Laughing Coyote

Sears was the Amazon back in the day. You could buy anything.

I'm pretty sure Matt had all kinds of names for the Lincoln as he was working on it.

Leaving the grocery store parking lot today I got a quick picture of a 1969 Firebird convertible. Looks pretty nice.

I say the real chrome is the 3rd one from the left.

Looks purdy. You may want to put an outrigger from side to side just incase it wants to roll from the torque. Hate to have anything happen to it after all you've been through. Getting closer.

You've come a long way. Enjoy your time off.

http://www.gopherbearing.com/index.htm Try these guys.

Any numbers to go by?

Done!

That's fine with me.

I decided to make some pedal pads for the Corvette. The brake pad was showing a lot of wear in the corners and instead of spending money I made some on the CNC mini mill. They came out pretty sweet so far. Have to do the final details.

I was just curious. Looked like a lot of fun to swap them out, but job well done.

Is the black coming off due to oil saturation from the hose seeping into it over time or is it just because of age and temp changes?

Chris, painting a car is a BIG undertaking, even if it's a small car. It takes a lot of work as you know just to get to that stage. Keep it up, you're closing in on finishing the car. Keeping everything clean from your gun to the booth your spraying in all helps in the finish. It's a pain to keep doing it, but in the end it will all be worth it.

Now a days the young drivers may think you're throwing gang signs. 😀

Good thing the tech didn't try anyway and destroy your clutch and do other damage. Another reason I do my own maintenance if I can.

That sucks. I used Victor Reinz gaskets on my 352. Didn't have any issues with them squeezing out or leaking. Even to this day I have no leaks. Worth looking into.

EmTee, I cut the aluminum plate on my plasma table and cut the art work on the vinyl machine. Then a clear coat and ready to go. I have several pieces of equipment that I use in my business and can make just about anything. If anyone needs something made just contact me.

I know the feeling to well. I made a bar just for that so me and my wife could just set it in place.

Your making good progress. Dust, lint, and dirt always finds away into your paint. You just have to minimize it the best you can. You have to keep your painting room clean like an operating room. It's a pain to keep up on it, but that just helps you in your final shoot. Keep at it your doing a good job.

I bet you're glad you sealed the roof.

I got the car all back together and took it for a little ride to see if there is anything wrong on how it performs and drives. No vibrations, strange noises or weird things going on. It really goes like heck when you open the four barrel. It's a blast to drive. I'm still going to go through things to make sure I'm good to go. I want to check the front bearings, brakes and attaching pieces. I did receive my new tire for my spare and I also picked up the rim from the powder coater I dropped off. She told me if I have anything else bring it to her and she will take care of it. They do cerakote for space X stuff so my headers will get done when I get to that part. I also made a front plate for it.

I was on the hunt for a wheel bearing packer just like the one I used when I was in the military working on ground support equipment. Packed a lot of wheel bearings and it was easier to do with the one we had in the shop. It was a Croft industrial one. The other day one came up on the local CL for $15 bucks. Needless to say I had to go get it. I got it home and did a quick one day restoration on it. Everything looked good, but the top handle was a little rough so I had the right size aluminum U channel and changed it out. All I have left to do it mount it to a nice pretty piece of wood to mount it on and some grease to fill it.

Agreed. Mine was all steel sprockets when I did the engine. If you decide to change it out make sure you get the right timing chain set. I had a vendor send me one for a 1961 352 engine and the top sprocket was actually for a 1964 352. The locating pin for the cam is on the opposite side. I still have it in a box. The bottom one is the same and the chain is the same. From my restore page: I figured out that the timing set that they sent me was for a 64 not a 61. :mad: I can use the chain and crank sprocket not the cam sprocket. The company does not offer the right sprocket as a set and the cost for the sprocket was more than the whole set including shipping. The correct one is on the left and if you look at it the dowel pin hole is farther away from the center hole. The back on the correct one is flat and doesn't have the big step on it. I checked it over with the original one and we're all good now. I have the starter end cap all repaired and have the case and other parts all cleaned and ready to go. Just have to order the rebuild kit and that will be done. I'm going to order the oil pump and pan gasket next so I can get he bottom all buttoned up.

Did more work on the car this weekend. Installed a new side mirror, finished the rear window trim and installed it. The rear window got installed and sealed up. The seats are installed and ready to go. The console is still apart since I still want to look at everything behind it when I get a chance. Still have to work inside trim panels since a lot of them require repair. That won't cause me delays in driving the car so they will get done when they get done. I sent off the spare rim to the powder coater last week for a blast and powder. She owed me some favors. I also purchased a cheapy spare tire that should be here by Wednesday.