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Nothing that a little JB weld can't fix! Maybe you could make a new chamber from a stainless dog bowl, bundt cake tin, or som'n.....

Looking good, and ahead to some pictures with your project on the road.?

Drove the Coronet in to work this week. Co-worker took this pick at the diner where we ate lunch.

Had a 66 bug, got it for $300 cause it was "dead". Presale check out revealed a dead coil. Drove it for years around town. Back in those days, 1975, you had to put on a NOX device under the carb to pass smog. Made the car run like crap.First thing after getting your smog sticker was to remove the NOX device till next year.

I drove a diesel Rabbit for work in the late 70’s and remembered it a a four but with the many engine variations over the last 30 years or so(think Geo Metro 3 cylinder for one) I thought maybe I had forgotten about a smaller Rabbit engine. Good to know at least some of my memory still works a little.

Exciting times!

Maybe I can bootleg some glass jars of you-know-what over the mountains to offset the stress of this learning expense

Brent, Let us know what you find out!! I don't mind sitting to the sidelines on this one lol. I'll be in the same boat some point down the road on the COE. Honestly, the booster has been one of my biggest fears with getting my truck on the road when the time comes!

A search for "Midland brake booster rebuilder services" came up with several but-Not cheap! If your attempt to do it yourself comes up less than you want? I took one of these aprt years ago and it did not seem too bed to do but rust may be excessive. But if you cannot repair rust maybe they can resleeve? Maybe if that is all that is needed just that part could be done for way less $$ ?? DJ

No, no draft.... its an Airflow.

Thanks everyone, and thanks for the kind words, Andy. Forgive the tardy response. I’ve become very busy at my regular job and even more involved at the shop and I forget to check in.... ? Not sure how many miles I have on the motor now, but I can look. It’s running like a top. Retaining the old lifters created a bit more work in repeated valve lashings until I got it where I wanted it. The turbo is still sitting on the bench where I left it.... ?.... Brian keeps bugging me about “let’s force induct a ‘37 coupe today” when I arrive on Saturdays, but there’s a little work I need to complete first. The cylinder head either developed a small crack or I missed it when we magged it away back when.... over the piston between #4 and #5. It’s a small one.... maybe 0.5-0.75” long. With the non pressure system it really doesn’t leak anything, but it made an ugly rust stain right there for everyone to see. I want to pull it, braze it up and reinstall before I try forcing extra air down the car’s throat. Oil pressure cold is still 60 psi, decreases to 50 at hot cruise, 12-15 psi at idle (factory gauge, so kind of guessing on the low end. Max matched the gauge we used when we drill-spun to oil prime prior to install. Water temp goes to 180° and stays there even in 115° weather. Trans howls a bit. I’ve been collecting NOS parts to do it again and have everything except a cluster and 1/R. I hesitated on a cluster 1st/Reverse set early in the year and missed out. The available NOS ones on ebay are ridiculously priced. It can howl all it wants, but I’ll not shell out $400 for a cluster gear. Still looks good, still gets complements at cruises. Old timers love that I pull in (after a long day at the shop) in a 6v coupe with its original flatty. One guy walked by and asked if I’d mind starting it for him so he could listen. I said “bend your ear over here, Mister... it’s running now” That night I smiled all the way home.

Finally. I’ll post more tomorrow. Wore out and need a nap now....