Re: Henry's 55 Constellation
Posted by Cli55er On 2009/11/9 0:49:04
well, this weekend was VERY productive. the transmission woes are over, THANK YOU MIKE FRANKO! you da bomb! ;0) as you can tell i went over to Mike's and had some fun looking over a very big part i needed. ;0) it was fun! it is a 55 senior transmission and i don't even think it has been apart before. all one color. it had a senior flange on the back, but we took it off and mine fits right on. it had alittle bit of water, more like moisture, in it and there was no damage done. when i got it home i tried to dry it off really good and then pour the thing down with transmission fluid to help out. as you can tell by the pictures, this is a cherry of a transmission. i will know more when it comes time to rebuild it. also this is a 5/55 transmission, mine is a 3/55 and this one has the aluminum tailshaft while mine was steel.
as you can also tell by the pictures, i have a better torque converter too ;0)
my dad came by today and we bent up the brake lines for the length of the frame. it wasn't too bad, but dealing with 25 feet of line at once was challenging. we just used plain zinc coated steel line, 3/16. it isn't 100% perfect, but it will do just fine. i am not going to terminate the ends that go to the brake cylinder, cause i want to make sure i have it right and i don't have a way to plug them yet. in good time though.
i see some spots on my frame where i guess the paint is thin and it must have got some moisture on it cause there was some rust, but it wipped off, so i will get it good with the rust reformer and repaint. it is small, but it will bite me in the ass if i don't take care of it.
i could use a good picture of the area that the fuel line goes by the front driver's suspension...my pictures kinda suck that i took and i can't really tell how to route it at that point. the fuel line is next to be bent up. i have the correct 5/16 steel line for that too. need to get some ends for it though.
don't worry i will be replacing that rubber line on the brake line, i just used it to make sure i remembered where it went on the line. looks like it is just some plain old fuel line or rubber hose, unless someone here says otherwise that is what i will use.
enjoy the pics, it felt good to see some progress on the car. ;0)
Later,
Hank
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as you can also tell by the pictures, i have a better torque converter too ;0)
my dad came by today and we bent up the brake lines for the length of the frame. it wasn't too bad, but dealing with 25 feet of line at once was challenging. we just used plain zinc coated steel line, 3/16. it isn't 100% perfect, but it will do just fine. i am not going to terminate the ends that go to the brake cylinder, cause i want to make sure i have it right and i don't have a way to plug them yet. in good time though.
i see some spots on my frame where i guess the paint is thin and it must have got some moisture on it cause there was some rust, but it wipped off, so i will get it good with the rust reformer and repaint. it is small, but it will bite me in the ass if i don't take care of it.
i could use a good picture of the area that the fuel line goes by the front driver's suspension...my pictures kinda suck that i took and i can't really tell how to route it at that point. the fuel line is next to be bent up. i have the correct 5/16 steel line for that too. need to get some ends for it though.
don't worry i will be replacing that rubber line on the brake line, i just used it to make sure i remembered where it went on the line. looks like it is just some plain old fuel line or rubber hose, unless someone here says otherwise that is what i will use.
enjoy the pics, it felt good to see some progress on the car. ;0)
Later,
Hank
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