Dave Rich update 4/23
Hi Ann, family and friends!
Over the past few weeks we've made a little more progress but have also been awaiting parts and some tools. Work is beginning again this week and we should begin seeing some real progress
The transmission received a fresh coat of paint and looks fantastic if I may say so myself!
The bell housing will be stripped and painted the original copper color, which we have sourced.
The engine will also be painted that color once its back from the machine shop.
The other work is as follows: Scraped all the grease and gunk from the starter and starter mount plate, Intake manifold, Fuel pump assembly, Cleaned the fuel pump bowl.
Cut apart the Driver's side outer and inner rocker assembly back to the door trailing edge.
This last picture shows the bottom of the door latch post. Its pretty well rusted inside and out and I'll probably source or make new ones. This same work will be repeated on the passenger side as well.
None of this metal was protected very well from the factory. When we put it back together, we will coat it and use a weld-thru primer along the seams.
This will keep corrosion at bay and keep these areas from getting rusty like this.
That's all for now! As always, let me know about any questions you may have!
Dave
Over the past few weeks we've made a little more progress but have also been awaiting parts and some tools. Work is beginning again this week and we should begin seeing some real progress
The transmission received a fresh coat of paint and looks fantastic if I may say so myself!
The bell housing will be stripped and painted the original copper color, which we have sourced.
The engine will also be painted that color once its back from the machine shop.
Speaking of which, I was there late last week, to get the intake manifold planed flat and bead blasted and the work is progressing. The block looks like brand new!
I can't wait to get it back here and begin assembling it!
The other work is as follows: Scraped all the grease and gunk from the starter and starter mount plate, Intake manifold, Fuel pump assembly, Cleaned the fuel pump bowl.
Before After
Cut apart the Driver's side outer and inner rocker assembly back to the door trailing edge.
Outer removed
Installed temporary brace to maintain proper pillar placement then proceeded to remove the inner panel
Note the floor brace is still in the car as is the rear portion of the inner panel. I'm awaiting some some new spot weld cutters before I remove the brace. You can see the new pieces on the floor in lower left of this picture.
None of this metal was protected very well from the factory. When we put it back together, we will coat it and use a weld-thru primer along the seams.
This will keep corrosion at bay and keep these areas from getting rusty like this.
That's all for now! As always, let me know about any questions you may have!
Dave
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