Re: The Duchess Project: 1940 Super 8 Convertible Sedan
Posted by Joe Santana On 2010/12/25 16:35:34
SPLASHERS: I cut an addition to the right splasher that had been cut out decades ago. Then prepped the splashers for painting, semi-gloss black.
STEERING GEAR AND COLUMN: If the steering box can go through the floor board, I couldn't figure out or maneuver it to go through. It may have been because I had the whole thing wrapped like a rolled roast, but no way would it go from the top down. I pulled the brake and clutch levers all the way to the floor and wired them. That didn't help. I jacked the car up as high as I could and came very close to getting the steering end through the floor from the bottom. But just not close enough. The left steering tube was in the way. For those who have never removed a steering tube, you don't need to remove the nuts on the tie-rod ends. And you have to turn the tube in reverse and miraculously it comes off at both ends. How do they do that? (The rest of you can have a chuckle.) Anyway, I removed the tube, cleaned it and the clamps up for repainting. Once it was out the steering column went right up into the cab. I have to paint the tube before I put it back and set the steering.
TAUPE PAINT: Besides the column, that brown color goes on the top rails and bows, including the front and back wooden bows, the hand brake, and the center body of the steering wheel. It seems that the gear shift levers on the steering column were not painted, but they may be brown, too.
CHROME: The last load of Duchess bling arrived in time to be put under the tree.
HEAT RISER: The cover from MaxMerrit also arrived. I need smaller stainless washers, but otherwise, the reunion should help the engine run smoother on warm up.
Merry Christmas, Joe.
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STEERING GEAR AND COLUMN: If the steering box can go through the floor board, I couldn't figure out or maneuver it to go through. It may have been because I had the whole thing wrapped like a rolled roast, but no way would it go from the top down. I pulled the brake and clutch levers all the way to the floor and wired them. That didn't help. I jacked the car up as high as I could and came very close to getting the steering end through the floor from the bottom. But just not close enough. The left steering tube was in the way. For those who have never removed a steering tube, you don't need to remove the nuts on the tie-rod ends. And you have to turn the tube in reverse and miraculously it comes off at both ends. How do they do that? (The rest of you can have a chuckle.) Anyway, I removed the tube, cleaned it and the clamps up for repainting. Once it was out the steering column went right up into the cab. I have to paint the tube before I put it back and set the steering.
TAUPE PAINT: Besides the column, that brown color goes on the top rails and bows, including the front and back wooden bows, the hand brake, and the center body of the steering wheel. It seems that the gear shift levers on the steering column were not painted, but they may be brown, too.
CHROME: The last load of Duchess bling arrived in time to be put under the tree.
HEAT RISER: The cover from MaxMerrit also arrived. I need smaller stainless washers, but otherwise, the reunion should help the engine run smoother on warm up.
Merry Christmas, Joe.
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