Howdy y'all! I'd like to introduce Rusty to all you find folks. I've been lurking on this forum for quite a while and when this guy popped up locally I had to check it out. Low and behold I was mesmerized when I laid my eyes on him and had to bring him home with me. The seller was a super nice guy and had done a good amount of work to the engine before it was put into storage for almost two years. I felt terrible because this cruiser seemed like family to the seller and the seller's daughter was in tears seeing Rusty go. I really hope I can do them justice and bring him back to a good order.
Now onto what needs to be done. An issue that I can't figure out yet is with the clutch. I can't tell if the clutch master and slave cylinders are shot or if it's the clutch itself. It would get into gear when it first started (started right up after sitting for almost 2 years..) and move along fine. However after a while it would be very hard to get out of gear/change gear/get going. I also had the clutch pedal fully pressed while in first gear and it want to go forward. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
Another issue is securing the hard top. I can't get the windshield frame to line up with the hard top, I don't know how exactly it's supposed to sit. (Hence the strap to keep it attached for it's trip home). There is rust as per usual, have a welder so guess it's going to be fun learning for this project. Pretty sure this guy has been painted many times, so I'll have to go through some layers to find more rust. Any recommendations for a rust converter or product to stop/ slow down it's process? I am sure I will find more things to work on. Thank you all! I'll be sure to post more pictures when its light out.
Now onto what needs to be done. An issue that I can't figure out yet is with the clutch. I can't tell if the clutch master and slave cylinders are shot or if it's the clutch itself. It would get into gear when it first started (started right up after sitting for almost 2 years..) and move along fine. However after a while it would be very hard to get out of gear/change gear/get going. I also had the clutch pedal fully pressed while in first gear and it want to go forward. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
Another issue is securing the hard top. I can't get the windshield frame to line up with the hard top, I don't know how exactly it's supposed to sit. (Hence the strap to keep it attached for it's trip home). There is rust as per usual, have a welder so guess it's going to be fun learning for this project. Pretty sure this guy has been painted many times, so I'll have to go through some layers to find more rust. Any recommendations for a rust converter or product to stop/ slow down it's process? I am sure I will find more things to work on. Thank you all! I'll be sure to post more pictures when its light out.
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