55 Fargo Posted April 16, 2012 Report Posted April 16, 2012 Is the oil gauge okay? Or the preesure relief could be sticky. The brake light switch , pull it, and replace or it may have crud in it, and need to be cleaned out. The replacement motor is running, sounds like a sewing machine. The oil pressure gauge in the car registers 80. Car runs real smooth, shifts well but does leak tranny fluid. Judging from the old forum posts, YouTube videos and a couple of my dad's stories I will let the motor tick, and keep sounding like a sewing machine. Brakes in the front blew out the other day, leaving fluid all over the floor of the shop. The brake lights are goofed, push the pedal, they go off, let it up they come on... Quote
54Illinois Posted April 16, 2012 Author Report Posted April 16, 2012 I am sorry...my post should have read the oil gauge registers one dot BEFORE 80. Not 80. Quote
RobertKB Posted April 16, 2012 Report Posted April 16, 2012 I am sorry...my post should have read the oil gauge registers one dot BEFORE 80. Not 80. Then you are running around 50 pounds or a little more. Sounds like you are good to go! Quote
54Illinois Posted June 12, 2012 Author Report Posted June 12, 2012 Have put about 100 miles on the replacement motor. Blows no smoke, oil pressure about 50 when running, 20 or so at idle. Seems to hesitate at about 50mph though. Smooth driving! Quote
54Illinois Posted October 12, 2012 Author Report Posted October 12, 2012 The wreck is now in the hands of the shop. I sit on the cardboard so I can start the car every so often (stinks up the shop). Quote
Dan Hiebert Posted October 12, 2012 Report Posted October 12, 2012 One year project has turned into about two... My "one-year" project is going on twenty - one . Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted October 12, 2012 Report Posted October 12, 2012 everyone starts out with the idea that they can have a car truned around in X time..good intentions for sure and I have been guilty of that in the past myself. However with life's everyday adventures thrown in and working the 9 to 5 'er..well good intentions is often all that is left. So..long ago I just decided to take another look at my situation..its just a hobby for me..there is not a need to meet any deadline...the disappointment associated with a overshot deadlines leads to frustration and takes the fun out of the project and what are you left with..another job facing you when you get home and not a relaxing hobby...often it is the 'work' aspect that makes folks lose interest in the car and well leads to it being scrapped or sold. Keep the fun in the project..do not set dates but enjoy reaching milestones..your milestones can be about any portion of the car you want to divide the work into.. Quote
TodFitch Posted October 12, 2012 Report Posted October 12, 2012 everyone starts out with the idea that they can have a car truned around in X time..good intentions for sure and I have been guilty of that in the past myself. However with life's everyday adventures thrown in and working the 9 to 5 'er..well good intentions is often all that is left. So..long ago I just decided to take another look at my situation..its just a hobby for me..there is not a need to meet any deadline...the disappointment associated with a overshot deadlines leads to frustration and takes the fun out of the project and what are you left with..another job facing you when you get home and not a relaxing hobby...often it is the 'work' aspect that makes folks lose interest in the car and well leads to it being scrapped or sold. Keep the fun in the project..do not set dates but enjoy reaching milestones..your milestones can be about any portion of the car you want to divide the work into.. +1 No, actually make that at least +10. Quote
RobertKB Posted October 12, 2012 Report Posted October 12, 2012 Keep the fun in the project..do not set dates but enjoy reaching milestones..your milestones can be about any portion of the car you want to divide the work into.. This is the best advice when working on an old car project. Never think of the entire project or it can be overwhelming. Quote
Dan Hiebert Posted October 12, 2012 Report Posted October 12, 2012 everyone starts out with the idea that they can have a car truned around in X time..good intentions for sure and I have been guilty of that in the past myself. However with life's everyday adventures thrown in and working the 9 to 5 'er..well good intentions is often all that is left. So..long ago I just decided to take another look at my situation..its just a hobby for me..there is not a need to meet any deadline...the disappointment associated with a overshot deadlines leads to frustration and takes the fun out of the project and what are you left with..another job facing you when you get home and not a relaxing hobby...often it is the 'work' aspect that makes folks lose interest in the car and well leads to it being scrapped or sold. Keep the fun in the project..do not set dates but enjoy reaching milestones..your milestones can be about any portion of the car you want to divide the work into.. Ooh-rah! I rather enjoy having something to putter around with on the car - when I want to, not because I have to. Every once in a while a "have to" pops up, which more often than not are "have to" to get the wife to open the purse strings for something Quote
54Illinois Posted January 9, 2013 Author Report Posted January 9, 2013 Project moving along. Gonna post the old fenders and wells for sale when they are cleaned up. Quote
Local2ED Posted January 9, 2013 Report Posted January 9, 2013 Project moving along. Gonna post the old fenders and wells for sale when they are cleaned up. Your probably past cleaning the gas tank already but I've had good luck with using a coffee can full of 3/4'' washed stones. I have a stone driveway so I had plenty. Another thing to use is larger nuts. When I researched cleaning a tank most people prefered the sharp points to the smoothness of marbles or bearings. I've done two tanks that were pretty bad and ended up with very good results. Quote
54Illinois Posted January 14, 2013 Author Report Posted January 14, 2013 He had his sheet metal guy prefab the rockers. He even drilled holes for the long trim piece. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted January 26, 2013 Report Posted January 26, 2013 maybe I am seeing this wrong but the pictures appear to show the passenger side rear door threshold and fender dogleg and rocker joint as not even on the car...and the drivers side rear fender looks rusted and crumpled yet..I cannot follow the reason for the paint at this time..that is..if I am seeing correctly.. Quote
54Illinois Posted January 27, 2013 Author Report Posted January 27, 2013 Yeah...He is installing the doors painted, so he can do the sheetmatal for the dog legs, to make sure they match up perfectly. Quote
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