Category Archives: Restoration

Previous: This Sucks Imperials are known for being quiet. Mine wasn’t. It is now. No carpet was big part of the problem, along with the removal of sound deadening undercoating described in Bottoms Down. While carpet is a good start, … Continue reading →

The previous article on Steering Wheeling brought us up to date on steering wheel cosmetics, turn signals, and horn. The Imperial was drivable but didn’t feel quite right. Which wasn’t entirely surprising since the entire suspension had been off the … Continue reading →

After making progess on the brakes in Stop It III plus More Good News it is time to turn. Old steering wheels, especially from the ’50s and ’60s are horrible – cracks, gaps, splits, and missing pieces. My steering wheel … Continue reading →

After the air conditioning work covered in Chilling? the power brake booster showed up and seemed to be in one piece. Which meant it was time to reinstall it, cross my fingers, and try the brakes. So I reinstalled the … Continue reading →

The previous post Two Steps Forward. One Step Back. 1/2 Step Forward? covered mixed news on the power brake booster. While waiting for resolution on the brake booster I might as well tackle another job. Air conditioning is vital. Yes, … Continue reading →

After the Not a Good Day things seemed to be improving. In Tanks A Lot it even looked like the gas gauge was working! I called Power Brake Booster Exchange who had rebuilt the (wait for it…) power brake booster and described what I … Continue reading →

After installing the New Speedometer Cable! in the previous post it was time to move to the next item. Despite having a new sender the gas gauge still doesn’t work – it remains on empty. There might be a problem with the … Continue reading →

With the exhaust problems hopefully cured in Manifold Destiny it was time to move to the next item on the list. After renewing my search for a one piece speedometer cable I found a listing that claimed to support multiple cars – … Continue reading →

In the last article I whined about a bad day with the Imperial. After a day like that the only thing to do is: Put the tools down and walk away before you do something expensive, painful, or both. Come back and … Continue reading →

Most of the articles here are success stories of challenges overcome – like the previous article on This Blows: the Vacuum Side. It doesn’t always work that way. I’ve spent the last week re-installing the exhaust system to put in the small … Continue reading →