My Street 289 build

[Ivygreen65]

John,

If my car turns out 1/2 as nice as yours, I’ll be a happy man.

[jolsen42]

Stacy, me thinks you've surpassed me already, or certainly will.

John O

Originally Posted by Ivygreen65

John,

If my car turns out 1/2 as nice as yours, I’ll be a happy man.

[Ivygreen65]

We’ll have the 2 nicest dark green 289 replica cars around, for sure.

[xb-60]

Very nice looking dash panel!

Cheers!
Glen

[Ivygreen65]

I recently picked up a Shelley 12 DL jack on eBay UK for $12.00 (shipping was $40). Followed a couple of old threads on here regarding their restoration to disassemble and clean it. I took Armrer’s & LMH’s suggestion to replace the worn out and pitted caged ball bearing with a roller bearing and shims from McMaster Carr. Got it all reassembled and started the difficult task of finding a curved saddle. After deciding not to waste an entire jack for the saddle, I figured I would try to fab one up. I took a couple of pieces of 1” flat bar, bent them to a curve that looked correct, and welded them together. A small piece of 3/4” tubing on the bottom of the saddle formed the “neck”. A little time on the grinder and the saddle turned out pretty good IMO. I need to peen the saddle on, lube everything, and then apply paint. One more thing I can mark off my list.

[xb-60]

Nice job on the jack!
Can I ask - have you installed your dash panel yet?

Cheers!
Glen

[Ivygreen65]

I have installed and removed the dash a couple of times. It is currently out of the car while I’m in the process of fitting body panels. Lots of fiberglass dust flying currently.