I need to rebuild the horns in my 60. I have two questions. Does anybody know how to remove them from the car? do I really have to remove the hood or grill? Also, is ther a reubuild kit available from somewhere? Any help would be appreciated.
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Re: '60 Horn repair
Removal issue depends on how clever/careful you are. Taking off body parts is the surest way to prevent scratching a key body part's paint or plate. Also, for the novice, it's a painful episode when the hood falls shut accidentally when you have both arms extended through the opening into the nose area!!!!
There are horn rebuild kits from various catalog houses/suppliers. I've heard various reports on sucess that range from (1) didn't work for me worth a darn, to (2) worked like a hose but judges deducted for incorrect tone/pitch, rivet head marks, texture/gloss of paint, to (3) perfectly satisfied/happy with results. From my perspective, variance seems related to owner's knowledge of the 'end game', access to/knowledge of machine shop tools, and final product objective (high end concours vs. driver).
Rebuild services are available from several sources that advertise in NCRS Driveline. I spent about an hour talking to Dennis Portka (one of these sources) at Bloomington a few years back. As an EE, I wanted to understand why his restoration fee was 'so high'.
After he jawed with me about the specifics of what he does for his fee, I was almost in tears believing he was losing money on each/every job! Either Dennis is one darn good marketeer or it explains why there's such a big variance in satisfaction among those who did it themselves.... -
Re: '60 Horn repair
Removal issue depends on how clever/careful you are. Taking off body parts is the surest way to prevent scratching a key body part's paint or plate. Also, for the novice, it's a painful episode when the hood falls shut accidentally when you have both arms extended through the opening into the nose area!!!!
There are horn rebuild kits from various catalog houses/suppliers. I've heard various reports on sucess that range from (1) didn't work for me worth a darn, to (2) worked like a hose but judges deducted for incorrect tone/pitch, rivet head marks, texture/gloss of paint, to (3) perfectly satisfied/happy with results. From my perspective, variance seems related to owner's knowledge of the 'end game', access to/knowledge of machine shop tools, and final product objective (high end concours vs. driver).
Rebuild services are available from several sources that advertise in NCRS Driveline. I spent about an hour talking to Dennis Portka (one of these sources) at Bloomington a few years back. As an EE, I wanted to understand why his restoration fee was 'so high'.
After he jawed with me about the specifics of what he does for his fee, I was almost in tears believing he was losing money on each/every job! Either Dennis is one darn good marketeer or it explains why there's such a big variance in satisfaction among those who did it themselves....Comment
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Re: '60 Horn repair
There is another source for reasonible horn restoration, Ron Goralski and Chuck Walker, both NCRS members. You may reach Ron at (410) 987-1948. I have had both '58 and '62 horns done by them.Comment
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Re: '60 Horn repair
There is another source for reasonible horn restoration, Ron Goralski and Chuck Walker, both NCRS members. You may reach Ron at (410) 987-1948. I have had both '58 and '62 horns done by them.Comment
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