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Put in a few more hours of work this past Saturday; we worked on smaller items this time and I'm having a hard time remembering what we accomplished! Not having brought my camera to the shop didn't help either.
We first tackled the battery. My old battery was considered a total loss, so we sub'ed with a new one. With the battery cables + and - properly connected, it was a relief that a test crank of the key caused the engine to turn over a few times nicely - the first time I've heard the engine since buying the car in 2005.
We then proceeded to install a new fan blade, followed by the radiator - the cap was too far gone, though the radiator itself has been refurbished at a radiator shop in Santa Cruz. Just when we were ready to pop it in, I realized that I forgot to bring the four new radiator rubber supports; will have to wait till next time to get the coolant system finished.
We likewise couldn't do further work on the induction part of the engine (air box, air intake hoses, etc.) for lack of a suitable carburetor support, as a result of using a Veloce mount that had a different support attachment setup. The "engine mount end" of the support will have to be modified to "straddle" over the mount's attachment point.
Last but not least, I have both the front and rear license plate brackets attached to the bumpers. The front is lacking an Italian-style mini-sized plate (to be ordered), while the rear sports a reproduced CA black plate, with original numbers, ordered online. Installation of the rear plate assembly had me scratching my head for nearly a year now. It took lots of work to maneuver the center section of the bumper into place, and it looks as if it'd be impossible to reach under it and tighten the plate bracket nuts without taking it off. Luckily, Glenn decided to simply pop in two threaded inserts into the bumper itself to take 5 mm bolts from the bracket, which greatly simplifies things.
Alas, no photos to post this time of any of the work mentioned above. Will be sure to take the camera with me next time in three weeks.
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