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installed the wire clips and ran the headlight wire across the front before the radiator goes in. the other wire is the signal wire !

installed generator & bracket, lined up the pulleys and dropped on the belt

then set up the tensioner

saturday afternoon spent a little time on the 1929

put the manifold together and installed it in the car. everything went in loose and then tightened one everything was seated correctly. want to try to ensure there NO leaks, also reason why i had machine shop machine all faces !!

connected up the vacuum line for the wiper switch

Put in the carburetor (this is a Carter RJH-08 150S) yeah i know it is not correct, but it the efficient and an upgrade over the 125S

also connected the NEW fuel line from the fuel pump to the carburetor

put in the pedals, clutch & brake, will connect them when i install the toeboard.

put in the starter pedal followed by the toe board. then installed the lower & upper pedal plates, secured them in place and then put on the new pedal seals i made a while back. fit nicely !

when i put in the accelerator pedal, installed the anti rattle spring and such on the carburetor as well as the accelerator pedal return spring, which connects to one of the manifold studs.

set the pedal clearance from the toe board per hte manual and service news 1/4" - 1/2" i use a small 3/8" thick block and tape it to the back of hte toe board and adjust hte pedals using that. installed the clutch return spring, adjusted the clutch pedal, also set the stop on the shaft for the pedals. put the brake linkage back on from the proportioner.

putting in the exhaust downpipe and the brass nuts were hitting the flange on the downpipe, always been an issue with this exhaust. so decided to see if i could solve it. made up a tool so that i could turn down the hex on part of the nuts to clear the flange. primitive but worked. did a test fit and seems to clear nicely. no more interference. going to need to get a new donut gasket. looking for one locally. 

put on the radiator and support to hold it in place. realized I needed to drop on the splash apron to help located the radiator as well. so a little tweaking, some measuring, etc., got the radiator lined up and the splash apron in place. snugged down the radiator and the supports. splash apron will get secured later when i put on headlamp bar with the stanchions. 

secured the headlamp wiring in place along the front under the radiator and belt, as well as up the side off the radiator. used a 3m stickie pad and zip tie

installed the lower radiator hoses and elbow with clamps

This is where I am as of now, getting close, going to install the Gano Filter on the coolant return line so I can monitor the fluid for a bit. then once content will put the solid hose in.

Hood will NOT go on until i am content with the timing, tuning, and operation of the driveline. unfortunately this is NOT my first rodeo with this car. but hopefully the last.

Put the last coolant line on this morning with the Gano Filter. 

tonight will go over everything and double check nuts, bolts, screws, timing, settings, etc... then start prepping for startup !!!

well this weekend did a recheck of nuts, bolts, connections...

sunday morning picked up fluids, and started to prep car for fire up. put in 600wt in trans, and put on top cover, put some in the u-joint housing. filled radiator up with 50/50 green and water. had a few drips on the hose connections, so snugged those up. put in plugs connected wires. double checked the double check.

dropped in the battery, connected it up, left disconnect OFF, then put in about 2 1/2 gallons in the tank and looked for leaks. all looks great.

flipped switch and bumped starter to make sure we had connection and lined up. good to go

next was going to leave ignition off and prime the system, pump fuel from tank to pump, then pump to carb. noticed i did not put in the paper filter yet, so started to do that and then noticed smoke coming out around the starter band !! 

immediately flipped the kill switch and removed starter band, smoke was pouring out, not smell though >!>

what happened ??

starter was really warm as as the positive cable and the top portion of the battery. we disconnected everything and pulled the starter. pulled it apart to diagnose. 

This morning i had a thought, and went out to look and noticed that the clip on the starter was missing, and the contact pad on the starter was black and roughed up. also noticed that the spring on the starter button was weak, hardly any rebound ? figured that when we bumped it the spring clip fell off, and the button did not release, it was arcing across the starter contact button. you can clearly see the points on the starter button and the contact button. i did bump the starter with the battery this morning and it spins up, but does not seem to have the power it did before. so going to get a complete rebuild kit and have it rebuilt. not taking any chances, also putting on a NOS Delco-Remy starter button I have on hand. 

well since i had to wait on parts, i tore down the starter and then blasted the housing so that i can repaint it. 

reassembled and put a prime coat on it

will put top coat on it once it is rebuilt, so there is less chance of messing up the paint job. 

busted open one of my Delco NOS Starter Button Cans...  have a few on hand, 2 for spares, and 1 for the collection. 

Was a little crusty, so cleaned it up and put a fresh coat of black on it.

got a surprise in the mail today, the rebuild kits were scheduled for Friday, but arrived a day early, no complaints here !!

bought one for the starter and one for the generator. very nice kits, most everything you need to rebuild them, they also offer new end caps if needed with eth brush holders installed. 

and here is a shot of the generator kit

dropped off the Starter & Generator at the Auto Electric Shop here locally. this is the place that rebuilt my 1930 generator about a year ago, great service and KNEW what they were doing. so they are my go to place to get Electric things done for my old Chevrolets

I hope they are done by the end of the week, we shall see

Hey BearsFan315, You are doing an amazing job !! Quite impressive to say the least. Everything is just over the top and I cannot wait to see the car when you are finished ! THANK YOU for all the great photos,it is so great to SEE what you have accomplished. And thank you for all the wonderful help you have given me,it is truly invaluable !
Jay

Bears Fan, it is always a joy looking at your pictures and documentation of the process. Thank You Dave