26th-Z

I don't know that I would call the inaccuracies mistakes but there are a number of them. The exhaust system is missing the center muffler. Many nut and bolt plating inaccuracies. Many. The shift boot is the later style. So is the choke knob. Master brake is later. Just to call a few. Very nicely done restoration, though. I'm excited to see the bidding on this one.

It is safer to go back and forth; setting one end low before jacking the other end high and going back to raise the lower. Does anyone know of / recommend stands that support the car on the lug studs with the wheels off?

Yes, a great read and many thanks to @JDMjunkies.ch for putting that together. Great job, as always, to Kats and Alan.

Yea, I just heard.

How did you plate the fuel and brake lines?

Yep! Early inspection lids.

I have one of their tanks - an early one peculiar to my cars. Very nice quality.

Sure, Mike. Thanks. cwenzel@earthlink.net

I'm interested.

I thought about powder coating the suspension pieces and opted to go back to the original paint finish for authenticity reasons. I would encourage you to try to stay to the "original restored" side of your project rather than replacement items and "over-restored" finishes. For instance the crankshaft comment. Just have the machine shop balance the original. You are going to find that the early original pieces are very unique. I see you have an early gas door knob.

The cushion is just compressed into the L shape from the hood resting on it.

Yea, I see Bill Reagan signed in with a couple of long blurbs. I bought his book a long time ago. I would probably do the same, xs10shl, do-dad the car with correcter bits. I wouldn't take much.

So where are the bets on the Franklin Mint car? Will it sell?

They have a bad rap. And not so undeserved from what I read. I have never seen one of their cars but their pictures look nice. I don't think they are doing "restorations" any better than a number of people including zspert. I try to keep up.

Oh, I wouldn't say free fall. It's depressed, certainly, and I agree with Carl that the buyers just aren't there like they used to be. I think that car, bluez, was well priced and needed a bunch of work to make it worth more.