Dtret Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share Posted January 24, 2021 2 hours ago, Rancid87 said: These projects are an accumulation of small victories. Looks like you're winning! Good job! Thanks. Every month I pay off the credit card and that tells me I’m winning the battle. But I know it will at go another month and another and another and... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share Posted January 30, 2021 Three weeks of suitcase misery. Just gotta clean up the vacuum lines. New heater core,pressure checked the evaporator core and tested all the actuators. What a pain in the... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jft69z Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Looks great, lot of work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted January 31, 2021 Author Share Posted January 31, 2021 Yes I know. Dumb and small. But sometimes gratification comes in small places 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted January 31, 2021 Author Share Posted January 31, 2021 I only ran in once before I ripped it apart. But I but it didn’t run real well at driving speed. The things that P.O.’s do makes you go huummmm. Here’s your sign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted February 1, 2021 Author Share Posted February 1, 2021 Silly work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dtret Posted February 1, 2021 Author Share Posted February 1, 2021 By the way, the “wife “ isn’t real happy that I turned an extra room into a “clean “ parts storage room. But the post of the 82000 dollar sale of a 71 SS. Gives her hope when I kick the bucket. I tell her that it will be worth it when I’m gone. Lol 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant MacPherson Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Love the filter picture, I mentioned that sale to my wife too, I got an eye roll! The restoration is looking good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cny first gen 71 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Very nice work, it's the little things that pull the whole project together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jft69z Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Like Steve said, it's the little victories that make for good days. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted February 1, 2021 Author Share Posted February 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Grant MacPherson said: Love the filter picture, I mentioned that sale to my wife too, I got an eye roll! The restoration is looking good. I just tell her its for her future. I get the eye roll too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted February 1, 2021 Author Share Posted February 1, 2021 23 minutes ago, cny first gen 71 said: Very nice work, it's the little things that pull the whole project together And the most time consuming. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted February 1, 2021 Author Share Posted February 1, 2021 17 minutes ago, jft69z said: Like Steve said, it's the little victories that make for good days. 🙂 I’ll be happy when I can do things to the car that I want to and not have to. Like disc brakes. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jft69z Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 20 minutes ago, Dtret said: I’ll be happy when I can do things to the car that I want to and not have to. Like disc brakes. 👍 Be careful what you wish for, lol. My saga isn't drama free in that story either. I have to wait 'til I go back to work in a couple more days to mill down one of the rear disc mounting brackets. Looks like the flange on my rear axle tube is welded .081" off, making for bad alignment on the caliper to rotor alignment. Probably never an issue with drum brakes, but shimming won't help here, I have to go the other way and remove material. It's always something... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 34 minutes ago, jft69z said: Be careful what you wish for, lol. My saga isn't drama free in that story either. I have to wait 'til I go back to work in a couple more days to mill down one of the rear disc mounting brackets. Looks like the flange on my rear axle tube is welded .081" off, making for bad alignment on the caliper to rotor alignment. Probably never an issue with drum brakes, but shimming won't help here, I have to go the other way and remove material. It's always something... That sux. Can you use the flange gasket as a pattern and make a tapered shim to bring the “ in” side out to match the other side? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 I had another oops yesterday. My dash pad fell. Cracked in 4 different places. More money 💰 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stangeba Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Nice work and some great pictures! You will be happy you took them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jft69z Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 35 minutes ago, Dtret said: That sux. Can you use the flange gasket as a pattern and make a tapered shim to bring the “ in” side out to match the other side? I could, but it would be a lot easier just to mill .081" off the one caliper mounting bracket. A flat pass on the mill vs. making an entire spacer. That, plus I would have to pull the axle out again (everything is already buttoned up back there). I called Baer this morning, they gave their blessing to the mod. They said to send it to them and they'd do it free (just shipping to them), but told them I can handle it here. Sucks about the dash pad too. Seems like that black cloud follows both of us, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Peters Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Sorry to hear about the mishap with the dashpad. Unfortunately I have heard the reproduction dash pads don't fit very well. Hope you can either repair or find a real nice used one. rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 Thanks guys and I will head off to post something in parts wanted section. Rob I’ve heard the same thing and they are still very proud of them. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 Off topic but still part of the restoration process. This what I do for work. And this is what I picked up today. R89 dated code 71. It’s junk and the case is cracked but it has all the caps and the Delco eye in one of the caps. The top is perfect and so is the R89 sticker on the top. Gut,fix the cases and put a battery in it 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jft69z Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 That's pretty cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted February 6, 2021 Author Share Posted February 6, 2021 I don’t think this will work. The inside measurement will be too small for side post battery but it will make for a good dummy battery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted February 6, 2021 Author Share Posted February 6, 2021 Brake booster and master cylinder ready to go 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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