Friday night Maria and I took the Stude into town. We left at dusk and when I turned the headlights on nothing happened except the instrument lights got really dim. Parking and taillights work fine. So today I started tracking … Continue reading
So this happened… … Continue reading
The weather was SO nice that I decided to take care of a couple of little things. The first is this defroster vent hose. It has been falling out from under the dash for years. The hose is fabric soaked … Continue reading
It turns out that it was actually 2006 (14 years ago) that I did the front brakes. I put fresh parts in the NOS cylinders a while ago. But my Dad’s passing in the midst of a pandemic has meant … Continue reading
The front wheel cylinders I installed 12 years ago (!!!) are leaking. There is a kit to put disk brakes on this car but I have a set of new shoes and two NOS wheel cylinders so I will defer that decision … Continue reading
At the Studebaker meet in Mansfield I scored two bumper guards for the rear bumper. One is used but nice, the other looks to be new. The chrome is not perfect but plenty good enough for now. … Continue reading
Time to start getting the car ready for the Studebaker meet in Mansfield and while I have no illusions about this being a 400 point car I want to make it look as nice as I can. That means touching … Continue reading
The engine has been cranking a little slow lately. I was all set to start cleaning all the connections when I checked the date on the battery and realized it was almost 10 years old. I will be going to … Continue reading
The wrong bumpers were on the car for as long as I have known it. I found this rusty set of bumpers a few years ago and have been waiting for the time and money to get them chromed and … Continue reading
I had a few minutes today so I decided to replace my pedal pads. Both are worn and the brake pedal pad is broken … Continue reading