Month: October 2016

Installing the front seat upholstery On Saturday I spent basically the entirety of my time—almost three hours— aligning the driver’s side windows.  I’m still not happy with where things have ended up, but I’ve got a good, functional working alignment in place.  Sunday it rained and drizzled off and on throughout the day.  Most of the … Read moreFront Seat Upholstery from TMI

Missing Parts: The only thing worse than parts that don’t fit… I’ve repeatedly expressed my dismay, discontent, and dissatisfaction over the quality of reproduction parts made “overseas.”  Lately I feel like every reproduction part I try to put on has something wrong with it, so I’ve spent a lot of time refurbishing and restoring the … Read moreMissing Parts – An Exercise in Frustration

First up: Installing the Parking Brake Linkage As I mentioned yesterday, it’s crunch time!  One of the quick wins, or so I thought, was the parking brake linkage.  For various reasons, including the fact that I’d needed to pull the transmission twice after installing it originally, I hadn’t yet connected up the back parking brake cable … Read moreParking Brake Linkage Installation

Ten Weeks Left = A Mad Dash Toward the Finish Line… I’ve installed the new oil pan, and what a difference!  With that problem solved, I’m back on track.  Or am I?  As I was lying in bed Sunday night, I realized that I only have about ten weeks left before this car needs to … Read moreTen Weeks Left: Crunch Time

Work Proceeds on the Engine Compartment I spent most of Monday night working on putting the engine compartment back together.  My regular reader will remember that I’d previously installed the radiator, but it had to come out to work on the shroud, fan, and belts.  With the transmission reinstalled and the correct fan spacer, bolts, … Read moreEngine Compartment Finishing Touches

Transmission Removal for the 3rd Time… Hopefully the saying “the third time’s the charm” holds true.  On Tuesday I found myself tackling transmission removal yet again.  Why?  Because the transmission was leaking.  The last two times I’ve had the car in the air, I’ve noticed a drop of fluid on the bottom of the case. … Read moreTransmission Removal and Re-Sealing