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I hit some roadblocks yesterday and today. First, it was really, really cold. My shop is insulated but not heated. When the temperature hits single digits. it gets chilly in there. But I am getting ahead of myself. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Repair and Upgrades
I am going to start this off with the hero shot of the front discs installed. Looks really good, but here is how we got here. … Continue reading
It took longer than I hoped to get to it but I finally got moving again on this conversion. Step one is to press the studs into these backing plates. … Continue reading
It has been a while since the car got any work. I have been dealing with some family health problems. But I need to get back into it. After all the tweaking and brake work this car still has really … Continue reading
The “factory” air filter is just this ring of copper “wool” soaked in oil. This was used in “clean” regions. Studebaker also had an oil bath version used in “dusty” regions. I have never been happy with it, you can … Continue reading
I figured out more than a year ago that my flasher was the reason the indicator light in my turn signal switch is not working. I have tried a couple of flashers. I even took one apart to see if … Continue reading
Last night I got the third brake light installed but did not install the rear seat. Part of the reason is that there has been a loud squeak coming from back there and I want to take a stab at … Continue reading
Otherwise known as a third brake light. Since my feeble attempt at LED taillights almost 20 years ago (!!!) I have been trying to figure out what to do about the pathetic dim taillights on this car. I finally found … Continue reading
Now that the weather is warming up I decided to try and fix some of the damage done by my now-ex rebuilder. JB Weld to the rescue?!? There were two stripped holes on the carb. The plan was to find … Continue reading
Back in December I put the old brake shoes back on the car. I kinda knew this was a bad idea, and it turns out it was. The brakes did not work very well and squealed a lot. So, I … Continue reading