What did you do to your car today?

[downwardspiral]

I am pleased to say my car finally started today!!!!

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[coilwire]

finished axel housing


primed

 

[Tnfastbk]

Got my heater box seam sealed and all parts painted, after 3 hours of taping got the tail lights painted (blacked out)

I am pleased to say my car finally started today!!!!

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Good job downwardspiral

 

[downwardspiral]

Got my heater box seam sealed and all parts painted, after 3 hours of taping got the tail lights painted (blacked out)

Good job downwardspiral

Thanks, looks like you got some nice work done today too!

 

[coilwire]

Roy, nice job on the taillights. Sounds like you got alot done today::goodjob::

Jim

 

[peter1823]

Watching the rain come down and watching the beach disappear. Looking at around 100 mm today

 

[71 'stang]

finally got a fiberglass hood for my car! thanks again Hemikiller!

 

[mach71351c]

Cutting grinding grind cutting cutting grinding grinding on my cowl and A pillers. Mike

 

[Mach]

Got my heater box seam sealed and all parts painted, after 3 hours of taping got the tail lights painted (blacked out)

I spent three hours CLEANING my lights and then the hour and a half taping off the first one. the second will have to wait till next day. Too cold out in the garage tonight...brrrr...

 

[73vertproject]

Still taking things apart. Labeled, photographed, and disassembled the multitude of vacuum hoses that seem to be attached to every part of the engine. Same thing with many parts of the wiring harness around the engine. Disconnected the exhaust pipes from the exhaust manifolds. This week, exhaust manifolds will be removed as well as the intake manifold and carb as one unit. Then, FINALLY, I should be able to remove the heads and start rebuilding them. This is what it looks like tonight:



Trying to figure out the correct names for the things that all the vacuum hoses connect to (vacuum "trees"', maybe?) that are located in the front and back of the intake manifold). Anyway, finally some good progress.

Doc

 

[mach71351c]

Any and all progress is good. Mike

 

[Mach]

Any and all progress is good. Mike

Mike I agree. The important thing is once something is done, it is one less thing to get completed, and one thing closer to the day where it rolls out of the garage and heads to open road/ car show / starts turning heads, whatever...

 

[72HCODE]

looks great

 

[72Mike]

looks great

Cut out seat risers in preparation for my new floor pans, which I hope to order today. Also cleaned up a few lingering items under the car before it goes out to blasting...hopefully soon.

Mark

 

[Tnfastbk]

Got my heater box seam sealed and all parts painted, after 3 hours of taping got the tail lights painted (blacked out)

I spent three hours CLEANING my lights and then the hour and a half taping off the first one. the second will have to wait till next day. Too cold out in the garage tonight...brrrr...

Those lights are a PITA I see why people either don't do them or half way do them. But They are worth it when you do get them right, Hang in there.

 

[jorgem2]

Found shrapnel inside my new race torque converter, bummed out.

Taught myself to rebuild the 4r70w tranny, boy there are lots of parts in there. Not too bad once you get into it.

Stock converter is back in and running, waiting for word from the manufacturer.

 

[Mach]

Got my heater box seam sealed and all parts painted, after 3 hours of taping got the tail lights painted (blacked out)

I spent three hours CLEANING my lights and then the hour and a half taping off the first one. the second will have to wait till next day. Too cold out in the garage tonight...brrrr...

Those lights are a PITA I see why people either don't do them or half way do them. But They are worth it when you do get them right, Hang in there.

I may "delay" some parts of my restoration but when I do something, I do it to the best of my limited ability. Taping off parts, while tedious and time consuming, is easy to do. Custom fabrication of metal parts is MUCH more difficult, as I have found out. I had hoped to repair my passenger quarter panel where it attaches to the trunk drop off but it is just more than I am capable to do. I can at least say it is metal and is welded in place. Fit is just crap, so it will have to be redone before the repaint but may last me for a couple of seasons. Anybody that does that custom fabbing has my respect... ::thumb::

 

[Tnfastbk]

Still taking things apart. Labeled, photographed, and disassembled the multitude of vacuum hoses that seem to be attached to every part of the engine. Same thing with many parts of the wiring harness around the engine. Disconnected the exhaust pipes from the exhaust manifolds. This week, exhaust manifolds will be removed as well as the intake manifold and carb as one unit. Then, FINALLY, I should be able to remove the heads and start rebuilding them. This is what it looks like tonight:

Trying to figure out the correct names for the things that all the vacuum hoses connect to (vacuum "trees"', maybe?) that are located in the front and back of the intake manifold). Anyway, finally some good progress.

Doc

Nice work Doc!!!!!! Wahoooo

Found shrapnel inside my new race torque converter, bummed out.

Taught myself to rebuild the 4r70w tranny, boy there are lots of parts in there. Not too bad once you get into it.

Stock converter is back in and running, waiting for word from the manufacturer.

Was that internal to the converter or come from the tranny itself? I hate that.

 

[coilwire]

Got window glass adjusted today. Thanks to Scott and everyone who helped .dancebanana

Jim

 

[Tnfastbk]

Coilwire what did you find with your window?