North Florida 289 Build, #10306

[Chainsaw]

Finally got the brake bias adjuster installed and operational. The instructions were a bit lacking, but Wilwood answered my questions quickly and got me squared away.
Bias adjuster knob.jpg

[ehansen007]

Man Jack I'm so sorry to hear you've had all these problems. I wish I were closer to help out. Hope your achilles is okay.

[Chainsaw]

Thanks, Eric. Achilles is coming along fine. Done with formal PT now. I am getting some time to work on the car some, but not as much as I'd like. Jeff Bell (Jeff's First FFR on this forum) lives 10 minutes away and has been invaluable with his help. I've been working a lot which is good for the bank account, but less so for finding time to work on the car.

The car is getting there. It seems to be running fine, but haven't had time to drive it any distance to get things hot to see if the problem returns. I've got some filler to add to the cockpit edges to clean up some rough spots on the body, spray a little gel coat, and I'll be putting it on.

[Chainsaw]

I will add that building this car is as much about the journey as it is the destination. I get frustrated often, but it's just part of the journey. Up until this project, I've just been a parts-changing dabbler and car maintenance performer. I've learned a ton and I have a great sense of satisfaction when I get things correctly done even if it takes me 3x to do it right.

[ehansen007]

You're absolutely right. You'll notice that after you're done there is a sense of accomplishment and you'll love showing it off and driving it, but for me, and you might find this, I was ready to build again. I miss it.

[Chainsaw]

While I might miss the build, I'm sure my wife will not. Right now, I'm just ready to drive the thing for real, not just around the neighborhood.

[Chainsaw]

Drove the car yesterday down the street and back. I had to move things around to get my Z in the garage in prep for the potential mess from the approaching hurricane. 289 is back under the body/buck in bay #3. Now looks like Helene won't affect us too much in this area.
The car seems to be running okay and didn't die after letting it idle for 5+ minutes after I got it back in the garage. Ran it about 15 minutes total. Someday I might trust it.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qa3sSMR2Ao4

I also got my Heidts valve mounted, but need to buy/build the new flex hoses.
Heidts.jpg

Now that the body is up in the air, I can see the spots in the undercoating that I need to touch up with Herculiner.