Monday, March 29, 2010

March 27/28







Well the fender is off finally. And with it off, I discovered a couple of things. One, there is some rot in the bottom corner of the body that was under the fender (see photo). This will probably be a difficult fix, with it being a rounded corner and all. We'll see how it goes. There was also a tag under the fender, which I think was a paint chip tag so they would know what color to paint the car. I hope so, because I would like to have someone match the color paint for me. There was also a mudwasp nest under the fender too. No wasps though. I also had a couple of incidents. I gave myself a fat lip on Saturday. I was lying under the car, using two wrenches to try and loosen a nut and bolt. While applying some force, the wrench slipped and my hand slipped off. The wrench fell straight down, round end first thankfully, and hit me right in the upper lip. The other incident again involved trying to loosen a nut with two wrenches. This time when I applied force, the bolt snapped and the head went flying off somewhere in the garage. I have no idea where. Anyway, the fender is off. Now what???

Friday, March 26, 2010

March 26

Started removing all the bolts securing the left fender. One of them was behind the kick panel. I found that by using my manual. I also found that my manual is misprinted. The fender removal section begins on page 15-13. The page following is 15-16, so I am missing a couple of pages that just happen to be the part of the car I'm working on now. I don't think it will be a problem unless there is something special I'm supposed to do before removing the fender. I should have the fender off tomorrow. I had to let a bolt/nut soak in blaster.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

March 23




Okay, I picked up the seats yesterday and I think they came out great! Mark's Upholstery in Foxboro did them and they were reasonably priced. The only bad thing is that the carpet I ordered doesn't quite go. I always thought it was kind of on the green side and now I think it is fact. You can judge by the pictures. The front seat was originally configured like that with the driver's side seat back being all vinyl. I know it looks kind of funky but, that's the way it was so I kept it that way. Also, I added some pictures to the March 21st post.

Monday, March 22, 2010

March 22


I'm going to pick up the recovered Edsel seats this evening. Hopefully they came out okay. I'll post pictures of them tonight or tomorrow. I'm going to have to store them in the basement for now, I don't know when I'll be ready to reinstall them. Could be awhile. Just for fun, here is a photo of my 1966 Plymouth Satellite. I hope to drive it this summer a little more than I did last summer.

March 21







Okay, its finally off and so is the left bumper. Next is the right bumper and, guess what? the same frigging nut on that side is stuck too. Pictures to follow.

Saturday, March 20, 2010

March 20

I bought a chisel today and using my 5 pound mallet, gave that nut a beating. Its still attached. Looks like crap but its still holding on. I'm kind of amazed.

Thursday, March 18, 2010

March 18 contd


NOTHING WORKS! The nut splitter couldn't fit, I've broken all my dremel cutters, no wrench, no socket will fit.