While-I'm-at-It disease: one step forward, two steps back
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Melting Slicks
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While-I'm-at-It disease: one step forward, two steps back
Progress in the treatment of my bad case of "While-I'm-at-It" disease. A-arms are blasted, painted, and new bushings and ball joints installed. Steering linkage and tie rod tubes are blasted, repainted, and new tie rod ende installed. Spindles, steering knuckles, and caliper mount plates are refinished as well. Engine pulleys and fan blade redone. There's your one step forward. I thought I had beat the disease and was heading toward remission.
Now, for the two steps back. A bad relapse hit yesterday. As I was cleaning up the frame I looked at the steering box. "Dang, that thing looks bad. The rag joint isn't in too great of shape either. Maybe I'll yank it out, rebuild it, and install a new rag joint. May as well pull the clutch z-bar too since it's right there. Couple this with the cracked bellhousing, and all the additional surprises, and we're almost to body-off stage. If I disconnected the fuel lines and tach drive cable I could go ahead and unbolt the motor mounts and yank it out too.
I need professional psychological help. :cry
Now, for the two steps back. A bad relapse hit yesterday. As I was cleaning up the frame I looked at the steering box. "Dang, that thing looks bad. The rag joint isn't in too great of shape either. Maybe I'll yank it out, rebuild it, and install a new rag joint. May as well pull the clutch z-bar too since it's right there. Couple this with the cracked bellhousing, and all the additional surprises, and we're almost to body-off stage. If I disconnected the fuel lines and tach drive cable I could go ahead and unbolt the motor mounts and yank it out too.
I need professional psychological help. :cry
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Re: While-I'm-at-It disease: one step forward, two steps back (sb69coupe)
You really need to put that thing back together and drive it before you lose sight of the summer.
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Re: While-I'm-at-It disease: one step forward, two steps back (sb69coupe)
You don't need psycological help!!!
You sound perfectly normal to me....
Oh, yeah, I have a 69 coupe too!!!!
I feel your'e pain....
I do agree, though, that summer is coming.... You'll really need a shrink if you don't get it ready for the season....
You sound perfectly normal to me....
Oh, yeah, I have a 69 coupe too!!!!
I feel your'e pain....
I do agree, though, that summer is coming.... You'll really need a shrink if you don't get it ready for the season....
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Melting Slicks
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Re: While-I'm-at-It disease: one step forward, two steps back (killain)
The goal is to have it all back together by the end of April. Y'all need to beat on me to keep me on schedule. Hopefully this will be the last of the steps backward (famous last words!)
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Re: While-I'm-at-It disease: one step forward, two steps back (sb69coupe)
. . . As I was cleaning up the frame I looked at the steering box. "Dang, that thing looks bad. The rag joint isn't in too great of shape either. Maybe I'll yank it out, rebuild it, and install a new rag joint. May as well pull the clutch z-bar too since it's right there . . .
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Re: While-I'm-at-It disease: one step forward, two steps back (74-Roadster)
I thought you said you were going to have it on the road BY April?
Now it is the end of April. Are you adjusting the schedule to fit the amount of work to be done?
Don't miss the season. . .
Now it is the end of April. Are you adjusting the schedule to fit the amount of work to be done?
Don't miss the season. . .
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Re: While-I'm-at-It disease: one step forward, two steps back (hudman)
I know the feeling. As long as I got the motor out I might as well: Change th body mounts, Put in a new trans (200R4), detail the engine compartment,etc.
Hope to have back together before the weathwer gets to nice. :nopity
Hope to have back together before the weathwer gets to nice. :nopity
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Re: While-I'm-at-It disease: one step forward, two steps back (hudman)
I thought you said you were going to have it on the road BY April?
Now it is the end of April. Are you adjusting the schedule to fit the amount of work to be done?
Now it is the end of April. Are you adjusting the schedule to fit the amount of work to be done?
:jester Hi David :seeya
Remember where your restored intake is being delivered to, buddy :reddevil
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Re: While-I'm-at-It disease: one step forward, two steps back (sb69coupe)
The goal is to have it all back together by the end of April. Y'all need to beat on me to keep me on schedule.
My forward : got poly body mounts installed yesterday
My backward : discovered that the bolts are now about 3/4" too short :rolleyes: DUH !
[Modified by NHvette, 12:44 AM 3/13/2003]