What we did today.
My wife had a bit of a headache so I tried to find some less noisy we could work on. Thought we could give electrolysis a try. I had previously removed the rusty rocker arm assembly from the engine. Figured that'd be as good as anything to start on. So I pressed it apart and gave the pieces over to Katherine to see how they'd clean up. To be clear we put the iron/steel parts in the electrolysis bath and the aluminum bits in vinegar.
While she did that I was determined to get the "A" post in position. But first, as suggested by a forum member, I remounted the drivers door to ensure the opening there was about the right size. The driver side seemed the right size. Though the door had a bit bigger gap at the top then the bottom. have to research solutions for that. but overall it seemed that the opening was the right distance front to back. So back to the passenger side. This time I put more pressure on the "A" post to straighten it and hammered on a few of the crooked bits. Now if I put light pressure using my hand to bring the inside edge to the right dimension the outside edge is in what looks to be the right place. Good deal. I left a strap lightly on it to keep it in position. I will likely fabricate a bar to hold it while installing other bits.
I then turned my attention to the lower "A" post. As I'd like to weld that in. But the new lower "A" post doesn't seem the right dimension. Front to back it seems too long. And the flange that goes along the door jam is too short vertically, too far back and too wide. It seems miss-formed. And the arc that the transition piece would mate to is too far back and doesn't match the transition piece I have (the transition piece does match the outer sill). Since it wasn't fitting I put that aside.
Katherine had something to do so I broke out the noisy tools. I went after the passenger outrigger. The bolt hole/tube had torn out when the bolt had been stuck in there. I had cut the bolt out and welded it all back in. Not the greatest welding. Am a bit out of practice. But it is strong enough to do the job. I expect to have the frame off the body someday and can touch things up then.
Katherine came back and in looking for something for her to work on decided to remove the carbs. Not something we needed done now but it was quiet and we had the stuff out for cleaning things up. Pulled them off and disassembled the front one. Giving her the pieces to clean. Kept the rear together in case I need a template to reassemble :-) All went well except the float bowl would not come off. Some internet looking found that the brass plug in the middle is attached to the carb body and not to the float bowl. In theory it would slip over the big brass fitting in the bottom but an o-ring and corrosion was keeping in tight. Looked up the coefficient of expansion of aluminum and brass and yup. Heat should help. Heated the bowl and threaded the brass bit out of the carb body. Then the bowl came off no problem.
few other odds and end but that was the bulk of today.
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