Re: Richter's '53 Caribbean

Posted by Richter12x2 On 2014/4/21 13:00:15

I was going around on that in my head - whether to cut apart the old car to make mine a little better, and I think that's the decision I've come to as well - the original floor pans and trunk pans just have a little surface rust, so they're very useable.

I spent a few hours this weekend trying to get the bumpers off, which is a trick inside a 10x20 storage building. At some point someone put a trailer hitch on this car bolted through the bumper holes but also welded to the frame, so after pulling all the rear bumper bolts, I still had to fight for 10 minutes to get it off without damaging anything.

The front bumper front bolt, I couldn't get my other socket into that cavity to keep the nut from turning, so now I've got a 3/4" wrench in my trunk for next time.

Mainly I suffered from a lack of light, so I'll have to grab a nice bright lantern for next time I go out there. Also, I need to find a power inverter, since a sawzall will probably be the best way to get the floors out. I have a ways to go before that though. I've got to get the bench seats out of the interior first, for sure, and the dash. Which probably means the engine and transmission will get pulled first as well. I'll start pulling accessories, but the main engine and transmission will have to wait until I have hands to help me flip the car around.