Clock

Lucille's clock arrived back from the Clock Works tonight! All refurbed and sporting a new quartz movement.

Take two on repainting the driver's side of the dash. I heard from The Clock Works that my clock is on the way back.

While I've got the dash all apart I figured I might as well repaint the metal parts. Decided on basic refrigerator white, literally. Got white epoxy appliance paint and gave her the Maytag treatment. I think the original paint was plain white instead of the off-white it ended up being, because when I prep-sanded the surface, it was a whole lot whiter than what I've been seeing. The drawback to the epoxy paint is the long drying time. Still, I think it will hold up better in the long run than plain Rustoleum. I also got some white vinyl dye as there are lots of areas of the interior that are dirty looking but the material is still good. So far I have only tried it on the front kick panels. Now my question is, what to do for the steering wheel? It is quite yellowed and while I don't really mind it, I'd prefer it to be as white as the rest of the white parts of the interior... see, you should never improve one area because it makes others look so much worse!

While I've got the dash all apart I figured I might as well repaint the metal parts. Decided on basic refrigerator white, literally. Got white epoxy appliance paint and gave her the Maytag treatment. I think the original paint was plain white instead of the off-white it ended up being, because when I prep-sanded the surface, it was a whole lot whiter than what I've been seeing. The drawback to the epoxy paint is the long drying time. Still, I think it will hold up better in the long run than plain Rustoleum. I also got some white vinyl dye as there are lots of areas of the interior that are dirty looking but the material is still good. So far I have only tried it on the front kick panels. Now my question is, what to do for the steering wheel? It is quite yellowed and while I don't really mind it, I'd prefer it to be as white as the rest of the white parts of the interior... see, you should never improve one area because it makes others look so much worse!

Pulled the clock to send off to Clock Works for quartz conversion. Took a look at the dash light circuit while I've got it all apart... the rheostat on the headlamp switch had a broken contact and it was not reparable. I took the switch apart and lubed it with dielectric grease and fabricated a jumper to bypass the rheostat. I can then replace the switch at some point in the future but for now I have dash lights!

Brakes

Front brakes done today. The bearing seals were both the newer rubber kind and had been re-used more than once. As a result, they were leaking, the left one especially. Replacements were felt, which I like better. Evidence of cylinder seepage on both sides, and both brake hoses were cracked enough to be alarming. Bearings cleaned and repacked along the way. Now I need to go back and make adjustments. The pedal travels too far so I may need to adjust the MC rod as well. Greased the front suspension.

Brakes

Brakes. Front brakes done today. The bearing seals were both the newer rubber kind and had been re-used more than once. As a result, they were leaking, the left one especially. Replacements were felt, which I like better. Evidence of cylinder seepage on both sides, and both brake hoses were cracked enough to be alarming. Bearings cleaned and repacked along the way. Now I need to go back and make adjustments. The pedal travels too far so I may need to adjust the MC rod as well. Greased the front suspension.

Brakes

Brakes. Picked up all the parts for the brakes at Cooper's today. Installed the rears and bled the system with the new pressure bleeder that's been sitting in the living room for months. Works great! The old linings weren't bad at all yet, but the left wheel cylinder was leaking a bit. I'll save the old shoes for next time.