1966 Valiant Signet Convertible Resto
Well I have been busy doing lots of little things lately because we had some strong winds, bad fires and ash was all over the place. I had to keep the car in the garage covered so the acid in the ash didn't etch into the paint. I had to wait until everything settled down to repaint the engine bay. We got that finished on Friday. It turned out much better this time around with the EXTRA work I put into it myself. Some things you just gotta do yourself if you want it done right. Now, I'll actually be proud to open the hood and be able to look into the paint and see my reflection. I'm letting everything cure nice and hard before color sanding and buffing. Once that is done I'll get the motor in for the final time.
I got the pinion angle setup on the car and welded the new spring perches on and detailed the 8 3/4. Bolted on a MP adj. pinion snubber too. Wish my welds looked better but I think it'll hold just fine. I made double passes for extra insurance:toothy9:
I also welded on the brackets for the hood spring modification and painted it. I think it looks really clean.
That's all I've got for now. More to come in the next few weeks. Just trying to keep this blog going so I can look back on the progress I've made over the last year or so. Thanks again for all the kind and encouraging words.
Well I have been busy doing lots of little things lately because we had some strong winds, bad fires and ash was all over the place. I had to keep the car in the garage covered so the acid in the ash didn't etch into the paint. I had to wait until everything settled down to repaint the engine bay. We got that finished on Friday. It turned out much better this time around with the EXTRA work I put into it myself. Some things you just gotta do yourself if you want it done right. Now, I'll actually be proud to open the hood and be able to look into the paint and see my reflection. I'm letting everything cure nice and hard before color sanding and buffing. Once that is done I'll get the motor in for the final time.
I got the pinion angle setup on the car and welded the new spring perches on and detailed the 8 3/4. Bolted on a MP adj. pinion snubber too. Wish my welds looked better but I think it'll hold just fine. I made double passes for extra insurance:toothy9:
I also welded on the brackets for the hood spring modification and painted it. I think it looks really clean.
That's all I've got for now. More to come in the next few weeks. Just trying to keep this blog going so I can look back on the progress I've made over the last year or so. Thanks again for all the kind and encouraging words.