LocuMob
Fluid Technician with a hat
So the snow is finally done, it's melting very quickly and I should have the Grey car out within a week. At least I'll be able to get some miles in the seat of an old car this year, finally. Had the bug/itch to work on something for almost two months, and I need to get moving, lots to do!
I cleared a hurdle last night by getting a new credit card. I did that so I could get my parts and not be out any money (interest on my existing cards) and could get my parts now so I don't have a time crunch in a month. I need to order my exhaust and get tires. I'm working as many hours as I can get, so getting the money isn't an issue, just the timing of getting it. So I have 15 months with no interest for parts that can be paid off in a couple of months, but I can have the car done in as soon as three weeks.
I have at least one set of heads to replace the damaged one, and it's matching partner, so I'm covered there. Just have to order a gasket set and that will take me a day to swap the heads and button up the top end. Been there done that. I'm hoping that's the only issue I come across, I don't need to take another engine for the Dart, and stick it in another Polara. But I will if I need to.
Then it's just the brakes and exhaust. Switching to the dual circut master cylinder, I've had enough fun with a single circut system not working properly before. Looking back, I'd never drive the car that way again, ever. I may have had balls, but I think stupidity was the driving factor in not repairing that ailing system right away. So this gets a dual circut master right away, before even a test drive. There is still fluid in the master, but it's low, so that's slightly refreshing in that I shouldn't have to replace the lines.
I still have to get to.mynoarts car and check the numbers in the exhaust manifold, grab them if the are good, and make a phone call and wait a week or so for a box of tubes to arrive.
I can measure the rims on the grey car to verify my tire choice on the black car, and have the wheels ready to go on the car.
And I finally need to find someone to install my windshield. I haven't looked other than calling one place that hasn't gotten back to me. Plenty of time for that.
I don't know if I can make room at the house for the car to come here for the exhaust install, that would be preferable. I have thought of asking the neighbor to rent his garage for a month, it's a shorter walk. Can't wait to start working on this car, winter's been a mighty for this year.
Oh yeah, I have to figure out the air shocks, still can't find any nozzles, a more thoirouhh sewrchighy find something.
I cleared a hurdle last night by getting a new credit card. I did that so I could get my parts and not be out any money (interest on my existing cards) and could get my parts now so I don't have a time crunch in a month. I need to order my exhaust and get tires. I'm working as many hours as I can get, so getting the money isn't an issue, just the timing of getting it. So I have 15 months with no interest for parts that can be paid off in a couple of months, but I can have the car done in as soon as three weeks.
I have at least one set of heads to replace the damaged one, and it's matching partner, so I'm covered there. Just have to order a gasket set and that will take me a day to swap the heads and button up the top end. Been there done that. I'm hoping that's the only issue I come across, I don't need to take another engine for the Dart, and stick it in another Polara. But I will if I need to.
Then it's just the brakes and exhaust. Switching to the dual circut master cylinder, I've had enough fun with a single circut system not working properly before. Looking back, I'd never drive the car that way again, ever. I may have had balls, but I think stupidity was the driving factor in not repairing that ailing system right away. So this gets a dual circut master right away, before even a test drive. There is still fluid in the master, but it's low, so that's slightly refreshing in that I shouldn't have to replace the lines.
I still have to get to.mynoarts car and check the numbers in the exhaust manifold, grab them if the are good, and make a phone call and wait a week or so for a box of tubes to arrive.
I can measure the rims on the grey car to verify my tire choice on the black car, and have the wheels ready to go on the car.
And I finally need to find someone to install my windshield. I haven't looked other than calling one place that hasn't gotten back to me. Plenty of time for that.
I don't know if I can make room at the house for the car to come here for the exhaust install, that would be preferable. I have thought of asking the neighbor to rent his garage for a month, it's a shorter walk. Can't wait to start working on this car, winter's been a mighty for this year.
Oh yeah, I have to figure out the air shocks, still can't find any nozzles, a more thoirouhh sewrchighy find something.
