Re: Barries's 1950 standard 8

Posted by africapackard On 2008/4/12 16:34:00

Hi BigKev

That is one serious puller! I have never seen anything like it. Luckily I read as much on this very same site and will not attempt anything stupid... Hopefully I will find a oldtimer that will be able to help.

Anyway, did not get to any of the wheel stuff as the wiring of the cabin light took up most of the day (I am tackling the easy stuff first). My hood liner is still original although brittle and weathered and I want to keep it. When opening the cabin light I discovered that all the wiring was also extremely brittle. For safety sake I decided to replace all wires and rewiring became a whole saturday's job. (Just try to get a wire through a roof with brittle liner) I am proud to say that after hours of work the passenger read light in my car works perfectly!

Because of my suffering I decided to take the old girl for a spin and it was wonderful! With the brake lights now working it was a lot less stress! Discovered that I will have to "insulate" the driver door mechanism better as it rattles a lot...maybe cause I removed all the mohair stuffing! I am tired now so no plans for further issues...enjoyment comes from the unknown!