casper50

mine stays in the garage when it's wet. I also only have to drive about 3/4 of a mile till pavement. I drive that 3/4 in 1st gear. lol

That will help you so much. I made a different kind but it will save you from crawling underneath. It's so much easier to work on something when you can stand. Thank your family friend really well.

I live up a dirt road also. 99 corvette polo green.

We had my son, daughter and my daughter's friend from Japan here this week. Each got a ride in the coupe and all were amazed that it didn't have seatbelts. But, they all really enjoyed the rides.

Don't personally know about the chevy auto but I've read where the flathead 6 just doesn't have enough power for it and large hills.

and then she stormed out after breaking it off. lol

looks darn good.

My dash mascot.

I have always been amazed that anyone back in the 1700's could figure out what gears they needed let alone hand make them.

That's what a lot of folks do. I'm kind of anal and if I own it I want it to work correctly.

Sorry bout that. Have to balance stuff Nick.

Getting there Nick. Great progress.

by the time his car is done he'll be an expert. And have the coolest car in school and maybe the town.

yep that's the way mine works. Mine has been sent out twice for cleaning and repair. they didn't repair it obviously but hopefully they oiled it. Like I said it works on the bench for over 24 hours straight. I put it back in the car this afternoon and nothing. Guess it's going to be correct 2 times a day and I'll have to live with it.

I do it that way for every car that I've done. Take it apart document where things go start working on the bare frame. Works for me.

good idea Lloyd. Might run the hot straight from the battery.

the clock has it's own ground wire. tested both hot and ground connect points with my meter everything reads good.

will do.

Replaced wires with larger gauge. Works fine for 24 hours on the bench. within 90 minutes mounted in the car it stops.

it grows overnight. until you have the car completly apart you will find more every time you remove something. I can't describe the feeling you get when the rust removal is over and the painting begins.

It shows that a lot of hard work and money went into that.

I can't get to the photos. I would not go all new on it either but it's not my car. My 47 Dodge coupe is stock except for disc brakes, Coker radials, alternator, front shock relocation and dual carbs and split exhaust. I can't believe how easy it steers and stops.

I have two. Took the best pieces of both and made one. It works perfect on the bench with heavy leads from battery to clock. When I use smaller gauge wires nothing.

When I have it on small gauge wire leads the points close and nothing happens. When I switch the leads to heavy wire it will immediately wind the clock and will keep doing so for hours. I have cleaned the points.

I got fedup sending my dash clock to a clock repairman in Colorado. He had it multiple times and it still would not work. Anyway, decided to try and fix it myself. Took it apart and found a wire not connected. Soldered it back together and tried it. When I first hooked it up to the battery on the bench I could get current where it was suppose to be verified by my meter. Nothing would work. Don't remember why but I changed my leads from light wire to heavy wire and it started working right away. I let it run on the bench for 30 hours. Worked flawlessly and only gained 1/2 a minute. Installed it in the car. Worked for 20 to 30 minutes and stops. Tap tap on the back and it starts again. The wires from the clock to the ground and hot connections are small gauge. Think it would work if I upped the gauge?