Ordered this last week. I’m not going to spend weeks on end with a grinder cleaning parts up and I called 3 shops here in Reno about sandblasting and NOT A SINGLE ONE called me back. I’ll post pictures of the suspension components and front frame. Should be next week.
Read More →Some times it’s all about the small victories. I’ spent the last two weekends trying to finish tearing down the suspension and steering components. This includes the upper control arms, lower control arms and steering link (tie rods and center link). Last weekend was extremely discouraging. I spent close to six hours working on the […]
Read More →After hoarding parts and supplies for about a year, and being too damn busy with work to do anything with Vicky, I decided to get to work last weekend. I started restoring the steering wheel. I used KBS NuMetal to fill the cracks, after I drilled them out. The weather has turned crappy so I […]
Read More →I was able to spend most of the weekend working on the Vicky. I was also able to get to the front of the shop and get the car up on the lift. It made it much easier to remove the gas tank, driveshaft and put in the drop blocks and new rear shocks. I’m […]
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Read More →Update: I’m no longer going green. I changed my mind a couple of years ago and have decided to paint the car GM Fawn Beige with a white top. I am also changing out the side trim for ’54 mercury trim and ditching the lower spears on the “speed hump”. Here’s the paint color on a […]
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