I purchased my lovingly restored '31 Coach from my now deceased "old school restorer" neighbor's wife. He pulled it out of a barn in Fowler, CO in 1960 restoring it to present condition in the '80s. The man (Bob Ratliff) was a true craftsman and genuinely good guy. 'Have ventured out a few times so far thanks to this forum's/Chip's "long idled" advice (
https://vccachat.org/ubbthreads.php/topics/357085/starting-a-long-idled-old-chevy.html#Post357085).
'Had to move the driver's seat back a few inches to allow my 6'4" legs to get to the brake whilst in 1st gear. Must work on the hand brake gears as they don't hold well. Also on the punch list:
- get the brakes evened out (dives to the left ...)
- get horn working
- maybe new tire rubber
- considering using 8 volts to up the starter cranks
- Put ignition wire back into distributor (not sure why he modified)
- finding period correct tools (or not)
Great advice found in these forums - THANKS ALL!
