68 4-door "Sleeper"
Unfortunately, there is not too much progress to report. I dont' want to drop the engine in until I make sure that there are no leaks in the brake system. That means that I need to put in the "new" (to me) rearend in. However, I am having a difficult time removing the emergency/parking brake cable. I read somewhere to use a 1/2 inch wrench to "squeeze" the tongs. Once the tongs are squeezed, the cable should come right out. However, I tried the 1/2 inch, 12 mm, 13 mm, and 14 mm wrench. None of them could squeeze the tongs enough for me to remove the emergency brake cable.
I decided, instead, to remove the parking brake cables from the "equilizer" and then remove the emergency brake cables while the rearend is OUT of the car. Hopefully, it will be much easier. I will let you know, soon.
The other thing that I have been working on is the driver's side vent. I showed before, the rust damage. (Picture below).
Instead of trying to create a new sheet metal vent and trying to make it look perfect, my goal is to make it last until I am dead. So, I fabricated a new vent, and then, I put a bunch of epoxy on the "lip" to seal it in there. It can't be seen and I will be dead before it rusts through. So, I am OK with my "fix". Anyway, here is the "fix".
I hope to have more to report soon. Hopefully, my wife will find something to do on the weekends (like getting a job) so that I don't have to "entertain" her all weekend.
Unfortunately, there is not too much progress to report. I dont' want to drop the engine in until I make sure that there are no leaks in the brake system. That means that I need to put in the "new" (to me) rearend in. However, I am having a difficult time removing the emergency/parking brake cable. I read somewhere to use a 1/2 inch wrench to "squeeze" the tongs. Once the tongs are squeezed, the cable should come right out. However, I tried the 1/2 inch, 12 mm, 13 mm, and 14 mm wrench. None of them could squeeze the tongs enough for me to remove the emergency brake cable.
I decided, instead, to remove the parking brake cables from the "equilizer" and then remove the emergency brake cables while the rearend is OUT of the car. Hopefully, it will be much easier. I will let you know, soon.
The other thing that I have been working on is the driver's side vent. I showed before, the rust damage. (Picture below).
Instead of trying to create a new sheet metal vent and trying to make it look perfect, my goal is to make it last until I am dead. So, I fabricated a new vent, and then, I put a bunch of epoxy on the "lip" to seal it in there. It can't be seen and I will be dead before it rusts through. So, I am OK with my "fix". Anyway, here is the "fix".
I hope to have more to report soon. Hopefully, my wife will find something to do on the weekends (like getting a job) so that I don't have to "entertain" her all weekend.