If you do, will you keep us posted? Thanks!!Quote:
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If you do, will you keep us posted? Thanks!!Quote:
Originally Posted by falconvan
Sure, here you go. I got these out of a full size GM van yesterday, the sensor is for the temp gauge. Cost was $10. I'll do the same as I did with the fuel gauge, remove the face and transplant the face of the old gauge onto it. I may do the volt gauge also to change from an amp gauge but then Id have to change the lettering, too. we'll see on that one. I'm leaving the stock oil PSI gauge.
Thanks. Sounds great. I am running all my stock gauges, except an after market volt gauge. I have heard so many horror stories about amp gauges, but my buddy has been using the original amp gauge on his 49 Merc since 1955 when his Dad bought the car. Has had no problems. I would love to convert original amp gauge with volt interred's. I'm gonna try the temp conversion, biggest problem for me is getting the cluster out of the car. I spent about 4 hours on it last week, but with not any luck.Quote:
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Jack
The old parking lights were pretty rough but I managed to get them apart without destroying them and after running the metal parts through a buddy's blast cabinet, they were still solid enough to use. I cut a hole in the back so a regular GM socket would fit, painted them and cut some gaskets. They came out really good. I also have all of the brakes plumbed except for one small line from the MC to the proportioning valve; should finish that tomorrow and get everything bled. Booster, MC, proportioning valve, and all the front solid brake lines came off of a late 90's Firebird and made for an easy swap.
I also bought this heater from Southern Rods & Parts; nice and compact. I've been chipping away at a lot of small items on this and hope for a run down the street within the next few months.
Great work and nice progress. It's coming together nicely.
Great work...Ditto! And thank you for giving me and idea on how to put new light sockets in the old front grill turn signal indicators! I bought new sockets that are to small for the existing holes. Sometimes my brain tries to make a square fit a circle. But while reading your post my light bulb lit up! All I have to do is cut a small patch panel and drill the right size hole and weld that in, instead of trying to weld too lose of a joint with thin metal!
Made a trip to the bone yard today and picked up a Jeep Cherokee sway bar; these work really good on these cars. I'll be putting this on this week.
Lots done today; brakes are bled and pedal feels good, Lokar shifter installed and adjusted, heater installed, and leads exhaust pipes from the headers installed. Just got a new job and will be doing some traveling so I'll be gone to Sacramento for the next two weeks. I saw there is a car museum and a train museum out there; I hope to hit them both.
OOOOOOOooo so close now! LOL
Good Luck with the new job too.
Nice work, and good luck with the new job!!
Ditto on the congrat's & best wishes. Looking good!
Had to change the rack and pinion; the one I had in it was leaking bad. Bummer; I put it in rebuilt but it was 3 or 4 years ago and I don't remember where I bought it. Once I get a few more things done on the front end and finish fabbing the lead pipes for the exhaust, I can sit it on four feet again. But were getting closer to a road test!
Got most of my exhaust on today, just need to build the tailpipes to finish it up. It sounds really good. I also decided to go with these Omni seats rather than the Buick ones I had. The Buick seats were out of a 4 door and I didn't think about them not being able to hinge forward to access the rear seat. I think these will work good once they are re-covered and the headrest goes away.
Lotsa room under there for the exhaust. Or are the pics deceiving?
Oh yeah, plenty of room under there.
Those seats look like they will be comfortable too.
Yep cushy comes to mind! The exhaust turned out very nice.
It's looking great! Did you all miss that nasty weather that went through Ok and AR? My brother and parent's drove through MO on Saturday coming from picking up a ponton boat up in AR for my Dad. They said they were just ahead of that mess for half of the trip back.
Yeah, we've had rain the last two weekends. No fun car stuff lately, my clutch went out in my daily driver so I've had to get that one back up and running. Fingers crossed, the weather looks good for the weekend. I'm hoping to take the 49 to the car show Friday night and work on the 48 Saturday.
That stinks to hear on the clutch. It's always something!
Hang in there Falcon your so close to being done!
Hard to believe I've been working on this thing almost 8 years. Maybe another year and I can finally call it done. We'll see; seems like glass, interior, and chrome is where the $$$ really starts stacking up.Quote:
Originally Posted by stovens
Lots done today; mounted the other seat, finished up several small things on the front suspension including putting on some shocks, and got the front gravel pan and bumper bracket mounted. Also knocked out a few small wiring things and finished putting in all the front sheet metal bolts. My buddy that did the paint is coming over this week to touch up a couple small nicks and buff the whole car. Once I get the back fenders bolted down and get the drive shaft cut and installed, I can take it down the street to see if everything is working.
The stable is looking full of some nice vehicles!
Full is right, I'm at my three car limit. I'm thinking of selling the 49 this fall to open up a spot; we'll see. I've been known to change my mind a time or two.:3dSMILE:
Great build, your almost there! Iv'e been 8 years on mine also with at least
a year left! LOL
Thanks, Rich. I finished up the gauges today; I converted the fuel gauge over to a 0-90 ohm GM gauge, used the stock oil psi gauge and decided to use to aftermarket gauges for temp and volts. I'm putting them where the original radio was and put block off plates where the sat on the factory cluster. Also got some of the dash put together. My drive shaft is in and I did move it forward and back a few feet but I'm waiting on my buddy to finish up some touch up on the deck lid before I try to test drive it.
Doesn't look much different but I spent several hours and finished up 99% of the under dash wiring and added a tach. Laying on the floor working overhead was a back breaker; glad to have this part wrapped up.
".... Laying on the floor working overhead was a back breaker....."
I hear you, biggest problem I seem to have is getting up and out once I'm done!!!!
Looks good by the way.
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Got the decklid repainted this week; it had a few bad spots that we figured it was easier just to reshoot it. Should be ordering and installing a windshield soon and begin polishing all the stainless and putting it back on the car.
Nice work on it!
Lots of little stuff done; got the decklid back on, transmission TV cable hooked up, tracked down a parasitic battery drain and did some work on the wipers. Should be ordering a windshield next week and start getting the glass put back in soon. Then its time to start polishing a ton of stainless trim and getting it back on along with wheels and tires in there somewhere.
Hey all,
It's been a while since I've checked in. Haven't done much car stuff for a while; I went back to my old job and was tied up with the transition for a while. Also sold my 49. My wife has gone through so much with her cancer the last couple of years and she always wanted a nice master bathroom with a walk in shower so i sold the car and built her one. I needed to thin the herd anyway; too many projects. So I'm back on the 48; just had the front and rear windshield put in, bought some Jegs brand torque thrust wheels and tires and found this cool old Mopar dual snorkel air cleaner. Glad to be working on metal again instead of concrete, drywall, and tile.
Glad to see you back, and kudos for focusing on the MBR Bath w/walk in shower for your wife. Focusing on the little things in life that mean a lot to others is a good thing.
The '48 is looking good!
Very nice job. Like the way you have taken time to think things out of where things go. Know what you're talking about when it comes to time involvement, got 7 years in mine but it's done and you will be there in no time.
Good to see your name popup again.
Hope you have had a chance to enjoy things you like amongst all the work!
Sorry to see the 49 go, but totally understand the reason.
Good to see the 48 back on the front burner. Nice score on the air cleaner. I used to grab every dual snorkel air cleaner I could find and had a shelf full for a while......they all went away when I found out what they were going for. :LOL:
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Glad to hear your back at it too!
Nice to see you back! I'm betting the new bathroom makes your life a lot easier in more than one way! :LOL: It's nice to see you working on the white one. It is looking great!
Yeah, that big walk in shower is great for us old fat dudes. Lots of room to turn around!