Day 1

OK, so really it's about week 8.......but I am not big on documentation so this blog was an after thought.

Lesson 1 learned: Sometimes it's worth paying a tow truck!
                             With the help of Peter, Carlos and my Dad we eventually got the car loaded on to the trailer, strapped down and ready for transport. I followed my Dad on the slow 12 mile trip to my house, where the two of us (exhausted and cold) would unload the little known cousin of the Sunbeam Alpine and push it in to the vacant spot in my garage.

I spent a good part of the first weekend just looking over the car, cleaning out the interior and looking through a very detailed "Workshop Manual" that came with the car.

Next I spent a little time scraping a 1/4" thick layer of black sludge off of the engine and surrounding areas.
I removed the oil reservoir for the air intake and cleaned a little more gunk.

The next step was to remove the gas tank, check for rust, clean seal and re-install....
Getting it out was no easy task......62 years does a snug bolt make! With the help of my Dad (who just happened to stop by at an opportune time) we finally got the tank out.