1957 country sedan build

[mustang6984]

Windshield wiper tor installed and checked to make sure everything works well? Easier to do when you are standing in the engine compartment as opposed to bending over the fender. Just a thought...
Wish I could be there when you fire it up!   

[abe_lugo]

If you took off the front fenders to do this work you might as well check the cowl vent rubbers. 
I forget if you did or didn't. 
I also don't recall if you did the brake line/master up front or not. 

Did you finish up with the heater box?

[1930artdeco]

Abe, thanks for reminder about the drains, fenders did not come off so will have to do those blind. Finishing the long brake lines up now. Nice wagon you got!

Mike

[Ford Blue blood]

There are three screws that hold the flange for the cowl drains.  They can be reached without taking the fenders off.  Just a real pain in the butt!  I did this on the wagon I had.  Putting the new ones in was a bit more challenging though.  Many words that shouldn't be spoken were used in that evolution!

[Tom S]

Abe, thanks for reminder about the drains, fenders did not come off so will have to do those blind. Finishing the long brake lines up now. Nice wagon you got!

This is what I did for the cowl drains with the fenders on. Didn't need to deal with any hard to reach screws, as I recall they weren't there anyway The pix have text for clarification. Didn't use any rubber so it wont deteriorate and will last for a very long time.
http://57fordsforever.com/smf/index.php?topic=3895.msg65607#msg65607

[1930artdeco]

Thanks Tom, That saves me from going back through my pages to find it.

Mike

[abe_lugo]

Tom's solution is awesome, I'll be checking my CS and probably doing the same!

[1930artdeco]

Yep, buying supplies this weekend and maybe installing as well.

[1930artdeco]

Well been footing along slowly and here is what I have done so far.

1) Installed all of the brake lines so just need to fill and bleed now:)
2) Got the PS pump back and it is a few pounds lighter now that the dirt has been blasted off. Stanger rebuilding did a great job!
3) Carb is rebuilt
4) Heater box is ready to go, I just need to epoxy in a bolt and in it goes.
5) I was trying to remove the exh. manifold to pipe studs and broke one:mad::mad: but once I get them replaced and the oil filter adapter screwed back on the engine can go in:).

Then on to ordering parts and getting ready for a move.

Mike

[1930artdeco]

I FINALLY got the engine and tranny in!!!!!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉took us four hours and a lot of new vocabulary words.

[mustang6984]

Congrats! Looks good in there!   

[1930artdeco]

Update: I have the parking brakes and rear shoes adjusted and working! The hydraulics...I seem to have issues making the flares on the tubes as there are two that seem to leak just a bit from the nut:(. One is the long tube so that is a problem, the other is a short one. I also got the hood installed but for some reason cannot get it to latch. I had the original latch on and it would just bounce off the fingers. So I tried a 59  that I have and the "L" bar goes in but it won't stay latched. Any suggestions? At this point I am done working on her as I am getting her ready for a move to the PNW!:)))))

Mike

[abe_lugo]

On the latch. Oil or lube the assembly that catches.  Also make sure your pull cable is all the way in when trying to close the hood. On both of line there is kind of a step on the collar of the pull cable base some times it gets hung on that and it's just enough to not allow the catch to latch. Besides that it would be the adjustment of the cable but at the mechanism. Or if you removed the L bracket from the hood and it's higher up than it should be.

[RICH MUISE]

"At this point I am done working on her as I am getting her ready for a move to the PNW!:)))))"
I lived in Socal for 15 years...got out 38 years ago.....sounds like a good move on your part!!

[CobraJoe]

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