r1lark Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Got back to installing the new door weatherstip on my 'driver' '54 Studebaker. Will bolt the door back on tomorrow, and start on the last one. Three down and one to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 (edited) Finally got the rear oil seal for my '31 Dodge transmission and got it installed. Now onward to the reassembly of the transmission and installation of the clutch and trans. Next....brakes! Edited July 16, 2011 by keiser31 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 I installed an original outside mirror on my ole gal that i found on ebay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greg walsh Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 I installed a pair of rubber pull over strap hold downs on the rear deck lid on my 68 Porsche. Before everytime I hit a bump the deck lid would pop open, I think these will help.They look sporty too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyardjeff Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Put another pitman arm seal in my 65 country squire,I did not have good enough snap ring pliers the first time and it came out blowing the seal out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greg walsh Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Helped my son on his 67 Mustang project. He just lost his job so his Mustang finances are dried up for now but hopefully he'll be working again soon. Anyway we pulled out the seats and carpet and started in with the" POR-15". Slowly but surly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old car fan Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 (edited) No work on the cars ,big time storm ,acres of clean-up. Edited July 18, 2011 by old car fan (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ply33 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 ... Slowly but surly.Sounds like me. Actually, I'm more likely to be "slow and surly". All I did was drive home from the Plymouth Owners Club meet. About 80 miles in one and a half hours. Not too bad an average speed for a 78 year old car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1lark Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 It finally cooled down a little here in NC, so I finally finished installing the door weatherstrip on my '54 Studebaker 4-door. Just got to put the drivers door back on tomorrow after the adhesive dries good, and adjust it. Now it's on to the window channel runs and catwhiskers, and headliner, and carpet.........Looking froward to some QUIET driving soon!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_steve Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Did some garage car-juggling, and pulled the '50 Bug out of its deep hibernation spot, where it has been since last fall (I am embarrassed to say). I'm going to drive it out to the store shortly to get some gas and also grab some provisions, and then wash it when I get back. The plan is to drive it out to the Belltown Antique Car Club show tomorrow morning, at the Haddam Neck Fairgrounds, in Haddam Neck, CT. The forecast seems to suggest possibly some rain tomorrow, but we've also taken note of the "rain or shine" advisory on their flyer:http://www.belltownantiquecarclub.org/shows/pdfs/august%202011.pdfI noticed it's listed as the "45th annual"--that's one seriously long-running event...Definitely don't mind getting the car wet--and it needs the exercise anyway...Yes, I've already packed my fire extinguisher also (per their flyer)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Maine Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 I had big plans to get mine out of the garage and do some washing and clean-up but discovered we had ants feasting on the basement door so that occupied my afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TG57Roadmaster Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Took advantage of fair weather and hand-waxed the '57 Buick for next weekend's Bristol, TN, AACA show.TG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Thank you all who have inspired me. I dug most of the way down to my red '31 coupe, today and let me tell ya...it was NOT an easy task. All of the work today was the light stuff. Unless it cools off outside a bit, tomorrow I will move the heavy stuff...manifolds, heads, starters, generators, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 4 bufords Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 took the raditor out of the 62 invicta to get recored and took the right rear wheel cylinder off the 63 lesabre to be replaced.left rear brake line would not budge,will get back to it tomorrow.4 bufords from ct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest frazer51 Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Today it was what did I let my Classic do for me. Well today we went to my 60th High School reunion and we went in one of the "Classics". We went in our Red 1959 Ford 4 door sedan which I had made into a "Woodie" looking car. At 76 years old I tought myself how to steam bend wood and this was what I created, real wood around and "stickem" on the panels. The plain looking red sedan pictured is the same car and how it looked at my 45th class reunion. You can see why I had to dress it up some. As a Woodie it gets more attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Worked on my kingpins in the 48 plymouth ragtop. I got all the brake hardware and backing plates stripped off then proceeded to beat my brains and back of my had in an attempt to get the swedge pin out of the driver's side which hasn't budged. I soaked everything with PB again and will try a different hammer from the hardware store tommorrow. The sledge is a little hard to swing in the fender well especially when it's toward my finger and the punch. Any trick to gettting the sucker out? I think someone worked on this one before and gave up by the end of it looking peened over. The one on the passenger side looks much more untampered with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyardjeff Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I drove my 37 Chevy p/u to a truck show yesterday and played with the timing on the way home,I have been backing off the timing trying to get rid of a rattle in the motor which has not gone away so I am going to get it running its best and run it till it blows and go from there. Since the noise is in the cylinder that was sleeved my block is probably junk so I will look for another motor and run it until something happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_steve Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 It was "all rain, all the time" on my tour to the Haddam Neck Fairgrounds in the '50 Bug this morning. I felt bad for the Belltown Antique Car Club folks (Belltown Antique Car Club), who had to cancel their show, for the first time in 45 years, due to the heavy, non-stop rain. It was a good workout for the '50, though, which got me there and back in one piece! Signed,'The Rain-X Kid' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_steve Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 (edited) Finally downloaded some photos from my Belltown Rain Misadventure this past Sunday morning (8/7/2011). I parrticularly like this one. I took it after I left the (cancelled) car show grounds in Haddam Neck, CT, and started heading south into Moodus, CT (all the while with the rain getting heavier and heavier). I realized I was going to pass the now-defunct "Sunrise Resort" on Route 151 (now owned by the State of CT), and decided to stop for a couple of photo-ops at the Sunrise Ghost Town:I have many fond memories of driving this same '50 VW to the "Great Connecticut Traditional Jazz Festival," that was held at the Sunrise Resort, for perhaps 10 or 15 years (a string that ended a few years ago). The Festival used to allow antique cars & their owners free admission, in