Trunk update

Cleaning up of the trunk has officially started now! :-)

I've started to remove old body sealant in places with rust. Most rust is on the rear left side. This is around the wheel well.

Also underneath the left taillight there's some rust. I have yet to find out how to get rid of the rust in hard to reach spots...

I couldn't do too much today because the batery of my drill was empty and so was the second battery, grrrrrr.

Project trunk has started

My trunk is rusty. 90% of this rust started after some twats from the winter-parking put it outside in the rain eventhough I asked them not to. When I picked up my car the outside was dry but there was a small puddle in the trunk and I only discovered so after I drove to the current parking. Crap!

So today I started preparing the trunk for sanding and painting. But I also wanna know what these wires are for:

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This is what the trunk looks like right now. Too much rust...

It's still surface rust so I should be able to sand it away and paint over it.

Behind the filler-neck.

There is this soft, white, rubbery substance in the corners everywhere. I don't know what this is...

My paint also arrived today. In convenient spray-cans :-)

Back from the garage

Today I went to pick up my car from the garage. I budgetted about a grand for a few big things and some minor work. The only new expensive part required was the Edelbrock carb which I had already bought a while ago so most of the budget was going in to labour.

So a few weeks ago I took my car to Pro Street, in a town called Heemskerk. I had a few things I wanted to get done and I told them to let me know of any things that needed work in their opinion. So  in the end this is what got done:
- Replaced the Holley with my new Edelbrock carb
- Emptied and cleaned the tank
- Put in a fuel filter (why did I not have one???)
- Fixed my seat (it was a bit loose)
- New distribution belt
- New brake shoes + brake cylinders in the back and fixed the drums
- Fixed the front brake calipers (both were loose and rattled they discovered)
- Replaced a support rubber for my gearbox
- Added some oil
- Re-calibrated ignition-timing

Here are a few pics of the new carb:

Is it OK to have the fuel filter lying on top loose like this? Is it bad that it is shaken about while driving?

Hooking up the gas-cable and the kickdown-rod was not easy they said. This was because the Edelbrock is a much wider carb than the Holley. But they did it in the end and it works fine. It made me think though that although the Edelbrock may be a fine carb, the Holley is perhaps a better match for this car + engine....

One thing I was wondering about is this wiring lying on top of the manifold, which gets quite hot when driving. Is that OK?

The drive home was smooth. Handling has improved. The engine sounds better and braking has also improved. It was very enjoyable and my confidence in the car has increased a lot. Good times!

Here are a few more glamour shots ;-) (Click them for jumbo-versions)