Technical What did you do with your car today? * NEW*

Backed the Hudson out under her own power:

 

Ok round two today on getting the new windshield buttoned down. @&$”£€%#?$”
How the crap did they get to the back A pillar to body studs to put the nuts on, on the assembly line for craps sake. I gave up again today and next weekend is the Tri-State swap meet in Denver, I hate cussing so much on Sunday it just ain’t right. I still have to do the drivers side and fight around the emergency brake and the hood release.

 

Covered the header panel and installed the visors on my coupe. Probably should have switched out the windshield first; but what is the fun in not doing stuff twice.

 

A little rainy Monday work.... Ran out of paint

 

The manifold came in for my blower, so I stacked it all up.

 

ok now you got me wondering

 

We need an explanation of what this is!

 

...

 

I will probably start a long list of complaints from the trad-police if I talk about it.

 

Pluis the transmission is from 1966.

 

The transmission might be from 1966 but it would've been designed in 1965 so it fits.

 

It was designed between 1962 and 1963, alongside the TH400 and ST400, which made the scene in 1964.

This is a TH425, and debuted in 1966 in the new Olds Toronado, albeit as a FWD transaxle, facing the other way.

It shares almost all of the same parts inside as a TH400. All the one-way stuff is just backwards.

I have the fixed-pitch (the broken case being used for the mock-up) and a variable-pitch torque converter units.

 

Yesterday was bath day to wash off all the big fat dead bugs from flying down country back roads with my buddy Mike....

 

I agree, I think a separate tech thread on this would be great.

 

Changing the lube in the rear end after the first 600 miles on the car. Don’t beat me up for having the rear on jack stands and the front on dollies. Giddyup.

John

 

Hells bells, I don't even have dollies.
You'll get no grief from me.

 

Shoulda put the jack-stands on dollies too...and made it REALLY exciting

 

I welded swivel casters to my jack stands. Much easier to roll the car around when it is on the stands.

 

Making room for these on this...

 

^^^Nice^^^

 

Lotta meat there! What is the plan for motivation?

 

Blown, injected 398 C.I. 1st Gen. Hemi. Engine should be complete by late summer.

 

Got the A out from its winter resting spot.
90+ yr old car in front of our 100+ yr old house

 

I took the lazy way out the first round and mounted the tank on top of the frame. that wasn't the look I was after so I re-did that and in the process had to notch the frame. Then It needed to be boxed, well are you just going to do one side ? But in the end it looks much better.

 

Looks good ! Well done .

 

Thank you !

 

Decided to start trying to close off the trunk on my coupe. I had collected some package shelf brackets off a derelict 5W and 5W front cross piece from a street rod shop. Made some mounts off the drip tray as I neglected to weld some when I made the tray and cut down the 5W shelf brackets to a fit the 3W. Followed up with a plywood shelf, the 5W front board, and some similar to stock wood under braces. All fit pretty good. Next need to get some ABS sheet for the inner panels. Also added the tack strip around the doors since the seat was out. Wish I had some windlace to add when I was in there. Next time I guess.

 

Posted on my build thread, but i got the seat back in, carpet, made a pleated cover for the transmission tunnel, and cut out a panel for the tailgate and carpeted it

 

Forgot one

 

I ordered rod and main bearings.