Started the teardown, and now the build up.

[Dodgeb4ya]

Very nice!

I like the color too!

Don't hit a moose... a friend hit an elk... totaled his H2 Hummer

[casper50]

On the 150 miles of paved road around me there have been 189 hit since last July 1st.

[casper50]

Went and did some local river rafting with some friends from England today.  Enjoy.

 

 

[JD luxury liner]

i like it !!

[casper50]

Have had visitors from England for the last 10 days so not much getting done.  Put the body back on the frame yesterday.  Beginning to look like a car instead of a bunch of cancer ridden parts.

Edited June 19, 2016 by casper50

[casper50]

Happy day.  All of the bodywork sheetmetal is in color and clear coat.   Haven't fixed the mistakes and dirt nips or buffed/polished it yet but I'm finished painting large pieces.

[Niel Hoback]

SPECTACULAR !

[casper50]

I ran out of clear and had to go buy another quart.  Didn't have what I was using and the new stuff ran easier.  I have about 7 large sags/runs to remove now.  But, hey it's done.

[Dave72dt]

As long as all your gravity indicators are in the clear, they're fixable. It's a real pain when you find they're in the base after you have the clear on it. Looks great, good job!

[casper50]

they are all in the clear.  I made sure before I put the clear on that I had no problems in the basecoat.

[DonaldSmith]

In post 281, the finish is so clear and reflective, showing the wall studs, etc., that it was hard for me to figure out what each piece was.   Once the pieces are on the car, they will reflect trees, sky, and happy people. 

[casper50]

Done with most of the hook up for the dual carbs.

[deathbound]

Who made the headers? If you shifted the kinked linkage with the spring to the other side of the carb linkage would it center up more on the carb base? One thing I found out the hard way, do not use the original "sandwich" type heat riser gasket for your hot water plate. I had to make one out of gasket material. Looks good.

[casper50]

Moose's headers made them.  The V shaped bar won't fit on the other side.  The throttle linkage is too far to the outside of the engine for it to fit/work.  If anyone knows of better linkage I'd like to know.  This seems a bit mickey mouse to me.

[Don Coatney]

Are you running manifold vacuum to your distributor vacuum advance?

[casper50]

yes

[Don Coatney]

You might want to give that some thought. Should be "ported vacuum" from the base of the carburetor.

 

[casper50]

Okay.  Should it be from both carbs or is one enough?

[Don Coatney]

Your choice. I use just one.

[casper50]

Tks Don.  That's why I post photos.  Someone can tell me what I'm doing wrong by looking.  lol

[casper50]

almost done with the gas line to the carbs.

[Don Coatney]

What is the blue stuff?

[Plymouthy Adams]

believe that signifies the new lines that is nickel cooper

[casper50]

Nope.  It's shrink tube.  Lines will look the same color for years.  Did the same on the red brake lines. The new copper nickel lines were almost black.

Edited July 4, 2016 by casper50

[Don Coatney]

Lines look good. What kind of paint did you use on the aluminum pieces?