Projects Building My First Roadster in San Francisco

As promised, I've returned with a handful of updates. I've been away for the past two weeks in New York and Chicago, and now is the time to get down to business.

I'll start by saying this. San Francisco's Old Car Picnic is this Saturday. Part of me thought I was going to make it with the roadster, but life had other plans. Like David and I always say, there will be plenty more shows.

On my flight to the Big Apple, I made the comprehensive "To-Do" list before the first drive. It's called "To Do (front to back)" and it lives in the Notes app of my phone. There are 34 items that range in difficulty and complexity. Some will take five minutes, while others may take a month. All I can do is keep chipping away.

Moments after pulling into my driveway, my friend and fellow Michigander Xander was at my house. We immediately jacked up the car and got right into re-bleeding the brakes. We found more leaks, but did everything we could to correct them. After about an hour of work, the car had firm, consistent pedal pressure. To say I was relieved—and excited—would be a major understatement.
I have no photos to show from that first night back, but I do have this snapshot of a clean Chevy more-door in Chicago.

 

Throughout the week, I tried to check little things off the list. That meant installing the new radiator drain plug (huge shoutout to the Johnson's team for shipping me a replacement) and adding three gallons of distilled water to the system.

All leaks were addressed, and I'd say we're looking good on the cooling front for now.

 

More updates tomorrow. And yes, I will be at the Old Car Picnic with the Harley, so I hope to see some of you there.