tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33146422926727467142024-02-06T21:15:21.646-06:00E-tek Restorations - Classics, Rods and CustomsE-TEK RESTORATIONS: Re-counting the adventures of the restoration, rebuilding, and renewal of significant vehicles, from classic to crazy! E-tekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00983586722781512429noreply@blogger.comBlogger370125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314642292672746714.post-70136953127758538962023-03-09T14:21:00.007-06:002023-03-21T17:03:27.921-06:00PARTS FOR THE COMET FIANLLY CAME IN - and then this happened!<div style="text-align: center;">FINALLY GOT PARTS I NEEDED...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was pretty much at a standstill on the COMET - waiting on the Beltline Moldings. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My Dad used to call them Cats Whiskers, due to how they would break at one </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">end and bend up and out of the window channel like a Cats....well...whisker.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglCpCgkZSDJJR8Nfw1wrCIkMWzFnrTNqPTTXGwb2YUmbwu8wX_iP4HisJ8SN4__7nfEoh4jxv_3Kxir9wdyYnn1g9ySabIgfoAHrawEL6_wS8YI2IBnwoLLyIkGReldy9jOve4PXB5hgBh_3Zfx36YUF79GwDRajjWpwkcATZXyOvBLpa7bO4ckUoS3g/s2016/20230309_103554_resized.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglCpCgkZSDJJR8Nfw1wrCIkMWzFnrTNqPTTXGwb2YUmbwu8wX_iP4HisJ8SN4__7nfEoh4jxv_3Kxir9wdyYnn1g9ySabIgfoAHrawEL6_wS8YI2IBnwoLLyIkGReldy9jOve4PXB5hgBh_3Zfx36YUF79GwDRajjWpwkcATZXyOvBLpa7bO4ckUoS3g/w537-h404/20230309_103554_resized.jpg" width="537" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span> This week, the n</span>ew ones finally arrived! Some suppliers said they were "Made to Order" and 3 months out, but Melvin's Classic Ford had then IN STOCK. Thanks to the Mercury Comet FB Groups and my man Kevin for all the help!</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4teUiGs8XretsWdPp8FuZACpbtSN5dcC6BV8YLV_9UkVOXjeoBkNuKzb9d3nAtOvkRCn5WFuEV0K2UfP9OYCAeKfIO42_Js7i9dcZ1SwcCjzoQFE4jVJoUGcPhaV5NSmy8oLe9MPT7YXs_FxAQ-skfqzPszqqivOtF017_OWXg0siUfwZL7qLTbdRZA/s2016/20230309_103635_resized.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="327" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4teUiGs8XretsWdPp8FuZACpbtSN5dcC6BV8YLV_9UkVOXjeoBkNuKzb9d3nAtOvkRCn5WFuEV0K2UfP9OYCAeKfIO42_Js7i9dcZ1SwcCjzoQFE4jVJoUGcPhaV5NSmy8oLe9MPT7YXs_FxAQ-skfqzPszqqivOtF017_OWXg0siUfwZL7qLTbdRZA/w435-h327/20230309_103635_resized.jpg" width="435" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLZEOg59LeuKLkAaQXYGEv7CVs20hnPTVihOtte0ghQWsYF5aznAWIPsWfOAagO_ZE56Le-22CIN3or3VvK5z97ex2YYuMGq-aZufsbju8s6fei2ruS9AXrRNJUxw3-ysGmBw7NIWGX_kLcjDvXZnWYpREi5LmZw1S0anGEqMkHal1HlNwINE62OzRZg/s2016/20230309_103654_resized.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLZEOg59LeuKLkAaQXYGEv7CVs20hnPTVihOtte0ghQWsYF5aznAWIPsWfOAagO_ZE56Le-22CIN3or3VvK5z97ex2YYuMGq-aZufsbju8s6fei2ruS9AXrRNJUxw3-ysGmBw7NIWGX_kLcjDvXZnWYpREi5LmZw1S0anGEqMkHal1HlNwINE62OzRZg/w458-h344/20230309_103654_resized.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Big box o' clips and parts!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjZ-w9muQDnsk5sRsC-rYMfVQIvwd4GHCObXAYKxISAPMsM99D_bmf5TkCQXbZ30jPvB576NWyxaCwuEN2ERoHiVfJtuSKB1dLx78RypE5jHI4GNSjDtsqagBcIUWf6hn_JlaDSKCObz-umCone0dXy6q27jkL__TMweN4tkNCX4T7lmOKoK95r9aAA/s2016/20230309_103740_resized.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjZ-w9muQDnsk5sRsC-rYMfVQIvwd4GHCObXAYKxISAPMsM99D_bmf5TkCQXbZ30jPvB576NWyxaCwuEN2ERoHiVfJtuSKB1dLx78RypE5jHI4GNSjDtsqagBcIUWf6hn_JlaDSKCObz-umCone0dXy6q27jkL__TMweN4tkNCX4T7lmOKoK95r9aAA/s320/20230309_103740_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Needed like 64 of these:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbS4aCmtDxbgmucWO20Kfx7QAQCHOF15VkGlEQH6ikZMuyyzwsYeBBEffU814yV9Z1Zysz1AxawUpUIrERteB_tKcjeRUA-1qZmg9G9h4RmXNhQl6tjgh4XEdIjKH1a5QY-tyPmPFjlwAYM_-S-RobqxPoj85SWq3J8oI8vYpisE9BlWnyNbTKuPuvvA/s2016/20230309_103756_resized.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbS4aCmtDxbgmucWO20Kfx7QAQCHOF15VkGlEQH6ikZMuyyzwsYeBBEffU814yV9Z1Zysz1AxawUpUIrERteB_tKcjeRUA-1qZmg9G9h4RmXNhQl6tjgh4XEdIjKH1a5QY-tyPmPFjlwAYM_-S-RobqxPoj85SWq3J8oI8vYpisE9BlWnyNbTKuPuvvA/w429-h322/20230309_103756_resized.jpg" width="429" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Which go here:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBfGSGpUIPboGSohfuHNy-U_xZWFtnCRUtdHovPlXwKbkKvx7EunS7BQXwQ63FC93kDj8bsN6T3Z4SC1hVvwdtsRGQ_sSJMlzn5BN_QY--z8fzaa5rBDnetN2mM3EXrcyIbHqLAVIX_z1isO40j_7uAcNCARzvVIXrfl56cFtWT_DgMCdiqEHqLexO5Q/s2016/20230309_103807_resized.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBfGSGpUIPboGSohfuHNy-U_xZWFtnCRUtdHovPlXwKbkKvx7EunS7BQXwQ63FC93kDj8bsN6T3Z4SC1hVvwdtsRGQ_sSJMlzn5BN_QY--z8fzaa5rBDnetN2mM3EXrcyIbHqLAVIX_z1isO40j_7uAcNCARzvVIXrfl56cFtWT_DgMCdiqEHqLexO5Q/s320/20230309_103807_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiZgNqj7I94oZR0CCVWbxuPWRYvKnSR1N_3j-R9sjh8D3x_479wP3uBOKYR13BsI02kXVZBMdvUbSHufpaSkU4kaeYUkqK46hnJVO7jJpohU2kprnSW4yxyAfkFEtWkgWU5sgFYhE8ye1ul9zK5GY2Yj-KgPNwPo-gy6GhTQPYl85oRU4N6EyMZHD_wg/s2016/20230309_103814_resized.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiZgNqj7I94oZR0CCVWbxuPWRYvKnSR1N_3j-R9sjh8D3x_479wP3uBOKYR13BsI02kXVZBMdvUbSHufpaSkU4kaeYUkqK46hnJVO7jJpohU2kprnSW4yxyAfkFEtWkgWU5sgFYhE8ye1ul9zK5GY2Yj-KgPNwPo-gy6GhTQPYl85oRU4N6EyMZHD_wg/w456-h342/20230309_103814_resized.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then THIS! 😂😂😂😖😂😂😂....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then, it snows (again), so I take the John Deere 317 out....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">AND....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">she Blew a SEAL!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjpZY5L6rdw-0AsVqTZ7FHfF2LAwYQQewI1BWrOoR7Ppy-gqRsE_gOzZmEye9Z207y190EQU__RjHHiL4uljzXRjSUHzAy6egh8NvTUZQ2uAI_U83RhGVuhV0sQkweGYGBsIhEBP_TebTqSjrCP4tJvN6TOTUV4apN6nLXZ9-_ya6x0zHYE2nMAJq7eQ/s500/Blew%20a%20seal.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="500" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjpZY5L6rdw-0AsVqTZ7FHfF2LAwYQQewI1BWrOoR7Ppy-gqRsE_gOzZmEye9Z207y190EQU__RjHHiL4uljzXRjSUHzAy6egh8NvTUZQ2uAI_U83RhGVuhV0sQkweGYGBsIhEBP_TebTqSjrCP4tJvN6TOTUV4apN6nLXZ9-_ya6x0zHYE2nMAJq7eQ/s320/Blew%20a%20seal.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tear Down - again. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So many shrouds....</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQS89VlY-P0HYN9_L6HgChX4Yn29SaNpqwv1RuMipBi7KPgr_hhBYcvEU2DGP-PlgSrjwVenqdBMKQG8SWPb0P9PGPomR5ct2cMOmUIpCDEyw9LToRcApGsRTNXMY6eP4ANF_r7c2ms0EBQYFjh8TKtXN9hzuPFFDIrKJh7CKHq5a0tO1ZIY_mbC6Ugg/s2016/20230309_103455_resized.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQS89VlY-P0HYN9_L6HgChX4Yn29SaNpqwv1RuMipBi7KPgr_hhBYcvEU2DGP-PlgSrjwVenqdBMKQG8SWPb0P9PGPomR5ct2cMOmUIpCDEyw9LToRcApGsRTNXMY6eP4ANF_r7c2ms0EBQYFjh8TKtXN9hzuPFFDIrKJh7CKHq5a0tO1ZIY_mbC6Ugg/w485-h364/20230309_103455_resized.jpg" width="485" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gettin' in there with the GOOD STUFF (Check out that bendy-straw!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUgLxANIUy0Z4pZVH0Ns5JNSxTT_5ZAuHK4aP459aSSekFvIk63MODKSGGnbmcPW62Vn5j34ZLV6MDXCZDa72OlqshIYMnWb-Q_Iu8IStK0PKhsqvpWMbV10ztA-eVusXbCxI4cdW1Zt0FPMY334FrK9tzBGdp_zbsYrUUHUc_FROMD1WM8aXsCgF14Q/s2016/20230309_103432_resized.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="445" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUgLxANIUy0Z4pZVH0Ns5JNSxTT_5ZAuHK4aP459aSSekFvIk63MODKSGGnbmcPW62Vn5j34ZLV6MDXCZDa72OlqshIYMnWb-Q_Iu8IStK0PKhsqvpWMbV10ztA-eVusXbCxI4cdW1Zt0FPMY334FrK9tzBGdp_zbsYrUUHUc_FROMD1WM8aXsCgF14Q/w593-h445/20230309_103432_resized.jpg" width="593" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Running again - but rough!