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12-31-2018, 11:22 PM | #1 |
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I got some clean up work on the rear end housing. Made covers with a little foam under it to seal off the holes in the housing so when I clean up the outside and paint it I don't get crap inside. I tapped the vent hole for a pipe fitting to plug it, so it's ready for some serious cleaning.
Think I will start that next year. Brian
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Over the last few days I prepped my seats and visors (with illuminated Corvette mirrors) for the upholsterer. I delivered them at the New Years Eve party just a couple of hours ago. With my winter cold that's about all I could muster over the last three weeks. I did pull a few more wires, but not very many.
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01-01-2019, 03:00 PM | #3 |
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I haven't done anything to the truck. this is really just a brag on an old truck. its single digit temps today. I went out and the truck fired right up without issue. didn't struggle, try to die or anything. fired and settled into its slightly higher cold idle and ran that way until the chole turned it down to its normal idle. is silly but it made me happy.
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Such memories, what an amazing childhood I had, hope my kids feel the same way when they are my age. When I think of those times, with my parents now gone, our farm now covered in houses, it's very different. My times then, wow what memories. Brian
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Today I reluctantly began engine disassembly. Really discouraging to take apart a running, driving vehicle and turn it into a pile of parts, especially since this is the second time I've torn it down for this same issue. Oh well, I have all winter to finish it, I probably wouldn't be driving it much this time of year anyway.
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01-02-2019, 11:22 AM | #8 |
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My five minutes, and I do mean five minutes was spent trying to figure out this damn heater motor. Guess I need to see if I can find a new one, took measurements, and will commence looking.
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01-03-2019, 03:05 AM | #9 |
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I figured out the wiring on my heater motor, WHOOO HOOOO! Damn, I was stumped, but figured it out and it works. I thought the damn thing looked like new inside, geeeez. On to restoring the heater and making mounts and all.
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01-03-2019, 11:21 PM | #10 |
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I continued disassembly of the top of my motor. Last time I did this my back was hurting for a week from working bent over the fender so much. This time I'm limiting myself to an hour or two a day to avoid a repeat. Today I got the alternator and fan off and pulled the distributor. Tomorrow I'll have to go underneath to remove my freshly installed exhaust :-(
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Took a little more than 5 min but progress
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Very nice, That can be time consuming but well worth it in the end. That stuff is as satisfying as popping bubble wrap once its applied.
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Well worth the effort though, looks real good...
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I finished up the installation of a set of Williams split manifolds, cleaned up and painted things while they were apart, on to the exhaust shop tomorrow.
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Right on!
Me, did my five minutes, did a little work on my heater, ground down a little spot on it and dug out the wire so tomorrow night I can rewire the motor. Then I am totally jazzed about this, on my evening walk I went to the local hardware store and found the PERFECT wire to put on the front of the heater! The cool part is I measured it then came home and it was perfect, right on. It's smaller version of the screen I will be putting over the head lamps from a 53 Corvette. Brian
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Mid 40’s in early January is almost unheard of in Minnesota. I pulled the cover off the ‘58 and fired it up to run it up to temp. There is too much salt on the roads to drive it, so this will have to do for now...
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I finished installing a TCI rear leaf spring kit and a reman Explorer 8.8 rear. Next up brake lines and relocating the fuel tank. I have a Mustang fuel tank from Tanks Inc.
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01-05-2019, 06:49 PM | #19 |
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I took it out of the garage and let it soak up some sunshine .
It really needs a bath
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01-05-2019, 09:33 PM | #20 |
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Got my exhaust removed today to facilitate head removal. I'm plugging away at this only an hour or two a day to save stress on my back. Plus I'm not real enthused about taking the truck apart; building them is rewarding, UN-building them not so much.
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Yeah, it sucks, but in a little while you will be back on the road! WHOOO HOOOOO!
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took a short drive in the beautiful sunny 60 degree weather today. life is sometimes remarkable. 2 days ago it was snow and ice.
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Well I was able to get get her down on all 4's for the first time since I painted the cab and front clip.
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01-07-2019, 10:25 PM | #24 |
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I love those little victories, they're so rewarding. Looks like you nailed it!
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The latest in my ongoing, perpetual, unending, eternal head plug saga:
Got the head into a machine shop today. A magnaflux revealed three 1-inch cracks radiating from the threaded temp sender hole. It can't be repaired; replacement is the only option. So far everything to do with this head plug debacle has ended up as worst-case scenario :-( Moral: never remove the factory sender bung.
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