Category Archives: Restoration

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 →

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 →