John S's Journal

Grandkids here today so just did a few small things today. Swapped out the steering wheel for one that I’ve had in storage. Same wheel but in better shape. The horn brush fell apart so I’ll have to find another one.
Ran a pair of wires from an indicator that I mounted in the top of the shift knob. I put a late model OD in but decided to use the wiper stalk switch to switch the OD on/off but wanted an indication when the OD is on. Originally planned on using the button as a switch and indicator but opted just for the indication. I’ve seen lots of complaints about the original knob switch being problematic so this should be more trouble free.

Spent a little time underneath the car inserting all of the cotter pins on the castle nuts from the suspension rebuild. I found where my stash was after spending a couple hours organizing my workbench and sorting through all of the miscellaneous nuts, bolts, washers, and such that were piled into various containers. All sorted by size and separated into individual containers now. That led me to discovering where all the new cotter pins were hiding.

Lastly, I decided to see about installing the late model retractable Kangol belts that I acquired from a forum member. I discovered that the brackets that came with the belts were meant for a roadster and that the GT’s used a different bracket so that job will have to wait. Inching forward and crossing off things slowly but surely. Waiting on some stuff that is supposed to arrive soon.