Penelope - The 1971 Project

[thaddeussmith]

thanks man. progress is slow, but trying to keep it steady. Each weekend has a few hours of work scheduled in. since it's going to take me through next year to finish from a financial standpoint, there's no real rush for me to destroy everything at once and find myself overwhelmed with too much to do.

[thaddeussmith]

Thanks! and yes, you do ..

I actually just purchased a 30 gallon compressor which should help me do a whole lot more in a lot less time. Waiting for it to be delivered to the store ...

[thaddeussmith]

My new toy ..waiting on it to be delivered to the store:

CFM at 90 PSI - 5.3

Max. PSI - 155

Volts - 120 / 240

Amps - 20

HP - 1.6

Air Tank Size (gal.) - 30

Pump - Cast iron, V-twin

Air Outlet Size (in.) - 3/8

[thaddeussmith]

No real updates ... pedal box has been pulled. It's swiss cheese so I'll need to find a donor box for the rebuild. motor is ready to pull - everything but the drive shaft and motor mounts is detached .. i'll be pulling from the top and snagging the transmission at the same time. I've done it this way before on my old 76 and it worked out pretty smoothly.

My garage is in disarray, so I decided to take a short break from parts purchasing and focus on the garage and some tools that will be essential going forward.

The air compressor is awesome. Picked up a nice little starter kit from Campbell Housefield which has a 3/8" ratchet, 1/2" impact, die grinder, air hammer and a shitton of bits and accessories. next will be an angle die grinder for surface prep.

Picking up a nice U.S. General tool box combo this weekend from HF (the wide and short red ones, not the thin and tall Crafstman-esque). I can't find anything but good reviews on these, especially in home shop use. The only negatives out there are the usual "damn doh, damn doh, it ain't Amuhrican made."

Back to parts hoarding and more tear down stuff next month. I'll be stripping the tar-board out of the interior soon and addressing all of the rust that most likely exists underneath.

[thaddeussmith]

Got the new tool and spent all weekend transferring and organizing and labelling.

pimping team KGB ..first sticker on the box