Saturday, I hooked up with Andrew, Eliteman76, at a junkyard in Wymore. That place was absolutely stunning. The amount of older iron was staggering. We were there all morning and barely scratched the surface. I stopped taking pictures when I came across a '63 Galaxie 500 XL that had a Hurst Indy shifter in it. It was complete and the price was right, so I grabbed what tools I had with me and had a bit of a challenge to get it out the car sitting in the grass off its tires. But, it wasn't bad at all. I really just wanted it for parts, but the stick on it is designed for a bench and will work so much better than the Fenton. It is more work, backtracking a bit, but I think it is worth it.
Last night, I got a new o-ring for the gas tank sending unit. It was thicker than the original, so that was also a bit of a challenge to get back together.
I also knocked out some of the little the things, like a tail light bulb, dash bulbs, install ashtray. I started removing radiator hoses and heater hoses to replace them. Stopped because I debating to whether or not I will reuse the block heater set up. I can eliminate some heater hoses if I do. I am also contemplating removing the carb base plate that have heater hoses running hot water through. It adds a lot of heat to the carb and fuel by keeping it. Thought about replacing it with an open carb spacer to bring in some higher rpm power.
Last night, I got a new o-ring for the gas tank sending unit. It was thicker than the original, so that was also a bit of a challenge to get back together.
I also knocked out some of the little the things, like a tail light bulb, dash bulbs, install ashtray. I started removing radiator hoses and heater hoses to replace them. Stopped because I debating to whether or not I will reuse the block heater set up. I can eliminate some heater hoses if I do. I am also contemplating removing the carb base plate that have heater hoses running hot water through. It adds a lot of heat to the carb and fuel by keeping it. Thought about replacing it with an open carb spacer to bring in some higher rpm power.
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