Next up: Pedal support.
Not very exciting. I soaked the parts in evaporust, painted them and assembled it with new bushing and a new pivot sleeve. The pedal pad and SS frame are from WCCC. The brake switch is original. It cleaned up really well and tested good with a DVM. Glad I don’t need to find a replacement.
The green dot is a factory inspection mark or perhaps it was a quick way to identify what type of pedal support it was. eg. green for disc brake auto trans. just a guess.
OK, last one for today. Putting the AC system in the dash by myself was a pain. The first thing I learned is that the blower needs to be in place prior to the AC heater box. That and it’s a bear to get the studs on the back of the AC heater box to line up with the holes in the firewall.
One thing to note. the AMK kit didn’t come with the correct nuts for mounting the AC Heater Box and blower. At least they didn’t match what originally came with mine. They are the same ones as the ones used to hold the rear quarter extensions on: B-12833 1/4-20 PERI KEPS NUT .88 D ZDC w MASTIC
Next up: Dash wiring harness, the new repo Chrome AC vents & controls, and then the exciting newXR7 dash bezels. Can’t wait to put this together!
I thought you guys might appreciate this. I have an old pair of snap ring pliers that has the tips broken off. Though it is useless for snap rings, it is THE perfect tool for removing and installing heater box clips.
Man, All of these shots are beautiful. Can you do this to my car??? It’s gonna be STUNNING when it’s done. WOW
Love the detail that you provided. Very useful. You do quality work.
Absolutely incredible work and attention to detail. Good on Royce for mentioning the blackout on the pinching welds, its so often missed (however I have seen a few original paint cars that did not recieve the treatment.)
I’m always curious as this car was so original, did you happen to notice any specific Chalk or grease pencil markings, and if so where? Paint daubs or dashes show up when it was stripped away to metal etc.
I ABSOLUTELY love and fasinated with the “assembly archeology” in tearing down a car and finding this “grafitti” that was put on these cars when they were being assembled and rolling down the line.
I’m not sure what you do for a living, but if this isn’t it, it’s you “may” want to consider doing this full time, as it certainly on its way to being a 100 point concours restoration in my opinion. Keep the pics coming!!!
By trade I am a mechanical/fluidics/systems engineer for a major medical laboratory device company, but grew up in the collision repair world. I just like older cars and like to bring them back to factory original. I have a collection of 10 cars at this point. no preference to any specific manufacturer. I just like different. I have a website that I document my restorations on: RelicRecyclery Index of Projects
I haven’t evaluated the suspension for inspection marks or paint daubs yet. Not much was found on the body just the rotation number (199)
the number “74” on the RH cowl side panel. not sure what that means…
and this “X” or “4” on the inside LH front frame rail.
The most unusual thing I have found on this car is this label on the hood. It reads “A. 1951 B. 1684” and it was made with one of those old hand-held embossing label makers. Not sure if Hertz put that there or not. I think it means “Aisle 1951 Bay 1684”, but I can’t be sure. would love to see one on another car.
