I really didn't think about it, but assumed that the clutch lived in the same box as the brake pedal. It's very obvious that they made the car symmetrical to make rhd cars for the UK. That giant bolt that holds the pedal in is, well interesting. I guess someone could have put mine in backwards, but there was just, I mean just, enough room to get it out on the left.

Pretty much anything that traps moisture will eventually cause rust. The sound deadner they use, with the little holes in it also holds water. Water + car always = rust. The americans used a foam sealer around the wheel houses in the 60's and 70's, it would have done better had they used nothing at all. If this car was owned by a navy guy, there is a chance it spent time at the beach and salt water. (I'm 15 miles from the beach) Sucks to be me! I was looking at california cars on ebay, sweet, sweet, no rust cars!

I've been doing this crap for 40 years. My dad painted at ford (commercial line), (trucks), in Mahwah NJ. (closed in the 80's) I went to school for it in the 70's. We actually did the work for volvo na in rockleigh nj. Our shop introduced car o liner to the states. (Swedish bench frame racks), (awesome tools!) I have pictures of the car and driver 245 somewhere. I fixed the spoiler after some dweeb ran it into a snow bank. (you know, there is only one of these!) I think same for the first 262C, or that may have been something else. Anyway, the only reason I'm doing this is because my kid hates all these new cars. (and I couldn't talk my friend out of the 1800) I'm pretty sure I'm done after this one, if this don't kill me first. So anyway, pretty much been doing this all my life, jumping in with both feet wasn't a big deal. (except I'm not getting paid this time)

More stuff I've done!