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This afternoon, we went back to work on my coupe. While I was cleaning and polishing the gas tank, Chuck worked on the rear axle. Finally, he suggested what I had been thinking--we needed to pull the axle to do the job properly. So we went to work on the axle and finally got it out of the car. I'm not as much help as normal and it was about 104 degrees and humid today so we're kind of struggling with things. After we pulled the axle we got under the car to get a better look at things. It was as I feared, little areas of surface rust that have to be dealt with, other areas that need cleaning, the shock absorbers need to come out, the parking brake cable needs cleaning, and when we looked at the wheels it's apparent the seals are leaking. So, while we're at it, Murphy is going to get a ground up restoration on his rear end. Good thing we have six, uh oh, better make that five weeks, until the Grand National. And we haven't even looked at Chuck's GT/CS yet.
Here's how the gas tank turned out:
http://www.tucsonpony.com/gas3.jpg
And here's what we have to work on, you can see the small areas of rust that need sanding and repainting. Nothing major or alarming, but it needs fixing. It's the result of the car sitting in snow banks, driving across the desert, driving up a creek bed, and general abuse. No, Murphy was not always a pampered trailer queen and he really isn't now either.
http://www.tucsonpony.com/rear1.jpg
http://www.tucsonpony.com/rear3.jpg
Yeah, we're going to pull the exhaust system, too.
Here's how the gas tank turned out:
http://www.tucsonpony.com/gas3.jpg
And here's what we have to work on, you can see the small areas of rust that need sanding and repainting. Nothing major or alarming, but it needs fixing. It's the result of the car sitting in snow banks, driving across the desert, driving up a creek bed, and general abuse. No, Murphy was not always a pampered trailer queen and he really isn't now either.
http://www.tucsonpony.com/rear1.jpg
http://www.tucsonpony.com/rear3.jpg
Yeah, we're going to pull the exhaust system, too.