Just a pre-breakfast quickie (message that is). I got up early to get under and find that squeak. I don;t know if I got it this time or not, but I did find the right exhaust hanger bolt (notthe frame-to-cantileveer, but the strap-to-cantilever bolt that is replaced in normal exhaust installation) was completely gone. That squeak had gotten worse yesterday, in that it went from being power-on only to all-the-time. Maybe that's when the loose bolt left us? Just a quick word about the exhaust. Classic Resotrations that finished this car in time for the Race did a GREAT job (not like the first shop in Branford Ontario that was really bad - you may see 1/2 page ads in Hemmings, RUN AWAY!), but there was little time for sorting out the details. The exhaust shop was a sub, and I'm not impressed. The U-bolts were loose and this is the second hanger fault. It's not proper parts, either. There 's a weld joint forward, where there should be a front muffler; and the bigger back mufflers are round instead of oval, eating up critical clearance in the intricate fit between frame and body. Clunks and squeaks and a booming resonance at 40-45 mph. sigh. The life of a racer. I had noticed a popping when the hood first lifts and I found that this morning, too, when I checked the oil (another quart in). The hood is slightly too far back and while it clears the cowl when closed, it clips it on the way up. First pint chips there now, due to this minor misalignment. Still, I'll wait to deal with that! Off we go to the races!
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