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Don't tell Anyone, but I cheated....(I did a DNA Test...YES...65% Bubba DNA,,,,as I suspected)
Remember...the car was a basket case when I collected picked it up
I bought a "quality" $15 clock that uses a watch battery (good for 5 years).
I removed the original mechanism and installed the "quartz" movement / installed the original needles......I still need to "install" the **** for looks.......
I also added an extra 12" to the wiring harnesses that feed the instrument cluster for ease of maintenance.
TAAAAA DAAAAA !
The $100 I saved went toward new S.S.Trim Rings for the wheels
Last edited by doorgunner; Jan 27, 2021 at 09:29 AM.
Do those quartz cloks have a smooth sweep or the incremental "ticking" movement?
I haven’t installed it yet, so I can’t say.
I’m not restoring mine back to all oem so it doesn’t matter to me.
I just want the clock to work and quartz replacement seems the only way to guarantee it for any length of time.
As other members have said.....looking at parts that are decades old causes a person to "get-used-to" all the scratches/fading and blemishes.......
until you order new parts and compare them.
New trim rings compared to 50 year old trim rings...........
I also convinced my back to bend enough to finish the access cover for the gas tank sending unit.............
I will install rivet-nuts and machine screws to hold the cover in place. Some silicone sealer should fill in the corners of the floor opening.
I also picked up the vapor canister and vacuum-operated purge valve since my DIY tank is not vented.
Last edited by doorgunner; Jan 28, 2021 at 08:43 PM.
As other members have said.....looking at parts that are decades old causes a person to "get-used-to" all the scratches/fading and blemishes.......
until you order new parts and compare them.
New trim rings compared to 50 year old trim rings...........
The problem is the quality of some new parts. My brand new beauty rims looked great for about 8 months then all the chrome just started to peel off of them. Garbage.!!!! Ike
You are right! Between my eyeglasses and the scratched camera lenses....both rings look identical...I'm sending them back! (waittttt for it ! )
Originally Posted by general ike
The problem is the quality of some new parts. My brand new beauty rims looked great for about 8 months then all the chrome just started to peel off of them. Garbage.!!!! Ike
Ike...I accidentally bought the Stainless Steel rings
BACK to the garage,
Last edited by doorgunner; Jan 29, 2021 at 11:24 AM.
Tony, smart move on your part. I bought mine back in the day when I did not know better. Junk!!! The vendor was useless, they response was that they were cheap!!! Live and learn!!!! Stay Well!!! Ike
Tony, smart move on your part. I bought mine back in the day when I did not know better. Junk!!! The vendor was useless, they response was that they were cheap!!! Live and learn!!!! Stay Well!!! Ike
Thanks Ike...I waiting for thr Tylenol to kick in as we speak
The problem is the quality of some new parts. My brand new beauty rims looked great for about 8 months then all the chrome just started to peel off of them. Garbage.!!!! Ike
Same thing happened. I gave up on trim rings and decided to go with chrome wheels.
I "installed" jakstands to get the car high enough to roll under it with a creeper. I will install metal tubing for the tank vent / vapor canister.
The canister is more of a safety measure to keep gasoline fumes from building up in the garage.....
Vacuum operated canister.........
The DIY tank has 10 gallons of gas in it...I will add another 5 gallons tomorrow and give it 24 hours to see if it has any pin-hole seepage
(I pressure-tested the tank before installing it using a soapy water solution to find and weld any pinholes).
The good news is...it takes only 5 minutes to drop the tank if repairs are needed.
546000
Last edited by doorgunner; Feb 13, 2021 at 11:42 PM.
I managed to route the metal line for the fuel tank vent/vapor canister and hide it as much as possible......it's in there.....between the body and the frame.....(now I know why I increased the clearance between the frame and the body 7 years ago........
While I was at it the 7 y.o. paint on the calipers/rotor/ frame needed a fresh coat..........
The rim got a good scrubbing and a couple coats of gloss black...never did care for the green tint.............
Now to turn those faded R.W.L.s white again.
I need to pick up some fuel resistant 3/8" rubber hose to connect the vapor canister to the steel line at the firewall and to connect the canister purge valve to the ported vacuum on the Holley.
543700 (it's an aviation thing)
Last edited by doorgunner; Jan 31, 2021 at 04:33 AM.
The wheels look great Tony.
I’ve always liked the rally wheels color matched to the body.
So....there are now two Weird-O's on the Forum.
BACK to the garage to install the charcoal canister temporarily on the firewall until I clean/repaint the engine bay. (There IS a strong whiff of gasoline in the garage with the open line from the gas tank)
O.C.B.....did you ever wonder what made the diaphragm in a headlight actuator fail?
50 y.o. actuator............................
Spotless on this side/no failures.................
NOW we have a problem. with the opposite half of the actuator................
There is a 3/8" long tear at the area where the rubberized glue has just been applied.......
You can see the rubberized glue on this side that has been wire-brushed and painted....the threaded rod is also broken off at the small groove that the rod-seal fits into..............
The Panorama view distorted the parts...but you get the idea..............
I'll take more pics after I fab a new rod and reassemble the two halves of the can.
I also installed the all vacuum lines onto the charcoal vapor canister (I'm waiting on the check valve and the filter valve). There was NO gasoline smell in the garage this afternoon after installing it this morning...........
Last edited by doorgunner; Jul 11, 2021 at 09:10 PM.
O.C.B.....did you ever wonder what made the diaphragm in a headlight actuator fail?
50 y.o. actuator............................
Spotless on this side/no failures.................
NOW we have a problem. with the opposite half of the actuator................
There is a 3/8" long tear at the area where the rubberized glue has just been applied.......
You can see the rubberized glue on this side that has been wire-brushed and painted....the threaded rod is also broken off at the small groove that the rod-seal fits into..............
The Panorama view distorted the parts...but you get the idea..............
I'll take more pics after I fab a new rod and reassemble the two halves of the can.
I also installed the all vacuum lines onto the charcoal vapor canister (I'm waiting on the check valve and the filter valve). There was NO gasoline smell in the garage this afternoon after installing it this morning...........
How big is this Diaphragm? We use this style for damper motors, who knows it could work!
Designer Imagines A Corvette That Looks More Like a Corvette Than the Corvette
Slideshow: A Jaguar designer's personal project imagines what a modern front-engined Corvette might look like if Chevrolet revisited the golden age of the Stingray.
HA!HA!
