[RHClarke]

Saturday reached the hellish temperature of 8 oC. There seems to be no middle ground with the weather this year. Too hot, too cold, too wet, too dry...we had it all this summer. At least we don't instantly break out into a sweat now.

Saturday was fairly quiet at the barn. Bob was away for his last swim of the year before the ice set in, and Grant was occupied elsewhere until about 3PM.

My HUP restoration is now turning to wiring and ancillery part replacement. The attached photos show what I have been working on recently. Any ideas of what the first (photos one and two) and second items (photo three) may be? The panel is properly oriented in the second photo.

The panel has a serious problem with rusting, so some metal work was required. After setting up the welder, I attempted to fill in a few holes. However, the wire refused to advance. A quick look inside the welder cabinet revealed why - the spool had emptied. It was not a good time to run out of 035 welding wire, but we have an order in for a replacement reel.

Since the welder was out of wire, the rest of my day was spent painting the inside of the doors and playing with the HUP dash. I had planned on using a reasonably good shape deuce and a half speedo, but ran into problems with the end fittings of my speedo cable. So, the old speedo was cleaned up somewhat and installed. The numbers on the speedo face need some attention, but they are readable. I am now on the prowl for readable CMP gauge sets.

The paint job on the doors was very messy. After removing the latch hardware, I opted to dump rust paint into the door interior and slop it back and forth to make sure all surfaces were covered. The doors were then left to drain of excess paint which will be re-used in the future. It was a good work out tumbling the 50 plus pound side and rear doors. In the future I will use the air gun as there is less waste.

Grant made his appearance later in the afternoon. He is making good progress on his radio truck and when it hits the road, it probably will be one of the most accurate restorations around.

Prior to leaving, a quick visit to the cat house was in order. For those who know Bob, you know I am talking about his cat condo that he built near his rear deck. It has heating lamps, blankets, feeding stations and a racoon proof entrance and exit. My job was to feed the wee beasties. After popping the lid of the first can of catfood, I became instantly popular with Bob's herd which appeared out of nowhere. They were most appreciative. Grant had cat slop duty on Sunday.

With the chores completed I headed back to the city smelling slightly of fishy catfood. Oddly, the smell made me hungry...

Photos:
1 - What is it? - in the 6" vice
2 - Same outside in it's proper orientation
3 - What are they (1" wide about 6" long 12ga metal)?
4 - HUP dash test fit
5 - Part of the herd