Author Archives: RussD

The plan was to wire brush the rust off of the front end frame, paint it, and start putting things back together. This plan immediately hit several snags… First, there were rust holes in the firewall behind the doubler plate … Continue reading →

It hasn’t really been 10 months since I did any work – I’m just way behind on updating the blog. My original goal had been to get the car back on the road in 2018. My new goal is to … Continue reading →

Having some end of year vacation time to use up and a new heater in the workshop I planned to rebuild the front suspension and upgrade to disk brakes. The heater was only able to warm the workshop about 20 … Continue reading →

The first step in removing the motor is to remove everything attached to the motor – top, sides, bottom, front, and back. It took me close to two months to get all of this done – there are a lot … Continue reading →

A long time since the last update. I’ve been working on the workshop: electrical is in and I now have power and light! While running electrical I also ran telephone and Internet out to the workshop – as I said, … Continue reading →

Workshop structure done! The workshop is a bare shell, but ready to start work. I want to finish the interior and insulate, but that will come later. I know I’ll regret this later as it is a pain to do … Continue reading →

Plans are important. Plans are good. Plans are the secret to success. I enjoy planning and like to have at least a rough plan for projects. The first thing to know about restoring a car is that it will be … Continue reading →

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