57 356 A mild resto

[merbesfield]

Easy day in the shop. Got seats down from loft, scrounged up all the missing pieces needed to install the seats. Thankful nothing lost.

Realized I had wrong seat brackets.

Lots of good help from my daughter.


Drilled it out, used my captured assembly from Land Cruiser parts supply.



She was able to fish it into position so I could grab w bolt. Then I burned it in.





Good as new.

[jjeffries]

That's a good post Mark and great to see you daughter giving you the "fresh pair of eyes perspective" and helping to solve problems; that must be satisfying to understand that her suggestion saved the day. No harm in having a little Toyota DNA is your 356; my Alfa GTV has some Honda fasteners somewhere underneath, installed years ago.

I took my seventeen year old son - not a future car guy, per se - for a long ride in my 82 911 coupe today and as we drove home in the dark, he said he liked the view out of the windshield, with the fenders framing the sloping hood. Our kids will always "get it" if we just take the time to involve them. Kind wishes to all, John in CT.

[merbesfield]

I love working on these cars but man do I hurt the day after! Arthritis sucks.

[merbesfield]

Justin, I remember on your build you installed a drain into the rear lower window channel. I did a search but no luck. Could you direct me to that by chance? My car has a small hole in one side and I am debating wether or not to fool with this addition.

[JTR70]

Here it is Mark: http://www.abcgt.com/forum/14-356-Restoration-Projects/34-58367-The-75-Junkyard-Carrera-coupe-restoration.html?limit=6&start=54

I also added them to the windshield frame as well to keep the dashboard cover and padding dry in the corners.
HTH
Justin

[merbesfield]

Here it is Mark: http://www.abcgt.com/forum/14-356-Restoration-Projects/34-58367-The-75-Junkyard-Carrera-coupe-restoration.html?limit=6&start=54

I also added them to the windshield frame as well to keep the dashboard cover and padding dry in the corners.
HTH
Justin

[merbesfield]

[JTR70]

That's the way I did the front drains as the distance was too long to plumb in steel tubing for the entire run. Nice looking peddle boards. That's the washer pump its running into and it looks like you'll have to shave a little off for it to clear.

[Don C]

Mark,
The boards are held in place with spring clips that go thru that squarish loop at the top of the toe board.
http://www.stoddard.com/64455163100.html
I'm cheap so I leave them out, they don't move with the weight of the rubber mat on top of them.

[badsix]

I think you can pull the top of the board towards the steering wheel enough to lift it past the washer pump. a neat feature I like is the cut out for the passenger side lots of storage there for spare parts or whatever. I just saw a passenger floor board that someone is making but can remember were or who. EBay
Jay D.

[Don C]

A member here, Tom Perazzo, was making the floor boards with the trap door...very cool!

[merbesfield]

I have the foot boards in hand but before I can install the brackets I need to be sure I have the proper alignment for the accelerator pedal. Can anyone give me some pointers of what I need to check before I weld the drivers side bracket in place? It also looks like the floor board is too tight to the high beam button on the top left corner. With the board laying flat and tight on the metal framework it is very tight to the aforementioned switch. Is this correct? I bought the boards from Sierra Madre and assume they are correct. Can anyone post some detail pics of DS floor board and the bracket? Thx for help Mark

[Jack Staggs]

They frequently need a bit of trimming to fit/remove easily.

[merbesfield]

They frequently need a bit of trimming to fit/remove easily.

Thank you. Any hints on how to position the accelerator pedal?

[John Pierce]

Mark,

I placed the accelerator/brake assembly in position so there was a straight line to the linkage at the center tunnel. Just make sure nothing binds. The floor boards will need a little shaving to fit nicely. Take a look at my build where I went through the same process.

HTH.

JP