Move It!

Now that the engine runs, we took the car for a short ride. This is the first time the car has moved under it's own power in more than 10 years.

We wanted to just test that it would roll, and that the transmission works, and the rear differential work. We replaced the rear differential fluid last week, and checked the gearbox oil while we were at it. The right front brake cylinder is leaking, which is also why this ride was so short. We need to fix the brakes, and put in the windshield in case we have trouble getting the car back into the garage once we move it out. We could at least part it at the end of the driveway and fix up whatever is giving us grief.

Idle Hands

Well, ok it's not the hands that are idle. We've been hard at work, and I am going to skip forward a few months in order to post the amazing video:

Yes! We have the Mustang started, and the carburetor is now adjusted. We were able to get it to warm up, and drop down to low idle. The battery is now installed, and we were able to fire it up without priming the carburetor with fuel first. The initial start took a bit of cranking since the fuel reservoir in the carb was empty, but second start was a breeze.

Our next step is to work on the brakes, followed by manual transmission gear oil, and differential oil. Then we can try to move the Mustang under it's own power!