return for providing a "festive" display on a field adjacent to one of the main music tents. Ah, great times, great memories...I believe the state's new name for the Sunrise Resort property is now: "Machimoodus" (ref: Machimoodus State Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) and there is a separate entrance for the "State Park" a hundred yards or so from the main Sunrise Resort entrance, which was where I parked my car for the photo-op. Edited August 11, 2011 by stock_steve (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 I have the front end of the 48 plymouth all apart. Removed the old kingpins put the bushings in and now I'm trying to find a reamer to size the bushings. I painted everything while it's apart and will probably clean and paint the brake hacking plates this evening. Still trying to find a steering box for it as well. I figured with all the units being hotrodded it would be easy to find one but the phone hasn't rang yet with one after several posts on craigslist and otehr sites. I found one but the guy will only sell the sector and the box without the steering shaft so that's pretty much useless. I've got the word out. Hopefully one will turn up. I replaced the last piece of throttle linkage on my 36 chrysler so that should finish that up. I drove it yeaterday after some fine tuning and it scoots along quite nice now. The linkage should help it properly come back to the correct Idle. It always ran faster than you set the idle due to the worn linkage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Maine Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 I haven't run either of my cars for some time. I am working out of town tomorrow (26 miles one way) so should get one of them out and give it a run. Will see what the weather is like in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Packards1 Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 I worked on putting my freshly repainted rebuilt engine back together. Lots more to do, but it is a start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest aerocolor Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 drove it to work.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexRiv_63 Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 I'm finally making progress on making my 63 Starfire roadworthy. Went to the shop yesterday and the suspension is done, all new bushings, ball joints, outer tie rods, springs and shocks. I did a brake job earlier and replaced rubber fuel and transmission cooler lines, still need to replace the front crank seal and rear axle pinion seal plus some exhaust work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Got a little closer to the old '31 today... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Harmatuk Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 I lovingly sanded and wire wheeled the inside door pillars on my 30 Chrysler CJ down to bare metal.I used a stiff, small wire wheel on a 1/4 inch drill so / as to not damage the body / trim nail heads. Then D-A ed the flat areas with 80 grit.Wiped them down with Ospho. Slow and tedious. Back home at 12:30 am.Won't be long.... I'll be looking for paint.Bill H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 I cleaned the light switch that I got in the mail today for my '31 Dodge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Nice job, John. The shipper could have saved a bundle in postage by cleaning before shipping. Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SJMcKee Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Trying to decide if I want to enter my 47 in the Cruise above the Clouds event next month, still some work to do. Since I just bought it I don't have the confidence on its road worthiness.....got to do some running around in it locally. But need to get it buffed out, the fuel pump cleaned out and licensed.So what did I do today, "Looked at it" :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcarfudd Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 On Saturday I drove my newly re-restored (after an accident 3-1/2 years ago) 1907 one-lung Cadillac on the 25th New London to New Brighton antique car run in Minnesota. 120 miles, and we got there, but it required two high-speed clutch adjustments and several maledictions and imprecations. The run is open to one-and two-cylinder steam and gas cars built before 1916, and any car built before 1909. The pre-T Ford guys had had a meet the week before, and were well represented - three Model As (the two-cylinder kind from 1903), an F, a K, and several Ns, Rs and Ss. A 1902 White steamer made it, as did the earliest known surviving Moon and a solid-tired 1915 White baker's truck. A very well-organized tour - there were volunteer drivers to get your tow car and trailer to New Brighton, there were police escorts in New Brighton, and many people lined up at the rest stops cheering us on. During the last two days I dragged the trailer the 1200-plus miles home.Gil Fitzhugh, Morristown, NJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ken bogren Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 As usual on nice spring/summer/fall days, we drove the 63 Falcon convertible to breakfast and back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfourfire Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 John, what did you use to clean that? Great job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthbob Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 (edited) Today I got my Buick mounted on my home built rotisserie....Some minor tweaks are required but she spins effortlessly and now I can move the body around and out of the main garage to allow room for the soon to be powder-coated frame's arrival.This feels like a true turning point in this restoration... ...unfortunately no camera tonight, pics to follow. Edited August 17, 2011 by stealthbob (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kingoftheroad Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Did an oil change this morning and maybe we'll wash the old girl today or tomorrow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest danceswithpumps Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I got the better used tires on my GMC. Looks much better than the 4 flat one it had sat on for several years. I also took a leaf blower to her and blew off about 15 years of dust.I hope to get her running this fall after sitting in the barn for a good 15 years or so.Thanks,Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest danceswithpumps Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I spent a couple hours this morning sanding the spokes on my Dodge DA removing red paint. I'd like to have a natural finish on them. Going to take a lot of time scraping and sanding. Any suggestions?Here's some before and up till now pics.Thanks,Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I used the back edge of a piece of broken glass to scrape the spokes on my '31, but your spokes looked to be stained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dokks6t9 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I sold it....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 (edited) John, what did you use to clean that? Great job.I just used my well worn $2.00 pocket knife that I got at Hershey back in 1969, a thin slotted screwdriver and a wire brush last. Edited August 17, 2011 by keiser31 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest danceswithpumps Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I used the back edge of a piece of broken glass to scrape the spokes on my '31, but your spokes looked to be stained. Thanks, I'll have to give the glass a try, John.Originally they were a very dark gray/black. They had been painted red by some idiot when I was in junior high... ;D . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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