Re: The Duchess Project: 1940 Super 8 Convertible Sedan

Posted by Joe Santana On 2023/5/25 9:17:22
DASHBOARD, A FIVE-MONTH SAGA: If you perused a few previous posts, you’ll know that in -December 2022, an overdrive and transmission were installed, provisioned from Ross Miller and rebuilt by Bill Aske. I drove the car home, about a 1-1/2 hour drive, no problem, other than the kickdown switch did not work, yet. I no sooner pulled into the garage than the ignition switch after 83 years locked up halfway between off and on, fortunately locked off. I had a number of other issues with the dash that needed fixing, so I decided to pull the dash out completely.


Being mid-December, I put an electric heater in the back seat, stuck up 2 Eastwood puck lights and proceeded to take the dash apart. Ross recommended these puck lights and I used them a lot throughout the process, often quitting when they needed recharging after 4 or 5 hours.

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