I got some quality time today with Barney 
My "new" clock (rebuilt by Clock Works in Wisconsin) came back yesterday, so I was able to button up the dashboard completely. Anyone looking to have their original clock movements serviced should check these guys out; they did the clock and got it back to me in 10 days, and it runs like a top!
Also got lots of little stuff done, like wiring up the dome light, changing out parking lamp bulbs and rusted sheet metal screws throughout the front clip, setting high idle speed and re-checking the timing. 259 is running beautifully now, although it smells a bit rich on startup so I'll have to fiddle with the mixture a bit.
Finally, I decided I wanted to put in the rear wiring harness just to complete the job, so I pulled the sill trim and rear quarter panel so I could get to where the cable runs along the floor. The floor looks pretty good (it's the first time I've had the carpet back) with the exception of just ahead of the driver's A-pillar, where I can see about 1/16" of daylight from the fenderwell. Something else to attend to...
Finally, with the quarter window inside trim off, I shot some WD-40 (okay, a LOT of WD-40) inside the quarter to free up the stiff window regulator. This worked great and the window will now actually roll ALL THE WAY DOWN; previously it would only go down about 4 inches.
Tomorrow I'll get the rear harness in. Shaping up to be a good weekend!
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Clark in San Diego
'63 F2/Lark Standard
My "new" clock (rebuilt by Clock Works in Wisconsin) came back yesterday, so I was able to button up the dashboard completely. Anyone looking to have their original clock movements serviced should check these guys out; they did the clock and got it back to me in 10 days, and it runs like a top! Also got lots of little stuff done, like wiring up the dome light, changing out parking lamp bulbs and rusted sheet metal screws throughout the front clip, setting high idle speed and re-checking the timing. 259 is running beautifully now, although it smells a bit rich on startup so I'll have to fiddle with the mixture a bit.
Finally, I decided I wanted to put in the rear wiring harness just to complete the job, so I pulled the sill trim and rear quarter panel so I could get to where the cable runs along the floor. The floor looks pretty good (it's the first time I've had the carpet back) with the exception of just ahead of the driver's A-pillar, where I can see about 1/16" of daylight from the fenderwell. Something else to attend to...
Finally, with the quarter window inside trim off, I shot some WD-40 (okay, a LOT of WD-40) inside the quarter to free up the stiff window regulator. This worked great and the window will now actually roll ALL THE WAY DOWN; previously it would only go down about 4 inches.
Tomorrow I'll get the rear harness in. Shaping up to be a good weekend!
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Clark in San Diego
'63 F2/Lark Standard
<div align="left">My first stude '61 champ in 1987</div id="left"> <center>Shane</center><center>Kennewick, WA</center>
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