Isabel's West Coast Sister by relentless

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It has been a while since I have posted on my progress. Mainly because until recently there wasn't any! However, I am now pushing to get the car ready for a show at the end of the month in my area, namely Back to the 50's event in Grants Pass, OR.  

So I finally re-powdercoated the power steering bracket and repainted the power steering reservoir to match the gray/silver of the alternator. I like it better than the original block blue the PO had painted the reservoir. After that I put the radiator back in.  

Since I don't have a lot of time before the show I opted to put the low profile air cleaner in. I will need to modify the hood to use the larger oval air cleaner that matches the valve covers. I was able to use the three extra walking cat emblems to add some extra cat bling to the top of the chrome air cleaner cover.  



The hood scoop was only held on by two bolts in the back near the windshield, so I drilled two more mounting holes in the hood in front. To line them up I first put down masking tape and drew an outline of the hood scoop with the two rear screws attached. After making sure it was aligned correctly, I used more tape to mark the front/rear position of the mounting hole in the scoop. I then marked this on the tape on the hood. I then laid down some tape horizontally and measured where the hole in the hood *should* be located and marked it. Finally I cut two pieces of bolt and threaded them into the hood scoop, put some goop on the end of the threads and re-mounted the scoop pushing down on the front bolt stubs. They lined up exactly where I had measured the holes on the hood, so I then drilled the holes for the front mounts.



The front bumper stuck out more on the passenger's side than the drivers, so I slotted the mounts on the right side and moved the bumper back to align evenly with the driver's side. There still is a bit of a twist on the driver's side, but I will have to deal with that after the show. I also ordered repro bumper fills and will mount them as soon as they arrive.

The puller/installer from HF did its job. You are correct that some lube on the pulley shaft helps. I bent a couple washers doing the install and finally used a steel bushing on the puller, along with the bearing.