Project #37

Where do you find the time?

Some Saturdays, a couple of hours during the week. The speedster sat at the painters from 6/24 some 11 weeks. 10 days ago I got it back from paint and have been off the road from work and working on it some each day. Time to date to refurbish is + - 58 hours with another 20hr.  or so to go. 

You inspire me Dr Clock, just bought a CMC for project number 6 myself.

-=theron

"If all goes as planned it should run and drive on the weekend"

Well yeah, in a perfect world....

Got the mechanicals buttoned up or so i thought,

Cranked the motor over to confirm oil pressure and it cranked way too slow for my liking.  Checked battery volts, main ground etc and all was fine. Then I noticed aluminum shavings in the tin under the aluminum degree pulley ..seems the good Doctor forgot to add the pulley crankshaft spacer behind the degree pulley it rubbed hard against the case hence the "slow crank" (no pun) pulled the pulley off the motor and it fired right up then discovered a good gas leak at the carb intake tee fitting (cracked tee) .  Parts here on Tuesday so, we finished buffing out the Guards Red paint.

Tomorrow it's belt line trim, scripts, seat belts, shifter and reinstall the top.

Sorry I don't have a long winded horn grill nut tale of woe but....the belt line trim, scripts, seat belts, shifter, top, side curtains and new quarter boot installed

( Tnx Cathy at VS for the 2 day shipping!) Friday should be a shake down ride.

"...seems the good Doctor forgot to add the pulley crankshaft spacer behind the degree pulley it rubbed hard against the case hence the "slow crank"..."

Well, there's a case of medical malpractice if ever I've seen one 

Sold... and going to Vermont within the week.

Dude.....You gotta get a life.

Seriously.......

Or, maybe:

Hi!  My name is Alan and I'm a Speedsterholic.