FIN ME - 2012-09-27 9:03 AM


Me too, Jon!

Hmmm...now the dilemma is, do I repaint the car prior to installing the Deluxe trim, and the dual antenna, and the rear bumper extensions, and...

Sigh...it never ends, does it?!





:bleh:

d500neil - 2012-11-13 9:09 PM

Looking good, there Dieter, over-all.

Due to that front trunion-design, it is very difficult to balance our drivelines, but, what you can do, now, is either
sand-blast the driveline, and/or wire-wheel polish it, to its bright shiny new appearance.

When it is 'polished', you can either heavily clear-coat it, or apply a 'bare metal' or a 'bright aluminum' finish to it.

The emergency brake drum, and the differential carrier housing should appear in natural "bare cast iron", and, there are
"cast iron" paints which you can apply to them.

Years ago, I clear coated the carrier housing, but surface rust somehow returned to the housing, underneath the clear coat.

As "cast iron" paint looks just like what its title says, applying it to a fully stripped carrier (with lotsa surface texture on it)
makes it look like brand-new, from several feet away, and, that is about as close as any casual observer will ever get to it,
given its location!

So, the driveline is very shiny/bright, and the brake drum and carrier housing are in 'natural' finish.

That trunion joint cover can be in a sort of semi-gloss gray, or brownish color.

Here's both ends of Horrie's driveline....

(And that's the Land Speed Record/Mighty-2.76 gear ratio diffie, that I bought off of Brent, here, a
few years ago).

Chrome58 - 2012-11-01 3:07 PM

I finally put in place the full Belvedere 3-piece headliner set I bought from Mel Bohnenkamp ($$$$) six years ago.
With all the chrome parts (I did a Fury-like interior) and the Mylar strips it sure looks striking.

Pictures will come as soon as possible.

:)

wizard - 2013-01-13 8:51 AM

Good for you Ian (Green with envy)!!!!! Here the snow lies deep and nothing seems to be better.


Further the swivel seats and the power undercarriage was demounted today for to allow some work space for the installation of the power door locks.
Also the windsheild wiper motor will be changed and the linkage serviced - my motor doesn't park the wipers anymor.

60 Imp - 2013-01-19 8:48 AM

Jboy, I occasionally wonder how you are going with this project. Looking awesome. More pic's appreciated Mate, I love the look of the 56 Imperials, especially the two door model. What have you done with the rear air evaporator? Sound insulation? Keen to know how you routed the refridgerant lines too. I plan to fit a vintage air rear unit to my 60.

Steve.

Windsor59 - 2013-01-17 9:32 AM Have disassembled my AFB 2797S carburetors (1959) which I bought from Big M. As usual cutting brass screws in the throttle shafts or breaks. When you live in Sweden, it is not as easy to get hold of the screws in inch. Got hold of the right to end 6/32 in stainless, but the head of the screw a little too big. Cut them down to size yesterday. To fit the taper of the throttle shafts. Then cleaned everything before glass blasting and zinc plated in yellow and black.

koopster - 2013-02-23 6:41 PM

 

Windsor59- one little trick is to take a piece of round stock and drill & tap the correct thread into the end of the round stock. thread a nut onto the screw/bolt, then tread the remainder of the bolt into the stock. Use the nut as a locking nut to prevent spinning.  This way you can hold and twist the head of the screw against a grinding wheel, brillo or wire wheel, polishing head, etc without worry that the wheel will grab and rip the screw from the channel lock pliers!  Nothing worse then hearing the one sole screw bouncing off the ceiling or into the netherworld of the unkept corner of your garage!!!!  (note: this was from experience )