Made enough progress in the past couple of weeks to share an update......
Distributor was put on a machine and gone through, new points installed and dwell set, made sure advance curve was working, and then everything lubed up. I installed a new Brillman brass contact cap and rotor and cleaned up and painted the cast iron housing. Got the distributor re-installed and put on a new set of dated reproduction wires while I was at it.
I tested some NAPA aluminum brightener on the intake to try and clean that up a bit with the carbs off. I think someone cleared it and the clear is yellowing now - so that will take a little elbow grease to deal with.
I thought a reproduction Brigance rear plate frame would be neat (not sure they ever made them) so I got one of those and installed it.
I was able to talk Tim out of the Ammon R. Smith plate he bought here last week and he was kind enough to let it go. Even though the car is from Brigance I thought it would be a neat period touch to have a real one on the front of the car.
My original chassis and body hardware finally showed up yesterday so I spent some time last night with an air ratchet and started buzzing off the incorrect stuff and installing the correct stuff. Still need to swap out the front and rear bumper bolts, trans mount bolts, and front body bolts. Part of the fastener purchase was a good original idler arm and the correct fasteners for that.
Next weekend I have a meeting set up to get an original idler pulley assembly, original fan clutch, original radiator tanks and straps and maybe even an original voltage regulator.
Hoping to have the bench seat back next week sometime and get that re-installed for the last time.
While the seat was out I wanted to clean up the steering wheel, thinking I could dust some of the silver color paint on it as it was worn. After further inspection once it was off, there is some minor cracking at the hub, so that is at the painters getting repaired and re-painted.
The journey continues.........
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