Re: Re: 1955 Traction 11B “Barn Find” Project

On the oil baffle issue I have a couple of option – Andrew Burnett has found one that I can have but it means breaking an engine for it. So tomorrow I will look for a TIG welder and see if I can repair it.
The procedure I have now will help me install it (I will make the 0.1mm shim by cutting up a coke can 😀 )

So while I wait for this to all happen I carried on with the interior of the car – firstly I took out the head liner – I just hope it goes in OK, it was quite a task (dirty one at that to remove it)

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I also took out the windscreen as I need to repaint the dash and it just makes sense to remove it now. The windscreen surround (on the car) is like new without a spec of rust to be seen. The seal around the windscreen frame was harder than rock and it took a while to remove this (as well as the hinges which had rusted on, I have modified these to use stainless bolts instead of the flat head screws)

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The headliner came out in one piece but with a bucket full of rods, screws and edge strips.

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The new one is a little cleaner than this one – above is perfect, no corrosion and not much evidence of mice, some, but not much 😀 The wooden rails are fine and the roof mounted heat/sound proofing all looks good, old, but good so not going to touch that.