Not much actual work on the car the last week as I've been busy with other commitments - but I've been able to get some things rounded up behind the scenes......
Dropped the radiator off at shop over in Woodstock and they air-water flow/pressure tested it and cleaned off the old paint. No issues were noted and they were able to repair the fins without replacing the core. I will just need to paint it. Will pick that up later this week. Found out it is a reproduction radiator so now I am working with Jody Anderson to put together a real one (scope creep.....?
) Jody has an original top tank and is trying to gather the balance of the 62 409 specific pieces. In the meantime I will re-install the one I have as functionally it is fine and I can keep moving forward.
I picked up the fan shroud yesterday from the painter - he will have the air cleaner finished up later this week as he wasn't happy with how it turned out and needs a bit more time to get it right. Happy I did this as it will bring the engine compartment a long way for the minimal investment. Turned out better than I could do at home......
The passenger side is ready to have the new drum assembly bolted on, all of the lines and hose are installed and tight. The distribution block and lines on the drivers side are a bit more challenging to finish up as the generator/exhaust manifold/steering shaft and clutch cross shaft are all in the way to be able to swing a wrench - so that will take some creativity to finalize.
I have a couple of people gathering up original fasteners - so hopefully that will work out.
New air cleaner decal arrived with some other small parts - I decided to replace the bolts in the upper ball joints with the rivet head ones for a more correct look. I have one month to get this back together and driving to be able to make my appointment at the interior shop to get the seat trim installed....and enjoy the spring weather hopefully.