Re: The Duchess Project: 1940 Super 8 Convertible Sedan
Posted by Joe Santana On 2011/3/4 13:51:05
Some progress after a week of vacation.
CONVERTIBLE TOP: Still not completely finished. The pins for the hooks of the hold-down clamps on the front cross bow need to be installed. I drilled out the rivets, threaded them, and added screws. There are adjustments to make, but the front bow does press down into the windshield frame.
HOLD DOWN STRAPS: I searched for footman loops that were the right size. I finally found them at Restoration Supply Company. I also bought the fixin's for making hold-down straps. It always amazes me when I think about how many technologies are represented in an automobile. Leather straps to radios, cylinders to finishes.
RADIO ANTENNA: I completed the connection to the under-the-runningboard antenna by covering the modern hypalon antenna extension cable with non-metallic loom from Harnesses Unlimited. I like the look no one but one of those tailpipe-peepers with dental mirrors will ever see. The upper connection is the shield wiring that gets grounded to the frame. The lower connection is the single strand antenna wire, isolated by the rubber parts.
TURN SIGNAL: The turn-signal control I bought came chromed, with a stainless band, and a shiny black sheath over the wires. I masked it, painted it taupe, covered the wires with non-metallic loom and added a rubber protector under the band. It looks like it belongs there now, clunky as it is. I'll cut off the extra band length later to avoid any "gotchas's." Too many times, I've cut off something that later doesn't work or can't be reinstalled and I have to start over a gain. So I'll wait til the dash is done. I like the look now.
I guess I'm showing my age referring to turn signals as "blinkers." I remember sitting on my daddy's lap behind the wheel of a brand new 1948 Buick convertible pulled into the barn at the family weekend retreat to show my uncles how the "blinkers" work.
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CONVERTIBLE TOP: Still not completely finished. The pins for the hooks of the hold-down clamps on the front cross bow need to be installed. I drilled out the rivets, threaded them, and added screws. There are adjustments to make, but the front bow does press down into the windshield frame.
HOLD DOWN STRAPS: I searched for footman loops that were the right size. I finally found them at Restoration Supply Company. I also bought the fixin's for making hold-down straps. It always amazes me when I think about how many technologies are represented in an automobile. Leather straps to radios, cylinders to finishes.
RADIO ANTENNA: I completed the connection to the under-the-runningboard antenna by covering the modern hypalon antenna extension cable with non-metallic loom from Harnesses Unlimited. I like the look no one but one of those tailpipe-peepers with dental mirrors will ever see. The upper connection is the shield wiring that gets grounded to the frame. The lower connection is the single strand antenna wire, isolated by the rubber parts.
TURN SIGNAL: The turn-signal control I bought came chromed, with a stainless band, and a shiny black sheath over the wires. I masked it, painted it taupe, covered the wires with non-metallic loom and added a rubber protector under the band. It looks like it belongs there now, clunky as it is. I'll cut off the extra band length later to avoid any "gotchas's." Too many times, I've cut off something that later doesn't work or can't be reinstalled and I have to start over a gain. So I'll wait til the dash is done. I like the look now.
I guess I'm showing my age referring to turn signals as "blinkers." I remember sitting on my daddy's lap behind the wheel of a brand new 1948 Buick convertible pulled into the barn at the family weekend retreat to show my uncles how the "blinkers" work.
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