1982 CHP #0327

[chp1982]

Looks great!

[MOstang]

You must be very excited.

[Steve]

I visited 0327 yesterday. The fenders are on; the last thing is the front bumper cover/grill and the side moldings. Put 5 gallons of gas in the tank, started it. Then I went over to the interior shop. They've made a new package tray and are now ordering the headliner and carpet. They're ready to go.
In the next two weeks I'll bring the roof antenna and wiring to install plus the CC1 to Siren amp cabling for install under the carpet.
Attached are pics; the shop is small and lighting poor so it's hard to get good pics. And it is dusty; we keep it covered with a tarp but the dust shows on the hood. As soon as I can get it outside I'll take a complete set.
Still need a correct shotgun rack.

[MOstang]

Looks very nice!

[Steve]

It's been a long almost two years, but 0327's body and paint are complete with the exception of the side moldings. They'll go on in a day or two, then 0327 will be going into the interior shop, hopefully Friday 7/26.
It should be ready for the Ripon EV show in October.

[chp1982]

A long time coming but worth the wait! What a transformation!

[NoDrama43]

Doing it the right way takes lots of time, money, patience, money and more patience. Thanks for doing it right Steve. It’s going to be well worth all the effort.

[Steve]

Thanks for the encouragement and kind words everyone. It is a challenging endeavor. I wonder how many 82s are still out there and will be restored. It's gotta be getting really difficult to find parts now.
I'll take some good outdoor pics of 0327 as it leaves the body shop.

[Andy]

Thank You Steve.
You are keeping history alive.
good Job!:)

[Steve]

Well it's official, 0327 comes out of the body shop this Friday, completed, and I will take it directly to the interior shop.
I'll wipe off the dust and get some good outside pics.

[Steve]

Today I drove 0327 to the interior shop. Body and Paint are complete. The interior guy says a week; maybe he means one week of labor. Because inevitably he'll need some plastic interior part that will be hard to get, so I have no illusions it will be a calendar week.
Pics below.

[ssp5.0]

Taking the time to do it right shows in the end result!
Bet you can't wait to get behind the wheel when it's completed.

Best wishes
Bruce

[Steve]

0327's interior is nearing completion. The dash is back together, carpet in, door panels rebuilt and installed. Chrome strip needs to go on door panels. Headliner goes in next. Getting there!

[MOstang]

That is looking very nice.

[28HopUp]

That looks so good!

[Steve]

Getting sooo close to being done. A few minor details in the interior are left. But then we took a step backward. The dash pad was dyed the right color, but during installation, the part above the left speaker broke out. This is the portion with the holes to let the sound through. Old and very fragile. So I ordered a new repro dash pad from CJ Pony Parts; it gets in next Monday, then that will have to be dyed and installed.
Sometimes it seems like you take two steps forward, then one back. This delay is really going to make it difficult to get it ready for the Ripon show in October. Even if it isn't finished I think I'll bring it anyway.
I do need a set of the trunk lid decals. I've messaged John10608 as I recall he had some a year ago.
So close, but not quite there, after 3 years and a lot of $! Kind of like waiting for a date...you've been looking forward to it and now you're there waiting but she's got to finish her makeup, or change dresses, or is looking for a certain pair of shoes she wants to wear, etc... lol

[MOstang]

Quite a road you’ve taken...it will all be worth it, in the end 🎉.

[Steve]

0327 has finally come home, about 2 1/2 years after it made the ~150 mile journey to the body shop. I posted one of these pics elsewhere, but since this is the 0327 thread thought it should have pics for completeness.
It came back one week before the Ripon EV show, and there was just too much left to do to get it ready for that show, so the next target is the Morro Bay show in April 2020.
What remains for 0327 is trunk lid decals, then the electrical eqpt reinstall (CC1, MAP2, scanner, radios, etc.). I also need to rebuild the shotgun rack with the new lock from Santa Cruz gunlocks.
The rainy season will start here soon, typically after Halloween. Good indoor work, getting 0327 finished.

