Of the Roof and getting electrified - 4/26/14

A lot of progress was made in an all-day work session on the 62!

Here is the painted roof - note Dad's attention to detail - the inside of the drip rails is the same color as the roof - but the sides are orange. 

Here is the rest of the car - as you can see, great progress has been made since December.

We never showed a picture of this before - but this is the tow bar that came with Dad's car - as you can see Dad's Epoxy Primer magic has struck again - it looks amazing. 

And here it is - the first time the roof has been bolted down since it was removed in 2005!

This is Dad enlarging a hole in the control panel

And this is why - the external bearing requires an oil cup - and here it is installed and plumbed up

And there she is - all in one piece.

Here is the timer - wired up - but upon being tested, it didn't work. 

Here is the timer, removed for cleaning

And the top of it...

And the detail of the front bolt and spring. These pictures were taken mainly for reference for reassembly. 

While Dad was cleaning up the timer - I set the newly purchased Grote 7791 flasher on the top of the roof for a quick test. This flasher runs on two D cell batteries and is not tied in with the electrical system

And a quick test of the flasher - see the video below:

My major contribution for the day was to continue the electrical work

Here is a tight shot of the 'control panel' on the battery box. The red switch is the master cutoff, the black switch is the light switch

And here is the back side - sorry about the flash - the main switch is wired into the light switch

A bit better shot - everything is pretty tight in the battery box - with the battery, the coil and the switches

Although it isn't bolted in place - here is where the battery box will be and the control panel is easily accessed from the operator's position.

Although its difficult to photograph - I got the timer wired in, the ignition switch and master kill switch both tested and the buzz coil verified to throw a spark. while getting there - I became very glad that I put a fuse in the circuit between the master disconnect and the battery. Little tip - always put in a fuse!

More progress to come!