Mike,
Hang in there, it gets better. All your efforts will pay off in time. And
that "happy Spridgeteer" smile on your face and memories will last a
lifetime.
WFO Herb
Keep the sticky side down!
Mike Maclean wrote:
> Tomorrow I start my annual vacation! No train whistles. No weird
> hours. No management threatening me with my job if I screw up. Through
> a scheduling screw up and misunderstanding about the kids "off track"
> dates, I will be home alone with just myself and my Bugeye.
> YIPPEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> Actually, Sunday is the regular day off for the job I'm on now with
> the railroad. That could change by the time I get back to work. But, I
> worked all day on my car. I intend to assemble enough of the car to at
> least get a test run around the block before I start back to the salt
> mines. I still have to install the wiring and drive train for that to
> happen. I also have to install the gas tank, radiator, make a new fuel
> line, etc., etc. Today I painted the transmission with the Moss Sprite
> Midget green paint so I could install it first tomorrow before the
> engine. As this was a basket case, I guess I didn't notice that the
> Lockheed clutch slave cylinder that was in one of the boxes (brand new
> in the box since 1976!) was a 1 inch bore. My car needs a 7/8ths bore
> slave cylinder. So, tomorrow a call to the regular suspects and get the
> right one. Anyone on the list need an NOS 1 inch slave cylinder? I'll
> send it if you send me postage money. It turns out that the small
> rubber boot that slides over the clutch fork had somehow become brittle
> and just split in pieces when I tried to force it over the end of the
> fork. I also tried to slide the drive shaft on the end of my rebuilt
> transmission prior to installing it in the car it. It wouldn't go. I
> got a small flashlight to see what was keeping it from sliding in place
> and found rust and corrosion in the female splines of the drive shaft.
> It's toast. So tomorrow, more time out to find a new yoke for that end
> of the drive shaft. Wow, what's next? Maybe I was being too optimistic
> about the 2 week deadline. You always have to take 2 steps backward to
> take one step forward with these cars.
> So tomorrow, I'll have to start some other job on the car while the
> drive shaft saga plays out. I know, I'll paint the engine with the
> other can of Moss green paint so I can find out something wrong that
> will have to be fixed before it is installed!
> Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
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