In progress: '73 Hornet ala Ford....sorry!

["John W Rosa" <JohnRosa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The blue Hornet hatchback that I just sold is being
re-assembled by its new owner, my neighbor, with
some assistance from myself. Today I laid out and 
tagged the wiring harness, then placed it in the car
relatively close to where each connection belongs.

We also reinstalled a lot of the weather seals, the 
mirrors, and inside door panels and attachments.

The steering column has been swapped out as the 
original was column shift and the new one is from a 
floor-shifted donor.

It is now wearing all four Magnum wheels (anyone got 
two caps and trim rings lying around?) with the RWL 
tires that were recently on my Spirit.


Next, the wiring will be finalized, then we'll go to 
work on getting the dash in, then carpet, headliner, 
all the trim pieces and seats.

Exterior doo-dads will wait 'til the drivetrain is 
installed...which will, to my chagrin, be a Ford 5.0L 
EFI and Auto trans. Hey- it ain't my car anymore!
It's really hard to blame him, tho, as his finances 
suck worse than mine...and the drivetrain was given 
to him, running great, in a battered '89 Ford van.

We'll be using 'universal' mounts on the original 6cyl 
crossmember (he wanted my V8 piece but I said if your 
gonna weld on and alter something, use the I6 piece).

He's got his eyes open for a 401/4spd setup, whenever 
a bargain comes up on that...but for now, the 302 will
have to do. I'll be assisting to assure he isn't cutting 
the harness up. We'll work around the original connections 
and splice in where we must.

Heck...it could sit another year in the yard, or get back 
on the road with the 302...and he wants to go back to AMC-
power as soon as the chance is given....so I'm forgiving 
it...and actually assisting. But I ain't giving it my 
blessing!! :)

Anybody with tips (other than 'dump the 5.0') or warnings
for such a swap, feel free to throw your thoughts in.

More as progress occurs.

John