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Finally! An update and info on that antique steering wheel Neighbor Max gifted me with. The rim was in four pieces and one of the four original...
Okay, okay. Thanks for your concern. You're not the only one who's warned me about an impending disaster. Love your solution! I'll get some...
Hmmm. Haven't seen Neighbor Pat out in his garage, so no pic yet of that old steering wheel yet. But, in the meantime, a little more trimming...
Still going to make a test fit of the door the next item on the agenda.
Ta da! Success! To make a short story long, a neighbor wandered over to see what I was up to with the failed attempt to spread the step opening...
Thanks Jim! That's what I'll do while I wait for the jack repair kit.
Well, I gotta own this one. To recap, discovered the new driver's side step did not slide all the way into the space for it. This is something I...
Hah! But wasn't I a cute little kid? The Healey was my grandfather's. He surely got me started on the path as a car guy.
Geez! It didn't occur to me to braze! I have a gas set up AND rods! What a dolt!
OK. Driver's side cab corner all buttoned up so it's on to the driver's side step. As mentioned earlier, I did a little test fit with the step...
Another coat of Bondo and some sanding. Not perfect but good enough I think to show that the new piece will work when the cab finally gets to a...
I wish I had the experience and talent do work metal and not need Bondo, but we gotta deal with what we got. So here's the driver's side outer...
Pro tip! You can't weld dirt. And also, the original 1959 steel might not have been the best. All the burn throughs were in the old steel....
Back at it finally, after a great visit from East Coast relatives. Continuing to button up the driver's side outer cab corner but took a break to...
Thank goodness!
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