Actually, it hasn't been that bad, it's just taking too long. 7 years ago I bought someone's abandoned project. My dream car, the ticket back to my youth, only better. A 1957 small mouth with overdrive, TS19909LO. There were thousands of new parts, including a big bore kit, rack and pinion conversion, voltage regulators, wiring harness, fender mount kits, factory radio, etc, etc, etc. Also, all the sheet metal from VB bought sometime in the 1970's. That's right, new wings, bonnet, boot deck, front apron. A blessing, or a curse? I'm at the sheet metal fitting stage. NOTHING lines up properly without some major modification. The rear wings aren't to bad, but the front wings have to line up with the doors so the gaps are right. NIGHTMARE! I'm not too far off with the left front, but the right front is giving me fits. HOWEVER, the problem today is the hand crank mount and the front apron. The apron is only pre drilled for the grill, nothing else. I'm not sure how the starter crank guide mounts to the apron. There is no way, at this time that the guide is even close to the radiator slot for the hand crank, I'm way too high. Can anyone tell me how
the guide mounts to the apron? BTW,I scrapped th e rack and pinion for a standard steering box so I could start the car with the hand crank. Just like I used to 45 years ago!
the guide mounts to the apron? BTW,I scrapped th e rack and pinion for a standard steering box so I could start the car with the hand crank. Just like I used to 45 years ago!