Re: Now for something completely different... a Little Car update

["Timothy W. O'Connell" <toconnel@xxxxxxx>]

Hey Gwen....how'd ya get hooked up with Hemmings?  Very cool!


> From: Gwendolyn Ann Smith <gwen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: <mail-From-toconnel-mac.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2005 14:19:54 -0800
> To: <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Now for something completely different... a Little Car update
> 
> Ya'll,
> 
> My mercifully brief two-cents.  I did leave the list due to the poor
> level of discource, I came back prior to the recent flurry which, well,
> made the list all-but-useless.  I'll be glad when we get past arguing
> about certain lest personalityies, moderation issues, and the like.
> 
> I'm a week before Little Car has its "big shoot" for Hemmings, and trying
> to get all I can done before then.  Since last I updated, the following
> work has been completed.
> 
> 1. Front and rear bumper rails have been replaced.
> Thank you again, Joe, for grabbing these for me.  These look *so* much
> better than the dented-up rails that had been on the car.  Really cleans
> things up.
> 
> 2. Washer bag, check valve, and foot pedal have been installed.
> Installing the pedal pump is a pain in the patootie, somewhat literally.
> I never want to do this again.  Still, it's in, and I've only one more
> part to do on the windshield washer: the nozzle sprayer.  Colour me a
> little nervous about drilling an 11/32 hole through the hood!
> 
> 3. Deep cleaning has started, including the engine bay.
> Gosh, but I've always wanted to spend my time under the hood of the car,
> cleaning off 40 year old mung with a wire brush.  Especially as I thought
> the engine was already pretty clean.  Of course, now I can also see all
> the spots on the block where the turquoise paint has come off over the
> years.  Maybe the grease looked better!
> 
> 4. Upper radiator hose and heater hoses have been replaced.
> Having the correct upper hose looks excellent, especially with it bewing
> held in with a proper tower clamp.  Unfortunately, I'm still going to
> have to get more of those, as three of the four I got are the wrong size!
>  Another time, perhaps.  The heater hose switchout went much easier, even
> with having to really fight the hold hoses off, then install the new ones
> *and* put on corbin clamps.  Now I can really understand why worm clamps
> are so popular!
> 
> If I manage to get it done in time, I may also get some work in on the
> rear brakes (likely need to grab some new shoes), continue to clean the
> car (next week, when the rains finally are expected to subside), and get
> that nozzle sprayer in the hood.
> 
> The paperwork I have to fill out for Hemmings is insane in the level of
> detail, even for a person such as I who has asked for specifics on
> date-coded Wittek brand tower clamps, and who is still pondering just
> what stripe should be on my heater hoses.  You see, they use the same
> paperwork for "Muscle Machines" as they do with "Classic Cars."  A
> certain level is superfluous (like the specifics on the computer in
> Little Car), but some is simply stuff that even within the pile of paper
> goods and ephemera I've collected, the information is simply not there
> 
> Hence, I'm going to do the charitable thing, and pass on some of the
> stumpers to ya'll.  Anyone happen to know the specifics on these
> questions, for a 1964 Classic (195.6 OHV, automatic, etc.)?
> 
> 1. "Frame reinforcements (i.s. subframe connectors, shock tower ties)" --
> would there even be such a thing on my little unibody?
> 
> 2. Steering ratio?  For that matter, what to put in for "Turns lock to
> lock"
> 
> 3. Front and rear track?
> 
> Anyway, that's the latest.  More soon, including some photos!
> 
> Cheers,
> Gwen Smith
> 
> 
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