21 March 2006 | Body work, Body work, SM, SM, SM, SM, SM, SM
An important step is done, the body arrives in Montreal. It’s now in my garage. This restoration is supposed to be now in the reassembling phase. I say “supposed” because I still have a lot of work to do on parts to reassemble. sm_221Here is the...
9 February 2006 | Uncategorized
The body is waiting for a container. It’s brought to a shipping company in Marseille. Again a few waiting days, the container should be in Montreal on March 1st. sm_217Here she is, in Marseille, delivered by my brother. Thanks Laurent! sm_218Huge protection work...
6 January 2006 | Body work
When the body shop completes its work, the body is brought back to my father’s home. It will stay here to wait for its shipping over the Atlantic ocean. Front and rear half axles still have to be back to obtain a rolling body. My father works on these half axles...
22 December 2005 | Miscellaneous
By the end of 2005, after months of cleaning, brushing and sandblasting many parts, I finally begin painting. sm_197After preparation, I begin by two coats of primer sm_198I store parts after primer. There are multiple primer colors but that’s not my decision,...
18 October 2005 | Mechanical
After having done most of the cleaning work on the gearbox, I go ahead by reassembling brake discs and calipers. sm_189To put back the brake discs (new), I borrowed a comparator to measure the rotation defect… sm_190… it’s ok, the rotation defect is...
4 October 2005 | Mechanical
By September 2005, I start working on the hydraulic devices. I start with the clutch cylinder and the front brake calipers: sm_203The clutch cylinder is not difficult to disassemble… sm_204… but removing the inner gasket is a nightmare, I had to use...
