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More mail today, dome light lens, indicator cancelling mechanism and an assembly manual, very helpful! Also in the box was a paper catalogue.........
Oh yeah my peep mirrors turned up in the post today too. So no more side mirror on the door, rattling and loose.
I had to drop the tank out again today as it was weeping fuel from the weld join we did. A pin hole that we didn't pick up with the soapy water...
Today I spent some time installing inertia belts in the front to replace the fixed lap/diagonal belts. Way more comfortable and feel way more...
..... and in with the new! [ATTACH] I was thoroughly sick of the Edelbrock carb surging all the time so grabbed a 600 vacuum secondary Holley that...
Out with the old............ [ATTACH]
All back in the car now. Just the fuel line and some gas in the tank to go! [ATTACH]
My boy came around today to weld up the 2 halves of the tank. We tacked it all together then he welded all the way round before we put a little...
The sender came from eklers in the states.
Tested ohms, but on an analogue meter so who knows. Tested today's brand new one with the same results.
[ATTACH]whoop whoop! Wow that was fast! Look what just turned up on the courier! Yeah boy!
I ran the multi meter across the sender and no bueno. What confused me was that I had a brand new one and carried out the same test and also no...
The original brass float is beyond its sell by date so I have a Cork from our collection that is a nice snug fit to do the job. [ATTACH]
[ATTACH]After a weekend soaking in phosphoric acid and a bath in sodium bicarbonate to neutralise the pick up is clean as a whistle and ready to...
The sender/pick-up unit was very fouled with varnish, which is the original reason for the removal of the tank, so I have been soaking it in...
Pretty happy with the days work. They look a lot better than than when I started. [ATTACH]
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So I dropped out the offending tank and sure enough 60 years of gas and 7 years of storage has not been ideal for preservation. I could hear the...
I got the doors back from the blaster last week. They look pretty good with the expected rust and bad repairs along the bottom edge. The other...
I decided today to take the doors to a media blaster and get all the jams and hard to reach spots cleaned up and epoxy primed. They should be...
[ATTACH] Late last year I spotted a 39 being parted out so I enquired about the front doors. Sure enough I bought them, then had them shipped 7500...
The ship with my doors has arrived in New Zealand! Now I just have to wait for them to clear customs etc, then I can go pick em up, woohoo!
No worries 'part timer'.
A bit of an update for the team, waiting on a few more bits being shipped (delayed by a virus). I found a pair of doors in the US, shipping them...
[ATTACH] Another delivery today. This time it was a full set of rubber frame cushions to go with the mounting fastenings that arrived last week.
They contacted me this morning and have reimbursed the item and a portion of the postage. All good.
I am hoping they will just reimburse the shaft and freight cost.
Some more parts arrived today, this time from Speedway motors. I ordered a steering u-joint and a length of double D shaft to complete the...
[ATTACH] Received today from C W Moss and Bob Drake, a door hinge kit and body mount hardware. Impressive considering I only ordered on Tuesday...
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