First up, long-time viewers may remember that, when we eventually got the engine running, summer before last(!), it promptly overheated and boiled the radiator. We assumed this was because the old radiator was all plugged up with crud (technical phrase), and so, when he got started working on the car again, Dad decided to just replace it rather than fool around trying to get it cleaned out. It'll probably need a better one than the old factory radiator it had in it anyway, if and when we get around to building a higher-performance engine for it than the one that's in it now.

So, shiny new rad it is!

It doesn't look stock, but what it does do is work. Also, particularly in picture #2, there's a good view of the shiny new dual brake master cylinder and the front/rear bias valve that goes with the new front brakes we were in the middle of putting on when we suspended operations in 2019.

Also, as noted in the previous post, he's torn down the rear differential:

His original plan was to replace the seals and gaskets (most of which were leaking), but keep the original bearings. That plan lasted until he got it apart, cleaned up the old gear oil, and got a good look at the races of the pinion shaft bearings:

Yeah. For reference, if you are not mechanically inclined, those are supposed to be glassy smooth. No wonder it was making that noise. OK, new bearings all around. This requires some more parts and a special tool, so those are now on order.

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