Plan B

Well... I was trying very hard to get the truck ready to drive to our new house. The following things had been done:
1. New wiring harness
2. Replace 6v generator with 12v alternator
3. 12 volt HIE distributor
4. 12 volt coil
5. New 12 volt battery
6. New oil filter
7. Adjusted timing
There was only one thing that did not get done in time. Brakes. Damn it. Turns out while the truck was parked for a year while I played with the paint and electrical system the master cylinder seized. No brakes, no go.

So instead, I got the truck towed to Kirkland Classic Cars. They have been great. http://www.kirklandclassiccars.com/ I decided that while it was in the shop I would have them do all the things I was not excited to do... that list turns out to be longer than I first expected. These things include the following:
1. Rear Diff leak
2. Oil pan gasket
3. Rebuild carburetor
4. Refurb radiator
5. Rear main seal
6. Rebuild master cylinder
7. Turn rear drums

Kind of a bummer that I was not able to get it back on the road myself, which was a personal goal of mine. But then again, I have connected with a good shop and will be able to avoid some of the wet work that I was not really interested in doing myself.

There maybe another company car show this year. If that happens it will be in a few weeks and the shop will be done with their end of the work ant the end of this week. That should give me a week to wire up the head, tail and brake lights.

Who knows, maybe I'll even get windshield wipers on there :)