Touch-ups
Posted by Eman on June 30th, 2007Touched-up some of the nicks here and there on the paint today
Put the name scripts back on the front of the hood
Put the bullet on the front of the car
Touched-up some of the nicks here and there on the paint today
Put the name scripts back on the front of the hood
Put the bullet on the front of the car
Put the hood back on
Hood actually fits better now!
Switched the wires on the horn relay and tested the horn
Must be some oddness going on under the horn ring
Adjusted the throttle to governor linkage
Test drove her and she still died at stops
Installed the passenger side vent door
Attached the hoses to the radiator
Installed the radiator
Added 50/50 antifreeze
Reattached all of the wiring
Attached the fan belt and adjusted with the generator and bracket
Squirted the valve stems with oil
Started the car
Checked the valves for oiling
Installed the valve covers, grommets, gaskets, nuts
Adjusted the timing with a timing light
Shortened the accelerator linkage
Slightly [...]
Attached the heater ductwork inside the passenger fender
Reattached the driver side vent door
Turned one of the pipes on the water pump housing to be perpendicular to the housing
Painted the area around it (touch-up work)
Painted the generator low gloss black
Installed the generator… Just need to figure out where the hoses go around it
Removed the fender vent doors and the old gaskets around them
Tightened the passenger side fender to the body
Tightened all of the bolts going through the fenders and frame
Added a spacer to the passenger side
Had to loosen and remove the driver side fender
Bent some of the areas around the holes back in
Tightened the fender to the body and got a snug fit this time
Enlarged the holes for the brakes, etc on the front seat carpet
Cut a slit for the accelerator pedal
Attached the front seat heat shield
Installed the front seat frame
Installed the front seat bottom cushion
Cut (rather poorly) the rear seat area carpet to fit around the armrests
Installed the rear seat bottom
Put the front clip back on, but not tightened up… driver top isn’t meeting together well