Thursday, December 30, 2021

Wheels...

 

Got the wheel/tires removed. Added the shop Guniwheels (universal bolt pattern temp. wheels)


Drums are all in pretty good shape




Wheels removed.

Insides are pretty rusty.

Off to the tire shop, to get the tires removed.


Yikes.  Fingers crossed on sandblasting!














Thursday, December 23, 2021

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Radio, speaker, gauges, switches removed...

 

The "After" shot with most items removed...

Back of the speaker (as it was in the dash)

We took dozens of photos (before & after we labeled each wire)




That connection (w/the blue plastic) is the back of the Battery gauge. Note the burn marks on the gauge.  More on a later photo...





Ignition/key switch backside - center wire was "re-done" at some point

Note center wire (no connector), but solidly attached (and then wrapped with cloth electrical tape)

Speedo removed.

Speedo backside

Speedo side date coded "JUL 21 1957"

Back of the radio (as installed)

Radio w/antenna plugged into the side



Radio was extremely dusty and quite pitted

Speaker removed - amazing complexity

Delco Radio speaker

Speaker

Speaker

Tachometer

Tach side shot

Back of the tach - if you zoom in
you'll see the date: JUN 24 1957

Tach

Fuel & Temp gauge cluster

Note factory warning on Fuel gauge

Cigarette lighter removed

Battery & Oil Pressure gauges

There was an electrical issue at some point - this is the back of the Battery gauge

Back of the Ignition/key switch



Headlight switch removal






























Trip to Chris' shop...

  Loaded up the sand blasted/refinished seat frames ...and the '57 seats Compared them to what you get from Al Knoch reproductions Chris...