What are you working on today??

[Crobah]

I did a lot of multi-tasking today. Crack of dawn I worked on the second step of prepping, taping, paint, and touch up on one of my wheel covers. Afterwards, I did started the second wheel cover to get the black ring that surrounds the medallion and give it 24 hours to cure. To see how I did it check out this thread. '68 Chrysler 300 15" Disc Brake Wheel cover restoration

I knew the upholstery shop would be calling this morning to let me know the passenger seat was done. I had them work on the driver's side last week to replace a couple of panels from years of someone getting in and out of the car and split at the seam exposing the foam of the seat. They dyed the seat cover to hide the cracks and it looked so good I had them dye the passenger side. The wear was minor but I wanted both front seats to match.

Weather here in MA was warm and I wanted to get started on removing the dash to install a NOS fuel gauge and fellow member on this board helped me with. Cleaned the lenses and replaced all the bulbs to the warning lights and converted the dash lights to LED. The clock works!



Sunset occurs earlier this time of year and wanted to eat dinner and get ready for the kids tonight for Halloween. I will install the dash on my next day off.

On another note I have been working on freshening up the six way power seat for the driver's side cleaning up years of dried up grease. When I took apart the transmission for the last and final part so I could re-install into the car I discovered two of the three solenoids were shot. I found another seat track so I can replace the transmission and solenoids.

Got a lot done today!

 

[3175375]

Vanity countertop & sink along with office trim. Lots of other little things. The flooring subcontractor G’s up the cutouts for 2 floor registers so they have to come back tomorrow and replace two rows of flooring. Unflipping believable!

 

[edbods]

Don't think I'll ever get a metric speedo, so I decided to paint the numbers on with google and working out where to paint between the existing notches. Used a #3/0 detailing brush and some fluoro orange speedo paint, wasn't going for a 150% factory look, but even then it looks pretty damn slick if I do say so myself. Initially I did smaller numbers before just going 'meh' and painting it, you can see the final numbers jumping up in size lol.
Day time it's nice and bright, at night with dash lights at full brightness, it's a bit darker than the white numbers, but still visible.

I swear I remember seeing a website for some US-based lab that sold fluoro paints and other similar products, the only thing I can remember is that they claimed to have the brightest fluoro paints around (then again who doesn't) and that it was rather pricey, I think ~$18 for a small thumb-sized vial of the stuff. Dunno if anyone else knows what I'm talking about but if you do I'm still interested...

 

[3175375]

I finally got a ceiling fan/light installed in the office. The light is dimmable and can change between warm white, soft white and daylight. Fan has 6 speeds and is reversible.

Tomorrow, office furniture and other items arrive from storage…

 

[HWYCRZR]

Drove my 68 Polara to work today. About 33 degrees this morning around 6:00 but mid 50’s by noon. Heater works great. Had to turn it down. Also changed my oil and filter for the year. Way easier to change than my 2016 4Runner.

 

[Crobah]

The refresh of the driver's side power seat assembly is finally done and installed back into the car. A tip is to compress the spring and use zip ties to keep it in place when you take apart the gear. It makes assembly MUCH easier. Use a power drill and the cable to spin it to compress it down. Thanks @Zymurgy for answering some of my questions and the suggestion of using a baking sheet pan to keep things from rolling off the work table and giving me a heads up on the ball bearing which can be hidden under all the old grease and can be lost pretty easily.

Assembled the dash with LED conversion to the dash instrument lights. I kept the warning lights and signal flasher with incandescent bulbs. Installed a NOS fuel gauge thanks to a member on this board. Much appreciated!!

UPS came today with my rebuilt steering box and PS pump from Steer and Gear. I kept things original and requested the stock feel. They painted it flat black so painting it semi gloss black will start tomorrow and installed next week.

 

[Zymurgy]

Great job! The power seat is a very rewarding restoration. They were really well made good for another 50 years.