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnzH-k3UxgC1dwyZcjSn01w4P2N_AxunI4HU35GGLcwZpH-VEgEIiz_n5Ronm-XwiW7D53BQPk7tQRdziNu-liivQjqitaFCbdeFfrZXKjjqmuFGg3oSydOvmU-ByTr4stmkLeLUJ7n49WhyxvZ4cqKDzFhqrwRL36QwTusNyCs5H37qN9vHS1CLUKag/s2016/20230309_103344_resized.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnzH-k3UxgC1dwyZcjSn01w4P2N_AxunI4HU35GGLcwZpH-VEgEIiz_n5Ronm-XwiW7D53BQPk7tQRdziNu-liivQjqitaFCbdeFfrZXKjjqmuFGg3oSydOvmU-ByTr4stmkLeLUJ7n49WhyxvZ4cqKDzFhqrwRL36QwTusNyCs5H37qN9vHS1CLUKag/w424-h318/20230309_103344_resized.jpg" width="424" /></a><div><br /></div><div> I'll add the video to my Tractor Playlist on my Channel @DannebergAcres!</div><div><span style="text-align: center;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span></div><div><span style="text-align: center;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>https://youtu.be/C_TbvhNXK5c</span></div><div><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div>Enjoy!</div>E-tekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00983586722781512429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314642292672746714.post-30441131271942748742023-02-15T16:17:00.001-06:002023-02-15T16:18:16.613-06:001972 Datsun 240Z Racecar vs RestorationI fell in love with the Datsun 240Z when I had a red one at 16 years of age. I thought I was "Mr.Cool", racking up 38 points in 2 years, when they took my DL away for 2 years and fined me a few grand. It was just before computers could add up and alert on points totals, which is the only reason I kept my DL that long!<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Years later, I bought a rough example and built a racer from a 1972 body and 2800 block. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Ben2eqYK0GgkYoUkf1iZNRmG5lL4YPdJGBaMxyzgG4EK9SbD8em7qF4Dfa_OWsyZ4yxi8GEjxqJXTSRbeiTunVT4g0fNukRZ7hUXvJkl_s-p6fIABrCizfbj1MRW1fmvw9kCIXbKqBI4TOqr424KwzP4IACVbKirBUVBPCiqnyhO38LigP6N4uB1vg/s627/Shan2%20(2)-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="324" data-original-width="627" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Ben2eqYK0GgkYoUkf1iZNRmG5lL4YPdJGBaMxyzgG4EK9SbD8em7qF4Dfa_OWsyZ4yxi8GEjxqJXTSRbeiTunVT4g0fNukRZ7hUXvJkl_s-p6fIABrCizfbj1MRW1fmvw9kCIXbKqBI4TOqr424KwzP4IACVbKirBUVBPCiqnyhO38LigP6N4uB1vg/w640-h331/Shan2%20(2)-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8UhBcIO7mRE5h35H7qzA7LSdLdtjbrpNTTchConJotOhXmjCIz3a5zPsQvbAAcWQWK9R2CsoxiP_qdXHc1xKGnG-wNakaoaSp-59Su_kSFfY2vOl4fQT8Mqg_cP3ykDKGA1YXUyJCoDZAvnV2i1BlT1ibgc0h5TYG2WyrWzpvJZjiNCF-lG8IQL7AQ/s768/Shan1%20(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYAC5VCQaNTTLGt-JVNadLXAJUtKdkOYnr4jqNJOuKKUz4m8nkw2ue8Ml7eo985zt93oPdrRGJVyjvVLRv3U8kG1WdKforsycgdeTMerJIHXlC9ztvIOBdDG2vL2DeH5p--ebdU7uZ9I-DvQ819i-eT_Eoka2SdFOWRHGOQ5xZjdY67yBDtzLQ_jlKOg/s3983/113_5225.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1863" data-original-width="3983" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYAC5VCQaNTTLGt-JVNadLXAJUtKdkOYnr4jqNJOuKKUz4m8nkw2ue8Ml7eo985zt93oPdrRGJVyjvVLRv3U8kG1WdKforsycgdeTMerJIHXlC9ztvIOBdDG2vL2DeH5p--ebdU7uZ9I-DvQ819i-eT_Eoka2SdFOWRHGOQ5xZjdY67yBDtzLQ_jlKOg/w640-h300/113_5225.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Turned out nice!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGLhTLZ-SCtu1ysaKdkQCx0sQAcfXpwI2Askix5NcZC13TuStiCQVXvsMNxVokTj_7s74_4q7xHYz8y5VlwpPdqcr-eYV7UjEUJbzebhWZyKNvE5MKRK-1W-tErvLcmkvhAntlhYyHg3e2rvz-O1CLijdZyx6jeV8W-3EMPUwLbd_r7-KKMye8PzUZOg/s2032/20200505_143556%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span></b>his episode includes details of getting various trim and parts ready for re-assembly. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Trim needs to repaired, painted, polished and parts need to be sorted, figured out and installed, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with final adjustments to come later.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg26D271QFQkq--mAFDJbnn_iFf3fRkSVgkUn3ag6m1YyTyh9X51OwEOyBOWEUP4V1IOZe3RAWY2U81ZkfnZ_KNaYNNCybXLNkK3FyId5e3YLQJTKFu-3E6St21w5fXib2kxKJgaXDef8Pp1oeDnUdNOsWitTc3ryzB9DHlFCOSl-SQn9wiK9lB_u24Og/s1280/COMET%20Restoration%5BPart6%5D_%20Repair_Paint_Polish%20Trim,%20Paint%20Buckles,%20Install%20Qtr%20Window%20Regulator%201-10%20screenshot.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg26D271QFQkq--mAFDJbnn_iFf3fRkSVgkUn3ag6m1YyTyh9X51OwEOyBOWEUP4V1IOZe3RAWY2U81ZkfnZ_KNaYNNCybXLNkK3FyId5e3YLQJTKFu-3E6St21w5fXib2kxKJgaXDef8Pp1oeDnUdNOsWitTc3ryzB9DHlFCOSl-SQn9wiK9lB_u24Og/w553-h311/COMET%20Restoration%5BPart6%5D_%20Repair_Paint_Polish%20Trim,%20Paint%20Buckles,%20Install%20Qtr%20Window%20Regulator%201-10%20screenshot.png" width="553" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Above - Current state has the seats and carpet (loosely) installed, <br />tank was rust-prepped and painted and taillights installed.</span><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Below - Rear panel trim is in decent shape - couple dings and some faded trim paint</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHZvgiqVIKuYppedOtLTCnNE3QZ7YhsN4XxDFpn4y8pHhJ9x_XWnZ95atHHW0BkvS-bnKI5IwLLx8aKok3JxK9BWPygsKRG5_6JY2dwKsQlAdjtp7BnzsFMM92RS85YRHcn_zgD5fgFweRkwjXKLWdg0uwXt4BwsAGd0zbOZMORV5Pjs5W7a3y9Azz4A/s1280/COMET%20Restoration%5BPart6%5D_%20Repair_Paint_Polish%20Trim,%20Paint%20Buckles,%20Install%20Qtr%20Window%20Regulator%201-36%20screenshot.png"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHZvgiqVIKuYppedOtLTCnNE3QZ7YhsN4XxDFpn4y8pHhJ9x_XWnZ95atHHW0BkvS-bnKI5IwLLx8aKok3JxK9BWPygsKRG5_6JY2dwKsQlAdjtp7BnzsFMM92RS85YRHcn_zgD5fgFweRkwjXKLWdg0uwXt4BwsAGd0zbOZMORV5Pjs5W7a3y9Azz4A/w496-h352/COMET%20Restoration%5BPart6%5D_%20Repair_Paint_Polish%20Trim,%20Paint%20Buckles,%20Install%20Qtr%20Window%20Regulator%201-36%20screenshot.png" width="496" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://sites.google.com/view/etekrestorations/home" style="background-color: #fcff01;" target="_blank">Back to E-TEK's webpage HERE</a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: #ff00fe;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/edanneberg/about" style="background-color: #01ffff;" target="_blank">Check out my YT Channel HERE! </a></b></b></div></div></div>E-tekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00983586722781512429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314642292672746714.post-28923815844272148512023-01-03T13:06:00.000-06:002023-01-03T13:06:13.212-06:00<div style="text-align: center;">Via www.E-tekRestorations.googlepages.com </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">1964 MERCURY COMET</span></b> <span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: large;">Caliente </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i style="background-color: #fcff01;">COMPLETE RESTORATION</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>YT Series now avaialble!</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>https://youtu.be/GVwyjE1eN70</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i style="background-color: #fcff01;">This is what happens when only the top side is "restored"</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i style="background-color: #fcff01;"><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0MRb7Hhe2atwr2NFXXe4pLnRpO95tkXU5R56YldPU6ZzdF5byZhXNay4A2H3zfOTCQeVmWf7lwlLgnNp8c5TcFtVysNMfZcFwqJdf9SiuMIDrh555MKZ-Zezlz8Cm_gedWHhNlBzII1hW1ZtCJul0IVe2DwQxu3aREcfiSNUB5bbqLDXq9RDkYmP0Nw/s4032/20181108_151302.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0MRb7Hhe2atwr2NFXXe4pLnRpO95tkXU5R56YldPU6ZzdF5byZhXNay4A2H3zfOTCQeVmWf7lwlLgnNp8c5TcFtVysNMfZcFwqJdf9SiuMIDrh555MKZ-Zezlz8Cm_gedWHhNlBzII1hW1ZtCJul0IVe2DwQxu3aREcfiSNUB5bbqLDXq9RDkYmP0Nw/w452-h339/20181108_151302.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><div style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div>Above: even with the fender off, it didn't look that bad..