Re: Ken's 1937 115C Touring Sedan
Posted by Ken_P On 2011/5/25 22:18:33
More work done. Found a local welder to fix the crack in my exhaust manifold and a local metal shop bent up a patch panel for my engine cross-member.
Now that the body is off, I've started stripping the frame. Pulled the motor, trans, and driveline after work today. Tomorrow I'll probably start the welding process- before the frame is sandblasted, I have to repair the rust in the engine cross-member and running board mounts. The guy who is sandblasting it also wants the frame bare, and he'll blast suspension components separately.
Tomorrow the big spending starts! I'm planning on ordering front end rebuild and brake master overhaul kits from Kanter tomorrow or Friday. Yikes! All in the name of love, right? Also glad I decided to restore and not drive this summer. Two of the three rubber brake hoses are on the verge of exploding, and the metal line looks pretty bad too.
When doing a restoration like this, what do most people do for hardware? Repaint and reuse as often as possible, or all new?
Also will be getting engine and tranny mounts revulcanized. Found a core engine mount on ebay, as mine was modified (apparently with a hammer) to allow access to the lower water pump mounting bolt with the rubber in the engine mounts shot.
It's me in the picture today. The guy in the body mount picture is my neighbor- the other half of the garage is his.
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Now that the body is off, I've started stripping the frame. Pulled the motor, trans, and driveline after work today. Tomorrow I'll probably start the welding process- before the frame is sandblasted, I have to repair the rust in the engine cross-member and running board mounts. The guy who is sandblasting it also wants the frame bare, and he'll blast suspension components separately.
Tomorrow the big spending starts! I'm planning on ordering front end rebuild and brake master overhaul kits from Kanter tomorrow or Friday. Yikes! All in the name of love, right? Also glad I decided to restore and not drive this summer. Two of the three rubber brake hoses are on the verge of exploding, and the metal line looks pretty bad too.
When doing a restoration like this, what do most people do for hardware? Repaint and reuse as often as possible, or all new?
Also will be getting engine and tranny mounts revulcanized. Found a core engine mount on ebay, as mine was modified (apparently with a hammer) to allow access to the lower water pump mounting bolt with the rubber in the engine mounts shot.
It's me in the picture today. The guy in the body mount picture is my neighbor- the other half of the garage is his.
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