Hello, all!
I, like Roman, am back to the list after a hiatus. Interesting to see
that many of the same names are still here!
My 67 1600 has been progressing in it's rolling restoration. This past
year I rebuilt the transmission to replace the leaking front seal that was
greasing the clutch. The inside of that gearbox is MUCH more complicated than
I would have expected. There was much trial-and-error involved in the
disassembly, since the Clymer book doesn't tell you things such as the Rubik's
cube movements needed to remove the shift rods.
I was eventually successful, and it works great. I took the
opportunity while the motor was out to remove 40 years of grease and grime
from the
frame and POR 15 it. Also I painted the motor and radiator shroud and made
them
look new. I had the gas tank soldered and sealed and replaced the hard line
to the front and restored the glass separator bowl. Is there supposed to be
a filter element in there? Les at CDM supplied all the parts and some very
helpful advice.
Over the winter I plan to finish the interior, including changing to
Miata seats and 4-point harness. The stock seats are not bad with the
addition
of good sheepskin covers, but I would like more lateral and lumbar support,
and headrests.
Does anyone who has done this conversion have advice? It seems that I
will have to build spacers to raise the seat rails since the seat pan is
lower than the rails. I am also concerned about clearance between the front
edge
of the seat and steering wheel.
The next problem is the belts. It should be no problem to find places
to bolt down the ends, but I need to figure out how to hold up the shoulder
ends. On racing-style seats they pass through the seat back. Any good ideas
about how to support them with the Miata seats?
I hope to get the car comfortable and reliable enough to put some
distance on it in 2008. Eric and Steve have formed the start of a Midwest
roadster club, but we are separated by hundreds of miles. I envy the Left
Coast
roadsterites that regularly gather in person! The only other owner I knew
here
with a running car just moved to Colorado.
I'm glad to be back to the forum, and look forward to your suggestions!
Russell Criswell
Vulcan's Forge
3936 Broadway
Kansas City, MO 64111
816-931-6303
816-931-9378 fax
877-531-1048 toll-free
www.vulcans-forge.com
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