1972 Duster Build with my Daughter
The new gear looks nice....
Here are the rivets I bought....
So the grommets where shot so I ordered some Doorman units for a GM. The center metal part is for a size smaller bolt so they are not usable. The rest of the dimensions are perfect. I am going to think about what to do here so hold tight. There are NOS ones on eBay with rubber and center steel bushing but $80 is too rich for me. I think there is a way to use these $8 grommets.
Just like new! I touched up the screw with black paint later.
Restored the PS Pump long ago but never installed the pulley. The CHEAP Harbor Freight pulley puller got the PS pump and the alternator off and the PS back on. You need a press to install the alternator pulley unfortunately..
Starter was next. We restored the gear train a few weeks ago and did not get photos. The snap ring on the left is a ***** and the only real hard part. The bendix drive is a from Standard. I struggled with the aftermarket drives on the Coronet and ended up using the original 50 year old one. We will see how the Standard one works. Fingers crossed. Notice the leather washer on the right behind the bull gear..... OLD school.
In my previous life I used this trick as the new starter contact plates were never as good as the old. This one is the original and copper plated. The aftermarket replacement was not copper plated. I take the plate off and flip it over to use the original like new back side as the new contact area. I did use the new plunger and spring.
The old back side is like new and ready for years of service.
Now we have the right brush plate with ears! Install the gasket.
The new gear looks nice....
Here are the rivets I bought....
So the grommets where shot so I ordered some Doorman units for a GM. The center metal part is for a size smaller bolt so they are not usable. The rest of the dimensions are perfect. I am going to think about what to do here so hold tight. There are NOS ones on eBay with rubber and center steel bushing but $80 is too rich for me. I think there is a way to use these $8 grommets.
Just like new! I touched up the screw with black paint later.
Restored the PS Pump long ago but never installed the pulley. The CHEAP Harbor Freight pulley puller got the PS pump and the alternator off and the PS back on. You need a press to install the alternator pulley unfortunately..
Starter was next. We restored the gear train a few weeks ago and did not get photos. The snap ring on the left is a ***** and the only real hard part. The bendix drive is a from Standard. I struggled with the aftermarket drives on the Coronet and ended up using the original 50 year old one. We will see how the Standard one works. Fingers crossed. Notice the leather washer on the right behind the bull gear..... OLD school.
In my previous life I used this trick as the new starter contact plates were never as good as the old. This one is the original and copper plated. The aftermarket replacement was not copper plated. I take the plate off and flip it over to use the original like new back side as the new contact area. I did use the new plunger and spring.
The old back side is like new and ready for years of service.
Now we have the right brush plate with ears! Install the gasket.