# Faulkner gets a Redo **URL:** \ **Category:** Rebuilds\ **Created:** [August 28, 2015, 8:18pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/faulkner-gets-a-redo/2670 "2015-08-28T20:18:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 30
**Author:** ![Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/faulkner/32/21944_2.png) [@Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/u/Faulkner)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2018, 9:52pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/faulkner-gets-a-redo/2670/581 "2018-08-12T21:52:27Z")
Not much happnin’ in the Faulkner garage these days - I’ve been suffering with a lingering cold for two weeks, and don’t feel much like doing anything. But, I did get to do some “poor man’s bead blasting” and painting this weekend. Maybe next weekend, I can start to slap some of Faulkner’s engine compartment back together. ![IMG_7161.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/2X/f/fa70234f3cfa119f19f93b0e329ed4fb43c65b20.jpeg) ![IMG_7165.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/2X/3/3e58f7ba2ff5dfc351e23429547a3296b9b617b8.jpeg) ![IMG_7168.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/2X/9/98aeeea45aa9a82da60416c813d9a390f0b6d561.jpeg) ![IMG_7169.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/2X/7/7cf0215c5ab70d932e5d308891b151e2c112c3b6.jpeg) ![IMG_7167.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/2X/b/b6bd64c91a7948f9c278913ce58459fdaf5419f3.jpeg) _Now that’s the color I’m tawkin’ about!_ ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Merritt](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/mark_merritt/32/48_2.png) [@Mark\_Merritt](https://59plymouth.net/u/Mark_Merritt)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2018, 1:31pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/faulkner-gets-a-redo/2670/582 "2018-08-14T13:31:30Z")
Looks good Dan keep picking away at it. Some days I felt I did not do that much but it all adds up little by little. The valve covers look sharp !!! Mark ---
**Author:** ![Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/faulkner/32/21944_2.png) [@Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/u/Faulkner)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2018, 9:54pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/faulkner-gets-a-redo/2670/583 "2018-08-15T21:54:36Z")
> [@](#): > > Dan, got the two stainless pieces. > Dick. And I got 'em back! Just like NOS!! ![IMG_7007.jpg](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/2X/e/ebe1216e036598ee99acf1a3f6e22048830d89f6.jpeg) _Before_ ![IMG_7183.jpeg](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/2X/4/4ba82123b451fa01fb1ea50a33ee889ceccea094.jpeg) _After_ ---
**Author:** ![william0431](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/william0431/32/57_2.png) [@william0431](https://59plymouth.net/u/william0431)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2018, 11:47pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/faulkner-gets-a-redo/2670/584 "2018-08-15T23:47:07Z")
WOW! Those came out beautiful!! 😲😮 ---
**Author:** ![Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/faulkner/32/21944_2.png) [@Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/u/Faulkner)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2018, 9:31pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/faulkner-gets-a-redo/2670/585 "2018-08-18T21:31:59Z")
The dog days of summer. It was close to 100F (38C, for our Dutch friends) in the garage today, slogging along with the Poor Man’s Bead Blaster. Some more progress - like eating an elephant, as Dick would say. ![IMG_7192.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/2X/1/1fdc029b50b85cc7ff3f70e78f705af84a525219.jpeg) _forgot to take a photo of the finished product - perhaps tomorrow_ ![IMG_7195.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ca17f511ecc9854feb07c9adb7b9af1037ddb55e.jpeg) _the bumper brackets were kicking under foot, time to clean them up and get them ready, even though they won’t be bolted on until Faulkner comes back from the paint shop_ ![IMG_7196.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/2X/e/eb94b18d4718fd87d139c0a5d3bfeecfdf6b44b3.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/faulkner/32/21944_2.png) [@Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/u/Faulkner)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2018, 9:53pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/faulkner-gets-a-redo/2670/586 "2018-08-19T21:53:49Z")
