Author Archives: RussD

Power Tools!

Posted on March 18, 2023 by RussD

I want to expand the scope of what I can build in the workshop. Today I have the ability to work with sheet metal and tubing and to weld things together. You can do a lot with this, but I … Continue reading →

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Paint Update Two

Posted on March 18, 2023 by RussD

Two paint problems on top of the front fenders… First, I managed to drop something and leave a large chip on top of the fender. Applied some touch up paint with a small brush which stuck up. When I tried … Continue reading →

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Paint Update

Posted on March 5, 2023 by RussD

The title of the previous post Light at the End of the Tunnel? was prescient. Yup, the light was an oncoming train. Polishing the paint left a lot of pig tails – small loops gouged in the paint. I kept … Continue reading →

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Electrical 15: Factory Wiring Diagrams

Posted on January 31, 2023 by RussD

Previous Electrical article: Electrical 14: MeterMatch While looking over the electrical posts I realized that I haven’t mentioned one of the most important resources for working on wiring – the wiring diagrams contained in the factory service manual. These are … Continue reading →

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I’ll Be Chrome For Christmas

Posted on January 1, 2023 by RussD

To the tune of I’ll be Home for Christmas. Yes, I went there! While I was at the paint shop picking up the Imperial – documented in Back in Black! – I got a call from Librandi’s Plating that the … Continue reading →

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A Room for Three Seasons

Posted on December 6, 2022 by RussD

When we last saw the Imperial in Handle This! it was ready for paint and little more could be done until paint was completed. Life continues, even while waiting for the Imperial to get into the paint shop. She Who … Continue reading →

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Handle This!

Posted on August 31, 2022 by RussD

With the boat running right after the previous article on Flat Mercury we can move back to getting the Imperial ready for paint. The doorcards – the covering on the doors inside the car – needed to be removed to … Continue reading →

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Flat Mercury

Posted on August 19, 2022 by RussD

With paint prep finished in the last article Block Party Blues we can take a moment to look at other problems. So, I have a boat… You may be familiar with the real world definition of a boat – “A … Continue reading →

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Block Party Blues

Posted on August 2, 2022 by RussD

With the body work “finished” (more on that later…) in Wrangling Rust it was time to perfect the surface. In other words, spray on several heavy coats of high build primer and sand down the whole car with sanding blocks … Continue reading →

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Electrical 14: MeterMatch

Posted on July 5, 2022 by RussD

Previous Electrical: Electrical 13: Relay That Window! Let’s take a break from Wrangling Rust and look at the dashboard. A common problem with older cars is inaccurate gauges. Perhaps the worst offender is the gas gauge, with many (most?) 1960’s … Continue reading →

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