lookforjoe
True Classic
Not much done today. It's really cold (for me anyway, teens-low twenties), and the propane heater I have in the garage doesn't make much of a difference to the temp of all the metal objects I'm touching. Decided not to weld the muffler to the tailpipe, the SW muffler should be here soon, so I'll just take this back off & weld it to that. Not enough room to get a vBand on the outlet side & still have everything align.
this one got a little hot, but no distortion.
Besides that, I tacked the two trunk floor sections to make them one. I cut off the support bracket for the right side seat belt reel, since I don't need it. I started making a bracket for the pedal spring, just made an "L" piece & drilled it to fit on the two forward bushing bolts. Once the spring arrives I'll figure out placement, etc.
I then took the parts car carpeting to the basement & spent about an hour cleaning it with a variety of chemicals. That all went OK, however when I was hosing it off, the sump pump started making bad noises. Took the connecting drain hose off to remove it from the sump well & check the base rotor & got completely drenched in nasty drain water Turns out the rotor plate vents were pretty well clogged with debris. De-crusted the vents & a few new hose clamps later it was all good again.
Besides a hole from the driver's heel, this carpet is in decent overall shape. I need to use it until next summer, when I will take care of the driver's footwell panel replacement, and then install the new carpeting I bought from Henk a coupel years back. Don't want to install that now & have it contaminated with any rust particles
this one got a little hot, but no distortion.
Besides that, I tacked the two trunk floor sections to make them one. I cut off the support bracket for the right side seat belt reel, since I don't need it. I started making a bracket for the pedal spring, just made an "L" piece & drilled it to fit on the two forward bushing bolts. Once the spring arrives I'll figure out placement, etc.
I then took the parts car carpeting to the basement & spent about an hour cleaning it with a variety of chemicals. That all went OK, however when I was hosing it off, the sump pump started making bad noises. Took the connecting drain hose off to remove it from the sump well & check the base rotor & got completely drenched in nasty drain water Turns out the rotor plate vents were pretty well clogged with debris. De-crusted the vents & a few new hose clamps later it was all good again.
Besides a hole from the driver's heel, this carpet is in decent overall shape. I need to use it until next summer, when I will take care of the driver's footwell panel replacement, and then install the new carpeting I bought from Henk a coupel years back. Don't want to install that now & have it contaminated with any rust particles