The Work Continues...
A very nicely done home video that shows what it will look like when finished. The Elvis sound track doesn't hurt.
The guys at Milestone are working on Saturday. Wish the rest of my parts would arrive.
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Father's Day Gifts!
I took the car to Jacob at Milestone Paint and Body (http://milestonepaint.com/) for a bullet bumper to tailfin inspection and diagnosis for safety and road worthiness. The good news is that he is thorough. That is also the expensive news.
I told my wife that it will look exactly the same after this round of restoration but will be safe, will run better, and will not smell like old gas and exhaust nearly as much.
Here is a partial list of what Jacob will be replacing:
Fuel Line, fuel tank, anti squeak bumpers for fuel tank, fuel tank hose kit, fuel line to carb, the original style glass bowl fuel filter, Front Hub Dust Cover, hub conversion kit, carrier gasket, pinion seal, u joint, shocks, brakes, valve cover gasket, original carburetor rebuild.
That oil leak turned out to be the valve cover gasket above the oil filter in a place I just could not see.
He also found an exhaust leak that, when fixed, will clean things up significantly.
I discovered that the auto rebuild specialty sites tend to be pretty much the same on prices for big ticket items but some really jack up the prices on small items that you might add to an order as an afterthought. I can probably make some sort of comment on quality after the mechanic sees the parts.
I told my wife that it will look exactly the same after this round of restoration but will be safe, will run better, and will not smell like old gas and exhaust nearly as much.
Here is a partial list of what Jacob will be replacing:
Fuel Line, fuel tank, anti squeak bumpers for fuel tank, fuel tank hose kit, fuel line to carb, the original style glass bowl fuel filter, Front Hub Dust Cover, hub conversion kit, carrier gasket, pinion seal, u joint, shocks, brakes, valve cover gasket, original carburetor rebuild.
That oil leak turned out to be the valve cover gasket above the oil filter in a place I just could not see.
He also found an exhaust leak that, when fixed, will clean things up significantly.
I discovered that the auto rebuild specialty sites tend to be pretty much the same on prices for big ticket items but some really jack up the prices on small items that you might add to an order as an afterthought. I can probably make some sort of comment on quality after the mechanic sees the parts.
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