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Lidpainter
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Joined: January 21, 2004
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| Bashr52 wrote: |
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So it's been a while. Lots of assembly and other nightmares but it lives. Paint has to be redone in a couple places that don't quite match but otherwise it's on the road.
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He is alive! Hi Lid! Looks good. |
Thanks. It was a huge undertaking but if I kept my '57 I would still be working on it. I put about 165 miles on it just putzing around after I discovered the timing was off by about 20 degrees and every valve but one was overtightened. Ran great but I figured I'd be "smart" and take care of some other unknowns like the cap, rotor and points. Not smart. It ran for 5 minutes after that and died. I should have spent the money and bought Bosch parts. Now I'm thinking I'm going to upgrade to a 019 anyways so I won't bother ordering more parts for the distributor I have. After driving on Michigan/Ohio highways a bit I thought I need a little extra help the next time I need to merge with traffic. Scary.
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| Thanks, time to bulk up on meat! |
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Lidpainter
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| Posted: Fri May 20, 2016 11:21 am Post subject: Re: Basketcase '60 |
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Taken yesterday. Ready to be dusted off.
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chickengeorge
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Location: Spokompton Warshington
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| Posted: Fri May 20, 2016 12:13 pm Post subject: Re: Basketcase '60 |
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| I love color-matched ragtops. Car looks great John. |
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Lidpainter
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| Posted: Fri May 20, 2016 2:08 pm Post subject: Re: Basketcase '60 |
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| I love color-matched ragtops. Car looks great John. |
Thanks. The original would have been body colored but they're impossible to find. This one is (was) NOS and although it is not the correct green, it almost matches the interior.
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