Took the car out to get some Montreal smoked meat out in the boonies and got a chance to really wind it up on some long curvy roads. I'm finally beginning to understand the appeal of these cars - it really wants to RUN. Plus the sound of it revving up to 5-6K was amazing.
I've owned a couple of dozen classics over the years because I love how they look and the IDEA of them, but usually the reality of them is a bit of a disappointment when they fail to perform up to how they look. With this car, it's totally lived up to the expectations and honestly, surpassed them. It's a nice change to really enjoy driving for a change!
When I got back I decided to tackle a couple of small projects. First up, the loose trim on the doors.
Bit of glue on the underside and some clamps, it'll be good as new. Well, better than it was at least.
While that's drying, I figured why not tackle the broken tach. I rebuild old pinball machines so I am very familiar with cold solder joints, where vibration causes the solder joints to crack and get disconnected. So, I pulled the tach apart, reflowed all the joints on the circuit board and put it all back together.
And it works! Huzzah!