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| New bumper eyelet bolt installed. |
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| Old bumper eyelet bolt. |
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| Big difference! |
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| Making nut extension for new bumper bolt. |
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| Welded two nuts to a washer, cleaned up welds, worked great! |
It takes a lot of searching, most of the time to find the parts that are needed to replace all the missing pieces. The more repairs that I make seems to turn up a few more missing items. I repaired the two horns that came with the car, first I removed all of the little dings and dents to the best of my ability. When disassembling the horns I discovered that one of the sounding diaphragms is missing and the wrong bolts were use to assemble the horns. One of the mounting brackets was also missing, lucky for me these parts are available from various sources. I also realized that the front bumper eyelet bolts were wrong and they were also available. The Internet turns out to be an indispensable tool for finding most all of the missing pieces. More ordering and more waiting for UPS to arrive.
Not always do things go as planned. The bumper bolts turned out to be too short and or something was amiss. A lot of head scratching and I figured out a way to use them, they were a lot nicer than what I already had. It seems that restoring an old car requires a lot creative solutions. Parts may be right for a particular vehicle but through the past 80 years items are lost or broken and replaced with whatever is handy. Sometimes a person thinks that he has discovered the answer, when indeed it is only part of the answer. I really don't mind all of the searching for answers, that is part of the learning process and it is what really cements all the tiny details into ones memory. It is part of the creative process that makes the car a part of me. One thing that I was pleased to Discover, is that there are a lot of people that are much more knowledgeable than myself and they are more than willing to help. I appreciate their willingness to share their knowledge and experiences with us less fortunate.
More Later From---Beneath The Bark!
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