I “blasted” (wire-brushed) and painted a bunch of parts today; carburetor fuel and vacuum line, regulator, battery hold-down bolts, timing plate, water pump, starter. I installed the starter too - thinking, it would be difficult to get it in after I hang the lead exhaust pipe. But man! I can’t get that piece in for the life of me. And the passenger side is no cake walk either - it’s flush up against the torsion bar and bell housing, even without snugging up the bolts. Ron bought his exhaust system from Waldron’s, after my recommendation - and Ron warned me there are issues with the fit. Well, I’m finding that out 😲 It looks like putting in the exhaust is going to be a job for a shop. Now, if I can just find a good one… Midas is two blocks, but I don’t trust them. ![IMG_7200.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/2X/d/d56b27a8b9e21908301f5e09033c107ca43bdc14.jpeg) _new water pump from Rock Auto. Thanks for the tip Matthew!_ ![IMG_7201.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/2X/7/79b3cd9971ccec2f2e74850c8350bbb4509247e3.jpeg) _I like the look of the old regulator, and it was working fine - gonna keep it_ ---
**Author:** ![Matthew\_Keij](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/matthew_keij/32/7_2.png) [@Matthew\_Keij](https://59plymouth.net/u/Matthew_Keij)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2018, 4:27pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/faulkner-gets-a-redo/2670/587 "2018-08-21T16:27:42Z")
How’s the master cilinder? ![:mrgreen:](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/1X/442e459c5ced45cb70e8a05e77e07cea6fee4928.gif "Mr. Green") ---
**Author:** ![Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/faulkner/32/21944_2.png) [@Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/u/Faulkner)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2018, 5:13pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/faulkner-gets-a-redo/2670/588 "2018-08-21T17:13:40Z")
The box is fine, Matthew! It’s still on the roof of the car 😃 I want to get all the painting done (and remnants of rustproofing - inside door skins, etc.) before the weather gets cooler. So I’m going to focus on the engine bay, and then turn my attention to the brakes. I’ve got all new parts now - shoes, cylinders, master, hoses, bearings. After I do the brakes, install the gas tank (I bought a roll of roofing material for insulation! Who needs some? 🕶 ) and fire it up, it will be off to exhaust specialty shop to do what I’m not able to do. ---
**Author:** ![william0431](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/william0431/32/57_2.png) [@william0431](https://59plymouth.net/u/william0431)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2018, 3:09am UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/faulkner-gets-a-redo/2670/589 "2018-08-23T03:09:27Z")
“Paint it black and put it back” 😃 nothing better then fresh black paint. For the inner doors, 1/4’s ect I really gotta recommend that POR 15 stuff. I have used it in that very application on a number of cars and the stuff is amazing! Also for in side the frame rails and between the inner/outer rockers Eastwood sells a kit that has a wand with a 360 degree nozzle for just such projects. I did this on my old beater 70 Plymouth Duster and 10 years on now the guy who owns it says the stuff has held up like rock! and he drives that car rain or shine on country roads. It stopped all the rust dead and nothing new has started growing… well except in the spots I didn’t paint 😆 If you do get it, Just know its better to get the small cans than the big one, once the lid is cracked if you reseal it the lid on with out completely cleaning the can rim/lid it will basically be permanently cemented to the can… again the stuff dries like a rock! ohh and don’t get it on your skin cuz you will ware it for a MONTH! trust me I know 😆 for several months of my life I had black hands and freckles 😆 ---
**Author:** ![Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/faulkner/32/21944_2.png) [@Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/u/Faulkner)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2018, 3:13am UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/faulkner-gets-a-redo/2670/590 "2018-08-25T03:13:57Z")
I sent my power window switches out to Devin Duke in California to be rebuilt - he returned my bezels to me so I could get them replated while I wait on the switches, which I’ll reassemble with the bezels. I dropped them off this morning at Frankford plating, and picked up my inside door handles - they came out beautifully! Then, I did some more brushing and painting… ![IMG_7228.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/2X/8/856af980c9cb82be527f7a8d7c84bd6bf684a7c7.jpeg) ![IMG_7220.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/2X/9/949e04de4d195206d174d4498d7f7d0b32ae3f37.jpeg) _The Poor Man’s bead blaster made short work of the regulator housing_ ![IMG_7224.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/2X/7/73b9c2ea9cd2ab12b855f6a05e3db00919718f71.jpeg) _it seems miraculous that something so cruddy could come back to look like this_ ![IMG_7221.