Category Archives: Restoration

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 →

The previous article was a side trip on Garage Journal Strikes Again The heater control switch mentioned in a previous article has two functions: electrical switching and switching vacuum actuators used to control the air doors in the heater. Testing the … Continue reading →

Previously This Blows! I’ve mentioned once or twice that the website Garage Journal is a source of inspiration and information for many of the things that I’ve done building the workshop. I’ve also mentioned that Garage Journal has cost me … Continue reading →

The previous article More Workshoppery Storage covered updates to the workshop. Now lets get back to working on the car. When I got the Imperial the heater blower was dead. No matter how the switches were set the fan didn’t … Continue reading →

In the Electrical 3: Bulkheading we replaced the factory connector with a new more modern design. Like the bulkhead connector, the fusebox under the dash is is old and crufty. In addition to rust and using old style glass fuses, … Continue reading →

In the previous article Electrical 2: Grounded we started the electrical work with perhaps the most overlooked part of automotive wiring. Perhaps the greatest weakness in the electrical system of older cars is the bulkhead connector that connects the engine … Continue reading →