Another quick forty five minutes.

It has been crazy busy around here this past month. One Sunday afternoon (two weeks ago) my wife and I managed to poke and prod at the rear windshield rubber gasket corners until they finally seated in place. And, I did a couple other little things here and there that were uninteresting and “unbloggable”. But finally, after trying to connect with him for a few weeks, Chris came to pay a quick visit. In a flurry of activity, we got a ton done!

But first, by request from a blog reader, I promised to post a picture of Chris's homemade filet tool. This instrument installed both of the locking strips into the front and rear windshield rubber gaskets.

 

When he was done using it today, the rear windshield looked like this.

 

Both of us agreed that the quality of both the rubber and the mold for the rear gasket were nowhere near as nice as the front windshield. And it shows by the gaps in this corner.

 

Chris also managed to find that there was a short in the steering wheel ground that prevented the horns from working via the horn push. He just had to scrape a little corrosion off of the steering wheel hub. The horn system works beautifully now!

 

And finally, he adjusted the new choke cable so that it works smoothly from full open to full close. The old one was just plain worn out.

 

The dashboard knob on the new one has the fan picture on it. Somehow I have to get the original “C” back on there. I will figure it out this winter.

 

Next I will concentrate on getting the doors working properly. There is a lot to explain. That project will start next week. Then, I can take her for her maiden voyage!!!

Thanks for visiting.

Toddy