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/2X/f/f54ef303c0ee31f8dc00c1b70b47a4497814b2c3.jpeg) _I’m a big "fan" of my old man’s electric motor!_ ![IMG_7227.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/2X/2/2d61bb92b04e16477145c999c80fc5845f5274c2.jpeg) ![IMG_7226.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/2X/8/88d128f72e3d0d2c758e00524abf3fc0154d4802.jpeg) _miscellaneous pieces parts_ I kinda miss the old days, when there were three or four people working on their '59’s at the same time. Or at least, working on them and posting here about it 😢 Oh well. Maybe things will pick up soon. Meanwhile, I’ll keep plodding along, and telling my story. ---
**Author:** ![Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/faulkner/32/21944_2.png) [@Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/u/Faulkner)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2018, 8:37pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/faulkner-gets-a-redo/2670/591 "2018-08-25T20:37:24Z")
Some more nibbles of the elephant today. No pix of the generator, although I painted that. The horns came out nice… ![IMG_7232.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/2X/a/a7d1ebc76542ac99fc88268450e4d62dab81a620.jpeg) ![IMG_7233.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/2X/a/a746abd5d1521bfc5f427c67d9699a8772db4cea.jpeg) ![IMG_7236.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/2X/2/22f893877d41b2a860c6f8c86fa988374e9814a2.jpeg) I put the carburetor back on - I hooked one end of the throttle spring on the stationary mount, but I’m forgetting where the other end goes on the carb. Does it hook on the linkage here? ![IMG_7230.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/2X/9/914797686643e9a284a618ceb69b1fd92f321530.jpeg) _Does the end of the spring go on the linkage where I’ve circled in red?_ ![IMG_7237.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/2X/8/804e27aff2be3727caddc4e2c8b0af7c4a3d16bc.jpeg) _water pump and carburetor back on. Yup, Matthew, I’m going to reinstall the old thermostat housing that, unlike the new replacement, points in the right direction! Hopefully teflon tape will keep it from weeping_ > [@Dick Koch](#): > > Any auto parts store should have mechanics wire. Yeah. Well, I guess that excludes Auto Zone. And Lowes. And even my local Ace Hardware! 😈 I had ordered some 20 gauge mechanics wire from Amazon, but I guessed too light - I’m waiting on 18 gauge now. I don’t want to put too much back in the engine compartment, until I install the inner fender splash shields while I can easily get to them. ---
**Author:** ![Dick\_Koch](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/dick_koch/32/19_2.png) [@Dick\_Koch](https://59plymouth.net/u/Dick_Koch)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2018, 9:14pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/faulkner-gets-a-redo/2670/592 "2018-08-25T21:14:08Z")
There is a small hole directly south of your red circle. Thats where one end of the spring goes.. looking good Dan! Wont be long before desert is served. Dick. ---
**Author:** ![Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/faulkner/32/21944_2.png) [@Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/u/Faulkner)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2018, 3:34pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/faulkner-gets-a-redo/2670/593 "2018-08-26T15:34:14Z")
My hope is to replace all the brake parts before Thanksgiving, and get the car off to the shop for repainting. I could even drive it there - it’s just a few blocks away, and I can get there without driving on major thoroughfares. The problem is the exhaust - it’s going to be too loud to drive there with no mufflers. It’s going to have to go to a shop to have the lead pipes bent properly, though. But, what if I could hook up the exhaust temporarily? They sell flexible lines such as [these](https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/walker-flex-pipe-kit-36320/10082348-p?c3ch=PLA&c3nid=10082348-P&adtype=pla_with_promotion&gclid=EAIaIQobChMItMHur4OL3QIVBoGzCh1pBgd6EAQYAiABEgL0WvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CPCBxYiEi90CFYO5yAoduUsLiw) - if I could find something like this with the right flange, or a stub with a flange that I could clamp to - maybe I could get away with it. Thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![Dick\_Koch](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/dick_koch/32/19_2.png) [@Dick\_Koch](https://59plymouth.net/u/Dick_Koch)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2018, 8:07pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/faulkner-gets-a-redo/2670/594 "2018-08-26T20:07:55Z")
Get the exhaust done first, clamp a muffler on the pipe wher ever and go. Dick. ---
