The Kaiser Runs
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A new radiator was made by "CUSTOM ALUMINUM RADIATORS" in Kingman AZ that incorporated the a/c condenser and the electric fan and required 8" of clearance in front of the Engine. The gravel pan was cut back with bottom mount brackets fabricated and the top side brackets were fitted and bolted to the radiator "u" support.
2.
The front fender brace required a serious remodel (see picture 1 for original form) job by cutting 3" out of the middle and turning the top up in front of the radiator. The bottom brackets and latch supports were cut back and notched for clearance.
3.
Stainless Steel flex hose was used that could be formed to odd shapes and lengths by changing from a top and bottom tank to side tank cross flow radiator.
4.
I picked up the rebuilt instrument cluster from Red Line Gauges and installed all the sending units, put in gas, oil, transmission fluid and power steering fluid then tried to bleed the brakes but could not get the pedal to pump up.
5.
I made a power bleeder out of a hose with an air fitting and attached it to the top of the remote brake fluid container then attached an air pressure regulator to it adjusted to 10 lbs. I worked great and I bled the brake several times but still no pedal. After a lot of research on the Internet and phone calls to brake system vendors, I concluded that the pivot point of the pedal was wrong and extended the bottom of the brake pedal arm 2" that temporarily solved the problem. Later, when the body comes off for paint, I will remove the pedal assembly and change the pivot point.
6.
I purchased a head pipe kit for a mustang and modified it to get the exhaust down and out of the engine compartment and installed the oxygen senors.
7.
I had to use tape to attach the mass air flow sensor until I can find the correct coupling. When I tried to start the engine the fuel pump fuse blew two times and I had to connect the pump, that is in the gas tank, to a jumper wire with a larger fuse in it and after running the pump for a couple of minutes and making sure the fuel was returning to the tank the fuse in the control panel held and the engine fired up. The timing was set and the engine fan for 20 minutes bringing the temperature up to 190 degrees at which point the top radiator hose blew off the intake manifold and made a hell of a mess.
8.
The next day after a lot of clean up and double clamping the hose connections the car ran and I backed it out of the shop and drove it around the yard.
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A new radiator was made by "CUSTOM ALUMINUM RADIATORS" in Kingman AZ that incorporated the a/c condenser and the electric fan and required 8" of clearance in front of the Engine. The gravel pan was cut back with bottom mount brackets fabricated and the top side brackets were fitted and bolted to the radiator "u" support.
2.
The front fender brace required a serious remodel (see picture 1 for original form) job by cutting 3" out of the middle and turning the top up in front of the radiator. The bottom brackets and latch supports were cut back and notched for clearance.
3.
Stainless Steel flex hose was used that could be formed to odd shapes and lengths by changing from a top and bottom tank to side tank cross flow radiator.
4.
I picked up the rebuilt instrument cluster from Red Line Gauges and installed all the sending units, put in gas, oil, transmission fluid and power steering fluid then tried to bleed the brakes but could not get the pedal to pump up.
5.
I made a power bleeder out of a hose with an air fitting and attached it to the top of the remote brake fluid container then attached an air pressure regulator to it adjusted to 10 lbs. I worked great and I bled the brake several times but still no pedal. After a lot of research on the Internet and phone calls to brake system vendors, I concluded that the pivot point of the pedal was wrong and extended the bottom of the brake pedal arm 2" that temporarily solved the problem. Later, when the body comes off for paint, I will remove the pedal assembly and change the pivot point.
6.
I purchased a head pipe kit for a mustang and modified it to get the exhaust down and out of the engine compartment and installed the oxygen senors.
7.
I had to use tape to attach the mass air flow sensor until I can find the correct coupling. When I tried to start the engine the fuel pump fuse blew two times and I had to connect the pump, that is in the gas tank, to a jumper wire with a larger fuse in it and after running the pump for a couple of minutes and making sure the fuel was returning to the tank the fuse in the control panel held and the engine fired up. The timing was set and the engine fan for 20 minutes bringing the temperature up to 190 degrees at which point the top radiator hose blew off the intake manifold and made a hell of a mess.
8.
The next day after a lot of clean up and double clamping the hose connections the car ran and I backed it out of the shop and drove it around the yard.
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