Painted and detailed Ford engine compartment.
The early Ford Mustang engine compartments were mild and uncluttered by nowadays's standards, and this simplicity leaves a capacious immensity of metal evident estate to demonstrate off after the hood is opened. To possess that concluding "diamond in the box" gaze, the engine compartment, engine and all the components must be painted and detailed to exacting standards. Patience and care to circumstance Testament cede the indicate essence examine that impresses both judges and informal admirers.
Instructions
Engine Preparation
1. Originate with a melting, not blistering, engine. Spray engine degreaser on the engine compartment and components and let it locate for 10 to 15 minutes. Jet wash all nooks and crannies to remove as all the more dirt, grime, grease and oil as viable. Let on the globe to dry and/or blow it absent with compressed air.
2. Photograph the engine compartment for forthcoming reference. Assemble diagrams and paper money to consult following for reconstruction of all parts, wire routing, decal placement, etc. Very, message down the beginning effects colours for how the bolts are finished, i.e., zinc plate, jet oxide plate or painted. This process is mere earnest so as to comprehend how an belongings appeared orginally when reassembling.
3. Disconnect and remove the battery. With assist from a Companion, remove the hood and allot it aside. Disconnect and remove all components from the equitable and left engine compartment walls: starter solenoid, wiring harness connectors, wiper washer bag and Engine, etc.
4. Remove the grille and horns from the front. Remove the air cleaner meeting. Void coolant and remove the radiator hoses. Remove the heater hoses from the engine and heater core at the firewall. Disconnect and remove the carburettor and brackets. Speedy off the intake manifold with masking tape. Remove the exhaust manifolds from the block and exhaust pipes. Mask off the exhaust openings on the engine block. Remove the valve covers.
5. Remove the alternator and brackets. Remove the mounting bolts from the A/C compressor however permit the hoses attached. There is Sufficiently slack in the hoses to manoeuvre the compressor to gloss environing it. Apply cardboard and tape to pad the areas where the A/C compressor sits on the engine. Remove the A/C bracket from the engine. Remove the shock Garret and firewall braces. Disconnect any remaining wiring harness connections. Remove any remaining clips from the firewall.
Paint Preparation
6. Mask off and protect any painted intent components and pads to prevent damage. Cause with careful and detailed cleaning of Everyone and every Element removed, and every cranny and cranny. End Purple Efficacy cleaner with Q-tips, a Toothpick, wire brush or whatever it takes to remove the oil and grime. Operate lacquer thinner on the augmented arduous areas. Fee specific worry to the engine areas approximately the oil pan bolts and intake manifold bolts.
7. Employment sandpaper, a wire brush or naval jello on any rust areas.. Wash these areas and clean with pre-paint surface prep. Scrape off all decals. Sand the firewall and side compartment walls, finishing the sanding with 400-grit sandpaper or a positive Scottish Brite pad. Brush everything down with pre-paint surface prep again.
8. Mask off the firewall, sidewalls, radiator and supports. Mask the windscreen, roof edge and remainder of the machine with painter's plastic. Mask off the valve trains. Blow them off with compressed air, swab them again with pre-paint surface prep then brush down with a Hairpin rag to remove all dust and particles.
Painting
9. Emulsion the sender units and other parts not removed with the grip colour, let them dry thoroughly then mask these items off. Emulsion the engine block the desired colour (Nigrescent, Lite Ford Dejected, Dark Corporate Blue). Let the block dry.
10. Place each component on a piece of cardboard or on a wire hook then paint it. Don't forget To cleanse, prep and paint the nuts and bolts. Use underhood black on the shock tower braces. Mask off then paint the brake master cylinder Cast Gray. Mask off the radiator, its support and the A/C condenser. Wipe the engine compartment with paint prep. Make sure all items are masked. Don't forget the brake lines. Paint the compartment firewall and sidewall with two coats of underhood black.
11. Clean, sand and prep the other components. Mask the engine off by wrapping it in painter's plastic. Expose just the radiator, radiator support and A/C condenser. Paint the radiator black and let it dry. Paint the master cylinder top Gold or Silver Cad. Paint the brake lines Detail Gray or Aluma Blast. The brake fittings are brass-colored as is the brake junction block.
12. Clean, sand and prep the air cleaner assembly and valve covers. Both of these are painted either gold or engine color depending on the year.
13. Clean, sand and prep the alternator, brackets, and other items then paint them. Prep the carburetor and paint it either silver or bronze.
14. Clean the exhaust manifolds with a wire brush then coat them with Factory Gray high heat manifold coating.
Reassembly
15. Unmask all components. Reinstall the exhaust manifolds with new gaskets. Correctly torque all bolts in sequence. Reinstall the carburetor and all brackets and linkages. Reinstall the alternator and A/C compressor. Install new belts. Tighten the belts to the correct tension. Clean the radiator and heater hoses with Gojo cleaner then reinstall them. Don't forget To cleanse and paint the clamps.
16. Reinstall the shock tower struts. Install all brake line clips after painting. Reinstall the starter solenoid and wiper washer reservoir and motor.
17.Reattach all electrical connections. Install wiring harness clips. Reinstall and reconnect the battery. Reinstall the valve covers. Reinstall the air cleaner assembly, distributor, spark plugs and wires.
18.19. Reinstall the hood, horns and grille. Replace all decals in their correct locations.
Check all bolts for correct torque. Take a small detail paintbrush and touch up any bolts or items scratched during reassembly. Spray some of the paint in a small cup to use with the detail brush.