**Author:** ![Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/faulkner/32/21944_2.png) [@Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/u/Faulkner)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2018, 8:54pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/faulkner-gets-a-redo/2670/595 "2018-08-26T20:54:34Z")
> [@](#): > > Get the exhaust done first, clamp a muffler on the pipe wher ever and go. You mean, before painting. Agreed! But how do I get it to the exhaust shop? This is all stainless, I want it done right, not by the high school dropouts at Midas a couple blocks from me. I’m thinking better of it, I will probably get it towed with a flat bed. And hell, maybe I’ll get them to do the brakes while I’m at it. If I had the luxury of time, I’d do them myself - but time is awastin’, if Faulkner is to appear at Carlisle. But, I’ve got to have the engine compartment slapped back together and the engine running, for sure. ---
**Author:** ![Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/faulkner/32/21944_2.png) [@Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/u/Faulkner)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2018, 9:00pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/faulkner-gets-a-redo/2670/596 "2018-08-26T21:00:13Z")
Some more pieces parts. ![IMG_7240.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/2X/c/c68fae97f5f3e5baef2ef851d4dc79ae3f3b93e2.jpeg) ![IMG_7244.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/2X/0/04f1bda25a56dd8c7c66237782abb9d118f7c66d.jpeg) _gas tank straps…_ ![IMG_7243.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/2X/4/4a0689c61a561ac9d792fa17f9c7dedf3580aca6.jpeg) _…and bolts_ ![IMG_7242.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/2X/a/a64e95f36fceb16a865d550d21fa3375ff3b00a4.jpeg) _headlight buckets…_ ![IMG_7246.JPG](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/2X/a/a570eb9163b2c90098038604e5140e80525c92be.jpeg) _…and shrouds_ ---
**Author:** ![william0431](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/william0431/32/57_2.png) [@william0431](https://59plymouth.net/u/william0431)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2018, 11:16pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/faulkner-gets-a-redo/2670/597 "2018-08-26T23:16:00Z")
Dan, It is the highlight of my day when I check on the forum and see several new post of Faulkner progress! Truly inspiring! Who is Devin Duke? I have two sets of power window switches and several of them need rebuilt? Is he the guy offering rebuild services on eBay? Interested to see how they turn out. You are making incredible progress! cant wait to watch all these better than “new” parts go back together! ---
**Author:** ![Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/faulkner/32/21944_2.png) [@Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/u/Faulkner)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2018, 11:32pm UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/faulkner-gets-a-redo/2670/598 "2018-08-26T23:32:24Z")
> [@](#): > > Dan, It is the highlight of my day when I check on the forum and see several new post of Faulkner progress! Truly inspiring! Garsh, thanks, Will! 😃 > [@](#): > > Who is Devin Duke? I have two sets of power window switches and several of them need rebuilt? Is he the guy offering rebuild services on eBay? Interested to see how they turn out. Yup, that’s him - [here’s the link](https://www.ebay.com/str/Devinism?_trksid=p2047675.l2563) to his eBay store, he’s in Magalia, California. I’ll post pix when I get them back. ---
**Author:** ![Dick\_Koch](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/dick_koch/32/19_2.png) [@Dick\_Koch](https://59plymouth.net/u/Dick_Koch)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2018, 11:01am UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/faulkner-gets-a-redo/2670/599 "2018-08-27T11:01:11Z")
Flat bed is the way to go. Dick ---
**Author:** ![Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/user_avatar/59plymouth.net/faulkner/32/21944_2.png) [@Faulkner](https://59plymouth.net/u/Faulkner)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2018, 11:30am UTC](https://59plymouth.net/t/faulkner-gets-a-redo/2670/600 "2018-08-27T11:30:46Z")
Thanks for the confirmation, Dick - I’m convinced now you are right. Now, to back Faulkner down the narrow driveway (no room for a flatbed) with the emergency brake. Thank God there’s a hydrant directly across the street to stop me. ![SLO Hydrant Gusher38.jpg](https://59plymouth.net/uploads/default/original/2X/1/1fe13c2b81cc9b4695fb1744eacc97cc2a9b5b4e.jpeg) [Previous page](https://59plymouth.net/t/faulkner-gets-a-redo/2670.md?page=29) [Next page](https://59plymouth.net/t/faulkner-gets-a-redo/2670.md?page=31)