GM Futurliner Progress Photos
GM Futurliner Restoration Project
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    The power steering is functioning. While testing the unit a  hose blew, spraying oil everywhere. We are just thankful that it blew in our shop and not on the road. All four power steering hoses were removed and Steve Cordes volunteered to make them up at their business. He works in the evening and he took the hoses with him. When he finished his normal shift at 1 AM he started making up new hoses. He dropped them at the Futurliner garage at 4:15 AM. So when we started up again on Tuesday, the first thing that went on were these hoses. 

    After the hoses were installed Del made some adjustments based on instructions via phone with Steve. Later in the day the engine was started again and the air bled off the power steering system and we now have power steering on the Futurliner.
    Because of all the work being done there was not time to take the Futurliner out for a trial run.

The two front doors are wet sanded by Connie.

   Art completed painting the doors and several areas, including the right front of the Futurliner, the inside of the cab, a section at the rear that required repair of white areas, and completed today was the final priming of both the front and rear bumpers. 

    The transmission selector is hard to spot in this photo but the cables were all connected and tested. After a lot of fitting and adding springs to aid to return the cables to neutral position they had the transmission so that they could select the gears from the drivers position. On Tuesday the rear was jacked up and the engine started and Del shifted the transmission in all positions to check for wheel rotation as well as checking the brakes.

   Steve came and sorted out the problem of why the air compressor was not generating air pressure. Again, the engine was started and now we could generate sufficient pressure to operate the brakes. Several more leaks were found and corrected.

   
Although we cannot install the glass windshield until the interior of the Futurliner is completed we started working on the installation of a temporary plexi-glas windshield. Larry Faloon from GM, supplied the material. Fred, Arnie, Wes, Wayne, Walt and Ken measured (measured twice) then cut and fit the windshield.

    After several fitting sessions, drilling the fastening holes in the body, the windshield was installed.

    The 1/4 windows were worked on. Again both right and left 1/4 windows were cut. At the end of the session, the left window was 80% installed. In the next session it will be completed.

    On Monday Bruce brought all the ingredients for a hot dog roast with potato salad. Mike provided the desert. Al provided the donuts. On Tuesday the meal was provided by Carol, desert by Sue and salad by Wilma. Again, Howard provided the donuts.

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