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Hi Everyone.
Catching up, I've had the car for thirteen months. Probably has at least 1300 miles since I've had it, maybe a lot more.
The wife likes this car and doesn't want to ride in the Phaeton because there's no solid roof. So I'm picking away at having fun and fixing this car. The last few weeks I've been lucky enough to drive each one at minimum twice a week. The '35 a lot more. The '36 is a dreamboat though, everything works except the wipers. Great driving car.
I'm being surprised by so many original things I'm finding on the Green '35. In fact I found the robe-rail sash-thing from the back of the seat, laying in the trunk recently. 85 years old and not in useable shape, but whoever yanked the interior kept it, and I found it.
Our great buddy JM 35 Sedan donated a tail-lamp license plate lens. I put it in today along with three new gaskets total on that side, and two new gaskets on the passenger side. Both lamps are good and bright and now water-tight! Had to clean and paint the tiny pieces that screw through the tail light and hold that lens in place, one of them is about 80% gone but I got the new lens holding so far.
Changed the spedo cable. Non functional spedo replaced last summer, then in the fall, the cable snapped (I found out today, at the turtle end). I looked at it last year a couple of times but at the turtle it was seriously crusted over with thick muck and wouldn't come off from below the car. Just getting it straightened out today. Nice to have an odometer again, as it serves as our gas gauge too! The replacement cable, our other great buddy Glenn Sanders gave me for helping to collect parts for the 3w he got this past winter.
Finally tore up the awful glued-in carpet, to remove the trans cover pan, to get to the spedo cable/turtle, and found the number on the trans matches the frame, BONUS! Toe boards are originals (80 year old plywood), and about 2/3 of the hardware was original.
Removed carb that was leaking and put on a 97 that CharlieNY loved-up for me last summer. It's running much better and that dangerous and stinky fuel leak is gone. The removed carb has 48 on it in two places, so BONUS again, it's actually a 1935 carb. That one is going to be looked at and just might get put back on.
Pulled the shocks on Tuesday, boxed them, and they are on the way to rebuilding. Hoping they are rebuildable. JM gave them the once-over at our club meeting Tuesday night and said they have a good chance!
I've got five new tires showed up from delivery today! If I'm lucky I get a couple of them mounted before noon tomorrow. After that I'm visiting with dear-old-mother whom some of you know from the Gettysburg meets!
Next major fix is an engine replacement. That will have to include going through the radiator, and transmission. I have the engine ready to go in. BONUS, that engine already has a new clutch and PP. It's a '37 with block-off plates that Mark Moriarty from NY did for my Dad about six or eight years ago. It's just like the one that's belching smoke and puking oil that's in it now. I easily turned the rebuilt engine over by hand today and she's free and wants to get in a car badly.
Changing the oil today on the '35, which has about 500 miles on it. Maybe my fifth oil change since I've had it. The oil came out, well, thick, and carrying a lot of blackness. The dipstick shows just a whisker high with four quarts added. I'm convinced there must be a whole quart of gunk in the oil pan, and can assume the valley too! Good thing that engine is coming out soon!
Next parts order includes motor mounts, cowl vent gasket, hood bumpers, gaskets for pedals and hand-brake. I've gotta do some fixing on the trunk hinges. And get a couple of sets of keys made.
So, that brings us up to date.