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@carlnutaitis that's a good question! I suspect it's a gear in the transmission, but given that the speedometer mechanism operates on a balance of friction on one end and a spring on the other, it could also be something in that set-up as well. I guess I'll find out in the next several weeks if the grease helped or not!
@stevegiddens I just realized I never followed up on this. I am very, very happy with the results. I have about 6 hours or so into it total. I spend around 2.5 hours on each side and then spent another half hour on two different evenings around sunset when the sun was low and would reflect "worst case scenario" for lighting that would show imperfections. A couple weeks ago, we got it installed in the car safely as well!
I cleaned dashboard clok from my 1960 Fireflite, ant to my surprise, it started ticking!
@jarmosirkia I think the contacts usually get dirty from age. It's always satisfying to see them working again!
Consider yourself lucky with a working clock! I have 3 clocks for my 59, all of them with the same broken spring on the winding mechanism. None of the local "full service" clock/watch shops are willing to touch it.
Jarmo...sounds like "time" well spent! Nice work!
I glued new chevrons (from Van's auto) to rear lights. They look so much better, than my selfmade...
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@jarmosirkia it looks great! The chevrons really are the crowning jewels on the back of the '60.
I installed new front shocks. Gabriel classic 82072. They did not seem to be very stiff, see how they work next summer...
@jarmosirkia that's the number I used on the front of my '59 Fireflite 9 years ago to replace the pair that were on it when I bought the car. I don't think they are excessively stiff, but the ones I replaced had blown out bushings, so I don't have a good comparison. When I purchased the Gabriels, I researched brands (reference thread below) and settled on Gabriels. I did buy a rear pair as well, but have not installed those.
I started disk brake conversion to Fireflite. Adapter is from AAJ Brakes.
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A very wise decision. If you are going to drive the car regularly disc brakes are the only way to go. I have used AAJ front conversions on 2 of my cars and they work great. I also have rear disc on my 60 Adventurer; stops like the new cars, LOL.