</b></span></div><div><span><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span><b>Below: A little wrinkle on the bumper filler</b></span></div><div><span><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgws-kHBfLVUTgdTrkOWrgScYmu2zBxSDQfoWellf70ADdtYgxcz1CkyIXoHO3buRZQErY03j7gYSMWu-qklwYKjSmTAy_vwSbY9IujQDB6cGcOOVNi_ovyvgKme4c8hBdac-bO1YcMO3uE6tliafgPcbkW1miQLHwwNckdHjYxmwV1aZDrc60VY04Rtg/s4032/20181108_151321.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgws-kHBfLVUTgdTrkOWrgScYmu2zBxSDQfoWellf70ADdtYgxcz1CkyIXoHO3buRZQErY03j7gYSMWu-qklwYKjSmTAy_vwSbY9IujQDB6cGcOOVNi_ovyvgKme4c8hBdac-bO1YcMO3uE6tliafgPcbkW1miQLHwwNckdHjYxmwV1aZDrc60VY04Rtg/w458-h344/20181108_151321.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Right side looked clean</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-2pQLbJBG6peq0dsjBiore2zWrsMgg6jEmZV8Ddk044PQL8tOMKGS1vAh-yGglFrAa49V202a7RI4LesS58-PlDB3Yn3NuP4RGuRiAnrXnaVBVpZeOQYztGMigHuHxQFBeD3iiZujO1zkXRx_Aq0u6PXvPgZy4dz4Xr-aVAWoSOoiPHAtnHd1kAqU6g/s4032/20181108_151325.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="912" data-original-width="995" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGogr-kMNu7X4w7wcWo6i6LxNK6beqtlGVJ-O7xNLKSUaLK5tNPVjpA2iOlIz8EOK8KRBzPdnAcYhzK8GNo1xCdwxYX_Tm3CW9mWZbm40NC1manADqj5lwu03Hrce3M97Djiy5CCFwDI8fQodgs81gFsIulgeUgcaJaqu6L9Kp42P4qgdGmhOqG_q-Ig/w544-h498/IMG_0083.JPG" width="544" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><br /></span></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I've</span> been in the business of cars - both professionally and as a hobby - my entire life. My father was a master mechanic and painter, arriving in Canada from Germany and opening his own shop in 1963. It was there that I learned body, paint and mechanical work. </span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #cc0000;">To say my father was a perfectionist is an understatement. He trained with Mercedes and Jaguar before coming to Canada to specialize in those marquees before branching out into all other makes.</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #cc0000;">Over my teen and young adult years, my interests evolved to restoring and "resto-moding" cars, as well as racing, re-styling, buying & selling. But it was my education in the sciences that led me to take it to a level that would change the way I saw vehicles and how I used the materials and tools of the trade.</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></strong></div><div><span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><strong> </strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><strong>Like many of you, I've had many project cars of my own, both foriegn and domestic. From Datsun 510's & 240Z's to MOPAR's and 'stangs (the ones that got away!). </strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><strong><br /></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><strong> In 2003, I finally decided to get serious and turn my hobby into a quest for "restoration perfection"! </strong></span><strong style="color: #cc0000;">I continually look for new ways to make the restoration process better: from finding new materials and tools to work with, to honing my skills in metalwork, paint, interior work and mechanics</strong><span style="color: #cc0000;">.</span></div><div><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><br /></div><div><b><a href="https://sites.google.com/view/etekrestorations/home" style="background-color: #fcff01;" target="_blank">Back to E-TEK's webpage HERE</a></b></div><div><br /></div><div><b style="background-color: #ff00fe;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/edanneberg/about" style="background-color: #01ffff;" target="_blank">Check out my YT Channel HERE! </a></b></b></div><div><b style="background-color: #ff00fe;"><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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</div>E-tekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00983586722781512429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314642292672746714.post-50576051771701891672023-01-01T13:09:00.002-06:002023-01-01T13:09:25.931-06:001964 Mercury Comet Caliente Convertible Restoration<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">1964 MERCURY COMET</span></b><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"> </span><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: large;">Caliente </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: large;">COMPLETE "RUSTORATION"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Time to peel off some layers and see what lies beneath!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZqKOolU0QTfsqonAW1MIoitdbXT_ox6tp2bpaQqJK-cDphPT0REN5pGIEqoT5NnUt9oEIT3qXRXZCmqHWNgoaNOAvtOTIPxmo9s44kUafTSZg4LslXkABrqV-0kmVaHEyVcs-uuXcyxHMCLjClKLLFJ25WeYwehuEbsgPlx4tqJojJh2osuyUxpOEg/s4032/20181105_090449.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>Removing the seat and carpet reveals typical drivers floor rust (moisture accumulation spot)<br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>But otherwise solid!</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVAzZxVbNkrFZNrLM8gm__94kxbk7OaaSjjzqEZQW6lkxV6TV8_5Q78vCGXQ7yssndAMg6M5XIkKruOSBUDPj0qvcFtrkrXe23c103D_kY5e5mlpgpdFNaKeUCE-xST3BzMwhToGzNRyUXjg2QusHlQZy2Vj7BLxfhPUYiKMPjv42yzhRwI6DksWpeVQ/s4032/20181106_120746.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVAzZxVbNkrFZNrLM8gm__94kxbk7OaaSjjzqEZQW6lkxV6TV8_5Q78vCGXQ7yssndAMg6M5XIkKruOSBUDPj0qvcFtrkrXe23c103D_kY5e5mlpgpdFNaKeUCE-xST3BzMwhToGzNRyUXjg2QusHlQZy2Vj7BLxfhPUYiKMPjv42yzhRwI6DksWpeVQ/w651-h488/20181106_120746.jpg" width="651" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMescJm8AQusZb6WtdNt6sUFzElUd-Aig25Jme3B2DeQ4xse_j-cFe-xpAAJQYzKuVhSOfFGwT_Djgs2fPECAUPjg6v523ydRhXEFztsOsx5TdTL7gsu7E7jUYZLmwdFAJOzLu4LJysHvgy6IZ3VJRMlaKup547-vYKyeoWwFgMN0X0Ju7-n7HKp8SXg/s4032/20181106_120817.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMescJm8AQusZb6WtdNt6sUFzElUd-Aig25Jme3B2DeQ4xse_j-cFe-xpAAJQYzKuVhSOfFGwT_Djgs2fPECAUPjg6v523ydRhXEFztsOsx5TdTL7gsu7E7jUYZLmwdFAJOzLu4LJysHvgy6IZ3VJRMlaKup547-vYKyeoWwFgMN0X0Ju7-n7HKp8SXg/w469-h352/20181106_120817.jpg" width="469" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>Rusty but reasonably intact (OK, Im being charitable)</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieCYftnHvmwMECY2a917dHFTKl049AQ0c4vdLa6gg8DBzQLhFF-vuUMpFJhECAhygf9OZqQF1URlsKrSUZ5oF9pWNmhO4hd1aN13af_ff8L7lOY8tPGpIf3Fz_73tXkknfMCjsGHADh-mJcqEbKCGAYjyn59UnskVsDfgRgM7vEna2auAxN5Y0lPaung/s4032/20181108_155523.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="489" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieCYftnHvmwMECY2a917dHFTKl049AQ0c4vdLa6gg8DBzQLhFF-vuUMpFJhECAhygf9OZqQF1URlsKrSUZ5oF9pWNmhO4hd1aN13af_ff8L7lOY8tPGpIf3Fz_73tXkknfMCjsGHADh-mJcqEbKCGAYjyn59UnskVsDfgRgM7vEna2auAxN5Y0lPaung/w652-h489/20181108_155523.jpg" width="652" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Behind the front wheels often rusts</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdtpXvfl78FBpqPrZeGLfqEAtUQ3TWgQzalyzuIlcT_E3XpNf4Mqr0owAbs2nWfRr-oUfZMma8BLVn7lHTerPWG9PHorFC3lf8suto7K0ZQyFIBMOMqteri60k99snrV1kXXWhcs_1UcvRXQv9byzTBQRp0ynbEj0_kD9NUULm5oqniZHWTVbfj3MxsA/s4032/20181108_085512.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdtpXvfl78FBpqPrZeGLfqEAtUQ3TWgQzalyzuIlcT_E3XpNf4Mqr0owAbs2nWfRr-oUfZMma8BLVn7lHTerPWG9PHorFC3lf8suto7K0ZQyFIBMOMqteri60k99snrV1kXXWhcs_1UcvRXQv9byzTBQRp0ynbEj0_kD9NUULm5oqniZHWTVbfj3MxsA/w527-h395/20181108_085512.jpg" width="527" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b> - and here's a typical rust hole</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiS5j2BCo4vyl0-Gfl6JLllSz8H6LW_q58O5x8nzIPbv6sA9_quDB1ls6Vzi0W6vMOqc12n3z7D6duNuiUOzYpGVBNvJyYIWd3iPilVzrG1AlsKFOBTVADA2gOtS58DE0MYNZM93SICZTXBngJctxeSM8m2YnsE7AmzJKZMUMlmXGgzdYIvtgZIA6caQ/s4032/20181108_085524.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiS5j2BCo4vyl0-Gfl6JLllSz8H6LW_q58O5x8nzIPbv6sA9_quDB1ls6Vzi0W6vMOqc12n3z7D6duNuiUOzYpGVBNvJyYIWd3iPilVzrG1AlsKFOBTVADA2gOtS58DE0MYNZM93SICZTXBngJctxeSM8m2YnsE7AmzJKZMUMlmXGgzdYIvtgZIA6caQ/w468-h351/20181108_085524.