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Blaster parts came in. Got the other drum reconditioned. Will be taking a trip to the car later today, and will install it then. I'll see what other work I can accomplish while I'm there.

Ordered sand blaster parts. Without a sand blaster, you ain't restoring, you're just repairing.

Thanks a bunch! Got the right front brake assembly completely installed, and got the backing plate mounted to the left. Mounted the generator, brake booster & master cylinder (mostly).

Was able to recondition ONE of the front brake drums. The valve that regulates the flow of sand on the tank blaster blew through. I need to get that fixed before I can blast the other drum. Ordered new brake hoses, bearing seals, and dust cover for the front brakes today; along with a new...

I have been sharing select pictures on several sites. Somewhere someone said, "It must be nice to be rich!" I wanted to share some of the equipment I'm using. I have been acquiring tools for about 30 years now. I used to earn my living porting heads, turbo mods, and custom manifolds. I have...

Got all the parts for the backing plate reconditioned; the last being the wheel cylinders. I was able to save them. I soaked them in PB Blaster for several days, put them on the hydraulic press to compress the piston, used sand paper to clean away the "ridge" above the piston, then with...

Got the backing plates blasted & painted along with all the little springs & cups for the brakes. I blasted & painted the metal parts of the brake shoes, along with the (I don't know what it's called) retainer piece.

Removed the entire brake assemblies from the front. Will be blasting, coating, rebuild the wheel cylinders, greasing, and reassembling.

'Tis a proud moment for any enthusiast when a fresh engine & tranny make their way between the frame rails. Got the engine & trans bolted together. I know mathematically there are only 8 possible ways to clock the torque converter, & I tried all 9 of them. First auto trans with no flex plate...

Finished up the other headlight assembly. No pics, as it's virtually a mirror image of what's already been posted.

Got the adjuster springs blasted & painted, so assembly is now done.

While the family spent the day with my Father-in-Law, I spent the day working on Imperial parts. Need the rubber boots for the starter bendix, but other than that it is blasted, painted, repaired, and assembled. Had to replace an electrical eyelet going to one of the brushes. Disassembled...

Did some research because of the interior. All of the Crowns I've seen had either full leather, or at least leather trimmed interior. Ours is 2-tone cloth seats with what looks like a vinyl door trim. Decoding the VIN definitely proves it a Crown, and the 604 interior is Paris inspired...

Polished the chrome & painted the black on the headlight buckets.

I had to look at the seats, as the 1940 Singer is in its new home.

LeBaron1973, yes it needs body work & paint. Just started assessing hidden areas today. 70bigblockdodge & cantflip, I agree overall. Our initial intent is to get the car drivable first. We want to drive it, pull it off the road for a day or 3 and rebuild/upgrade something, then drive it...

Got the driveshaft disassembled, blasted, painted, and reassembled with new U-Joints. Got a few small brackets blasted & painted; of note are the ignition wire separators. Originally they were black with a black "plasti-dip" type coating on the ends. I used yellow.

Got a visit with the Imp today. Mounted the fuel pump, water pump, thermostat, fan, exhaust manifolds, motor mounts, dip stick tube, and even loosely mounted the coil bracket.

Now that you mention it, I happen to need one of those brake light switches.

Got some more parts processed today. Bell housing is blasted & painted. Air cleaner is blasted & powder coated. Exhaust manifolds are blasted with a 2-part coating process. Distributor hold down bracket & coil bracket blasted & powdered. Master cylinder is blasted, powder coated, & rebuilt...