It all worked out - New to me '67S

[pryord]

The emergency brake!!! I didn't even think of that. Is it the same light? Good heavens.

[RatBox]

common sense and physics still says -

if the water can get in then it's not air tight. it might take a long time, but it would eventually dry out on it's own. and i don't believe in the meantime rust holes would appear.


that all i was saying - VERY small drain holes drilled could be appropiate.


pryords- if you could please contact me - i would really like you to examine your wheels for me. thx again

[pryord]

A new job has slowed down progress, but I did finally get a little work done on the car. Before she goes, she needs to be able to stop. It took 5 soakings of paint stripper to get all the red paint off the calipers. Several baths in an ultrasonic cleaner to remove the rest of the gunk. I'm going for an original look, so I decided not to paint the calipers. I had to freeze the pistons and heat the rear calipers to get the pistons past the seals without detroying them. Apparently the rebuild kit for 'M' calipers is slightly off the size I needed. I replaced the front rotors and repacked the bearings. The rear rotors are within spec, so I lightly sanded off the heaviest of the rust.

[pryord]

I also replaced the bushings in the shift coupler. The original bushings had turned to dust.



Then I tried to start her again and the fuel pump died. I replaced it with a cheap domestic unit until I decide what to do long term. Amaziningly, the car now starts consistently with just a few turns of the key. I held my breath and drove it around the neighborhood. No transmission noise and the car really wants to go. Just revving her up to 4k rpm is a blast. The only obvious problem is noise from the pilot bearing. I just checked the price on the clutch kit and was surprised to learn the S has a unique clutch, Just the pressure plate costs $700. Yikes!

I need to get it to DMV for title and registration before really testing it. There must also be some air in the brake lines, because the brakes feel too soft. I did replace the master cylinder.

For kicks, I tried a cut and polish on the top with pretty good results. The metal trim also polishes up nicely. You can see a before and after in the following pic, if you compare the trim on the front and rear window.

[oregonmon]

Wow that car looks amazing, especially after the picture of it on the truck.

[therotman]

What did you use to shine the chrome? it sure worked.

Is there chrome trim on your SC in the background too?

[RWebb]

wow - pour some rust reducer into the rear of that tunnel!

[pryord]

The SC has black trim that I resprayed with Worth's paint a few years back. It simply caught the light of the flash and looks silver in the pic.

A project for next winter is to rip all the old carpet and padding out of the interior floor pans and rust proof/repaint. I'll hit the tunnel, also. That picture made the rust look much worse than it is. It's just surface rust that should clean up nicely. I get a nice "thunk" when I probe with a screwdriver.

[pryord]

..oh, and the polish is Meguiar's metal polish. I just applied it with a cloth and fingers.

[Fritter]

David, update??

[pryord]

Well... I gutted the entire space, re-plumbed, rewired, etc. Oh wait, that's my bathroom. Since I'm learning as I go, it's taking me five times longer than most. Unfortunately, the car is on hold until I'm done with the bathroom.

My next step on the car is to send off the carbs for a full rebuild. I'm going to keep this car for while, so I want to make sure the carbs are in good shape. Once they are adjusted, I can better assess the condition of the engine. It's lacking a bit of power, but I'm pretty sure the carbs are the problem.

Thanks for asking!

[Fritter]

Cool, thanks for the update. I always try to follow the few SWB threads on Pelican.

I am going to send my carbs out for rebushing this winter also.

[Jeff964]

Really nice project car!!!

[pryord]

My pedal cluster rebuild turned into sanding the entire floor pan. What a project! ALthough it took me 15+ hours of sanding with a wire wheel, I was happy to find only surface rust. Now to clean and apply a couple of coats of POR-15. I'll dig into the tunnel when I pull the engine next. Carbs are off to Eurometrix for a full rebuild/machine.

[Fritter]

Looks great! Thanks for the update.

I'm in the middle of deundercoating and wire wheeling the rear underside of my '68, it's a dirty job. I should be on that TV show.

[jimbauman]

Nice! I love the '67S. I had a chance to buy one for $3500... but it wouldn't start so I passed. Oh, ya. That was in 1975! Duh....

JB