Broke my 7UP Pop Machine today....

[Islandkent]

These PA/HF cabinets need tuning
I have spent many a hour researching ways to get the most out of these cabinets. And many hours modding and tuning mine
My buddies can’t believe how slick my cabinet works. It’s just as easy as turning on a tv
Yeah Wayne, my glass needs replacing as well. 28 bucks for a plate of glass.
I’ll get around to it sometime.
Looking good Wayne

 

[moparsaver]

I've said for 30+ years that I will never restore this car.

Still true. You never said you wouldn’t repaint it?
Looking good Wayne.

 

[dadsbee]

Still true. You never said you wouldn’t repaint it?

Ya... but you know me, next Winter the drive train will be on the floor and I'll be using the 1/2 gallon of left over paint to do the engine compartment and then....

 

[moparsaver]

Ya... but you know me, next Winter the drive train will be on the floor and I'll be using the 1/2 gallon of left over paint to do the engine compartment and then....

Uh oh…… Lol.

 

[moparsaver]

Can’t remember if these headlight door bushings were for my 71 Charger or my friends bird… I’ll send a set or 2 if ya need em.

 

[dadsbee]

Thanks Tom, the smaller ones are probably correct. That said, I bought a set of 10 bucket bolts and 4 bushings some 17 years ago... because I could at the time. Looks like I get to finally use them and hopefully will never need more! Thanks for the offer!

 

[1 Wild R/T]

I know you don't need them but if you did McMaster Carr carries the bushings

McMaster-Carr

McMaster-Carr is the complete source for your plant with over 595,000 products. 98% of products ordered ship from stock and deliver same or next day.

www.mcmaster.com

 

[dadsbee]

Passenger side headlight bucket in the blasting cabinet.

Front fender to fender extension attach bolts needing some clean up.

Was going to Evaporust them and then figured I had the blasting cabinet going.

Both buckets ready for some wax and grease remover, then paint.

Buckets hung and ready for paint. 53 year old things look like brand new.

Got the first coat on, can ran out and grabbed my last can of SEM trim paint. Of course it clogged, spit and spread like **** so they look JUST LIKE a Friday afternoon Chrysler drunken paint job. Runs yes...

Ready to put some parts back together.

Fender extension hardware soaked in Boeshield T9 and draining off.

 

[Islandkent]

Nice

 

[dadsbee]

Just had my Hagerty insurance policy and invoice for the next years coverage emailed to me! Was damn near terrified to open it and have a look figuring one way or another I'd be paying them back for the $25K+ claim submitted to fix the side of the car. Happy to report that they didn't raise my premium from last year by even a nickle!!! Absolutely amazing, especially considering even our daily driver extortionists raised our premium 17% this year.

 

[dadsbee]

...now that said! They haven't paid me yet.....

 

[dadsbee]

Headlight bucket bolts and pivot bushings that I bought some time ago, because I could. 19 years ago to be exact. Light surface rust from sitting in the bag all this time.

Into Evaporust, along with the spacer washers off of the vacuum actuators.

These were missing on my buckets, but I noted them on the assembly drawing in the manual. Found some AN901-12 grommets in my aircraft stock that'll work perfect to protect the headlight wiring and vacuum hose.

Headlight bucket bolts rust free, wax and grease remover next and then paint.

This way they'll blend in with the black "raccoon eye" black paint spray around the headlight doors.

Headlight door opening springs and a few other pieces of hardware fresh out of the blaster.

Dipped in Boeshield T9 so they don't rust.

I'll assume that these self tapping screws, that hold the vacuum actuators into the buckets, are original. 6 of them with the larger LN and 2 with the smaler.

Getting ready for assembly.

Tomorrows blasting candidates..

 

[dsd1967]

For sandblasting bolts I drill holes in a 5 gallon bucket lid just slightly less in diameter of the thread. Then I force the bolts into the holes and hold the lid as I sandblast. It’s easy to rotate and get all sides. Flip it upside down and get the threads. Push them more or less into the lid to get the portion that you don’t get the first go around.

 

[Islandkent]

I use one of those magnetic round parts trays
Does a really good job
Roll the bolt over with my thumb, but it gets most of the bolt without touching them

 

[Photon440]

I'll assume that these self tapping screws, that hold the vacuum actuators into the buckets, are original. 6 of them with the larger TN and 2 with the smaller.

Is that bolt marking a TN? I assumed (which could be dangerous) that they were upside down, and were NL or LN.

 

[dadsbee]

Nose inlet bezels screws blasted and ready for paint, as well as the hood latch and bolts.

For the date stamp folks. Hood latch mfg 285th day of 1969.

Latch had been painted gloss black which is incorrect. It should actually be a black oxide coating, but I'm not sending a single part out. High Heat BBQ paint fakes it fairly well.

It'll lighten up and turn a tad grayish as it cures.

Clean hardware and headlight springs all dipped in Boeshield T9.

Nose air inlet screen prepped and painted Semi-gloss Black. According to David P it should be body colour, but you'll see 80% out there are Black.

Thought it was odd as I disassembled the actuators, finding a washer on each actuator boss and then the mounting plate and nuts. Then 3 washers spacing the plate out off the bucket on each of 4 self tapping attach screws.

While none of this is shown in the parts manual it was confirmed that this is indeed correct by a new aero friend I picked up in FBook by the name of David Gabay.

I'm guessing it's a partial spacing to correct actuator stroke and also allows the unit to flex around so the headlight doors don't bind up.

 

[dadsbee]

Both actuators mounted back on their buckets with new vacuum hose. Signal light housings attached to their brackets and misc parts ready for reassembly when George and Dan have the headlight pods painted Black to match the nose decal.

Dan's not wasting any time taking her to nice clean metal. Good thing as it'll be time for us to head for Camp in no time and I want it all done before we do.

So great to see that it's looking like less metal work than was originally thought!

Buckets ready to put the headlight pods into them and then back into the nose once painted.

Figure I'll get the door glass tidied up next along with it's guide channels.

Rear glass channel could use that new flocked rubber insert that I have for it.

Overspray from the paint job some 35+ years ago, coming off easily with a razor blade.

 

[1 Wild R/T]

Lookin good.... Sucks the way the project started but at the end you'll have a nicer bird....

 

[moparedtn]

Just had my Hagerty insurance policy and invoice for the next years coverage emailed to me! Was damn near terrified to open it and have a look figuring one way or another I'd be paying them back for the $25K+ claim submitted to fix the side of the car. Happy to report that they didn't raise my premium from last year by even a nickle!!! Absolutely amazing, especially considering even our daily driver extortionists raised our premium 17% this year.

They never raised my rate after my claim a few years back either. I've never had anything but the best experiences
with that company.

 

[Islandkent]

You guys talking about the rates made me go look at my bill that came in the mail a couple of weeks ago. Up by three dollars. I guess I can take the hit this year. lol Why no calendar?? You think that would be a given??