Re: Telescopic Column
Yesterday I got real lazy so I didn't do too much. I fixed a ground wire on the Forward Harness, and after that I was sitting at the bench looking at the original 837 Horn Relay.
I started cleaning the outside after testing it, which passed, and I said to myself, ......What doesn't get touched, will certainly fail. So I went in......
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So here we go again. I started cleaning the internal contacts and noticed the micro-wire on the coil moving around. It's very loose. I tested again and the coil wires were bouncing up and down with each operation. I put it aside. I am going to have to break the contact lead and rewind the coil. Darn-it.
So I then got back into the front valence to restore it before HL bucket installation. I wire brushed and prepped the bucket reinforcement/mounts for refinishing. Also removed the rusty bolts for cleanup. A thorough cleaning using soap and water and rags on the entire front hidden areas, then dressed the metals areas. I masked the cleaned-up rivets and shot all the metal reinforcements with a coating of black to protect them.
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Then I took a break from the body, cleaned the shifter linkage, lubed everything up and installed the shifter and adjusted. Then taped up the shims to the frame body mounts using my 1 1/2" wide masking tape.
Later I decided after dinner to do the Headlight bucket installation. This time I walked by the couch without sitting.
My wife came out to help and was a great help holding the buckets in position while I buttoned them in and adjusted. Gaps nearly perfect, just a few more "t w e a k s" and all set.
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I'm also going to clean and refinish the entire horizontal support in a similar fashion.
Then a final test of the engine running in the chassis, remove the sidepipes, and body final checks and minor cleanup of the birdcage sills before it goes on.
Rich
Yesterday I got real lazy so I didn't do too much. I fixed a ground wire on the Forward Harness, and after that I was sitting at the bench looking at the original 837 Horn Relay.
I started cleaning the outside after testing it, which passed, and I said to myself, ......What doesn't get touched, will certainly fail. So I went in......
P1010130.jpgP1010131.jpgP1010132.jpgP1010133.jpgP1010134.jpgP1010135.jpgP1010136.jpgP1010137.jpg
So here we go again. I started cleaning the internal contacts and noticed the micro-wire on the coil moving around. It's very loose. I tested again and the coil wires were bouncing up and down with each operation. I put it aside. I am going to have to break the contact lead and rewind the coil. Darn-it.
So I then got back into the front valence to restore it before HL bucket installation. I wire brushed and prepped the bucket reinforcement/mounts for refinishing. Also removed the rusty bolts for cleanup. A thorough cleaning using soap and water and rags on the entire front hidden areas, then dressed the metals areas. I masked the cleaned-up rivets and shot all the metal reinforcements with a coating of black to protect them.
P1010002.jpgP1010005.jpgP1010006.jpgP1010007.jpg
Then I took a break from the body, cleaned the shifter linkage, lubed everything up and installed the shifter and adjusted. Then taped up the shims to the frame body mounts using my 1 1/2" wide masking tape.
Later I decided after dinner to do the Headlight bucket installation. This time I walked by the couch without sitting.

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I'm also going to clean and refinish the entire horizontal support in a similar fashion.
Then a final test of the engine running in the chassis, remove the sidepipes, and body final checks and minor cleanup of the birdcage sills before it goes on.
Rich
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