TxGoat - I don't notice it in 1st gear at all. I notice it in 2nd and definitely in 3rd when giving it throttle. The gear shift lever has a very defined shake to it in rhythm with the clicking from the trans.

I have not checked riding the clutch lightly. Will do that. I haven't noticed any difference moving the gearshift lever around. At first I thought maybe it was contacting the floorboard, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

BigKev - Where would I find that? I'm going back through my memory of putting the engine back in the car and I'm not recalling anything besides the front engine mount.

It's a miracle....SMS actually shipped my fabric. And it came the next day after they shipped. One of the perks of living in the NW I guess. But they only shipped the blue nylon cloth, and not the ivory vinyl. So still not ready to proceed. But at least the cloth is here and it looks good.



Is it me or does this roll look like way more than 4 yards? I haven't unrolled it to measure yet.

If I pull it off the car I doubt that I will send it out. It was a newly rebuilt unit from Kanter that I exchanged my old pump for. I'll probably just disassemble it and see if I can figure out what's causing the noise. I've rebuilt a couple pumps so I'm not worried about doing it myself .

It's for sure coming from the pump... Just not sure if it's fuel side or vacuum side.

Progress!

Just got the shipment notification from SMS today, so my fabric is on the way. Hopefully will be here in a week or so.

Also took the seats to the upholstery shop today and put down the deposit. They'll take the seats down and send the frames off to be powder coated in the next couple weeks. I'm on the schedule for the end of March to have them sew the seat covers and get everything put back together. So with any luck I should have everything back and ready to install by beginning to mid-April. Just in time for driving season.

In the meantime here's the list of items to tackle:
-Finish fitting the rear trim (having interference issues)
-Replace door weatherstripping
-Remove and rebuild starter
-Possibly remove and rebuild fuel pump (to hopefully get rid of the annoying thumping sound)
-Fix leaking seals on power steering and transmission, sometime this year

Had nice weather a couple days ago, and I had to move the Super from the lift bay back to where it normally sits. I had finished some painting on the Panama and now had the space back to park both cars normally. I took advantage of the sun and took the Super out for a quick 3 mile drive to warm it up. Started fine and ran fine. I'll need to do some fine-tuning when the weather gets warm again. For your viewing pleasure I also took a POV video of some of the drive. The car is super dirty, so sorry about the glare on the windows.



The rear leaf springs squeak quite a bit. How should I go about lubing those?

There is a rather prominent clicking coming from the transmission when it's under load. When coasting in gear or not hard on the throttle it is quiet. But when giving it some gas (accelerating or going up long mild inclines) the clicking is very noticeable. Follows the speed of the car. Coming from the trans and migrating up the shifter. You can hear it in the video between the 3:00 and 3:40 mark. I can get a better video if needed. What could it be? Trans oil is full and clean.

-Kevin

Don and Howard, that turned out to be the issue. Thanks for the guidance. I wasn't sure if the column (shroud) could be repositioned or not, so thanks for clearing it up. I loosened the brackets and put a pry bar against the steering box to push up the column until the gap at the wheel was about 1/8", then tightened the brackets again. Worked great.



The steering wheel nut sits just proud of the column itself, which is how it was prior to removal.



I noted the bearing sounded terrible. It must have gotten a bunch of dirt/sand/dust in it. I cleaned it all out, blew it dry, then packed it with fresh grease. All quiet and smooth now.



With that addressed I put the rest of the dash back together, as well as the rest of the front trim. I'm very pleased with how it all came out. I also tested all the electronics and I'm happy to say that everything works. I had corrected nearly all the electrical oddities that I had found (ignition switch set up wrong, all the red wires for battery power were wrong) so I wanted to be sure I hadn't screwed something up. The horn even works better now.



-Kevin

I'm trying to get the steering wheel back on I don't remember it begging this hard to seat it fully. It's not sitting all the way down, and I've cranked all much as I can on the main nut. It felt like it went on to the splines okay before I tightened it up. What am I missing?

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That metal work looks great. I wish I had those skills.

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I agree that's a more reasonable range. I hope somebody picks it up and works with it. It has some issues but looks to be a good candidate for a full restoration.