1966 Factory V8 Valiant Signet Restoration For My Other Daughter
A windy cool day, not so good for painting but good for blasting... Today was the annoying parts that needed work. The AC evaporator pipes were way out of whack so I worked them back flush. Combed the fins to get rid of the flatten out spots that would block airflow. Need to pressure test it in a tub of water next. The fan shroud had been introduced to the fan so it needed some metalwork and welding. It is incredible that I got the heater shut off valve working with the bead blaster... it looks like new now and the actuator is functional... now will the shaft seal leak coolant?
You can see the pile of parts in the driveway is effectively gone. Just the axle, AC compressor with the /6 brackets that I am not using, the seatbelts that I need to wait for the wife to leave the house so I can put them in the dishwasher for a few cycles and a box of mounting hardware! It sucks that the AC lines that would have been common for the V8 and /6 someone could not go buy the right expansion valve and cut the lines and welded in 45 degree compression nuts because they used an expansion valve with compression fittings instead of o-rings... really...
A windy cool day, not so good for painting but good for blasting... Today was the annoying parts that needed work. The AC evaporator pipes were way out of whack so I worked them back flush. Combed the fins to get rid of the flatten out spots that would block airflow. Need to pressure test it in a tub of water next. The fan shroud had been introduced to the fan so it needed some metalwork and welding. It is incredible that I got the heater shut off valve working with the bead blaster... it looks like new now and the actuator is functional... now will the shaft seal leak coolant?
You can see the pile of parts in the driveway is effectively gone. Just the axle, AC compressor with the /6 brackets that I am not using, the seatbelts that I need to wait for the wife to leave the house so I can put them in the dishwasher for a few cycles and a box of mounting hardware! It sucks that the AC lines that would have been common for the V8 and /6 someone could not go buy the right expansion valve and cut the lines and welded in 45 degree compression nuts because they used an expansion valve with compression fittings instead of o-rings... really...