Late January 2019 – Firewall & Electric Cooling Fan Cleanup

While waiting for the engine to be rebuilt by David Hume last year, I cleaned up the existing firewall aluminum panels. The center panel had a number of dents and dings in it – most likely from when the engine was removed to replace timing chains and clutch in 1980 in Italy ( I suspect […]

Mid-January 2018 – Headlight Reassembly

Got the headlights cleaned up and reassembled this month. First up was to reattach the gaskets. Because the car sat in a heated garage under a cover for the last 33+ years, all the rubber gaskets are supple and like new! Using a gasket adhesive that appears to be exactly the same as the original […]

December 31 2018 – Engine Received, Horns & Headlight Housing Cleanup

The Old Dominion Freight tracking application showed my engine arrived in Seattle on December 30 (a Sunday) so I collected it on December 31 in Seattle (90 minutes and a ferry ride away from my place): Here it is at the freight station in Seattle: and after loading in the back of my truck: […]