Re: Henry's 55 Constellation
Posted by Cli55er On 2008/10/21 22:14:10
well tomorrow we go to our appointment with the doctor ;0) the soda doc that is ;0)
i got the one rim that wasn't holding air busted down and i cleaned off the bead really good. Discount tire gave me a better tire and put it on for free ;0) yes it was a used tire, but i know the guys there really well, so they hooked me up. it holds air now, which makes it WAY easier to push the frame around. push it with my finger now. ;0)
i got the trailer and my dad and neighbor and i pushed it right on the trailer and hunkered it down for the night. tomorrow it is going to rain, supposedly, so it may have to wait until the next sunny day to bring it home so the rain doesn't wash off the soda dust. that is all i will have to keep it from flash rusting, so i have to make sure to keep it dry until i am ready to wash it myself and paint primer.
i power washed it really good today to make things go quicker and cheaper for me tomorrow at the blasters. while blasting i saw a green strip on one torsion bar and a blue on the other, i suppose it is to differentiate between left and right side bars??? i also came across the frame markings.
what does ADS, i think that is what it says, mean?? i can see the date of 3/5 or 1/55....can't tell if it is a 1 or a 4 day. the number on the frame doesn't match anything else on the car and i think the 122 is for the 122" wheelbase??
later dudes, will post pics of the before and after on the frame, and again BigKev thanks for the soda idea! ;0)
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i got the one rim that wasn't holding air busted down and i cleaned off the bead really good. Discount tire gave me a better tire and put it on for free ;0) yes it was a used tire, but i know the guys there really well, so they hooked me up. it holds air now, which makes it WAY easier to push the frame around. push it with my finger now. ;0)
i got the trailer and my dad and neighbor and i pushed it right on the trailer and hunkered it down for the night. tomorrow it is going to rain, supposedly, so it may have to wait until the next sunny day to bring it home so the rain doesn't wash off the soda dust. that is all i will have to keep it from flash rusting, so i have to make sure to keep it dry until i am ready to wash it myself and paint primer.
i power washed it really good today to make things go quicker and cheaper for me tomorrow at the blasters. while blasting i saw a green strip on one torsion bar and a blue on the other, i suppose it is to differentiate between left and right side bars??? i also came across the frame markings.
what does ADS, i think that is what it says, mean?? i can see the date of 3/5 or 1/55....can't tell if it is a 1 or a 4 day. the number on the frame doesn't match anything else on the car and i think the 122 is for the 122" wheelbase??
later dudes, will post pics of the before and after on the frame, and again BigKev thanks for the soda idea! ;0)
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