The Mustang runs!

[TheDude]

The Mustang is now running after a long 2bbl carburetor upgrade project. Here is how the first startup went:

I cranked it over while Al (my girlfriend's father) was set and ready to tune the carburetor. It turned over but died. I turned it over again and kept giving it gas and it started. He told me to turn it off so I turned the key to the "Off" position but the engine did not shut off. I thought the accelerator linkage might have been stuck so I started pulling up on the gas pedal. That did nothing but there was noise coming from the starter motor. Al got a wrench and disconnected the the negative battery cable. The car then shut off. The fuel line was also leaking. The hose clamps just needed to be tightened. I turned it over again and kept on the gas. Al started to tune the carburetor while I manned the controls in the cockpit. The carburetor is now pretty well tuned. Al gave me an old Sun Dwell/Tachometer. I am going to see if it works tomorrow. Sometime this weekend I will bring the Mustang over to his house and we will get out the timing light and set the timing, plugs, gaps and do some more tuning.

The air cleaner I got does not fit correctly on the Holley 5200 2bbl carb. It is a chrome Hi-Po air cleaner and I thought they were used on both 2bbl and 4bbl carburetor. There is a big gap on the right side (driver side) of the air cleaner/carburetor. This Saturday Al and I will be going to a speed shop and getting an adapter plate.

I would like to thank everyone who helped me finish the carburetor project. It was a b!tch...mainly because I did not plan everything out. I can change my sig line now.

Future Mods:

2bbl carb, shift kit, T5

Next comes the shift kit. I have a 1965/66 C4 Transgo shift kit. When I went to install it I noticed that the valve body was dated 1968. Does anyone want to trade a 65/66 C4 Transgo shift kit for a '68 C4 Transgo shift kit?

Thanks again,

Justin

 

[xctasy]

Justin, you are a hero. The planning you did was great considering how much you had to learn. Well done, man, well done!

Very few people ever get carb swaps done due to frustration. The details are indeed dirty, hard work. The accelerator, choke, air cleaner need lots of time to get just right. It can take a year to get everything perfect!

To the others here contemplating the work The Dude has done, follow his posts closely.

The reason it has worked so well? You asked anything you didn't know or understand. That's why you are a hero!

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[Asa]

The reason it has worked so well? You asked anything you didn't know or understand. That's why you are a hero!

one of the first things i learned about working on a car, if you don't know, ask someone who does

congrats man!

 

[TheDude]

Justin, you are a hero. The planning you did was great considering how much you had to learn. Well done, man, well done!

congrats man!

Thanks guys! I would rather bother everyone with a million questions then do it the wrong way because I did not feel like asking questions. The real heroes are the people who helped me with this. Yes, I was gutsy for doing this upgrade and knowing nothing about carburetors, throttle linkage, alternators, and electric chokes but you great people helped me through the project. I usually dive into projects with little knowledge of what I am about to do and eventually I come out on top with a little more knowledge then I had before. The reason for this is that I am a hands-on learner. I can read about things and learn from it but I will not fully understand something until I actually do it for myself.

Thanks again for the praise. No one has ever called me a hero before.