Re: The Duchess Project: 1940 Super 8 Convertible Sedan

Posted by Joe Santana On 2011/8/9 21:10:28

Progress languishes for lack of a window regulator part and window crank shafts.

The gauges restored by Abbot Instruments are all operating well.

Grounding seems to be the key problem on electrical failures using the new harnesses.

Tonight I'm jacking up the car and putting it on stands to re-thread the harness through the frame and to be sure all bolts in the drive train are tight, particularly u-joints.

The throttle linkage is much better since greasing it and lengthening the main throttle rod.

A number of other issues are drying up. The visors, for example, were a bear to refit, but both are in now.

The layers of new paint and chrome, the new rubber parts, weatherstrip and upholstery, all add thicknesses that present fitting problems. I'm surprised how tight the specs are to get things to seat properly. Very little tolerance.

The Duchess needs to visit the local Midas Muffler shop to make some adjustments in the tail pipe to it won't tap the frame and move it farther away from the gas tank. I stuck some muffler insulation on the corner of the tank as a safety measure.

Tomorrow night the wipers go in.

Have received lots of compliments, but in some ways, not being finished, makes the situation more frustrating.