Modern Bullitt build

[keepat]

More awesome fab work Keepat, looks great. I'm taking note since this will likely be my main project for the winter (installing my A/C unit). A little fruit for thought for you, when dealing with what to do with the unused air intake on the passenger side I took an extra fresh air intake for the driver side and mounted it on the passenger side so it can still be used...... works nice and looks like it was built that way.

I love that idea and would have probably done something like that but the way I routed my AC and heater lines it goes right in that spot so there's no room with this installation, but if the AC lines were taken to another spot you could do that.
Thank you
Pat

 

[Donny]

Shop next door had this in for something...

 

[Homstead]

Some beautiful work your doing! Keep at it!

 

[747mopar]

I love that idea and would have probably done something like that but the way I routed my AC and heater lines it goes right in that spot so there's no room with this installation, but if the AC lines were taken to another spot you could do that.
Thank you
Pat

Yeah I guess you did run yours threw the fender area..... man I'm really thinking about pulling my motor and patching the holes I put in for that and doing it like you did! Looks great and I hate junking up the engine compartment with hoses and wires. Don't know if I should thank you or cuss you for causing more work haha.

 

[keepat]

I started the pluming for the brakes by making themounts for the line locks and proportional valve to go under the mastercylinder to help hide it. I need to make room in the inner fender for the frontbrake line and I’ll do this to keep the lines clear of the motor.
Thanks
Pat

 

[HYRDGOON]

Damn this thing is clean!!! Another nice job Pat that brake setup/mounts and the hidden line lock look perfect

 

[mopar vince]

A few years back we had a 68 black charger and a green fast back mustang in the stable at the same time.
We drove to a few car shows in SoCal and always did a lap of the show along the way.
Amazingly I was surprised by how few people "got it".
My cars were nowhere close to as clean as yours.

 

[keepat]

A few years back we had a 68 black charger and a green fast back mustang in the stable at the same time.
We drove to a few car shows in SoCal and always did a lap of the show along the way.
Amazingly I was surprised by how few people "got it".
My cars were nowhere close to as clean as yours.

I am also surprised at how few people recognized the cars or are familiar with the movie! I think if they are younger than 40 they probably have never seen the movie. I understand it is not a top 100 or quite frankly not even a top 1000 movie It was actually a lousy script but it is the best car chase and certainly the chase that set the standards for all other car chases thereafter! It's just a generational thing, if there's no special-effects it just doesn't grab the younger minds attention. I have quite a few 35 and under people that I work with that have never seen any of the Godfather movies. Now we have arguably two of the top 10 movies ever made and the younger generation mostly have not watched it. I think if they ever did a remake of the bullitt movie with the right actors and the right cars, hopefully the old cars you might just be able to bring the new generation into it the same way they have followed the fast & furious movie??
Thank you!
Pat

 

[1970RT]

Really enjoying watching the progress on this thread. Great inspiration.

Don't lose hope. I'm under 35 and was the only one in my group of friends traveling through San Francisco that had Bullitt chase scenes locations on my must-see list. I also own both Godfather movies (there are only two).

Carrying the torch,
David

 

[keepat]

I had a few people ask how I measure and bend the stainlesssteel tubing, so I thought I would post a little more details on the radiatoroverflow line. I have bent thousands of feet of S/S tubing over the years.Every 55 Fleming yacht commissioned on the east coast I have bent about 80 footof ½” and ¼” tubing, all by measurements and drawings. I sure there are manydifferent ways to bend S/S tubing but what I have found that works best for meis outside to outside tubing measurements. This is easy when working with 90degree bends. In the pictures below you’ll see marks on the tubing. One is anparallel orientation line, then a linedesignating the outside of the tubing after the bend, and the last mark is a Uor C (depending on how you look at it) this designate the direction the bendshould go.

By using a 45 degree fitting in the neck of the radiator I wasable to bend the tubing about 45 degree to start the line. With the first bendclose to the flair its best to flare the line 1[SUP]st[/SUP] as some flaringtools need more room then the bend will leave. You can see two marks in the 3[SUP]rd[/SUP]picture, 1 marking the where the outside of the tubing will be and the othermarking the direction of the bend.

Here I’m using a scrap piece of tubing to mark where I willmake the bend, I also measure for the next bend and mark the orientation for thischange indirection.

Here are the tools I used to bend and flare the S/S tubing
Thanks
Pat

 

[inri]

Keepat, you are a master pipe bender. Great photos and work! Kudos

 

[Dreamcatcher]

Actually just an all around Master Craftsman period !! I can not believe the quality of your build. Thanks for sharing!
Don

 

[lxmodguy]

exceptionally well built. Keep it up

 

[keepat]

Thank you guys!
Pat

 

[HawkRod]

Pat,

Thanks for the detailed instructions and showing us some of your methods - much appreciated!

Hawk

 

[keepat]

There are 2 small computers that I needed to mount under thedash. One controls the EFI that I mounted on Vintage Air mount so that the troubleshootinglight is just viewable under the dash (sorry no pictures) The 2[SUP]nd[/SUP]controls the ignition and I mounted it to a plate that covers the unused rightside cowl vent.
Thanks
Pat

 

[keepat]

Pulled the motor back out so I could modify the innerfender to make room for one of the brake lines off the master cylinder.
Thanks
Pat

 

[Homstead]

Looking mighty fine!

 

[uwss]

damn fine fabricating

 

[keepat]

Welded the seams on the inner fender covers, coated themwith bed liner and installed a rubber gasket I got from McMaster Carr. Now theyshould keep most of the water and dirt out.
Thanks
Pat