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    cant wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    '88' MGM wagon (mine and my sons toy)
    "60" chrysler New Yorker (my project)
    "78" Chevy 1 Ton P/U (yard horse)
    "01" Ford Explorer (wifes DD)
    "93" Chevy Suburban (my DD)

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      Okay so its hood removal time so I can get that fender off



      Really surprised me how many bolts hold the fender on! 12 in fact!

      This is the only one that didn't come out. It loosedend and then kept spinning. No doubt the captive nut holder broke in half



      So it was out with my air grinder to grind the head off



      Fenedr came off but is that the remains of a bulb at the bottom of it?!! How the hell did that get there?



      Doesn't look too bad at the bottom, but here's the other side





      Looks a bit sad now!



      I try to fire the engine up every so often, and today was it. But it wouldn't play ball-no dash lights or any life at all. Finally spotted this connector that had literally fallen apart! And I had pulled apart a connector where the air compressor used to be. Oops! Started up straight away then.



      Andy.
      Last edited by andyfanshawe; 03-03-2012, 06:25 PM.
      www.lowcamaro.com

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        Time to remove the inner skin from the fender and see how far the rust goes. I'll also need more space for the wheel to go up into the arch when it lays frame! So here is the cut...



        Here's the main section removed



        Just leaving this section on the lip. Here's my fav air saw cutting through the top layer - I hope!!



        Here's how far the rust goes up the inside of the front of the fender - it reaches up further under the inner skin than I thought.



        Here's a few views of the fender lip that is left. I now need to remove the inner lip clean from the outer one by grinding through from the inside and causing little or no damage to the outer





        Just before I packed up for the night, I did a surprisingly satisfying job! Removed the chrome trim from the back of the fender near. the screen!



        Andy
        www.lowcamaro.com

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          Excuse my ignorance but is this the 3G alternator or is my car going to burn down as soon as I have built it!!?


          If it ain't I need an upgrade! May need your guys help for parts!

          Andy.
          www.lowcamaro.com

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            Sorry Andy, but that's the 2G firebomb. Get the alternator for a '94-'95 mustang with a 5.0. ( Genco #7771 ). You'll also need about 5 feet of 4ga wire, and a 175 amp fuse, and the appropriate connectors. The whole job takes about an hour to an hour and a half. The results are immediate. There is a few posts on installation, but from what I've seen of your work, you'll have no problem at all.



            MIKE

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              Originally posted by PICKUP6772 View Post
              Sorry Andy, but that's the 2G firebomb. Get the alternator for a '94-'95 mustang with a 5.0. ( Genco #7771 ). You'll also need about 5 feet of 4ga wire, and a 175 amp fuse, and the appropriate connectors. The whole job takes about an hour to an hour and a half. The results are immediate. There is a few posts on installation, but from what I've seen of your work, you'll have no problem at all.



              MIKE
              Thanks Mike.
              I may have to beg someone to ship me over one!!!

              Andy.
              www.lowcamaro.com

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                Maybe worth checking if a V6 Mondeo or Transit or some such thing had a useable alternator?

                85 4 door 351 Civi Crown Victoria - Summer daily driver, sleeper in the making, and wildly inappropriate autocross machine
                160KMs 600cfm holley, shorty headers, 2.5" catted exhaust, 255/295 tires, cop shocks, cop swaybars, underdrive pulley, 2.73L gears.
                waiting for install: 3.27's, Poly bushings, boxed rear arms, 2500 stall converter, ported e7's, etc

                06 Mazda 3 hatch 2.3L 5AT (winter beater that cost more than my summer car)

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                  Originally posted by johnunit View Post
                  Maybe worth checking if a V6 Mondeo or Transit or some such thing had a useable alternator?
                  Good idea sir. I'll put that on my looooong list of things to do!

                  Managed to get an hour on the fender tonight and started to grind back the welds on the inside of the lip and peel back the inner lip. Here's the first bit bent back



                  And finally we are all clear



                  Rust has only gone through in 3 places but I will replace all the lip anyway.

                  I ran the grinder over the rusty steel and it looks far better than before



                  Rather than media blast the whole thing, I am going to use naval jelly(on liquid form) to eradicate all the rust. I am going to dip the fender into a BIG container and leave it for a day or so till all the rust is gone. then the welding starts.

                  Heres the back lower portion of the fender bent back to check for any rust under there.



                  Looks okay under there.

                  Andy.
                  www.lowcamaro.com

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                    yeah... if you can find an older (re: 90s model) 3.0L v6 powered ford... it probably has the alternator you need.

                    You can see pics of the different versions here: http://www.alternatorparts.com/Ford_3G.htm

                    You want the "larger" one of the 2.

                    Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
                    rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)
                    Originally posted by gadget73
                    ... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.
                    Originally posted by dmccaig
                    Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.

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                      Here's the bottom of the fender immersed in deox c rust remover



                      And here it is a few days later



                      and etch primed


                      Now on to media blasting the lip and then start to reconstruct.

                      Andy.
                      www.lowcamaro.com

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                        Is that a phosphoric acid solution or something else ?
                        86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
                        5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley

                        91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry

                        1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal

                        Originally posted by phayzer5
                        I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers

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                          Originally posted by gadget73 View Post
                          Is that a phosphoric acid solution or something else ?
                          I think it may be phosphoric acid, yes

                          http://www.bilthamber.com/pro-introd...name=Corrosion Removal&name=deox-C

                          Andy.
                          www.lowcamaro.com

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                            lookin good andy. i love seeing progress on this old darlin
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                            - 1990 Ford LTD Crown Victoria P72 - the street boat - 5.0 liter EFI - Ported HO intake/TB, 90 TC shroud/overflow, Aero airbox/zip tube, Cobra camshaft, 19lb injectors, dual exhaust w/ Magnaflows, Cat/Smog & AC delete, 3G alternator, MOOG chassis parts & KYB cop shocks, 215/70r/15s on 95-97 Merc rims

                            - 2007 Ford Escape XLT - soccer mom lifted station wagon - 3.0 Duratec, auto, rear converter delete w/ Magnaflow dual exhaust

                            - 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis Ultimate Edition - Daily driver - 4.6 2 valve Mod motor, 4R75E, 2.73s. Bone stock

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                              thats some mean shit there!!!!!!!!
                              '88' MGM wagon (mine and my sons toy)
                              "60" chrysler New Yorker (my project)
                              "78" Chevy 1 Ton P/U (yard horse)
                              "01" Ford Explorer (wifes DD)
                              "93" Chevy Suburban (my DD)

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                                Originally posted by QuicksterP71
                                that did a nice job of cleaning it up. To bad you couldn't stick the entire fender in the rust remover.
                                My exact thoughts!!

                                Bit more progress at last! I've actually restored another car in the time I've been away! Not a classic though. A small teeny everyday thing! A 1997 Ford Fiesta 1.4 Ghia





                                Anyway, back to the country squire. Time to weld up the light in the fender

                                Here is a patch cut to cover the hole


                                And the hole cut out very accurately for a butt weld


                                Tacked in


                                The welding caused slight distortion so I made a decision to replace the weak lip so I can panel beat it back to shape without losing the shape. So, a piece of wood clamped across to keep it all straight and out comes the first part of the lip









                                and new lip welded in prior to cutting to width


                                fully welded in


                                Now to panel beat it all flat.......................tomorrow

                                Andy.
                                www.lowcamaro.com

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