A Swedish total restoration project of a Columbia Six from 1923
The year 2012 begun with more plastic filling and finishing job before painting.The front seat is also repaired and new side plates has been done.
The engine has arrived from the shop that made new babbits both for the sleeves and crankshaft bearings.There is more to do there before it is ok in tolerance.
I have test mounted the engine to see how it looks.
The doors got two new inside handles .
The fenders has been sandblasted and primed.The engine bolts are now cleaned and steel brushed after been heat treated.
A NOS new head gasket and gasket for the manifold has I bought.The door locks is now completed in place and adjusted.
MERRY CHRISTMAS !
I have turned the car around. That is for better overview when working.
The footstep and the side plate and fitting it all to the rear fender is the work that is in progress.
The work continues the last months has been passing away.The new footsteps is ready to fit in place they have been varnished a couple of times.The bolts and nuts for the cylinder head is ready to be hardned.The hubs for the front axel is also ready to be fitted in place.The wheels needs to be drilled for the larger hubs.
Showing some of the works done under one year.
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The work with the side plates and also the fitting of the fenders on both sides is now the prime target.
In the last month most of the time has been spent working with the hood and fitting it to the radiator and cowl.The generator is tested to be ok.
The rear floor plate is now painted,The making of new side plates has begun with cutting and bending it to right shape-more work to do there.
I have done a new hood because the old one was to much work with.The rear plate floor is painted black.
New rear u-bolts for the rear axel is also done after have primed it.
The work continues with the top.The steel bows are sandblasted and some rust paint is inside the bows.The wood bows is varnished and new wood is glued on the top side of the bows so that the nails fasted better.The bows is in the correct place .The wood bows are screwed and bolted to the iron bows.
I have also test mounted the top material so I can see that the bows seems to be ok.
The upper and lower windshield has been sandblasted and mounted in place and got a layer of primer.
The wood on the rear is ready and fasted with screws and varnished.The top has been tested and seems to work out proper.
I have just finished to take it all apart and all the old clothes and so much nails ! The wood bows and the steel bows is now apart and the left front bow was broken and this I must glue and reinforce before I can mount it all back in place.
The producers name for the wood bows is marked in one bow. The name of the top was also located on one of the steel bows.
To all of you I wish A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
