Or knuckle-scrapes, body odor, and dirt in the eyes… It was a little bit of a trial today removing the drive-shaft and getting ready for sheet metal work. I managed to get the drive-shaft down while only partially blinding myself … Continue reading
Many people that rebuild engines wait until the engine is assembled to paint the outside of the engine. This is done to minimize the amount of work required, but it results in the gaskets being covered in paint while areas … Continue reading
Jackie and I have been doing some small peripheral work on Cora (seat removal, master cylinder clean-up, windshield wiper removal, and carpet removal) since Thanksgiving. Also, the engine block is off at the machine shop to be bored and honed, … Continue reading
Hey guys!! Before I begin, I just wanna say that I didn’t get much work on the car at all because my parents were away last week, and I was on a retreat over the weekend and … Continue reading
Hey guys! Sorry it is gonna be a short post. I have a lot to do and my folks are outta town.They are having my older half sister and my brother in law watch me(I’m sixteen), and my younger brother, … Continue reading
So……guess what we did this week! Well, I think you get the picture of what we did. We got the engine out!! The downside was that the garage floor became covered in transmission fluid and radiator fluid. Well, it … Continue reading
Ok guys, we couldn’t take the engine out this week because of the lack of time. But however, we did do something that involved an engine crane. I literally almost got knocked over by an engine crane and a transmission-long … Continue reading
It is Sunday!!! Which for me, means that I have to start school again tomorrow. *Booooo!* However, my dad and I made a lot of progress on the engine heads last week! *Yay!* First I lapped valves! I enjoyed … Continue reading
Yeahh, I know. It’s not a big block, but I simply could not resist placing that in there! Guess what guess what guess what??!!! We started on the Engine with the Dart engine heads we have!! Woohoo!! This week, … Continue reading
Starting small…. On a big project (such as Cora’s restoration) sometimes you have to do some little jobs that have immediate payoff. This can help give you much needed satisfaction and closure. When we bought Cora back, one of the … Continue reading