1963 Dart 170 2 Door Post Resto
So, did a little more finishing touches today. Still have some items to address but getting there. Got the car washed today and cleaned the blue off the letters on the tires (that was really bugging the wife...lol). Got teh hub caps cleaned up and installed. Looks much better now.
Also made a set of floor mats for the car. Couldn't find any that I liked the fit of so like it did with my Bug I had I bought a roll of rubber mat material and cut them out. Made them to fully cover the carpet while keeping good clearance to the gas pedal and dimmer as well as the seat belt brackets. Like how they came out. I plan to drive this car, so I'd like to protect the carpet.
Had to advance the timing a little today. Didn't seem to be quite right starting and was a little boggy. Still may need to go more but time will tell. I'm at 7.5 degrees BTDC now. Tried oiling the speedo and the cable a little. The cable would only come out a little and I didn't want to force it and risk damaging it so I oiled it with fine oil. Hopefully it will creep down (sewing machine oil). It seemed a little stiff to turn but not bad. The speedometer turned easy but I still put a couple drops on it. Took it out after and still seems to be a bit of noise. Going to fully disconnect it and pull the cable forward enough to disengage it from the gear in the transmission and go for a short run to confirm I am right with what I am hearing.
Also have a squealing noise coming from the front drivers brake drum intermittently. I have to pull the drum tomorrow and inspect to see if it's hitting the backing plate or if the material is just gone so hard it's glazed over. The shoes were new and not oil covered when I got the car so I went with them.
So, did a little more finishing touches today. Still have some items to address but getting there. Got the car washed today and cleaned the blue off the letters on the tires (that was really bugging the wife...lol). Got teh hub caps cleaned up and installed. Looks much better now.
Also made a set of floor mats for the car. Couldn't find any that I liked the fit of so like it did with my Bug I had I bought a roll of rubber mat material and cut them out. Made them to fully cover the carpet while keeping good clearance to the gas pedal and dimmer as well as the seat belt brackets. Like how they came out. I plan to drive this car, so I'd like to protect the carpet.
Had to advance the timing a little today. Didn't seem to be quite right starting and was a little boggy. Still may need to go more but time will tell. I'm at 7.5 degrees BTDC now. Tried oiling the speedo and the cable a little. The cable would only come out a little and I didn't want to force it and risk damaging it so I oiled it with fine oil. Hopefully it will creep down (sewing machine oil). It seemed a little stiff to turn but not bad. The speedometer turned easy but I still put a couple drops on it. Took it out after and still seems to be a bit of noise. Going to fully disconnect it and pull the cable forward enough to disengage it from the gear in the transmission and go for a short run to confirm I am right with what I am hearing.
Also have a squealing noise coming from the front drivers brake drum intermittently. I have to pull the drum tomorrow and inspect to see if it's hitting the backing plate or if the material is just gone so hard it's glazed over. The shoes were new and not oil covered when I got the car so I went with them.
