mikeb75's build thread

[mikeb75]

Happy New Year All! May 2017 see the ends of your projects in progress and the beginnings of many more!

We're going a bit backwards... but after 2 actual working days (only a few hours each) we've got the car back to this state:
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A few design/assembly choices made getting the fenders & hardtop off more difficult than it should have been. A few extra riv-nuts instead of rivets on the front splash guards would make a much easier job; will do the replacements during the reassembly.

There was some oil left in the pan, just under the 'low' mark on the dipstick. There was some metal in the oil -but it was dark not coppery. Also, there was a bunch of water in the catch can - can't wait to figure that one out... Haven't dumped the coolant yet, that's next; will see how contaminated that is.

Plan to get the engine pulled next weekend if the weather cooperates, then the fun starts! We have a line on a replacement engine, nothing too fancy, but should be quite satisfying.

[Frank818]

Well that is backwards in order to go fwd later on. Sad to see that right after registration. Or at any other time.