Mudbone

Of course I made a video for by buddy Chris. So I will share it with the forum. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0w6hfCcb8ok

Let me dig around and see if I have any from the cars I parted out. At least I know what to look for now. Thanks, Mud

Do you have a photo of what they look like? I also could use a couple of mounting bolts for the trunk lid. (The threads are bad on one of them) Thanks, mud

I have been working on the trunk lid fit all morning. I have some work to do on the front corners. I just realized I am missing the lower trunk lid stops. Mine were gone so I don’t even know what they look like. Who is the best source for these? Thanks, Mud

I love it. Keep them coming! Mud

It was one of those cars you wish you could have kept. I could be driving it while I build the 66R.

Thanks for the tip on the rubber. That fit was a first try. The bolts are not even tight yet. It looks better in the picture than it is. Here is a short video just for fun. (You have to take advantage of help when it is there) Mud

Ta-Da!!!

I finally got back in the garage yesterday. I primed the trunk hinge springs and installed them. I had some trouble putting tension on the springs so I made a quick tool. I used my serpentine belt tool with an adapter I made from a piece of tubing and an old socket. It made the job easy. I can’t remember how I got them off. I probably pried them out and let them fly! Mud

Yep, I was about 15 and was having a blast; it didn’t take the corners too well. I thought it was going to roll over on its side! I’m not sure the hay fields ever grew back in those spots! Mud

Let’s go back a little further in time. My dad purchased a 1956 Buick Century 4dr hardtop (Blue & white) in 1960. We had that car forever! Most of us five kids took their drivers license test in that car including me. Then in the summer of 1970 my brother in-law had me out to his farm to work on some old cars his hired hand left behind. One was 1955 Special 2dr sedan. (I didn’t have a driver’s license yet so the hayfield was my proving ground. After rebuilding the engine and transmission and finally getting a title for it I could actually drive it on the road. I owned this car a few years after I sold the red & white one.

Eisenhower Tunnel, Dillon, CO Mud

I purchased this car in 1973 while attending Denver Automotive and Diesel College. I paid $250.00 for it. It had a leaky front seal in the Dynaflow transmission and four bald tires. It had about 110,000 miles on it then. I put a new front trans seal in and four good used Bias ply tires, a tune up and an oil change. My sweetheart came out to visit so we went for a tour through the mountains, including Mount Evans! The Dynaflow had no problem with the grade; I only used low range mostly for going down hill to save the brakes. The car I sold. (I did keep the girl!) Mud (Sorry about the poor quality) It was transferred from Super 8, to VHS and then to DVD.

I used a 12-volt battery with a turn signal bulb to determine start position. I tried the ohmmeter at first also. When you run 12 volts to it, it seemed to be more consistent. Mud

We have the same problem in the Model T Ford Club. My dad loved Model T Fords. That’s about all he thought about and talked about. He finally was able to put one together. I was interested but I only got to help him work on it. He never let anyone drive it. (That is the key) You have to get them behind the wheel. I’m not saying to put them in your show car, but if you have a good driver, that is what will get their interest. When my dad passed away I had to learn how to drive the T by myself. It took awhile. Then it was so much fun I decided to let everyone in our family drive it. At our family reunion in 2007, from 2 years old to 80 years old we drove that car around the barn in low gear with me on the running board working the foot pedal and hand brake. We even gave out certificates that said “I drove Grandpa Frank’s Model T” Everyone still talks about that day. Old cars drive differently than anything else most of them have ever driven. They won’t forget it!

Home inspection season has started. I haven’t touched the Buick for three weeks! It’s hard to pass up the $ as it is needed to fund the project. Now I’ve come down with a nasty head cold. It looks like winter will never end hear in Illinois. However it looks like fishing is getting underway in Chicago……

I think what he found was an old garbage dump from the farm place that was there long ago. He has five acres and he was told there was a farmhouse and some out buildings. Now there is just a house that was built in the 60’s. There might be some other good stuff around if he keeps digging. Mud

I would not be afraid of putting used ones in from another car. Most of them broke because of lack of lubrication. Old Tank had an extra one for me and I just used a pop rivet to install. I wonder how many good ones are still at Wheatbelt Auto Parts, or have they started crushing them? Mud

I had trouble getting mine on too. I wrapped mine in some cloth as not to scratch it. It took several tries but once you get the right angle it dropped right in. Mud

I just started that process also. Mud

It appears to be a 1910 Rambler. Now my buddy thinks the rest of the car is buried there too!

I think it is solid copper not brass. Mud

My buddy found this cap buried in his back yard. It appears to be made out of brass. It is heavy for its size. Only markings are Water on the top. It has an inner metal gasket with a hole it like a radiator cap would have. An old Tractor maybe?

Look what I found in Old Cars Weekly.....

MrEarl, that video has been removed from You Tube. Old Tank set me straight on the adjustment. The original setup did not have the vulcanized rubber seal. The new style just requires gaskets between each part. Also the rubber boot is not really needed. However, you guys know me by now. I have a hard time leaving stuff alone. I was very reluctant to post this video, as I know I would get a lot of flack from it. But here goes…..(Be Nice)