This past week we installed the motor and the transmission in the vehicle. We also finished installing the front suspension and the drums and wheels. We will finish installing the items on the motor like the water pump, starter and the alternator. Then we will install the new brake lines, and turn our attention to rebuilding the rear end. Once that is done we will have a rolling chassis.
Work is also being done on the body to prep it and paint the underneath, firewall, inside,the inner quarters, and trunk area. Then it can be mounted back on the frame. We will keep you posted.
Mr. Steinkamp had a question regarding the history of the vehicle. The car is actually mine/ the shops that i have owned since June of 2004. I bought the car in Fredericksburg, VA, wit the intention of just having a daily driver. Well we all know how that turns out. You start fixing one thing and that leads to another and so on and so on. But the good news is that it is starting to go back together to look like a car again. An article was also published in the April 2005 issue of turning wheels, where i wrote in and Mr. Palma graciously answered all my questions regarding this vehicle. I remember sending in some temp-lets we used to stiffen the frame around the spring pockets since these were cracked. That is also another reason we pulled the front end apart was to weld inside the spring pockets as there were cracks in there as well. Once we are done we will have a vehicle that has been totally gone through and will be do and done right. It will provide years of driving enjoyment!
Work is also being done on the body to prep it and paint the underneath, firewall, inside,the inner quarters, and trunk area. Then it can be mounted back on the frame. We will keep you posted.
Mr. Steinkamp had a question regarding the history of the vehicle. The car is actually mine/ the shops that i have owned since June of 2004. I bought the car in Fredericksburg, VA, wit the intention of just having a daily driver. Well we all know how that turns out. You start fixing one thing and that leads to another and so on and so on. But the good news is that it is starting to go back together to look like a car again. An article was also published in the April 2005 issue of turning wheels, where i wrote in and Mr. Palma graciously answered all my questions regarding this vehicle. I remember sending in some temp-lets we used to stiffen the frame around the spring pockets since these were cracked. That is also another reason we pulled the front end apart was to weld inside the spring pockets as there were cracks in there as well. Once we are done we will have a vehicle that has been totally gone through and will be do and done right. It will provide years of driving enjoyment!
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We've got to quit saying, 
Seriously, you're doing wonderful, high quality work. I hope that you rack up plenty of enjoyable miles in your (re)NEW(ed) Studebaker! Do you have any timeline in mind to complete it, or do you just work on it as time allows between paying jobs?
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