Low mile (29K) 78 Spider engine pics

[Ford Fairlane]

Thought I'd throw these up and add to this as I take things apart.
This car has 29K miles according to the title and the PO.
Car was garaged since 94

Ill take better ones and detail requests if anyone has any











This relay looks added (and burned)

[Tifosi]

Holy crap, is that a smog pump I see up there, or just a really small AC compressor?

Any idea what the relay in pic 6 controls? (mayhaps the AC if the above question turns out to be answered with 'compressor')

[Bob Sacamano]

Smog pump, and horn relay, respectively, although it's not the original horn relay.

[Bob Sacamano]

BTW, do you have emissions testing where you are? If not, it would sure be nice to remove all that extra hardware, and retrograde the exhaust system back to its pre-'75 configuration. Much more fun to drive that way, if possible, and it's cheap horsepower.

[Ford Fairlane]

No smog here (yet) NW Ohio
I will likely part with the car once its running and dependable.
I am slowly falling hard for the car but I have too many right now and my 68 Fairlane vert is scheduled to be home from paint in mid July.

I know that makes me a fairweather alfa-guy but maybe one of you guys will take up where I give up at.

I have 7 cars now and live in town so I have to off a few this summer.


I have a few more pics here:

Hi Everyone! I'm the newest noob. PIX!!

You guys have a great car in the Spider and if it was my only "fun" car I'd probably do a ground up on it (only I'd make it Maroon)

I havent traced that Relay's wires yet, I assumed halogen headlamp mod but whatever it is its burned to a crisp. Lucky the car didn't torch

[Nicola]

It would appear that you have the 0170 cap installed upside down.

[comancheflyer]

Not crazy about the body side moulding add-ons, but it was the craze back then along with the perma-shield wax and ultra-undercoating. remove but KEEP all the smog cr.p and find some euro 2.0 cams and exhaust manifolds to give it a bit of spunk.

[fetta78]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nicola It would appear that you have the 0170 cap installed upside down.

[Ford Fairlane]

Quote:

Originally Posted by fetta78 From the angle of the photo it does look that way........ .

[fetta78]

I use only the finest olive oil.......

Car runs like crap but it sure do smeeellll goooood!!!

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