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APRIL 2012
- 4/21/12 Del Lewis Car Show Yuba City
- 4/23/12 Radiator overflow tube was removed and cap mount
was removed and turned around for the opposite direction so the hose would be
shorter to attach to the new overflow tank.
- 4/23/12 Installed new 12" electric 1000 CFM cooling fan
in front of the radiator for better cooling and temperature control while
cruising. The fan is 7 amps as the generator puts out almost nothing at idle.
Switch installed under the dash board.
- 4/26/12 Radio face plate back from the chrome shop. Pot
metal is so hard to chrome with the pitting and makeup of the metal.
- 4/28/12 Downtown Grass Valley Car Show
MAY 2012
- 5/6/12 Newcastle Car Show
- 5/1/12 Repaired issue with bad spark plug wire.
- 5/12/12 Niles Spring Car Show in Fremont - won "Best
Convertible"
- 5/19/12 Maxwell Car Show
- 5/23/12 Oil change and filter.I added Risolene to help
with sticky lifters
- 5/31/12 Replaced the front Trunion on the driveline,
trying to cure vibration at 35mph - much better
JUNE 2012
- 6/1/12 Replaced distributor cap and rotor
- 6/8/12 Replaced dip stick from Big M in Williams
- 6/2/12 Rods & Relics of Lincoln Car Show
- 6/3/12 MoPar Alley Ohlone College Annual Car Show Fremont
(Second Place)
June 3rd MoPar Alley Second Place
JULY 2012
- 7/3/12 Overhaul Differential: Rear Axel
differential Type: Semi Floating - Drive Gear Type: Hypoid - Ratio 3.54 with 8
3/4' ring gear. All bearings and seals replaced by Shawn at:
- River City Differential
11366 Amalgam Way #5
Rancho
Cordova CA
916-852-7109
- Shawn said the rear end had never been touched and in
fact had the original leather seals on the axles. It was very clean inside and
in his opinion the 80,000 miles on the speedometer was all the miles on this
car.
- 7/30/12 Balanced driveshaft
AUGUST 2012
- 8/3/12 Replaced spark plug wires with Petronix
wires.
- 8/4/12 Service vehicle, clean, wax and polish for Hot
August Nights.
Wednesday August 8th was MoPar Judging
day.
The judges came back twice to look at my car, then I found a flyer
in my seat that said you are a winner be at the stage at 4:00 pm.
The
Ultimate Car Competition first runner up for "Best of Show" also
came with $100 cash.
What a HOOT!
SEPTEMBER 2012
- 2/27/2012 Biltmore Car Show - won best of show.
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