'59 Project June 2005

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Lokar tail mount shifter.  Only problem encountered was that the actuating rod interferred with the rear speed sensor.  A 0.5" spacer on the end of the shifter lever solved this problem, but also necessitated a larger cut in the transmission tunnel.

 

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A friend gave me an "L88" hood that was made for aC1.   This hood will solve my carb clearance problem, but it is going to take a lot of work to make it fit. 

 

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The hinge mount pads were too small, not exactly in the correct location, and been filled with body filler, so I removed them.  I made a fiberglass mold of the hinge mounting pads from an original 59 hood and attached them to the new hood.

 

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