john's 74 s&h clone build thread

did some more fine adjusting on the hood (hood, hinges, core support, header panel) got it adjusted best that i can:
 ...and it stays open all the way! thanks to new hinges and springs

now that i'm finished adjusting the hood, i installed my trick new billet stainless hood bumpers

thanks carlos! this damn stereo thing has got me pissed

Great job, thanks for sharing I been waiting to see pics with the headlights on, or did I miss that thread? ''Happy Birthday'' to your car 

continue to be impressed with your work.  one year?  ONE YEAR? from tear down to almost finished?  incredible...

That looks awesome! Great job John.

thanks guys! i'm not totally done yet, still have the back seat to get done (never got over there to check on it,spent most of the day working on a mopar  engine swap in a buddy's 4x4 truck never got it out yet,pulled the drain plug for the oil and got a "shower" of coolant  ) and i still need to contact someone with a milling machine to make me a custom billet bracket for my alternator to match the p/s one on the torino.
 as far as next projects--probably paint the celica next, so i don't have to hear "when are you going to paint that"? anymore! get the "farm truck" fired up again and replace the calipers and brake hoses then replace all the rusted areas and paint it, i could go on and on!
 and i'm sorta on the look out for a 69 gto even though i told myself "no more projects"

brian: i'll try and get a shot of the lights from behind the wheel (never thought of that!)


Edited by californiajohnny - 31-January-2015 at 4:04PM

I've been meaning to post on this, it really is looking nice, and the hood turned out great.

John, she looks FABULOUS... Excellent job my friend!!!

thanks guys!
malcolm: it had a 73 bumper on it when i got it. liked the flatter look, got another 73 core, had that rechromed and put it on! kind of a "semi-tucked " look

Top notch work John!  I can't believe how much you got done over the year.  Have you got to cruise in it yet?  It looks like you don't have bad weather there, not like our -20 degree and 4 feet of snow.

paul: tires are 275/60/15 rear 235/50/15 front i'll have to go with 235/60/15's when those wear out the bfg euro t/a's aren't available any more(those were a pair that i had laying around for years

vince: i did drive it christmas eve (day) to get the windows tinted, and a short 2 block trip up to the corner street the other night to sling a little gear oil around in the new differential. it's very quiet inside now(like a new car) !!! yes we've had awesome weather here hardly any freezing, snow or rain (very rare) most days lately have been in the 50's down to 40's overnight  hell even last summer here was quite awesome hardly any rain (we skipped the monsoon season) nice from april - november only a couple of weeks of rain in that time (again very rare) maybe we are finally getting that "global warming" that Al Gore promised!

john: those hose separators are from jegs made by billet specialties they come in several sizes and combinations of sizes no they just go around the hoses but i have one rubber dipped clamp thing holding the hose to the fender well so they don't shake and rub the fender well
here's a link directly to billet specialties: (read the red tech tip note about sizing)
http://www.billetspecialties.com/engine-dress-up/hoses-and-accessories/billet-hose-separators/


Edited by californiajohnny - 01-February-2015 at 9:10AM

...speaker issue--- rubbed spot on the back of the front speaker: 
cut off offending bolt:



Edited by californiajohnny - 01-February-2015 at 6:27PM

update: cheap POS sub that came in the box is fried! i don't really care since i bought the box for the box, put in my fosgate punch 1 that i got with the amp, way better sound! 

ah! floor mats arrived today!