Well, I have been trying to get some GT time in between work and keeping the house spotless :( And I am finally beginning to see some light.
Going through all the bags with stuff written on them is tedious, but taking stuff out and putting them where they are supposed to go is wonderful. Here is some progress as of today:
The steering rack is complete except I have my Callipers going out to be rebuilt, so they are not on there yet. (I know, have to take stuff off again, that's OK)
And with a lot of assistance yesterday, I have the engine pretty much put back together. Got my torque wrench from PA and I think it will be good as before (Hummm)
Scrubbed and scrubbed and scrubbed.... then got the Dupli-Color to her. Only got one side done for now... Ran out of paint :( :
Hopefully next week I can get at the bottom of the car again and get the rest of the undercoating off. I have decided to POR15 the entire bottom. I have seen several like that and I prefer the black compared to the body coloUr.
Paul
Putting stuff back together.. Much more fun.
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Looks good man! It's definitely more fun to put them together, than take apart!
I've alway found I'm faster taking things apart than puting them back together. Maybe I should be working in a junk yard! :)
Swamperca Wrote:
Except when your hand needs to be two sizes smaller.
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I put a speedometer in yesterday and got the back nut on the first time!
Looks nice Paul.
KLUTZ Wrote:
Got my torque wrench from PA and I think it will be good as before (Hummm)
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Paul,
Be wary..!! Torque wrenches from PA suck big time!
I bought one to do some brake work on my truck and ended up shearing a big honkin' bolt from over torquing. It costed me $80 to drill the bolt out, 20$ for a new set of bolts (I changed them all out of fear that the others, though not sheared, may have been stressed!) plus the added hassle of bleeding the brakes and taking the caliper out for machining.
I returned the torque wrench to PA and bought one from Sears and another from CT. CT recently had their 3/8" and 1/2" torque wrenches on sale. Buy them from there and feel the difference.
Ahmed
Paul did you spray your valve cover or was it powder coated??? It looks great!
Looks real nice especially the front end. I added some detail to my engine you might do if you break free from Saber T.V. I actually had a lot of free time during the winter - Yankees don't play baseball in the snow! ( not like those crazy Ice hounds)
Looks Fantastic Paul!
Are those the shocks you got on Ebay?
Really nice work there! You will have to make sure the visitors climb down and check out the underneath work, someone besides us needs to help appreciate how nice it is.
PaulM Wrote:
Looks Fantastic Paul!
Are those the shocks you got on Ebay?
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Thanks all..
Yup.. Those are Peter @ World Wide's shocks. via an Ebay seller. What a steel I got.
:)
Paul
Wow! Thats beautiful,I like the color contrast of your coils and the yellow dolly contrasts nicely too. What paint is the black?Looks GOOOOD!
Looks good Paul. However, I think you still need a little more practice before you continue. Better swing up here for some more work first!
R
Russ Johnston Wrote:
Looks good Paul. However, I think you still need a little more practice before you continue. Better swing up here for some more work first!
R
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Should I bring that spare distributor with me Russ?
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