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cutting out a section reveals more damage in behind - </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHIrHE-Sk5gObR-wc4LqzSKpyoOqtl_ginwthKPSgBcIAaGNfI1YyGR6X5LOseC-kXbpnhwa49Y-dVSRf_ZQtYM_q17L5xxXw20r1l5gHYlYBiWx7bfPqPg4texkzmEqMuhBB03eJy-9Km5E41sMsYOUwu4Qg1C4C04A0kLVF8qAtopd-YskeXHc_9EA/s4032/20181108_155543.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="403" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHIrHE-Sk5gObR-wc4LqzSKpyoOqtl_ginwthKPSgBcIAaGNfI1YyGR6X5LOseC-kXbpnhwa49Y-dVSRf_ZQtYM_q17L5xxXw20r1l5gHYlYBiWx7bfPqPg4texkzmEqMuhBB03eJy-9Km5E41sMsYOUwu4Qg1C4C04A0kLVF8qAtopd-YskeXHc_9EA/w537-h403/20181108_155543.jpg" width="537" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And more...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmHhjIdA7hlv_buzjVfJOz6gySMibljL5z27Sk7wwg4oGpyiGNt2LeYBsFqFkBt86RpqEm4qBkOEYVXbV6DNWrDq3w-gDSYkXJMDlo0QRSDiGS1LJ7dSBnGksR13uTGnjW1OSY6uZaKbE3nIRi2bNy73BXZiI3DVI3riP5fX1QewoePnbeW7l1qJxakQ/s4032/20181115_172807.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmHhjIdA7hlv_buzjVfJOz6gySMibljL5z27Sk7wwg4oGpyiGNt2LeYBsFqFkBt86RpqEm4qBkOEYVXbV6DNWrDq3w-gDSYkXJMDlo0QRSDiGS1LJ7dSBnGksR13uTGnjW1OSY6uZaKbE3nIRi2bNy73BXZiI3DVI3riP5fX1QewoePnbeW7l1qJxakQ/w524-h393/20181115_172807.jpg" width="524" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Let's check these rockers - </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo4WaqsNsH-NeStQwVovyKqIYnOtEXwaG71n_lyrJV94XEf4Z0MPYcx2vycEwPgZ2I9IrXPoQEuOw1OYm6ckW5juQ5UnxwrX6SQ0EDs92Lwz8mwK2_XB3JANDeTEFNKQw1iJJXkhMucX80S6rgPyuyitEllMxXZ8swLJWo6itwYuDVbEDENryZf1kpNA/s4032/20181108_085605.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo4WaqsNsH-NeStQwVovyKqIYnOtEXwaG71n_lyrJV94XEf4Z0MPYcx2vycEwPgZ2I9IrXPoQEuOw1OYm6ckW5juQ5UnxwrX6SQ0EDs92Lwz8mwK2_XB3JANDeTEFNKQw1iJJXkhMucX80S6rgPyuyitEllMxXZ8swLJWo6itwYuDVbEDENryZf1kpNA/w487-h365/20181108_085605.jpg" width="487" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Yikes</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQx9l9nXsDBsxn5Kqavv0QXYvj-WxsUEWphzFh_xrAnvNh5uXUfDin8R0l-x98vuWdkkgnKdXdSvPmmIKYsExNF__pDz3g1hDVq654-MUMlqOrwgsuojrKBvDVn4DrSM7pAYUSk8EfFcXpsxSArLuzRZLYfmpNkSwnK8XAzJaRMMBzqq1De94x9YaJQ/s4032/20181108_155517.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQx9l9nXsDBsxn5Kqavv0QXYvj-WxsUEWphzFh_xrAnvNh5uXUfDin8R0l-x98vuWdkkgnKdXdSvPmmIKYsExNF__pDz3g1hDVq654-MUMlqOrwgsuojrKBvDVn4DrSM7pAYUSk8EfFcXpsxSArLuzRZLYfmpNkSwnK8XAzJaRMMBzqq1De94x9YaJQ/w407-h305/20181108_155517.jpg" width="407" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><b>Carefully cutting out just what's needed </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_AUv5RYyFxPjH8lB3slttcqzTATr-dKne2G7LvdGXYMw4Qh_oCghsWVq9JIrSyAlX-mUm9ux7POGS0pnLVjTmBzJKZwAEifNaRCvc6LwoA5h5Dd6TAg-fjMlv-OTlokXb9rstDUVbGokpUyZkRUYB04RJHN1AQnJmrTDfC8Vhkt5BwCOjJgJwUuqgyg/s4032/20181115_172811.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_AUv5RYyFxPjH8lB3slttcqzTATr-dKne2G7LvdGXYMw4Qh_oCghsWVq9JIrSyAlX-mUm9ux7POGS0pnLVjTmBzJKZwAEifNaRCvc6LwoA5h5Dd6TAg-fjMlv-OTlokXb9rstDUVbGokpUyZkRUYB04RJHN1AQnJmrTDfC8Vhkt5BwCOjJgJwUuqgyg/w624-h468/20181115_172811.jpg" width="624" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><b>So, not a great start but NOT the worst! Remember the Camaro that looked so good?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> I replaced the roof and both quarters, doors and some inners on that one!<br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">OK, at least The engine is free (turns) and is totally intact. </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">"Ran wen parked"</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxXsLPq4NlqAdT8xRT-C5IEQPA6Rez3UHy8awgX6rLdvN9TWtVB4AEac25xu9lHuaY-ecN63agxL5YO0kW_vjBPjaWsyo7Bw87uCz2Z6Xib0AsUJ_U61HlgoGeTRbjIE2py3OBA4X8XVmKo8yt6ukJv2A7eON6yHDYLt9r7-JP64fFC8GK1wYszmJPvg/s4032/20181108_151311.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="4032" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxXsLPq4NlqAdT8xRT-C5IEQPA6Rez3UHy8awgX6rLdvN9TWtVB4AEac25xu9lHuaY-ecN63agxL5YO0kW_vjBPjaWsyo7Bw87uCz2Z6Xib0AsUJ_U61HlgoGeTRbjIE2py3OBA4X8XVmKo8yt6ukJv2A7eON6yHDYLt9r7-JP64fFC8GK1wYszmJPvg/w523-h265/20181108_151311.jpg" width="523" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">So follow along, as we bring this one back to its former glory and allow the current owner to enjoy it for another 20 years!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>E-tekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00983586722781512429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314642292672746714.post-29788440168900020352022-12-31T12:11:00.005-06:002023-01-03T12:16:52.480-06:001964 Mercury COMET Caliente Convertible Restoration<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Welcome to 2023!! </span></b> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">I haven't been very active on this page in the last couple years - that's about to CHANGE!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">1964 MERCURY COMET</span></b> <span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: large;">Caliente </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Dancing Script; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i style="background-color: #fcff01;">COMPLETE RESTORATION</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>- Towed in - </i></b></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7QIbGMY-zCad4gYjRIylh5KMejk4BEftxau54EC9AJQj_xvKUZk91HyE1ayXIv2W5J40ot-ZizscWqhMQSZ8BY9A87swslI1FPgxsgajfFhBdLYZA3vsxhMLORbbs9hl7XtDnK-Hj0dEad0S9TyKN3w9EC5N3jjDCY0VQwRaVt0vbJl8fEWpskb2cZQ/s4032/20181104_163131.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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E-tekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00983586722781512429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314642292672746714.post-51270216108197263932022-02-19T20:22:00.003-06:002022-03-06T10:20:30.668-06:00Datsun 240Z - 10 year restoration nears completion!<br />
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My first car was a Datsun 510. My second a red 1971 240Z. And I loved them. One of the most popular Japanese cars of all time, the 510 helped usher in the Japanese car craze in North America and then, via BRE (Brock Racing Enterprises), started the Datsun racing - and maybe even the tuner - craze.<br />
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Throughout the 1970's the 240Z was popular as an inexpensive sports car. Those in the know found it to be a great platform for fun, as a daily driver, or as an entry to track racing.<br />
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Unfortunately, in the 1980's, as the platform grew more and more technical (before the actual tech was fully sorted!), the older models bagan to rust...and rust badly. In the 1990's, all Datsun's lost much of their hevalue, becoming somewhat overly-designed, while suffering from a corrosion reliability standpoint. They either failed due to rust, or due to excess technological gimmickry and complication, including early EFI, turbo and anti smog systems that choked their performance.<br />
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In 1995 I bought this particular 1972 Datsun 240Z for $500.00, more as a parts-car for a race car that I built to impress my then girlfriend (now wife, of 25 years), who herself was into F1 and wanted to learn to race. Coined "Chili" Hill, she learned to race in a Honda CRX, at Westwood Sppedway in Vancouver, while I built her a sweet 1972 240Z, sponsored by the beer company she worked for, the local radio station and - due to the obvious promotability of a hot girl named Chili in a 240Z - even some recognizable names, including Adidas, Big Brothers and Polaris Water jumped onboard.<br />
