New project 1965 mustang

Got my ski pole all cleaned up looks like new now and got the power wires for all the gauges put together just need to install them tomorrow.... hope to finish most of the wireing tomorrow. We will see. I also am going to pickup some fuel line and try to mabe fire it up for a few seconds see what happens.

Bilkolayne wrote: Can someone tell me what the two big wires on the right side of the transmission are for?

Out of the "S" side of ignition switch to neutral safety switch, out of NSS to "S" side of solenoid.    It won't let you energize the solenoid till that switch is made., like HW said

Put your VOM on both wires and shift the tranny from F/N/R to check switch.

big?

neutral safety switch? interrupter in the starting circuit so you can't fire it up in gear.

I did not get anything done today as I was stuck at work all day so I brought one of the burnt up valve covers to work and was able to clean it up its back to normal now nice and shiny. Nothing a little never dull and a wire brush could not handle. My carb spacer should be inn tomorrow some time. Hope to get the carb all hooked up and some wireing done.

Duane in Indy wrote: While you'r at it, throw the starting fluid as far as you can throw it!!!!!!!!!!!   Might be OK for diesels but NOT for gas engines.

I know this that's why I put a small shot oil in each cylinder and cranked it over before I did that..... I am a mechanic don't forget that.

Hollywood wrote: wtf it's only 3:30

Lmao but I only ran some wire to a battery really rigid just to fire it up.

Even if it was just for a sec I'm so glad I got to here it fire up today.... I got this wireing down pat now and just need to pickup more wire and connectors I will do that tomorrow sometime.

OK so for ******* and giggles I got a fire extinguisher some wire and some ether.... i installed the new distributor and quickly wired up the power supply to it and gave a shot of ether down the old carb and she fired right up. Just for a sec tho..... I just wanted to here it fire

Jonathan, no one is suggesting you do that. You've confirmed the rotation and that's good enough.

We will see what's up when I get it fired up I'm not pulling pistons or rods just to check. So far everything checks out fine.

OK so off topic of what you guys are talking about. I just watched the engine when it rotated by the starter and the flywheel spins clockwise and so dose the rotor butten and the fireing order of the valves are righthand also so there for it is all correct a right hand engine. Dose that ancers your questions.

quinner wrote: Discussions like these remind me of how much I miss @79Nautique, he always made that Rabbit hole very interesting!

I was thinking of 79 as well. Dave and I are going over to Jim's Thursday to borrow some equipment. Perhaps Jim can explain it to Dave and Dave can translate it to Tim... I just know he reversed all the pistons and rods when he switched rotations... If Jim knows what he's talking about, I suppose it is even more critical on a RR race engine...

Thought about it more- rod orientation does matter, bearings are chamfered. Common sense says that the rods should not be spun around based on rotation, but I'll let someone more knowledgable field that question.

I am guessing he means that he'd spin the piston and rod combo around 180deg in order for the offset wrist pin (on the piston) to match the engine rotation. (Rods themselves should not care about rotation). Pistons that don't have offset wrist pins should be installed the normal way (valve reliefs will be in the right spot).

Like I said, PCM wasn't converting engine rotations, the long blocks were coming from the engine manufacturers. I don't think GM would have done that... I am guessing someone else had been inside that 454 and didn't put it back together quite right. Did it still have the original Pcm silver paint on it?