Gas Tank In / Corvair Ranch Is Fast

Last weekend Tom was able to replace my gas tank. First though, Ariel primed and painted the outside, while Tom used up the rest of the sealer he had on the shelf to coat as much of the inside surfaces as possible. Installation is not without its challenges, but since he's done a few Tom's gotten pretty proficient.

Luke at the Corvair Ranch called Friday. The refurbished control arms were complete and in the mail back to us. They arrived Monday and look great. Now Ariel and Tom need to find the time to put everything back together.

Dissaembly and Cleanup

Last night Tom finished removing my upper and lower front control arms. Today Ariel cleaned off all the grease and put a coat of primer on them. Tomorrow they'll get a coat of black paint and get sent to the Corvair Ranch. There they'll get new bushings installed.

Front End Woes

The other day I ran out of gas. Tom came and rescued me and drove me home. As he turned me into the driveway he felt a clunk from my front end. After parking he wiggled my front wheels and felt more clunking. He asked Ariel's mom to wiggle the right front while he stared at the suspension joints. As she tugged he saw a lot of play at the upper control arm bushings. So I'm coming off the road to have my front end rebuilt. He also promised to get around to swapping my gas tank while the front end's apart. Not really the next project he wanted to do, but it’s still car work.

Towing Home - Brake Issue

Ariel was supposed to drive me to meet her family at Hershey Park, but the night before she was going to take her friends to the store and discovered an issue with my brakes. Change of plans. Her family came by and got her. After a day of roller-coasters, they came back and hitched me to the back of their Suburban.

The next day, Tom pulled the rear wheel drums off and found that one of my brakes shoes had lost its lining - not good. He replaced and adjusted and I'm as good as new.