Never fear, gentle reader, I haven't given up on Tillie. Work and other projects have consumed quite a bit of my time, not to mention that working in an unheated shop with a propane heater blasting away is not a whole lot of fun.Ha.
Ok, enough of the whining and excuses...here are some pixs of what I have gotten done.
All of the AAW wire harness is in place, labeled, and ready to be terminated at the dash. This is pretty tedious work for me, so I'm going slowly and trying to do it right the first time.
While running the wiring to the front of the car, I got to thinking about other items that should get installed at the same time....the radiator overflow bottle, for example. I knew the bottle was on the driver's side front wheel well, but honest to grandma, I could not figure out where to bolt it! As usual, some 6-Pack members bailed me out with photos of the bottle location on their cars(thanks guys). After viewing those pixs, the light bulb came on...both of Tillie's front wheel wells were replaced, and the new wire harness holding clips are located higher up on the wheel well, blocking the normal location for the bottle.Since the emissions canister on Tillie was long gone before I got the car, that space on the passenger side front fender was available. The overflow tube will have to bend around backwards, but not a bad fix, all things considered.
Wire wheels have always been on the "must have" list... especially for my wife, Rhoda, so when I found a set of Dayton chrome wires on sale at Universal Vintage Tire in Hershey, PA, I pulled the trigger for both wheels and tires.
Finally , I thought all the rusty, nasty car parts had been cleaned or replaced....then, while working on the overflow bottle, I thought of the front grille that's been hanging on the shop wall, and guess what, the lower part of the grille was rusty and nasty. It's been sent off to Roy, my media blasting guy, for cleaning and powder coating. Hope that's all for rusty/nasty!
March is just a day away, and the days are getting longer, so warmer weather can't be far behind...I'll keep you posted on my progress (honest). (-;
