Trying to start her up
Posted by Eman on May 29th, 2007Timed the distributor
Tried to start her up, but the battery was weak and all she did was grumble
Removed the exhaust valve gaskets due to smoke from the driver’s side
Archive for May, 2007
More painting? Hood work
Posted by Eman on May 28th, 2007Quickly painted the edges of the hood with the ACE Hardware green (Not exactly the same color green, but good enough to cover some of the bare metal)
Sprayed and wrapped the backseat side panels (with contact cement on the edges)
Distributor work
Posted by Eman on May 27th, 2007Put the pieces of the distributor together
Installed the distributor, but didn’t check the timing for it
Carb and oil testing
Posted by Eman on May 25th, 2007Attached the carburetor
Installed a new fuel line from the pump to the carb
Had to get a new fitting for where the line goes into the carb
Used a drill and a slotted metal rod instead of the distributor, just to get the oil flowing
Gapped and installed the Autolite 437s (at .035)
Attaching the splash aprons
Posted by Eman on May 24th, 2007Fastened the tig wire by pushing on the back of the “staples” with pliers and hammering the prongs over with a hammer
Painted over the area underneath the battery compartment, where I had tested the green ACE Hardware paint
Inner fender splash aprons
Posted by Eman on May 23rd, 2007Poked the tig wire though the inner fenders to hold the rubber splash aprons on. (”Staples” still need to be fastened securely.)
Intake manifold and hoses
Posted by Eman on May 21st, 2007Installed the intake manifold and gaskets
Placed the carb on the intake manifold
Installed two new water hoses on the climatizer
Installed the heater blower hose to the blower tube
Attached the oil pressure tube to the back of the engine
Welding
Posted by Eman on May 15th, 2007Tightened the U-joints
Attached the front exhaust bracket
Welded some areas on the frame that were curled when Stella was pulled onto the truck for shipping
Welded the crack in the lower control arm
Cut, flared, and bent a new gas line to the fuel pump
Putting things back together
Posted by Eman on May 14th, 2007Put nuts and washers on the rear engine (tranny) mounts
Installed the slotted gravel guard around the torque converter
Attached the speedo cable
Tightened the linkage
Attached the breather tube
Added oil
Put on the brake return spring
Knocked some of the curled frame (from towing) back into place
Backseat interior panels
Posted by Eman on May 12th, 2007Added a thin layer of cushion to the backseat interior panels
Cut out a pattern of the panels from the cloth covering
