Isabel's West Coast Sister by relentless

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Some new reading material showed up.



I did some cleanup and painting on the brake resevoir and tank. I used Eastwood's paint for the resevoir and was very pleased with the results, it looks just like bare metal. There is a lot of metal in the paint so be sure to use gloves! Here is a before picture after using naval Jelly to take off the rust.



The chrome spring retainer bracket for the carburetor arrived today. I had to do some clearancing on the bolt holes to get it aligned properly. It is also easier to attach the springs while the brackets are off the car.



The engine compartment is looking much better than when I purchased this car!



I dismantled the front grille. I have to figure out the best method of removing the right side Cougar emblem and black background.  



There are two pins that appear to be melted into the back of the emblem frame.



The new parts.






I am thinking that I need to use a drill to carefully drill out the back of the two pins on the old Cougar emblem, then peel the original backing off after the emblem is removed.