Category Archives: Restoration

5,000+ pounds of classic American steel requires substantial authority to both start and stop. The massive 13″ drum brakes that came from the factory were up to the task when the car was new. Today is a different story, unfortunately. … Continue reading →

Getting the frame and bottom of the car painted brings me to a breakthrough – I can actually start putting things back on the car! The first step is the front suspension. The starting point is to install the bushings … Continue reading →

When I last wrote, most of the preparation of the bottom of the car had been done. All that was left was to actually get some paint on it! The first challenge is that the car is on jack stands … Continue reading →

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 →