Gee Charlie! I am flabagasted and humbled that you would remember the Essex build and me----
I have't done a thing to it since last fall. Tooooo cold last winter, and then spring and life catches up with me, and then summer which so far we've gotten Florida temps! No fun for this old body. I sit in my basement den and enjoy the relative cool. And my oldest Grandson (21) has an '81 Camaro in the garage/greenhouse at the moment (and for the last two months) so there isn't room for me to do much with the Essex. It's tucked over on the side, just waiting for me to get a restart. I sit and talk to it at times, relieves the stress (the Essex AND me). haaahaaa. Thanks for remembering!