63 Pinner Hightop

[John ED Renstrom]

ok, I'm going to attempt to get things done on this new computer. my adaptor to upload pictures threw the kindle is gone south and I having trouble finding another one. So here we go, got the jams painted and the inside of the top frame on the center door. ground down a wad of lead on that right upper door that was causing the door to rub when it was closed. I've been waiting for a few parts to arrive so we can get things back on track. They got her yesterday. took a friend out to lunch in the big city yesterday and looked for that adaptor. Funny, I remember when everything was closed on Veterans Day. Not, it's just another sales day.

 

[John ED Renstrom]

had one of those days, "Mother said." They will happen, so we chalk it up to experience. I did finally get the 64 pinner started and moved to it winter home. Messing with the car covers will wear you out. Got the top put together and in place. I carefully considered the way the glass had to go and then put it in backwards. But that's what tomorrows are for, practice today, put in it tomorrow. Additionally, we didn't install the latch first, so we need to attend to that task. It's a lot easier to do with the sash out of the way.

 

[John ED Renstrom]

will we did it. got the glass back out in the dark. big power outage today still haven't heard the correct story on it but to went out around noon and back at 6. that assumably is heavy. this time I put a piece of blue tape on the outside. but some time struggling to get it back in and losing the frame on the third try we cracked the corner setting it down to pick the frame up. so, we need a new glass. that old stuff gets brittle. put the rest of the guts into the door shell and started to strip the front door. we need to run to Rapid to get another one cut. so do that tomorrow. miss jack on those short runs. the cat just won't get in the truck. dark a 4:00 now so went in a lit the lamp to wait out the light.

 

[John ED Renstrom]

Got the glass up to the glass shop, it will be ready Monday. so, we took the front door apart and got it off. hoping the weather will hold long enough for us to get it sandblasted tomorrow; they are talking Sunday, Monday might get some snow. it's past due; we need to get the bugs killed off. but the trip to the glass shop was not a total bust. I found a piece of plywood at the restore shop for 2 bucks. now we can get the sill for the rear door back on. this has got to be the door in the wreck. The tab holding the skin to the frame is broken, and the inside flange is tipped way in. we'll see when we get to stripping the door.

 

[John ED Renstrom]

The weather held today, so we got the jams sandblasted. I had just enough material to do. We have used up 3 bags on this car for the doors. stripped the outer panel as long as we were outside. Then, I primed the jam. found one of the drain holes plugged with undercoating, so cleaned it out. and retreated back to the shop as the sun went down. brazed the rust holes shut inside and out of the corner. Hopefully, we melted out enough of the undercoating for it to breathe now. picked up a few door dings, as long as we slapped filler on things and primed the door. Let the fog out before we close up to go in. If it's nice enough tomorrow, we'll get it ready to hang, jammed, when we clean up the opening.

 

[John ED Renstrom]

It's Sunday and we had some extra guests for breakfast. They were after green stuff. momma has booted them out while the rut is on. one of them is a late one a lot smaller than the others. We'll see what rolls in tomorrow, but the way the critters are packing it in there suggests a change is coming.
Got the front door jamb done first off, while it was decent outside. Then, I worked on the inside one. But as long as we had time and a door we could get around, I ran the board file over it with 80-grit to ensure we got everything we needed. We have a lot more lead on this one, so we will have a few spots to fill after it's hung. But worked myself out to the shop for a while. So I brought the door back in and closed.

 

[John ED Renstrom]

Forgot the picture of the kids

 

[Paul Steinberg]

Is the fence to keep them in, or keep them out?