A Swedish total restoration project of a Columbia Six from 1923
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.
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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 frontaxel are now mounted with wheels.The footstep are mounted with screws.The rear fender is finally in the right place .The sideplate has been prímed.The footstep needs to adjust more to the front fender mountings.
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 front springs are mounted and ready to mount on the axel and have grease between the leaves.The rear springs are also ready to grease on the leaves and put together with the rear axel which not is ready to mount yet. The hubs has I mounted down and cleaned .They are also ready to mount on the wood wheels the holes for the I need to bore larger.The bearings is now been searching for perhaps could I use some of the old ones.
The work the last weeks consist of working with the front-axel and front-springs.
I have taken the springs apart and stretched them about 1/2″ .Cleaned and painted the leafs.
New spring bolts and reborred schackels.New bushing in the springs and the bushings in the frame are roomed to fit the new bolts.New spring u-bolts are also made.
The engine is moved to a shop that are going to make new babbits for the crankshaft and the connecting rods.
