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1953 Studebaker Starlight: May 2015
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Saturday, May 2, 2015. I want to give you the straight scoop. At age 17, (1962! I was driving Dad's 54' Commander back and forth to work in East L.A. whenever the Model A needed another transmission (12 times! You had to shift it about 100 times to get to work. O.D, no O.D, free wheeling? About as thrilling as as his Henry J but it had glasspacks. Dick and I coerced Dad into picking up a 283 and a Powerglide on Ford Blvd. We trashed the 232/3spd and what a nice driving car now! Interesting. under all...
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1953 Studebaker Starlight: June 2015
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Sunday, June 28, 2015. In a previous life, I had more than enough experience with Dana tapered axles. The 19 spline Dana 44 (4.55 ratio) with tapered axles was gone before I got it up on stands. It's now resting against the back wall until I can take it over to Russ's place and throw it in the dumpster. Nobody wants it enough to come and get it. A nice assembly with the brakes cannibalized during shipping but they paid for that problem. The spring leaves were polished, rebushed and restripped with plastic.
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1953 Studebaker Starlight: March 2015
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Tuesday, March 10, 2015. We left at 0dark thirty Sunday to pick up a rust free '53 Commander with a fresh Title and an original vin tag. My trailer is frozen in a snowbank up north so Russ offered to loan me his as long as he could go along. 660 miles in one day, very few stops since we had roasted almonds and Girl Scout peanut butter cookies with Orange Gator Aid for lunch. I had to stay in the right lane of. After 100 miles we got a room and dinner and crashed. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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1953 Studebaker Starlight: Onward
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Sunday, June 28, 2015. The only thing stressful about these old Jewels is that they are filthy. One has to have a vision. and a putty knife/wire brush supply. This is one vision:. Add to this that a thin coat of tar was sprayed on the frame only prior to assembly. This coating has blended with the oil/grease and needs to be scrubbed off after the dirt is removed. A scrub brush and gallons of mineral. Spirits with a coarse rag supply. Many days and black epoxy engine paint. Utah Cabin Land Fishing.
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1953 Studebaker Starlight: West Coast.......
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Tuesday, March 10, 2015. We left at 0dark thirty Sunday to pick up a rust free '53 Commander with a fresh Title and an original vin tag. My trailer is frozen in a snowbank up north so Russ offered to loan me his as long as he could go along. 660 miles in one day, very few stops since we had roasted almonds and Girl Scout peanut butter cookies with Orange Gator Aid for lunch. I had to stay in the right lane of. After 100 miles we got a room and dinner and crashed. March 12, 2015 at 4:34 PM.
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1953 Studebaker Starlight: No Tapered Axles !!
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Sunday, June 28, 2015. In a previous life, I had more than enough experience with Dana tapered axles. The 19 spline Dana 44 (4.55 ratio) with tapered axles was gone before I got it up on stands. It's now resting against the back wall until I can take it over to Russ's place and throw it in the dumpster. Nobody wants it enough to come and get it. A nice assembly with the brakes cannibalized during shipping but they paid for that problem. The spring leaves were polished, rebushed and restripped with plastic.
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1953 Studebaker Starlight: 232" Big Block
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Saturday, May 2, 2015. I want to give you the straight scoop. At age 17, (1962! I was driving Dad's 54' Commander back and forth to work in East L.A. whenever the Model A needed another transmission (12 times! You had to shift it about 100 times to get to work. O.D, no O.D, free wheeling? About as thrilling as as his Henry J but it had glasspacks. Dick and I coerced Dad into picking up a 283 and a Powerglide on Ford Blvd. We trashed the 232/3spd and what a nice driving car now! Interesting. under all...