[Andy]

Car Looks GREAT thanks for the Pictures
You and your crew did an excellent job :)

[Steve]

I didn't like the trunk decal I had, so I got a set from John10608 and applied them myself. Pretty easy to do. There are plenty of videos on YouTube that show how to apply decals; a spray bottle with water and a few drops of dishwashing soap, a round-edge piece of plastic to smooth out bubbles and excess water, and a clean soft rag to wipe off water are all you need. The soap water underneath gives you plenty of time to get the decals where you want. Here is the result; 0327 in my shop.

[Wolfe1013]

Whoah! Looking good, Steve!

[28HopUp]

Nice! Thanks for the update.

[chp1982]

0327 couldn’t have gone to a better home!

[Steve]

Thank you all for the encouragement!

[Steve]

Greetings everyone! I have been getting 0327 ready this week to drive to the Ripon EV show a week from this next Saturday. This annual show is a joint effort by Ripon PD and Menlo Park, CA PD.
I am looking forward to seeing some of my local friends there and hope to see some SSPs there to keep 0327 company.

[Steve]

Recently I decided to rebuild the 2-barrel stock Autolite carb. It worked ok; but i knew the accelerator pump was worn out because on acceleration the engine started to stumble. Very bad while warming up, and only on the hottest days was it a minor issue. I took it to an old timer who had a shop, retired and closed the shop, but was still working out of his garage.
The problem is upon install, nothing is set up. Idle mixture, choke settings, etc. What before had been a smooth-idling 302 was now rough and hard to keep idling. Strange; you'd think there would be standard settings an old timer would know to get started then fine-tune after complete warmup. There was a shop in town run by two older guys, one a Navy vet. They were the ones who set it up before; figuri8ng out what vacuum lines were needed and where to route them They had it purring like a cat. But they have both retired now and a son took the shop over. Maybe 30 yo. I took the car back to the shop, figuring it would take about a half hour, but they told me sorry, they don't know how to work on carburetors.
So I'm going to have to motivate and discipline myself to figure out this Autolite carb. It is a pita to get to the idle mixture screws. I've never worked on any carbs other than GM (Rochester and Quadrajet), and that was back in the 1970s. Oh well...

[Cobra Jet]

The 79-82 Ford Mustang 5.0 used the Autolite 2150 2-barrel carb. So if you’re searching online zero in on the “2150” and not just general Autolite 2-barrels because the amount of info can be confusing.

This link contains the pdf for that carb with detailed info/adjustment details that should help you get back to running smoothly again:
https://www.carburetor-parts.com/assets/manuals/e2150.pdf?srsltid=AfmBOopXv89LwPDpp6dUvcW7QLYBRV8H jmXOd7EG5jJLiw1hsDgbI99x

This is another very detailed 2150 pdf link that has actual images to help/aid in adjusting the carb:
https://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/pdf_documents/motorcraft_2150_carb.pdf

This link has the data breakout by year/make/model for carb specs:
https://www.chicagocarburetor.com/pdf/Instructions-Ford_2100_2150_2150A.pdf

I would download and save those PDF’s because ya never know when a site will go away and the data/history goes with it…

[Steve]

Thanks for that great info, Cobra Jet! Especially that second doc, the rebuild article with the photos. Very explicit instructions on how the set up the choke, and the idle mixture adjustment. I feel much better about tackling that now.
funny how much things have changed. It's been about 40 yrs now since carbs went away; I bet many mechanics now, the ones under 40, may have never seen a carb let alone worked on one. A carburetor is to automotive now like a typewriter is to word processing.
A little aside; your handle, Cobra Jet reminds me of the Cobrajet 428 engine. When I was 19 I had a 72 Ford Torino 2 dr and it had a Cobrajet 428. It was root beer brown with black accents and a black hood scoop with the "Cobrajet" lettering on the sides. I liked that car and it was a lot of fun; I wish I had it now. But I enlisted in the Army National Guard and had to go off to boot camp and Infantry AIT and had nowhere to store anything so I literally sold off everything of substance that I owned, including the Torino. Had my 20th birthday in boot camp; what a delight...but I didn't tell anyone because I didn't want to get any "attention".