DITTO TO THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The one that is there is what is left of the extension tube. It is there for the exhaust pipe to go into. It is to prevent any fluids. water condensation from dripping out onto the bumpers end and causing themto corrode. They are easy to come by.

Nope no build sheet. Perseverance is not the word my wife uses. She says stubborn. However that is tempered by economics.
When it became clear that we were going to have to sell the car I most likely could not have gotten more than parts car prices for it the way it was, so i had to rebuild the engine so........... In hindsight I did have other options but they were not obvious at the time. It's all because of an incident with a 1939 Ford coupe that I bailed out on because I thought I had bigger problems than it tured out I had. I swore then that no car was ever going to beat me again. I think I have a line on a buyer for it but will have to wait and see. Just as an aside, I did sell my wifes car.
There is no blog for it because It already well into reconstruction before I came out here, but it was a good sale, I would have liked to have gotten more for it but cei la vie. In any event here is apicture of it

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Well when I win the lottery I'll try to remember to do that

AlQuote:
but in view of the fact that I paid $3600 for a rebuid that I may not have needed(but that is another story) it should not have been missing. I'm just wondering what else could be missing rods, rings, bearings etc. etc.


Yup, I'd be worried. That's why I ALWAYS do my own assembly, double checking all clearances, etc.

Craig


It's nice to have that ability, but a lot of us don't.

As usual a couple of things have cropped up. I don't want to put it out for sale until there are NO glitchs with the car. My mechanic says that the car goes forward when you put it in reverse. I had to tell him that reverse is all the down and he says that is where it was so that has to be looked at. Also no brakes, most likely no fluid. Will keep you posted.

Also notice that the car is in California where prices are normally over the top and it's a dealer to boot. Now I am not of the school that says the car should be sold for $1,500 or the owner should pay the buyer to haul it away(you would be surprised at how many crackpots are out there that think exactly that AND THEY ARE SERIOUS). You know the kind I.E. what you have is worth crap, but what I have is worth the lost dutchman gold mine. I am waiting to hear from these guys with the two cars I have for sale.

Well I guess it was a good thing that I decided to wait until today to try and resolve this fubar situation, giving my temper time to cool off. My mechanic showed me the freeze plugs. I envisioned the big round press in kind, about the size of an IKE silver dollar. Instead he shows me a tiny little screw plug. I guess it might be easy to miss, but in view of the fact that I paid $3600 for a rebuid that I may not have needed(but that is another story) it should not have been missing. I'm just wondering what else could be missing rods, rings, bearings etc. etc.

Well we are coming to the end of the line. A new fuel pump is in the car and it is running good. It will be going onto ebay sometime tonight. The twin 4 bbl setup will go with it and not be separated. I will not get the enjoyment out of it that I wanted, but then I did not anticipate the downturn in the economy, the loss in my investment portfolio, nor the loss of my job. So you pays you money and you takes your chances.

ALK

I just got a call from the mechanic, it seems that the %%##@$#%#$%$ engine shop forgot to put in a %$$#&%&%( freeze plug
If I had paid $500 for the rebuild I would not be to upset but nearly $4000. This is totally unacceptable

One last question. Once the motor is out, is it possible to put a heavy duty wide blade screwdriver in the slot and attempt to turn it manually.