Have you replaced the flexible rubber lines? They go bad with time, and can plug up.
don t tempt him into buying it?
Oh boy. The neighbor down the street just trailered in a 58 Chevy. Its in pretty rough shape-floor pans, lower doors, fenders, quarters, etc. but it all there anyway. It was his uncle’s car so there’s history. Lotta work though.
Recent Fantomworks had the ground-up restoration of a family '41 Buick. VERY rough. $116,000 later, it must have been the best '41 Buick on earth!
I wasnt aware of any rubber lines to the trans. If there is Im sure theyre rotten.
I’ll take some engine pics tomorrow and post them.
Ohhhh sorry you meant brake. Duh! Sorry Im half asleep. Havent replaced them yet.
Yeah the money aspect is pretty crazy. I was hoping a little this and a little that would get me on the road. Its ending up more than that, as always. What frightens me the most is the wiring harness. That stuff you’d think would be simple with this old of a car, but theres still a lot to wire up.
@Fender1325
I’ll go a little off-topic
That craftsman wrench set in the picture . . . is it Chinese or American?
Haha. Its chinese. It includes metric and standard, and goes from very small up to 1" for about 70 bucks. To get the same sizes through harbor freight it would’ve cost the same basically, and i liked the craftsman better. Plus if I ever move, a Sears is usually pretty local if I need to warranty them. So far I have no issues with them, and I’ve hit them with the sledge hammer to break nuts free.
When I bought my first 1/2 " ratchet in 1967, I looked at both Wards and Sears. I chose Wards because it had the rubber grip. 20 years later when I broke the lifetime guaranteed ratchet, of course Wards was no longer available to replace it. I believe it was that four foot pipe extension that did it in though. No big deal, 20 years is OK but I’d just make sure to not delay exchanging any Craftsman tools and don’t buy them for the warranty.
“You can’t shop smarter than Wards”
LOL
The local Wards that closed several years ago is still unoccupied. It’s actually a blight for the surrounding area. Perhaps there’s all sorts of unsavory activity taking place there . . .
Well I’d sure hope craftsman doesn’t go out of business anytime soon. I have some American craftsman stuff but the majority is chinese.
When I need tools, my options are Harbor Freight, Craftsman, or Autozone/Napa/Advance/Oreily. The oreily stuff I got was pure junk, Napa is good but overpriced, Autozone stuff like sockets or extensions (duralast brand I think?) have been good, but their other stuff is junk. Harbor is really hit and miss, mostly miss.
Ultimately if I buy a tool that I need to be reasonably affordable and last, plus have the convenience of going to their store for a no questions asked replacement Sears has always been the place. I guess I was raised using my Dads old Craftsman stuff (american I know) and so I still have that brand preference.
Kobalt and Husky are marginal and its a pain to warranty their tools in comparison.
For the money in this current day and age Craftsman I think is the best out there. I’m not a pro so I’m not going to spend stupid money on a brand only sold by a guy on a truck like snap on or MAC because they dont have the support for the average joe like Sears does. (The Sears shopping experience is always lacking - takes 15 minutes to check out, so no I’m not in love with them).
“The Sears shopping experience is always lacking . . .”
Yes, I agree
It seems every time I want to check out, it takes a long time, because half the people in aren’t actually making purchases. They’re just paying down the balance on their card. And that takes far longer than ringing up a tool
I use Snap on tools at work. But my garage at home is stocked in large part with craftsman. When something breaks, it’s convenient to head off to sears to exchange it. I can be back in action in 30 minutes.
Last thing I bought at Sears was a pull behind dethatcher. I was the only one there but it took the guy at least 15 minutes to check me out. The whole 20 questions routine and my email, etc. etc. You could join a club faster. Then when I get home I get pummeled with emails from Sears. I kinda felt sorry for the guy though because I’m sure they get rated on the responses they get from customers and the number of people they sign up for extended warranty and credit cards. Tough business, don’t quit school is all I have to say.
our sears has pretty good tool selection. they have a lot more than craftsman. they have good quality in other brands too. the local Lowes has a decent selection of tools some good, some junk.
I have good luck at the pawn shop, but I am a good haggler 
most of my tools have come from trade supply houses , they usually give you a good price if your company does a lot of business with them. sometimes half of what a guy off the street would pay.
the tools are good quality and the salesmen treat you well as far as delivery and such. some of the tools you can t get elsewhere in stores. plus I just had the money taken out of my check weekly til they were paid off, so it didn t hurt as much.
these days the pawn shops are so full of tools that you can get real bargains
most of my wrenches and sockets are ancient as are many of my tools. good tools last forever almost.
my 12 yr old daughter is already counting on my tools going to her and her family in the future as my son has his own already.
I just have to keep them safe. I already had to start over once. all my tools and everything else were stolen when I was about 25.
now I won t have the money to start again so I d better be careful
oh yeah. I ve started using advanced auto for car stuff. they have a decent selection of tools and all sorts of useful parts. the people are nice and helpful too. if a bit young.
no, don’t buy the Buick, and they don’t downshift either.