF racing.
Forgot to mention that I did have to re-clock the alternator to get the stud in the right spot. I spun it 180° and is perfect. TuffStuff made it easy by making the end of the shaft accept an Allen key to hold the shaft while you loosen the large nut holding the pulley on.

[Kamal]

Congrats on the progress! It’s a great feeling. 

If I make make a suggestion, I don’t think there’s any way in heaven that a newly built driveshaft will be balanced.  I would just have it done and avoid the hassle later.  Would love to hear from anyone who has experience though. 

[Redstang69]

Kamal, I don't necessarily disagree. Not that it makes a ton of difference but I should've clarified that the driveshaft was not fully custom. I started with a used Ford driveshaft. Cut the weld off the cap toward the rear end, pulled the cap, cut the tube to length  and rewelded the cap back on. Scribed a line before everything was pulled apart, lined everything back up, double checked the caps were square to a true surface and put back together. The front factory cap was never touched, so I always had that as a good baseline. If these driveshafts were of typical passenger vehicle length then I wouldn't hesitate to balance it.

[Redstang69]

70°F here today. Cut the hole in the trunk tub for the sending unit. I originally didn't plan to do this. When I was test fitting I noticed the connection stud just barely hit the bottom of the tub so I decided to just go ahead and cut an access hole like others.
Also, bled my clutch last night. It bled pretty quick and easy. Getting the full inch of travel out of the slave and clutch seems to be fully releasing.

[Redstang69]

Checking little things off my list in prep for final cockpit tub installation.
Got the driveshaft loop installed over the weekend. Used the same one as Greg. Pretty easy assembly. Had to make a small notch to clear the emergency brake cable bracket and drill the mounting holes a little wider. Time consuming part was bolting it fully together multiple times to get correct measurements and test fits.
I also felt like my water pump pulley needed about 1/8" or so of spacers so I made a couple of those tonight and got it lined up good.
Also the custom flange I made for my expansion tank project got machined for the thermostat. Did a little test fitting. I need to trim the neck down approx 1" to get the cap low enough to clear the hood.

[Bass And Hot Rods]

Which loop did you use?  Do you have a link?

[Greg K]

PCE Loop https://www.summitracing.com/parts/sdm-pce430-1001
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