Going out to my buddies place where my hearse is stored (outdoors). We're towing it inside to thaw out all of today and overnight.
Tomorrow after work I'm going out to start with installing the brake lines for both rear wheels as well as the rubber hose and both brand new wheel cyls. Surprisingly all the brake shoes have lots of *meat* on them so they won't be changed. I'm doing that while theres no fuel tank in the car to be in my way. Once they are in, its onto installing a complete fuel system. Cutting out the old tank mounts and fabbing in a new mount system to accomodate a brand new `54 Chev tank. Then plumb in all new steel lines from tank to carb. Incorporating an in-line filter just before the new in-line 12V fuel pump.
Once the fuel system is in, then I'll install the rest of the brake lines, brand new master cyl, and both new front wheel cyl.
The next item after that is to completely tune the engine with new cap, rotor, points, condensor. It already has new wires and plugs in it. A new 12v coil is going in and a ballast resistor will be rigged in too. The timing will be verified and that should be it for the ignition.
I've eliminated the factory fuel pump and will plate over the mount hole in the side of the block. That cleans up some of the old steel fuel line and the vacume line for the wipers. I found a supplier for a new 2 speed 12V wiper motor that will bolt right up to my original arms and linkage.
So once its running and stopping by itself and not with the help of my buddies tractor, then I can move it around myself.
The next thing after all the fuel/brakes/tuning will be to sandblast the driver/passenger floor and decide how much old rusted away floor to cut out and then weld in the 2 new complete floor pans I got. Seal them up with seam sealer then coat the entire floor with truck bed liner.
Isn't working on cars fun?
Tomorrow after work I'm going out to start with installing the brake lines for both rear wheels as well as the rubber hose and both brand new wheel cyls. Surprisingly all the brake shoes have lots of *meat* on them so they won't be changed. I'm doing that while theres no fuel tank in the car to be in my way. Once they are in, its onto installing a complete fuel system. Cutting out the old tank mounts and fabbing in a new mount system to accomodate a brand new `54 Chev tank. Then plumb in all new steel lines from tank to carb. Incorporating an in-line filter just before the new in-line 12V fuel pump.
Once the fuel system is in, then I'll install the rest of the brake lines, brand new master cyl, and both new front wheel cyl.
The next item after that is to completely tune the engine with new cap, rotor, points, condensor. It already has new wires and plugs in it. A new 12v coil is going in and a ballast resistor will be rigged in too. The timing will be verified and that should be it for the ignition.
I've eliminated the factory fuel pump and will plate over the mount hole in the side of the block. That cleans up some of the old steel fuel line and the vacume line for the wipers. I found a supplier for a new 2 speed 12V wiper motor that will bolt right up to my original arms and linkage.
So once its running and stopping by itself and not with the help of my buddies tractor, then I can move it around myself.
The next thing after all the fuel/brakes/tuning will be to sandblast the driver/passenger floor and decide how much old rusted away floor to cut out and then weld in the 2 new complete floor pans I got. Seal them up with seam sealer then coat the entire floor with truck bed liner.
Isn't working on cars fun?
