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Road Testing
Created on 2008-07-11 20:04:27
Well, now that the water pump is in and the radiator back, I had to take the car out on the road a bit. We live on a rural road that goes from nowhere to nowhere, so there's almost no traffic. Which is good, because without the windshield in, 35 mph was about all I could stand. I drove about 5.5 miles -- down and back, down and back -- and stopped to chat with a neighbor so I could let it idle a bit. The idle was smooth at first, then roughed out and finally the car died and was flooded on restart. Mixture is probably a little too rich. But it ran cool the whole way, and that's with just water in the cooling system.
Right now I'm working on getting the chrome bits (bumpers, etc.) cleaned up and back on. Tried my hand at upholstery work -- ended up with something that looked really ugly but was better than the dog-shredded seat squab I had. I guess I'll have to call on a professional for this.
Sorry, no photo this time ... SWMBO hid the camera from me, I think.
Right now I'm working on getting the chrome bits (bumpers, etc.) cleaned up and back on. Tried my hand at upholstery work -- ended up with something that looked really ugly but was better than the dog-shredded seat squab I had. I guess I'll have to call on a professional for this.
Sorry, no photo this time ... SWMBO hid the camera from me, I think.
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| An Bhfuil Eireannaché? | 2008-07-04 | 1 | Painting is just about finished! After painting it all cream, I decided the color showed its body flaws a little too well. It needed to be busier, so I'm in the process of making i... | |
| Finish Coat! | 2008-07-01 | 1 | Couldn't hold off. The BGT spent just 8 hours in primer before I was spraying on the top coat. Three pints of cream-colored paint -- it looks good from far away, I'll have to have ... | |
| Goldmember | 2008-07-01 | 1 | So this morning I got up early and put a full quart of Martin Senour chromate etching/building primer on the old girl. I have to say, it looks pretty good, even the spots on the fe... | |
| Ready For Spray | 2008-06-30 | 1 | So I pretty much got the bugger ready to go. The bodyshell itself is much less rusty than I thought ... I may have to cut my fiberglas patches out and replace them with patch panel... | |
| A New Idea | 2008-06-26 | 1 | So I spent much of yesterday taking surface rust off with a powered steel brush and coating it with Rustoleum Rust Reformer, a product that nobody but me seems to have had much suc... | |
| Another Pic | 2008-06-24 | 1 | Haven't figured out how to put up more than one per entry ... | |
| Taking Stock | 2008-06-24 | 1 | OK, so I've got the car home now. When I got there Jon had the thing running and he drove it up onto the tow-dolly ramps and I dragged it home 30 miles behind the ol' F250 diesel w... | |
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