Auto Fair in Charlotte Part 2

Next in the auto swap meet parts pics we have from top to bottom:  wind wing brackets, windshield wing nuts, hood rubber bumpers and corners, rumble seat lid alignment plates, inside door handles, gas tank flame arrestor and strainer, and the hand brake linkage. 

Trim.

  Next we have new stainless steel rear light covers, master disconnect switch for the battery and a new 12volt negative ground alternator, pulley and installation brackets.

Lighting.

  Then wiring components consisting of: three sizes of original wire loom, a wiring harness for the junction box to instrument panel, wire clips to hold the wiring to the frame, new light sockets for the front and rear turn signals and brake lights, new LED brake and turn signal light bulbs, a led turn signal flasher and wiring, a turn signal switch and wiring diagram, and an instrument panel light fixture.

Wiring parts.

  I saved the best for last..... Walt found me an original Sparton Ah OOgah horn in like new shape and it sounds so nice.  Ten minutes later I found a bracket to fit it to the headlight bar.  He had to do some serious parts trading to get this for me and I owe him big time!  Thanks Walt!    

Sparton horn.

Then I found a Motometer for the radiator. I didn't think I would find one at a reasonable price but I did. 

Motometer.

So last week was highly successful in the hunt for parts and I met some really nice people from all over the US in the process.  Here's a good Auto Fair story: When I found the rear differential it was a half mile from our vendor spot and cars weren't allowed in yet.  I saw a man pulling a wagon down our row and asked if I could borrow it to haul my differential back to our tent.  I offered him a deposit to use it but he said just bring it to our space when you are done.  So I borrowed his wagon, hauled my parts and delivered it back to his space.  What a great group of people!  Another great week at the old car restoration business!  Steve

Auto Fair in Charlotte Part 1

Last week was the Antique Automobile Club of America annual swap meet and Auto Fair at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.  Walt and Linda exhibit there every year so I spent the week with them at the speedway searching for all those hard to find parts at bargain prices.  I had an entire legal pad of parts I was searching for and I found almost all of them last week! 

Charlotte Auto Fair 2014

  If you remember the last installment of the Roadster I discovered that all the emergency brake parts were missing from the old rear end.  Also found the ring and pinion gear were mis-matched from two different cars, and someone had hammered on the end of the driveshaft so hard it was not possible to install a cotter pin through the nut and driveshaft  that holds the pinion gear on.  Luckily I found a complete new rear end for 25.00 that has everything I need to fix the roadster.  I also bought the front section of a frame from the same car for 10.00 to make an engine test stand for the shop.

Front frame section.

New differential.

  The next picture shows a set of shock absorber links, an exhaust clamp, hand brake shaft supports, and a draft tube for the crankcase ventilation.  In the last post I discovered that the bearings were left out of the front of the torque tube and the car had run for some time like this destroying the universal joint and the bolt heads on the back of the transmission.  I was able to find a new old stock joint and a rebuilt one as well. 

Running gear.

  The next picture is a pair of seat belts, an air cleaner for the carburetor and a rear view mirror to bolt onto the windshield.  

Safety parts.

I also found some specialty tools to work on the car with.  Welding clamp, panel clips for welding body panels together, wire brushes for cleaning the spring eyes and perches, a socket to fit the crankshaft nut, a cutoff arbor for cutting patch panels for the body and a chain wrench to take apart the houdaille shocks. 

Tools.