got a 40 - now it begins

[subzali]

From post 27:

Better than freakin' CCOT. No dangly red wires going across the engine bay, for instance.

 

[treerootCO]

http://www.sor.com/cat054.sor - but we could do OEM if he wants to

more pics (from the rally)

 

[simps80]

That's a cool retrospective Matt.
Thanks for posting that.
I remember posting the ccot pick as the after and thinking that was a long shot.

Mike made an animated gif a few weeks ago of the before and after..and sometimes I watch it for long periods of time..lol

I have been driving it a lot and am fixing little things ..its fun

 

[Rzeppa]

I remember having that (short duration in 40's production run) carb fan in my 76 when I bought it. It was inoperative and I ditched it before I knew WTF I was doing. That was 1982.

 

[simps80]

I remember having that (short duration in 40's production run) carb fan in my 76 when I bought it. It was inoperative and I ditched it before I knew WTF I was doing. That was 1982.

i got a carb fan for you if you want it
it ain't pretty but its yours if you want it

 

[Rzeppa]

i got a carb fan for you if you want it
it ain't pretty but its yours if you want it

If it's operable that would be flippin' awesome. I think that model was in production for about 2, maybe 3 years before they put it in the '60 position on the driver's side fender. The original purpose was to dissipate the (ridiculous) heat from the newly minted EGR system on that carb/manifold side.

 

[simps80]

Been watching ebay for tools to piece together the tool kit..got some need more its cool and fun.

Also got my collectors plates in finally wont need to mess with that for awhile.

 

[Crash]

Sweet!

 

[treerootCO]

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[rover67]

yeah that's pretty great man.

I ordered some tools for mine that were listed as OEM from some site and ended up getting some generic parts that had replaced the OEM ones.

I'll have to attempt to accomplish what you did.

Needless to say.. I'm jealous.

So what the heck is next? It seems pretty done. Enjoy it?

 

[simps80]

Yea been driving it having fun..its very cool and surreal to drive it..I honestly wasn't sure it would get there. .
Buncho little things to work on..
Fix the radio
replace broken antennae
Fix coolant loss which is heater core I think...
it was front and rear heater lines cracked.
Fix license plate lights
Fix ps front driving light
New windshield (last item completed 3/27/2015)
Door hinge pin bushings
check proper vr function after overcharging with batt charger...replaced with new oem VR
clean out door and door drains
Fix fuse 5 popping
fix rats nest trailer plug

Etc

The three wrenches on left are duplicates if you want them

 

[Crash]

Yea been driving it having fun..its very cool and surreal to drive it..I honestly wasn't sure it would get there. .
Buncho little things to work on..
Fix the radio
Fix coolant loss which is heater core I think
Fix license plate lights
Fix ps front driving light
New windshield
Hinge pin bushings
Etc

The three wrenches on left are duplicates if you want them

Mike, I might as well get started on the tool collection fetish for the 40, so if the three wrenches are still available, I'll take them.

 

[simps80]

yeah that's pretty great man.

I ordered some tools for mine that were listed as OEM from some site and ended up getting some generic parts that had replaced the OEM ones.

I'll have to attempt to accomplish what you did.

Needless to say.. I'm jealous.

So what the heck is next? It seems pretty done. Enjoy it?

Yea been driving it having fun..its very cool and surreal to drive it..I honestly wasn't sure it would get there. .
Buncho little things to work on..
Fix the radio
Fix coolant loss which is heater core I think
Fix license plate lights
Fix ps front driving light
New windshield
Hinge pin bushings
Etc

The three wrenches on left are duplicates if you want them

Mike, I might as well get started on the tool collection fetish for the 40, so if the three wrenches are still available, I'll take them.

Hey Steve!
I offered them to Marco before you replied but yea if he says no
They are yours for sure!

 

[Rezarf]

Wow, win, win, win! Looking awesome!

 

[treerootCO]

Found the pics from when we brought her home.
Long story short... the weather was good but there were signs of snow. Thank GOD I bought new tires before the trip! We literally put new tires on the night before.

 

[treerootCO]

 

[treerootCO]

 

[Rezarf]

I know its come a LONG way, but man that was a clean 40 to start with too. Nice score. Mike the shot with the center cap and ice "star" is just plain cool. Thanks for posting.

 

[rover67]

that's just alllllll kindsa cool guys.

 

[Rock Dog]

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Starbucks in the background, makes it look like you were rescuing it from being a "Mall Crawler", or as much of a Mall as they have in "nowhere" Wyoming...