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Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2019 12:21 am
by PhilA
Ho. Lee. Sheet.
Just found my first "Really Scary to think I drove this" item on the Pontiac.
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Let's play "What is missing from the brake clevis", shall we, boys and girls?
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The rest of the time was spent cleaning the frame rail, brake master cylinder and steering box exterior. Still a lot more to do but that's as long as I was willing to lay on the front clip and engine mounts tonight.
Phil
Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2019 8:19 am
by Hooli
Who needs retaining pins anyway?
Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2019 1:56 pm
by PhilA
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Steering box grease has arrived. Woo!
Phil
Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2019 2:37 pm
by BenHar
It looks as though that rod will not come off the clevis with the main pivot in place.
Still wouldn't want it rattling around though!
Ben
Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2019 3:03 pm
by PhilA
No, not easily- though if misadjusted to be too short it can jump out of the divot in the master cylinder piston and fall off.
If it's that loose I think you'd be screwed anyway.
--Phil
Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2019 12:06 am
by PhilA
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Tonight started inside the car, pulling up carpet, vacuuming and removing various pieces of tinware.
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Little wonder this would catch on the brake pedal as it was depressed. It would also sometimes cheekily stop the pedal from returning all the way, too.
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Bashed it straight with a hammer, scrubbed it clean, wow brushed the rust and applied rust converter.
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Etch primed and painted in Nearly The Correct Blue.
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While I was at it, I did the other two pieces that make up the toe-board around the pedals.
That's enough for tonight.
Phil
Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2019 2:33 am
by PhilA
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Fitted the first piece in. Correctly. Without hammers or a prybar.
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Sound deadening fitted.
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Top and bottom toe-board panels fitted, missing 3 bolts.
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Viewed from engine compartment, shows it should look nice once it's all cleaned up and painted.
Brake pedal moves smoothly now...
Phil
Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 12:07 am
by PhilA
In a hugely exciting installment, I bought 88¢ of bolts.
I also found, hiding in the chassis rail, a piece of metal specific to "H" VIN cars- clutch pedal blanking plate!
Cleaned and painted that up.
I pulled my back out last night so updates will be slow again.
Phil
Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 2:40 am
by PhilA
I surprised myself tonight.
Didn't think to before but I offered that blue up against the paintwork.
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That's not actually a bad color match for something off the shelf at Wal-Mart.
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That's where the plate fits, held snug by the felt insulation.
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Fully held down with new bolts (glad I bought one extra, as I dropped the first one and it vanished off under the car to be found in the tread of the tires later). No squeaks, rattles or anything untoward.
Phil
Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 10:41 am
by 8BAK465
Hooli wrote: ↑Tue Jun 11, 2019 8:19 am
Who needs retaining pins anyway?
Just a louder Horn
