Bought another Pertronix ignition and shortened the wires to length. Bought some hex head bolts to fasten the interior door handles. We head out Friday. The forecast calls for rain. I’m starting to feel bad… but not because of the rain.
Put on the brake pedal pad, touched up some chrome, and messed with the hat rack.
Got some rubber insulating tape and wrapped the base of the steering wheel column. There were a few gaps where the rubber boot was torn as it passes through the firewall. Hopefully that will keep out some of the fumes from the engine.
Jacked her up
Tightened one of the nuts on the exhaust pipe and manifold
Eased her down and out
Added a bit of fuel to the carb and cranked Stella up
Didn’t really see a fuel leak this time
Fumes from the engine were still coming through the firewall near the steering column
I removed the piece of the Dynamat type [...]
Cut the driver’s floor mat to fit around the pedals
Checked the oil level
Checked the radiator fluid
Adjusted the gear linkage
Inflated the tires to at least 34 lbs psi
Topped off with gas
Reinstalled the door window frames
Removed the window frame from the interior
Removed the cat whiskers with a trim removal tool
Put weather adhesive on the backs of the cat whiskers
Reinstalled the cat whiskers
Removed the screens from inside the fender vents
Installed painted screens inside the vents
The previous sill plates were too high and didn’t allow the doors to close
Had a sheet metalist cut them down
Reinstalled the one on the passenger side and the door closed!
Of course I had to drill new holes, but the carpet will cover most of them
Got some hard plastic arm rests (my originals rubbery, covered with leather and cloth) out of a ‘50 Stude
Installed the driver side, but could only install the first screw in the passenger side one
Stella still dies coming to a stop, even after being warmed up
Tried adjusting the linkage to the carb and the linkage to the governor again, and still stalled at a red light
Took off both sill plates, so the doors would close
Will see if they can be bent/cut more like the originals (which fit flush to [...]
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