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At the time, the parts-car itself actually ran pretty well on it's own, but as mentioned, it was terribly rusty, with 'Fred Flinstone' floors, a different coloured drivers door and a slow weight-reduction program caused by ever-flaking chunks of rust leaving the car. It didnt really matter, we only really wanted it for its suspension and engine bits as cost-effective spares for the race car.<div><br />
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After an extended honeymoon, we decided to move to Saskatchewan where we would find it easier to work and raise a family. Having always been a 240Z lover, we moved all our possessions, including the racecar, with us, and dragging the "parts car" across the mountains, behind my truck, where it then sat for another 10 years. </div><div><br /></div><div>With kids and changing priorities, we finally decided to sell the racer - with the parts car included. But as fate - and luck - would have it, Datsun's were still mostly worthless, and the new owner didn't want ot, even for parts! Again, it sat neglected, further deteriorating and not worth much evenas scrap, yet being a car guy at heart, I was always happy to see it in the corner of the yard, cleaning it once in a while and thinking, maybe, some day, I'll do something with it.<br />
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So, as the racer lived on, remaining active on the prairie SP circuit, racing in and around Regina, SK and Gimli, MB, the old parts-car languished in my driveway, then ultimately finding a spot, way in the back of my newly built shop.<br />
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As the many projects came and went, the Datsun 240Z was always there, reminding me of fun days past and interestingly, almost unimaginably, increasing in value. Then one day, prime early examples began selling for tens of thousands - of US dollars! Now, s a few primo early examples have even topped $100,000US! Now of course, these high-dollar cars are near-perfect examples of low VIN beauties, often purchased by Saudi oil billionaire-kids, but none-the-less, the age-group now interested in these cars has money, even in North America, so even a 1972 in original spec might sell for $10-15,000US. That, in addition to my history with the brand and having some time to finally work on the old girl in my shop, made the decision clear - it was my Datsun's time for some attention!<br />
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After stripping most of the hard parts and interior, I built a rotisserie, mounted it and got to work on the sheet metal. How did I build the rotisserie you ask? Well, just head on over to this installment in the </div><div>E-tekrestorations Blog: <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3314642292672746714#editor/target=post;postID=1208036932187945117;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=0;src=postname" target="_blank">Building a rotisserie - for $200!</a><br />
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Then one day, Duplicolor contacted me after seeing some of my work online, offering me to supply the paint as part of an online promotion to promote their new line of DIY paint (really just old-school lacquer) and so, the 240 was going to get some color on it! </div>
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With the paint finally on, The old Datsun sat again, for several years, before a break in other people's projects led me to get the interior completed, finally opening the boxes of parts I purchased years prior!</div>
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<i>And kook who approves - 35 years later! Our driver, Shannon "Chili" Hill, aka <b>#MrsEtek !</b></i></div>
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While he did so, I watched him carefully and found his "secrets" included soaking the carb body in the parts washer overnight, then using twist-tie wire (stripping the paper off with his teeth) to clean out all the tiny passages in the body, the needles and rods, spraying carb cleaner through a straw into the passages, then using compressed air to force any remaining cleaner out. Secondly, he made sure there were no vacuum leaks around the throttle plate shaft and other through-passage parts. Lastly, he spent a fair amount of time setting the float level properly - which entailed getting the carb in a position to actually make a measurement in the required manner.<br />
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That Thermoquad carb ran perfectly the minute we started the engine and I never even had to fiddle with it after that. Since that time I've done several more carbs and - with the exception of one carb that I didn't heed the above steps - they have all ran great after the rebuild. The lesson here being this: you can do all the steps, replace all the parts and have it LOOK really good, but, if one tiny passage is partially occluded, or the throttle shaft is loose producing a vacuum leak, you'll never get it to run right and you'll likely blame everything except those items you could have done something about!<br />
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First, you'll need some space to do the rebuilding - and like anything, once it's taken apart, it takes up far more room! Plus, you obviously need to keep things organized and still have room to work on the individual pieces. Below is my engine-parts rebuild area consisting of a dedicated parts washer (no large ultra-greasy parts in this one!), various rebuilding references, tools, oils, cleaners - and of course - the ubiquitous shop visuals ....<br />
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Looking a little closer, you'll see I like to use baking sheets to separate the job at hand from others on the bench. These pans have raised edges all the way around which stop tiny parts from rolling off into the abyss, can contain any spills and are easy to clean. Of course I <i>always</i> buy new ones for Mrs E-tek's kitchen before taking the old ones! (See my upcoming posts entitled "Secrets of a Good Marriage" - LOL!)<br />
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One thing that can really help is to take photo's of the parts before - and during - tear down. It may be weeks before you actually put this thing back together and I've found the exploded views of parts don't help you all that much during re-assembly. Each carb is totally unique and photo's help immensely.<br />
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Especially true for the above mentioned point is to photograph linkages. Once disassembled, they can be nearly impossible to get back together without an original reference to go on.<br />
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Before you started your rebuild, you would have purchased a rebuild kit. But not included in the rebuild kit are some key items that you may need, including new floats - and in an effort to reduce variables and having to re-do things - I always buy and replace them. A new throttle plate shaft may be required and sometimes, a different sized power valve, also called an economizer valve, may be required. </div>
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After washing, removing and drying the parts off with paper towels then compressed air, I use a straw (from a can of WD40 of course!) inserted into the carb cleaner nozzle to force the cleaner through the small holes in the carb. <b style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;">*This is where I should tell you to use extreme caution- including goggles, or better yet, a face-shield - so as not to get this stuff in your eyes and face!*</b></div>
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Once that is done and the passages are well soaked, I use the wire from a twist-tie to ream out and loosen any gunk in the passages. Continue with the cleaner and the wire until you're sure there is nothing left in every orifice. You may need to use a bright light and a magnifying glass to find some of the more obscure (hidden) passages on your carb.<br />