 

[Daly]

Now that the Newport is in storage and the Savoy is in the garage I have a lot more room to build a new work bench with storage.
The Newport will still fit next year, but I can now work on the work space inside the garage when the snow starts flying.

This is just the start.

 

[HWYCRZR]

Re-packed my front wheel bearings and rotated the tires. I have about 11,000 miles on since my restoration. Book says yearly or every 12,000 miles. Grease was still pretty clean but did it anyway.

 

[3175375]

This past Wednesday, final inspection of the addition was signed off. We’re extremely pleased with the results. A week from Monday, they start on the kitchen and master bathroom.

 

[3175375]

This past Wednesday, final inspection of the addition was signed off. We’re extremely pleased with the results. A week from Monday, they start on the kitchen and master bathroom.

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[Boydsdodge]

Today I am doing a throttle shaft bushing install on a Thermoquad and carb rebuild. I good cleaning in the sonic cleaner did a fantastic job removing all the old grime, block sanded the base on some granite to straighten. Now to start drilling. Letting the bowls sit with fuel to check on leakage.

 

[Boydsdodge]

Bushings installed on the Thermoquad base. Now if I can only remember how this all goes back together. The original carb had an incorrect base gasket that alowed the carb base to contact the choke well bolt and crack once torqued down. Did not happen here, it was a very old injury. So make sure you use the correct thickness base gasket for clearance and temperature control.

 

[3175375]

We received the sofa for the sunroom and I added an essential piece. ;^)

 

[edbods]

Can you really call it a living room if it doesn't have a jar of cheetos?

 

[3175375]

Can you really call it a living room if it doesn't have a jar of cheetos?

Well, my wife doesn’t care for cheese balls and likes crunchy Cheetos, so I am now required to secure a container of crunchy Cheetos.
Oh the requirements!!!

 

[Big_John]

I gave in and got my convertible and my Barracuda prepped and ready for winter. California Car covers with a cheap plastic cover sourced on Amazon. We have a lot of dust in the winter and the disposable covers keep it off the good covers. Plastic bags are rubber banded over the tail pipes to keep Mickey and Minnie from setting up housekeeping in an exhaust pipe.

This had to come out of the shed as they are predicting lake effect snow next week. No fun... The old box fan is used to melt the snow off the snow blower when I bring it in after clearing snow,

 

[tbm3fan]

Don't work on cars unless Sunday. Some Wednesdays are on cars and some on the Hornet. No work needed on the Polara. Work has been on the Ambassador wagon and now, since back, putting the Ford 410 engine together. Saturdays are always reserved for work on the Hornet. Have a window, I made, to install way up in Primary Flight Control and another one to make gaskets so it can be installed next weekend.

 

[tbm3fan]

Window didn't go in. When I arrived and passed my work area I noticed my caulking gun had been tapered with. The tube had it's tip hacked off half way down, half the tube was gone, and then left exposed. I had already spent $450 of my money on supplies which included this. Went up to where the volunteers meet Saturday morning, dropped the tube of the table, and told the Director to find the person and replace it. Till then the window will not go in and if it takes a year so be it. I'm the only person on the ship who knows how to make them and get them in place. Royally pissed me off especially with me spending my money.

So I washed the Polara and took a drive before dropping the crank in my 410 to check clearances.

 

[3175375]

Window didn't go in. When I arrived and passed my work area I noticed my caulking gun had been tapered with. The tube had it's tip hacked off half way down, half the tube was gone, and then left exposed. I had already spent $450 of my money on supplies which included this. Went up to where the volunteers meet Saturday morning, dropped the tube of the table, and told the Director to find the person and replace it. Till then the window will not go in and if it takes a year so be it. I'm the only person on the ship who knows how to make them and get them in place. Royally pissed me off especially with me spending my money.

So I washed the Polara and took a drive before dropping the crank in my 410 to check clearances.

Live life on life’s terms. Good choice to go for a drive and more importantly set boundaries for yourself.