After 15 years, finally starting a restoration!

[Linda]

Jim,
From the Tech Wiki:

"Also, you can install speed bleeders in place of the old bleeders to make bleeding even easier yet. They are 3/8" x 24 TPI thread. Speedbleeders part number is SB3824 for both front and rear. You can visit their website to order!"

Linda

[JMartin]

Thanks Linda. I will have to check up here in Canada to see if they carry them, or else go onto the speedbleeder website.

Jim

[jamesw]

Thanks for finally spurring me into getting some speed bleeders Linda. I just ordered a set from Jegs. It was $25 for 4 of them ($5 s&h)

Cheers
James

[JMartin]

Any Canadians know if these are available here?

[JMartin]

Well, the car has new rubber on it today, and I loaded it onto a flat deck trailer for a trip into town to get an exhaust system. Frantically looking for all the great photos you all had online of your systems. I have a video of it running, but I can't seem to find a way to upload the video. None of the file extentions seem to be accepted.

[JMartin]

Well, its off to the muffler shop today. Things I noticed when I loaded the car
-damn that trailer was high!
-the tire people put on the sticky weights and they rubbed on the front brake calipers
-found the 2 rear wheel cylinder retainer clips on the ground in the garage (oops)
-door still doesn't close right (will be a much larger repair to brace the bottom A post due to rust)
-no headlights (back up lights work though)
-I can't get collector plates due to it not having stock rims/stereo, stickers on the car
-I can't get modified plates because its not older than 1958

[Linda]

Summit racing should have them also. And you can put one on the slave cylinder too, I believe, but I forgot the size.

Linda

[JMartin]

getting ready for exhaust sytem. I have a photo of the flex pipe he will use. He will weld on the flange and then use 1 3/4 through the X-member. He will use a 2" after that with a cherry bomb style muffler (basically a glass pack with baffles) just before the rear axle and go over the top with a cone style tip on the end

car on trailersmall.jpg

flexpipe.jpg

[mraitch]

@jim
take a video , post to yuutube and send line

[JMartin]

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Here is the video..can't wait to take another now that the exhaust system is complete.

[pebbles]

WoW Jim, your engine man has that U20 sounding sweeeeet!

jims engine man.jpg

You guys gotta be stoked!!

[notoptoy]

Wow, no muffler and it sounds pretty darn good. I like your red hoses.

[spl310]

Sounds great! I am not diggin the red hoses, but you did a good job on them. Only one gripe. Wash the darned windshield!!

[JMartin]

ya, ya, ya...I will wash the windshield. I figure thats cosmetics at this point. I still have some other issues..
-headlights dont work (tail lights do and back up does)-minor issue I hope-connection likely
-seats don't slide (oh well, I need mine back all the way anyways-6 feet tall in a Roadster is just about Max)
-minor engine stuff-set the valves when its warm, set the carbs (doesn't start as easily as I remember when cold-sounds rough)
-take the tires back for another balancing-the sticky weights rubbed on the calipers-I took the weights off
-clean the car top to bottom-and windshield too

[JMartin]

Heres the crappy photos of the exhaust system. 1 3/4" through the frame, then 2" into a turbo style muffler, over the axel, and then a small chrome tip.

The shop supplied everything including the flex pipe in previous posts. Cost about $500 Canadian