1958 bel air (formely know as clara bel

There is no snake in it. It would have moved out when we towed it. Even if there was it would be a black snake. They won't bite ya. That one we pulled out of the Bird was a big one. It looped through the cowl and into the car. close to 6 feet. That's pretty bug for a black snake. I only seen one bigger than that about 20 years ago out at the property. I hacked it's head off.

yeah, i talked to my older twin. jeff that lives behind the house he chopped a snakes head off in his yard not to long after we brought the 58 into the garage. lol

That must have been it. lol

got the radiator mounted and the cross bracing welded back in.

in no particuliar order
List of things needed next:
tranny cooler $36 bucks from advance
belts
spark plugs
spark plug wires
radiator hoses
distributor cap butch said he had a cap and button for me. sweet thanks butch
water neck id run a used one if anyone has any spares. $13.00 chrome one at advance
tranny mount energy suspension is about $25.00 at advance
3 u joints for driveshaft, came across a few diff. types. $8.25 being the cheapest.
oil
oil filter
and a carb.

got the set of headers from stewart, i had a set of header gaskets in stock. they are bolted up,

what's left before you can start it?

well tonight i rewired the key switch. took my time on it with heat shrink tube, wire ends etc., its ready to be ran back through fire wall and hooked up to starter. before i can start it, i need belts, carb, distr. cap and wires and also need spark plugs.


i still need majority of this stuff
belt
spark plugs check
spark plug wires check
radiator hoses check
distributor cap check
water neck check
tranny mount energy suspension is about $25.00 at advance
3 u joints for driveshaft check
carrier bearing check
oil check
oil filter check thnks stewart
and a carb. check check

will i was working under the dash i hooked up the toogle switch for the electric fuel pump, wired up my gauges, and took the front dash speaker out and put in a polk audio 6x9. it wasnt just a direct placement i had to do a little fab work to sit the speaker down in there. it still did not fit from down in from the top so i bolted it from the bottom. i couldnt resist from hearing what it sounds like so i hooked it up so the garage stereo and man that thing screams.

I have a spare water neck if you still need one.

sweet thnks howie

butch stopped by benjamins house and grabd my hoist. while i was waiting i ran out to the garage for an hour and worked on the 58 , i got the waterneck on, upper and lower heater hoses on, spark plugs.

cool

one step forward and two steps back.

a few days ago i poured some anti freeze in the radiator and it was pouring out of the bottom ? got up set and headed back up stairs . went back out the last night and the freaken peecock was loose lol.

tonight i was out there put the oil filter on it and poured some oil down in it. i made a oil pump primer out of an old dist. and now i have front knock coming out of the timing cover.not sure what the deal is but i came in for the night. this sat im gonna get back on it. any one have any ideas what it could be. someone told me tonight that the cam could have possible frooze to the bearing. i'm pretty peed off about it so by sat i should be calmed down. but its all part of hot rodding i suppose

this weekend im gonna pull the plugs make out and see what it does.

That's right Jonatan it's all part of hot rodding. Don't give up!

pulled the plugs. turned over 3 or 4 full rotations. wired the alternator up, wired the starter up, finished up with the key switch. got the back door opened. not much left to get running...

Start it up today.

been in the bed majority of this afternoon. about to head to work at 10 pm.

picked up a few more parts today: tranny mount, oil drain plug, and a tranny cooler.

well go fiqure but my $30.00 worth of motor oil is all over the floor in the garage. wth. when it rains it pours. i noticed a small leak coming from the drain plug so i tighten it i assumed that would stop the leak, then thats when i decided to buy a new one to have in stock just in case. i went back out the next day and all of my lucas motor oil was on the floor. this car is tryen to tell me something. its gotta be cursed, again maybe its the garage. i have no clue.
I also got under the car and put the tranny mount on the tranny and installed the cross member. the bolts that go through the cross member into the mount dont line up at all? Im wondering if i turned the cross member the other way it would line up that way. i dont think it will make a difference but i'm try it and see.

Like i already said, when it rains it pours .

Dang, I was hoping that you'd have it on the road soon...bummer but keep the faith!

Later,

Lee

i sold it......

So I went out to the garage yesterday evening and decided i would switch out that oil pan bolt.... I drained the new oil into a clean bucket and took out the bolt with what was left of the washer. I went to install the one that advance sold me and it wasnt the right size... the old one that i pulled has been cross threaded.

What do i do know...
Use the old one with a new washer
Buy the right one and use it.
replace the oil pan....

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