Golden Fin Society - http://clubs.hemmings.com/goldenfin/ HI GFSers: Well, you have all heard the answers to Jacks questions, but thought I would add my own. We had Spring in February this week, so went out and really went at restoration. I took the instrument panel out of the den to the car and realized that it would be a while before I put it in since I was staring at a blank firewall. I spent the last four days installing all the goodies under the instrument panel starting with the padding. The old padding dissapeared in the detrius of restoration, so had to cut patterns and make new ones out of felt padding with black vinyl coat glued on. Then the heater and defroster followed by the push button shift, emergency brake and speedo cable. The steering column came next, and tomorrow finally the instrument panel. Regarding the reinstallation of the engine, I hooked mine to a tilting sling using the four corner bolts of the intake mannifold. I lifted the engine from its cradle and set it on jack stands, still hooked to the engine hoist, while I bolted on the housing, torque converter and transmission. Then the whole thing went in as one piece real slick except for one hitch. When I had it three feet in the air I notice that one of the two wheels on the tilting hoist came off the track and had a fit of panic. Everything seemed stable, so I rolled the chassis under it and set it down real easy. I have since fixed the sling, and it is available for GFS use just for the shipping. On the U-Joints, I put a new one on the back, and rebuilt the original bell and gusset front joint. It isn't very difficult, and my rebuild worked fine when tested on the spin test for balance at 5000 rpm. Got the kit from Andy Bernham. Sparkplugs you have heard about, and can't add much except that the orginal plugs for the Fury are really for racing according to some experts that I talked to. The are just for show now since they are getting scarce. Use other MoPar or Champions that can be thrown away when worn. On the thermostat housing, I would rebuild the old one since they are hard to find and a little welding or replacement of the corroded parts will probably give good results. The use of exhaust pipe seems to make sense for the part where the hose attaches. If I have another week like this, I may have mine running soon, but restoration will take a little longer since I still have windows and wiring to do as well as polishing stainless and buffing out the paint. Bye. John Teske ______________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, write to GoldenFin-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxx ______________________________________________________________________ Advertisement: Enter to win $1000 at winfreestuff.com! What else do you want to win? If you want cash, gourmet foods, palm pilots, and other great prizes don't look any further than winfreestuff.com! We've got what you want. Check it out at: http://www.listbot.com/links/winfreestuff2 <<attachment: winmail.dat>> |
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