445 build for 68 Torino GT

[Heo]

I usualy bend up a new crossmember out of some Tubing
Is there room for making an S in the exhaust
Well i be at your place sunday or monday and we can
Have a look at it

[machoneman]

You just need an S-bend to make the connection but you knew that. The only other fix is to cut off maybe 2-3 feet of exhaust, plus the h-pipe, and weld-in new tubing at a better angle while re-using the H section.

On the brake line, if it's 1" or more away, it'll be fine. Or, you could re-plumb it further away. \

If you look at your master cylinder lines, especially with headers, one or both lines likely are already darned close anyway and haven't caused you any grief I'll bet. 

[Landlubberatsea]

Today we were happy to be able to invite some visitors from the other end of Sweden. Heo and his Erika was down in the south for another reason and luckily they could come by for a coffe and some FE discussioning
Unfortunatelly the engine was not ready to run yet (tomorrow, tomorrow) but Heo had a look at it and the car and came with some much appreciated advice.
He (as well as you Machoneman, thanks for your input) also recommended the S-routing of the exhaust so that will be next project together with upgrading driveshaft and rearend.
The brake line is real close to the headers but I will try first to cover it with a heat shield "sock", if that doesn't help I will have to re-route the line.
Tomorrow I will connect the plug wires, fill up coolant and transmission oil and then start it up (hopefully all my gazillion connections in the fuel system will keep tight  )
Again, Lars and Erika thanks for visiting and have a safe drive home

[Heo]

Hi Landlubber we are in Skurup now
Starting the 1000+Miles trip home
In the morning
I forgot, The conection pipe in the H
Was thinner than the Main pipes i would
Change it to the same dia.
And Thanks again for the salmon dinner

[Landlubberatsea]

Yes! 14 months after it was taken out from the car it was back, reborn as a 445 and finally started 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-_5p5YOvsfMemp5eHRoZFkzRlE/view?usp=drivesdk

A bit rough idling (around 700), a bit low on the fuel pressure, 6 psi, and a bit high on the oil pressure, 80 psi idling cold, but I'm just so happy 

[Heo]

Rouge idle?? Naahhh

[Drew Pojedinec]

Seems like the fuel pressure and cold oil pressure are about normal.
Mine idles about as rough, but it's more like 900rpms in gear.

Sounds great tho, good luck with it!

[Landlubberatsea]

Another 6 months, winter is gone and today the car passed the dmv test and is good to go

[Landlubberatsea]

And here it is
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-_5p5YOvsfMZFNuSzZrd0J5eWc/view?usp=drivesdk

[Heo]

More throtle More throtle....

[Landlubberatsea]

I'll be back with more throttle when I get home from sea Heo.

[Landlubberatsea]

Taking off in the garage with new wheels

[Heo]

Im on my way down south in a few weeks Erica is allredy
down there. I hope i have the Galaxie ready to run by then
so i can drive that down there. Maby we have some spare
time to visit

[Landlubberatsea]

That would be really fun. You're more than welcome