When I can find time between life and sleeping, I've been digging back into the car. I almost hired out a few of the things I needed to complete as I thought I wouldn't have time. Instead I forced myself back into the project. After a few minutes of hesitation I dove in. Probably the best few hours in mmy garage in a long time.
The rear break lines were a breeze. I knew the front lines would not be as much fun. Just as I was tying up the rear line to the proportioning valve, my neighbor Craig came over to see what I was up to. Craig is the type of guy that loves getting his hands dirty when it comes to cars and trucks. He happily volunteered to do the front lines for me and knowing what I was up against I gladly agreed. After thirty minutes or so he was done. Anyone tackling a big project like this knows what a great feeling it is to cross off some of the work needed.
When I first started sourcing parts for the Coronet I came across a teloscopic steering column. The column was from a early 80's caddy. Thinking this is what the car needed it turned out to be a bad decision. The steering column was warn out and too many moving parts for the Coronet. I did use the column to move the car around for the last two years but it was time to make it better. On one of my daily scrumage hunts on CraigsList I came upon a nice set of GM seats. I wasn't looking for seats but sitting off to the right side of the seats was a "cherry" tilt steering column form a Jimmy. A quick phone call and a 30 minute drive was worth the all the crap you have to look though on CraigsList to get bits and parts. The purchase was a steal when my offer of $40 was accepted knowing most of them were going for $200.
As it turnes out this column was a little longer from the fire wall to the steering wheel. This was a way better fit for where the seats are going to be. The next thing to cross off the list is the fuel line. I have the lines already just have to find a couple hours on the weekend. All three of these tasks were on my "hire-out" list. I figure I've saved myself about 8 hours in labour charges. Which by my calcuations is a F#*kin lot!