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Some of the passages on this carn where so small that I needed a particularly small twist tie to get all the way through them. The key is to use whatever you need to, to make sure they are clean and open.<br />
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Lastly, I used the compressed air to blow out each passage. I use a tapered blow gun to really get the air into each orifice and I make sure to feel for air coming through the other side.<br />
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Another key piece in any rebuild is to check the play in the throttle plate rod. When you check it before dis-assembly, remember is is likely slightly worse than you can feel then - due to the dirt that is still inside the throttle rod passage. Any slop here means it is a source of unwanted air entry, creating a false vacuum which plays out as uneven idle and running lean, requiring you to richen the mixture, creating even more problems...<br />
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Below - old and new throttle plate rods -<br />
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The rod from this carb after removal. It felt a little loose and you can see why - the end of the brass rod that rides inside the carbs throttle rod bore has been worn down over the years. This is actually not really bad - I've seen worse and I'm sure pro-rebuilders have seen some real loosy-goosy ones!<br />
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On this particular carb, the fix was to ream out the throttle rod passage to accept the next largest rod. Some carbs have bushings that can be reamed, or replaced, to restore a tight fit. There's no point leaving a sloppy throttle rod in a carb. Just changing gaskets won't do a thing to make it run better.<br />
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If doing it yourself, the key is to have the carb mounted perfectly perpendicular to the drill bit.<br />
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Here, the new rod is inserted into the newly drilled out passage way. It fits "almost" like a glove - not so tight as to bind, but tight enough not to allow air to whistle through between the rod and the opening.<br />
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Once the rod is in, the throttle plates (cleaned on the wire wheel) were re-attached. (A little thread-locker is not a bad idea here.) These rods are left long so you can custom cut them depending on your linkage set-up. They'll be left like this for a long while yet...<br />
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Note the tine that can be bent up or down to get the float to sit at the correct level in the bowl. Make sure to read the directions carefully and measure the float both in it's hanging and "resting" positions.<br />
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A second measurement I do with the float resting on the needle is to check if it is square. If the float is twisted, one side will hold the other up and the levels will be off, but you won't know why. It's another variable you can correct now.<br />
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With the float hanging down, I used the enclosed ruler again to measure how far the float hanged down - be careful here - the difference between the first measurement (with the carb horn flipped over) and with the float hanging down - was only 3/32nd of an inch in this case - the thickness of a dime.<br />
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Hee's a key part of the re-assembly that is easy to mis - or mess up: many carbs have return-springs that load the choke or throttle plate shafts and the linkages. This helps these parts return to their initial state once input from a cable, dashpot or vacuum source are removed . On this Holley94, the choke plate has a tiny spring that is both eas to overlook and difficult to set in the correct configuration. A couple of ties - and having another carb to look at for reference - and I was able to hook it up correctly, using a small screw driver.<br />
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The final part I needed to tackle was removing the level that was press-fit to the throttle plate rod that we bored and replaced earlier in the rebuild and attach it to the new rod.<br />
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Finally got the wet-sanding and polishing completed on the body, then found we had these last few items to paint. That's always the way.... </div>
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Once the parts were completely prepped and the area was all masked off eith plastic, the items were suspended and sprayed: three coats color three coats clear.<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">Now we can reassemble the entire project and - if we have to - come back and touch anything up we may need to at the end. </span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">The wheels have all been sandblasted and painted, the glass has been ordered and is on its way and the engine and transmission have been completely rebuilt and should be delivered shortly. Stay tuned for the big finish!</span><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: #ff00fe;"><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: #ff00fe;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span> </b></span><b style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/view/etekrestorations/home" style="background-color: #fcff01;" target="_blank">Back to E-TEK's webpage HERE</a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: #ff00fe;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/edanneberg/about" style="background-color: #01ffff;" target="_blank"><span> </span>Check out my YT Channel HERE! </a></b></b></div>E-tekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00983586722781512429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314642292672746714.post-38182375195473167192021-11-06T22:14:00.003-06:002022-03-06T10:12:25.364-06:00Closing in on 400 hours....<br />
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On the '56 International 4-by, the filler work is coming along. The box was by far the worst of it, but it now has a new floor, is reinforced to way more than factory standards, is completely rust free and getting straighter by the hour, as is the cab.<br />
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Filler work on box - a minimum of fill was required due to so much work in metal finishing.<br />
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After 3 long years, the 1956 IHC 4x4 is finally done! Owners came and picked it up and was thrilled!! This is a VERY rare truck that you can't just open a catalogue and to order parts. As show in the many previous posts, I either fabricated or scrounged to find many of the parts needed to finish it.</div>
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The cantilevered hood is rare, unique - and a complete pain in the ass! One has to open one side or the other to work on the right or left side of the engine, but neither leaves enough room to work. Luckily you can also lift of the entire hood, but it takes 2 -3 guys and a lot of care to remove it without damaging the edges!</div>
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From the side it's a handsome vehicle - especially in 4x4 spec. The wheels use "split rims" all around and so many people are so scared to work on them, one has to hunt for a wheel shop that will do it.</div>
