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Log
Checker Project
Parts Listing
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7/1/2011-
Picked up re-plated Spare
Parking Light Housings, Under dash A/C face plate and vent housings.
Re-assembled A/C vents and
louvers into faceplate. Assembled
Spare Parking light
assemblies. |
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7/2/2011-
Rear AC Vent arrives from North Dakota. It's from a 57 Plymouth dash
defroster-perfect match. Bead blasted and repainted.
Installed in housing. |
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7/4/2011-
Cut Door Size jigs in preparation for installation of driver's side rocker
panel. |
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7/7/2011-
Walnut Creek-Finished removing rocker panel. Fabricated
repair panel for backing of
rocker panel. Positioned
new rocker panel in preparation for brazing. AC Compressor and
brackets arrive. |
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7/8/2011-
Finished cleaning all brackets
for Air Conditioning Compressor and painted. Almost finished cleaning
R4 compressor. |
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7/9/2011-
Assembled painted A/C
brackets in preparation for installation. Ordered seals and o rings for
compressor rebuild. |
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7/10/2011-
Designed and
Produced
nameplate for A/C
controls on under-dash condensor. Finished cleaning
A/C compressor (GM-R4) |
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7/11/2011-
Primed and Painted
Compressor. Ordered bulkhead connector and compressor hose block. |
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7/12/2011-
Walnut Creek-Long but productive day. Installed new belts. Installed Aerobus
HD radiator. Installed
evaporator. Installed
AC Compressor and brackets. Refitted DS Rocker panel and
brazed in place-complete. |
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7/13/2011-
Picked up flushed gas tank. Painted
tank and fixed sending unit. Cleaned and painted mounting Bracket. |
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7/14/2011-
Walnut Creek-Replaced AIR Hose and
heater hose to accommodate AC compressor, sanded and painted fender
bolt insert on firewall,
cut out
trunk floor. Began
cleaning and rust removal from
differential and springs. |
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7/16/2011-
Have been trying to figure out what to use for a patch for the spare tire
well on the trunk floor. Finally found a likely suspect- a
garage sale wok-$1. Fabricated
two patches from wok and
brazed in place. |
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7/17/2011-
Painted patch and
trunk floor |
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7/18/2011-
Walnut Creek-Cleaned differential and axle assembly (partial0 and rear
frame, springs and rear cross-member. Picked up re-chromed hood
emblems (2).Removed tailpipe. |
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7/19/2011-
Walnut Creek-Painted
differential, rear springs, frame sections and rear cross-member.
Removed rear speakers, rear window
defroster, rear shelf trim, rear seats in preparation for mounting rear
ac evaporator. Began fabrication of
evaporator housing. |
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7/20/2011-
Continued Shroud fabrication. Installed
angle iron supports and
brazed in top section. |
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7/21/2011-
Continued Shroud fabrication. Spot brazed covering to angle iron framework.
Fabricated and installed end caps. |
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7/22/2011-
Finished Rear A/C Shroud fabrication. Installed drain stubs. Fabricated
access panel. Installed
condensor unit. Applied undercoating to interior and
cold galvanizing compound to
exterior. |
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7/23/2011-
Bolt Cleaning-short day |
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7/24/2011-
Final filing on evaporator shroud- ready to install |
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7/25/2011-
Had spare tire dismounted-Thanks Paul! and
packed up wheel, lower a-frame
and bumper for trip to southern CA. Reordered compressor hose block and
bulkhead connectors. |
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7/26/2011-
Walnut Creek- Finished cleaning
and painting rear frame. Cut out more of old trunk floor.
Fit in new trunk
floor. No brazing after dropping Oxygen regulator-damn! Installed
lower radiator hose and removed PS Impact absorber in preparation for
welding. |
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7/28/2011-
Walnut Creek-Brazed in nuts
for spare tire holder. Final fitting of trunk floor.
Secured floor in place
with sheet metal screws in preparation for TIG welding. Weldor comes
tomorrow. |
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7/29/2011-
Walnut Creek-Had reinforcement welded on to PS Lower Control Arm.
Battery
support now welded to frame and trunk floor welded in place. |
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7/31/2011-
Cleaned and painted spare tire holder, cleaned one rear bumper bracket |
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