Date Description Monday, 10/01/2001 3 hours Purchased Horn relay, but found it wasnt the right one! Tested new jack stands and floor jack to raise car..getting ready! Tuesday, 10/02/2001 2 hours Tinkered with horn wiring checking wire circuit.. isolated relay again Cut new package tray and trunk floor extensions for Fairlane Wednesday 10/03/2001 3.5 hours Picked up new Horn relay at Hoods and installed ...WORKS! Prepared and fitted fresh air boot on heater phlenum. Aimed headlights after removing headlight doors to access adjust screws. Thursday, 10/04/2001 3 hours Took fairlane to college to start the safety checklist. Compiled a list of items that need attention, including brakes, licence plate light, alignment, tires. Compiled a list of should do's as well, including U-joints,shocks front and rear, extension housing seal, transmission pan gasket, battery cables, fuel pump, fan belt, all hoses, water pump, hood to cowel seal, temperature sensor, thermostat, plugs, wires undercoating. Quite the list eh.......well this is only the START! Friday 10/05/2001 1 hours Priced out brake parts Mid Canada Suspension provided the best prices Attached voltage regulator firmly to rad support Saturday 10/06/2001 1 hours Purchased battery ground cable, body ground wire and terminals and installed Purchase generic licence plate light at Ctire and installed. Purchased temperature sensor from Ctire but it is not the right one. Monday 10/08/2001 3 hours Cleaned Trunk and installed floor extensions after painting them red. Work started to clean up the loose wiring under the hood. There is a lot of work to be done here with a lot of old crimped connectors and such that will be replaced with soldered connections and shrink wrap insulation. Tuesday 10/09/2001 4 hours Looked at taking carb off intake manifold. Took off Starter to take to college and have apprentices rebuild it. Found engine block serial number E0AF - 1980 Galaxie 302 Took off valve covers to blast and clean and repaint, cleaned up old distributor cap Wednesday 10/10/2001 4 hours Bead blasted valve covers and repainted them ford blue. Wire wheeled all bolts and repainted. Took off starter cable to get a new one..needs 34" Recieved more brake part prices from Napa, purchased new starter cable at Ctire. Thursday 10/11/2001 3 hours Picked up temperature sensor connector at Wesman Salvage, looked for fan shroud Removed carb to prepare for overhaul. Installed temp. sensor connector. Friday 10/12/2001 4 hours Installed rebuilt starter, Purchased thermostat and hoses at Ctire and installed Found out I got the wrong diameter of heater hose(5/8") but installed all others. Purchased and installed altenator at Ctire, Painted front of engine with fan removed. Saturday 10/13/2001 8 hours Picked up 5/8" heater hose at Piston Ring....cool RED! Cut lower rad hose too short and needed to purchase another one at Ctire. Ordered gasket for carb to intake at Piston Ring, Purchased carpet for trunk at Stewarts Purchased wiring supplies, solder, shrinkwrap and antifreeze at Ctire. Sunday 10/14/2001 7 hours Worked on cleaning up wiring connections solder and shrinkwrap Purchased yellow 8mm plug wired, distributor cap and rotor Determined that radiator is out of a 69 Fairlane. Distributor is from a 65 Galaxie Monday 10/15/2001 4 hours After borrowing trim tool from work, removed handles from door panels to lubricate latches. Bead Blasted and repainted air cleaner, and gasline braket, picked up carb gasket at Piston Ring. Brake parts arrived from Mid Canada Suspension with Shocks. Tuesday 10/16/2001 5 hours Overhauled carb with a little HELP..that should read BIG HELP from friends! Bead Blasted and clearcoated ashtrays in car. Picked up supplies for the evening Started car for the first time in a couple of weeks..and had a problem with wiring. Had a small fire when a wire fried. Took car out on Drive and found it to be missing badly....will ask for help on this one... firing Order?? Removed and replaced front shocks, removed rear shocks and coil over attachments. Wednesday 10/17/2001 4 hours Bead blasted and repainted coil over attachments. Installed rear shocks. Removed rear seat and installed package tray, cleaned up under back seat area. Sprayed rubberized undercoater in trunk area. Adjusted carb but still missing Asked about voltage regulator wiring..and recieved guidance. Thursday 10/18/2001 4 hours Installed fuel pump and feul filter, stripping out one bolt in timing cover Purchased fuel filter and clamps at Ctire after finding the first one didnt fit. Friday 10/19/2001 4 hours Changed thermostat to a 160 to see if car would run cooler, but I think this had more to do with the timing of the engine. Changed over to electronic voltage regulator found at Wesman Salvage. Started to fix ebrake cable on pulley... Checked engine timing and found firing order out. 1962 Shop Manual arrived from Nova Scotia Saturday 10/20/2001 3 hours Took Photos of Car with Dates. Took off hood parts to blast and paint Repositioned ebrake cable to proper position. Sunday 10/21/2001 3 hours Removed Hood and hinges, cleaned and sanded engine compartment and started painting I used an executive black gloss to clean up. Checked fuel gauge due to low level condition showing.. determined it must be the sending unit in the tank. Monday 10/22/2001 3 hours Purchased wiring harness for regulator at Wesman Salvage. Reinstalled hood hinges after blasting and repainting. Aligned hood and clear coated bolts after cleaning Recieved 1963 Supplement from Connecticut....US version..not so good. Picked up hood to cowel seal from a 80 Fairmont at Wesman Salvage. Tuesday 10/23/2001 1 hours Wiped down headliner inside of car to remove crud. Prepared antifreeze sample to test at work. Wednesday 10/24/2001 3 hours Borrowed timing light from work. Checked plugs seemed to be carboned up..BLACK! Learned that timing had to be checked with vacuum advance disconnected. Thursday 10/25/2001 3 hours Hank came over to help with timing and get the engine running smoother. Plans requie a set of autolite plugs. Hank suggested a compression test. Wire resistance checked and past test within limits. Friday 10/26/2001 2 hours Picked up autolite plugs, universal joints, extension housing seal at Hoods, Installed plugs after checking out gap at .050. Performed a compression check on all cylinders. Found and blasted and painted an old bumper jack. Picked up oil and filters and oil change tub from Superstore Saturday 10/27/2001 3 hours Changed oil after flushing and new filter. Sprayed undercoater under car, with car totally up on jackstands first time. Picked up cheap exhaust chrome turndowns Ctire. Priced out the cost of new tires...... Goodyear, etch. Sunday 10/28/2001 4 hours Cleaned around tank filler, primed and repainted area. removed all trim from rear of car to clean under. STarted the process of detailing chrome on exterior of car removing overspray and tape lines. Reattached head lamp to front. Monday 10/29/2001 2 hours Bead Blasted and repainted gas filler lid. Continued working on removing paint from side chrome. Lot of work here to remove all...still working! Priced out a fan shroud from AutoKrafters $89.95US... YIKES!! Tuesday 10/30/2001 3 hours Continued scraping off paint off chrome and stainless exterior trim. Checked differential for leaks... and needs cleaning prior to repainting. Wednesday 10/31/2001 9 hours Completed cleaning paint overspray from chrome. Removed wheels and rims Wirewheeled all stud bolts. Found two of the rims to have elongated bolt holes. Continued cleaning off gunk off differential and started looking at the condition of front suspension parts. Started to paint with executive black.