My 75 Finally Gets The Attention It Deserves(This Could Take a While)
Satisfied that it was worth saving, it needed a few things right away. The wheels were removed one at a time and taken down the street to the local Goodyear tire store to have the old Winston Winners replaced with new tires. So two days and a thousand dollars later it had good tires under it for the first time in fifteen years at least. Then the brakes were going to need attention. The master cylinder was shot so a new one was installed, but I was unable to get the brakes to bleed. Not having much in the way of tools available and being very short on time the car was towed down the street to a local garage where they were able to finish the job. The mechanic told me he was expecting to have to replace wheel cylinders and calipers, but was surprised to find everything working correctly with no leaks. Hopefully that's a sign of things to come. At any rate, with good tires and functioning brakes the car was now ready to be shipped back home to Pennsylvania. It arrived here at the hangar I work out of on October seventh. this photo was taken after its first bath in thirty years.
Satisfied that it was worth saving, it needed a few things right away. The wheels were removed one at a time and taken down the street to the local Goodyear tire store to have the old Winston Winners replaced with new tires. So two days and a thousand dollars later it had good tires under it for the first time in fifteen years at least. Then the brakes were going to need attention. The master cylinder was shot so a new one was installed, but I was unable to get the brakes to bleed. Not having much in the way of tools available and being very short on time the car was towed down the street to a local garage where they were able to finish the job. The mechanic told me he was expecting to have to replace wheel cylinders and calipers, but was surprised to find everything working correctly with no leaks. Hopefully that's a sign of things to come. At any rate, with good tires and functioning brakes the car was now ready to be shipped back home to Pennsylvania. It arrived here at the hangar I work out of on October seventh. this photo was taken after its first bath in thirty years.