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The bed was removed and a new one - trimmed down from another model - was welded into place. The entire inside of the box was smoothed over many months and finally sprayed with box liner and then painted body color. The hog tie downs are farm-spec add ons the owner didn't want to part with.</div>
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For a basic, no-spec farm truck, the IHC has a great dash. This model has the uprated heater blower and defroster, 4 wheel-drive transfer case controls and vacuum operated wipers. A suicide knob was added to help with city maneuverability.</div>
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ANd here it is, loaded up and leaving the E-tek shop, en-route back to its owners at Regina Beach Campground. A full run-through will be needed next spring to ensure the drive train and engine are all working as they should. Fun times ahead!</div>
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The guy who did the autoglass on the '69 Camaro build asked me to repair some rust on his 1999 GMC Trailblazer and as he also does the glass in my projects, I thought I'd be a good car buddy and do it for him over the long weekend...</div>
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Didn't look too bad to start with....</div>
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But like the Foreigner song, Three dressed up as a nine - the closet you got...the worser she looked!<br />
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I noticed the door was out of alignment to the dog leg and rocker - so I took photo of that to see if we couldn't get that better off in the end as well - </div>
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Using the new piece as a partial template, I measured and cut a section so as to use it to mark it out on the vehicle<br />
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With the replacement rocker measured thrice and marked - </div>
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I first cut the rocker - a bit bigger than needed - because its always easier to trim is down than having to add pieces later<br />
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On the vehicle, I did the opposite, by cutting out the minimum amount - to see what was behind the rust. What's that in behind the rust? Why it's a snoot-full of dirt of course!<br />
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Packed full of moisture-holding dirt, which gets in through gaps and drain holes, rusting out the rocker from the inside -<br />
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The portion of the new rocker that I wouldn't use was used to replace the inner portion. All I needed to do was reshape it to become the inner panel, using the brake and some hammer-shaping on the anvil.<br />
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Fitting and shaping in 2 pieces took over an hour<br />
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Once it was the exact right shape and dimension, I soaked any remaining surface rust with POR's <a href="https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjX-NK2n_PWAhVT_WMKHW0JBc0QFggoMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fqr.por15.com%2FQR-assets%2Fdownloads%2FPOR15%2FMetalReadyInfo.pdf&usg=AOvVaw0VvCI2P4-XdakhL5B5gF76" target="_blank">MetalReady</a> and left to work overnight. This solution turns iron oxide (rust) to iron oxite, which is an inter substance. It also helps make metal more conductive for welding by depositing Zinc Phosphate.<br />
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The next day, with everything prepared properly and dried, welding the inner panel ensued. But before welding, I hung a welding blanket across the door opening to protect the interior from weld splatter - or worse!<br />
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Here the inner is welded solid, using a back and forth spot-weld pattern so as not to overheat it, which can lead to warping, burn through and fire hazard.</div>
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With the inner welded on, I trimmed and fit the outer panel so as to ensure it would fit over the finished the inner<br />
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Prior to welding on the outer panel, I coated the new inner panel - as well as the original surrounding metal - with POR15, for maximum rust protection<br />
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Then, the outer panel was welded in, little by little, ensuring it would line up with the body and door<br />
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The lower connecting edge of the wheel-well also needed attention, taking me 3 tries to get right!<br />
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With everything set and welded, the welds were ground down and the entire panel cleaned up, ready for a skim coat of filler<br />
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Tomorrow I'll do a final sand of the filer, then put some more POR-15 on it as well as on the bottom of the rockers so they can either stay black, or can be painted at a later date.<br />
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So, a total of 8 hours, over 3 days, and the rotted out rocker was repaired in and out. This repair will last the life of the vehicle - and likely longer, since I made a point to shape the wheel-well connection so as to allow water and dirt to drain out more easily. It's not often I spend my time on 'later model' rust repairs, but once in a while I don't mind helping another car-guy out. It's one of the many things that makes our hobby so much fun!<div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://sites.google.com/view/etekrestorations/home" style="background-color: #fcff01;" target="_blank">Back to E-TEK's webpage HERE</a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: #ff00fe;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/edanneberg/about" style="background-color: #01ffff;" target="_blank">Check out my YT Channel HERE! </a></b></b></div></div><div><br /></div>E-tekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00983586722781512429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314642292672746714.post-6647467502418861082021-09-29T15:06:00.000-06:002022-03-02T17:14:27.336-06:00 A look back: E-tek Racing, with our Driver, Shannon "Chili" Hill!<br />
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<span style="font-family: times, times new roman, serif;">Everyone who loves cars thinks about racing. Many people DREAM about racing. Some people dream about racing and maybe talk about getting a racing licence and maybe, just maybe, one day get some seat time in a real race car!</span><br />
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Next is strength. A solid chassis handles better. Most small cars are of unibody construction of some sort, which means most of it is held together with the same light sheet metal as are the body parts. Through carefully engineered bends, boxing and gussets its made stronger, but anywhere you can add rigidity and tie it together, is a good thing.<br />
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This gusset, along with double-walling the top and bottom structures, gave the front end of this 240Z an incredible amount of added rigidity, allowing us to delete any external after-market shock-tower bracing.<br />
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The front cross member is also a source of flex and stress. This piece was hardened (and thickened) by a chrome-like process plating, called nickle-alloy overplating.<br />
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The rear suspension arms where also nickel-alloy plated and the stock strut springs where swapped out for TOKIKO's, 30% stiffer and 1.5" lower than stock.<br />
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With everything stripped from the interior, seam sealer was applied to ensure moisture and fumes did not penetrate the cockpit.<br />
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We couldnt have compelted this project without a driver who wasn't afraid to get her hands dirty wrenching, sanding or promoting. Her motivation, positivity and ability to work towards an end goal made the entire project worthwhile.</div>
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After a year of long hours in the garage -designing, wrenching, sanding, it was finally painted, thanks to <span face="Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Brighouse Auto Body, in Richmond BC</b></span>. Few know that this was the shop I grew up in, owned by my father, which was sold off after his passing. </div>
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The new owner, Frank, did me a solid and painted it for us at cost.</div>
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We all know that paints react with air, slowly gelling the top layers, turning it into a skin and eventually hardening the paint through the remainder of the can. </div>
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Single-stage epoxy's however, take it one step further and as the product reacts with the moisture in the air and don't just dry, they catalyze. Slowly, single stage epoxy's like POR15 and Rust Bullet will turn into a cement-like substance in the can when exposed to air. As an example, this is the container I use to transfer POR15 from the can. </div>
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The bottom layer, exposed to the moisture in air, is hardened like cement!</div>
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The answer - for any type of paint - is to not allow ANY air to come in contact with the paint in the can. Putting the lid on won't do it either - the air (and moisture) is already in there. But since our garages are not science labs (close maybe!), you likely don't have the ability to form a vacuum, with a high end vacuum tube.</div>
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Butane is an inert gas, similar to Argon, which is heavier than what's in our air (mostly nitrogen) and can DISPLACE air, thus effectively SEALING the paint off and removing the interaction of air and moisture with the paint.</div>
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All you need to do is turn your Butane lighter on (no flame of course!), or discharge it directly from the refill can, into the can of paint - lid on or off - as per below:</div>
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The Butane will sink to the bottom and settle on top of the paint, thus displacing the air. You don't need to know how much Butane is in the can, as long as there's some it will settle on the paints' surface and form a barrier to the air around and above.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>A</i></span>lthough most of the cab had been color-sanded a while ago, due to getting side-tracked by the 240Z and life in general, I finally got around to buffing out some of the panels today. Once the clear was sanded with 600, then 1000, 1500 and 3000, the buffing can begin, accomplished with coarse rubbing contact and a wool pad, then finished with a fine polish and a foam pad to fill in and remove the marks from the coarse compound.</div>
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And after a second round, the shine starts to come back. The finer compound will bring the shine back a final wax will make it show-ready!</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>W</i></span></b>ith the truck painted inside and out (and partially color sanded), it's finally time to tackle the re-assembly of all the bits and pieces. Although I'm still waiting on the rebuilt engine, re-rimmed wheels and tires and re-upholstered seat set, I can get to all those peripheral parts in the interior, a well as the lighting, electrical, door glass and chrome. This is the reward for all those hours welding, hammering, sanding and sanding...and sanding....</div>
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<br />E-tekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00983586722781512429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3314642292672746714.post-7563286157237790062021-08-29T13:58:00.000-06:002022-03-02T17:29:38.123-06:00A Comet's re-entrySaving the Comet - metalwork Monday!<div><br /></div><div>With quarter panel skins unavailable, we decided best to save the originals. As moisture and dirt settled into the quarter-rocker seam, that's where the work would be:</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdv8_T03gVGDccJc6RNKXVCB9NK8KZtW1vyYx8gOwsCvONof8-idSlWME6LELO0psyuSTUgL7DcBAP3-m7quq5Yje5c9XheSfGJuPCqFdZVXb6lqMXgWozyaom1hOyJFxFmYolaqB_gHfVPGcKooPRDQuzoUXd5-t7sjAAoQhZMUsM_aesSWgzkbFDvg=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdv8_T03gVGDccJc6RNKXVCB9NK8KZtW1vyYx8gOwsCvONof8-idSlWME6LELO0psyuSTUgL7DcBAP3-m7quq5Yje5c9XheSfGJuPCqFdZVXb6lqMXgWozyaom1hOyJFxFmYolaqB_gHfVPGcKooPRDQuzoUXd5-t7sjAAoQhZMUsM_aesSWgzkbFDvg=w679-h510" width="679" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div>With the area cleaned up we inserted a backing strip to weld the new patch panel to: </div><div><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; 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The longest bit was deciding where to position it. We didnt want it to stick too far out, but tucking it in too far wouldn't protect the lights - and I wanted it to function as a step as well, in case anyone wanted to use it to reach, or hop into, the bed.</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">As I forgot to include a new thermostat when I ordered all the parts for the rebuild, I threw the original one in some boiling water to ensure it was still in working condition - which it is!</span><br />
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Before starting I collected everything I needed -including the manual, rebuild kit and all the parts and pieces, doing one side at a time on an old cookie sheet I borrowed from the kitchen... ssssshhh! ;)</div>
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As floats are often WAY off from the factory, adjusting the float level was first up, bending the small tine on the backside of the float and utilizing the little ruler that comes in the rebuild kit to measure 14 millimeters of space between the bottom surface and the float....<br />
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Changing out the float nozzle was next.... The new float nozzle was a little different than the old one. Hoping that it's just new and improved.</div>
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And after all of that was done, I reassembled the entire carb assembly with new gaskets and it was time to put it all back together on the engine.<br />
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Below the carbs you can see the warm air duct that comes off the exhaust manifold and links up to the airbox...<br />
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The entire assembly is very blingy and a defining hallmark of the twin-SU setup used in the Datsun's, as well as some Ferrari's and other interesting marquis of that era.</div>
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The original Japanese hose-clamps (known as wire-clamps) came out like new when hit with the wire wheel. Not exactly sure what metal they are made from, but the corrosion was just on the surface and a few minutes on the wire wheel revealed a like-new appearance.<br />
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Same with the screws. The one on the left was cleaned and looks painted - but wasn't...<br />
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I love restoring cars and I especially love restoring all the nuts, bolts, washers and anything else the car came with. No Gas-Station hose clamps on my rebuilds!</div>
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