Thanks, Mike. Having my wife's support is very important. Especially since I haven't told her that she's going to re-upholster the seat.
Now I have some questions.
1. If you look through the photos you'll notice that both the front and rear of the differential are bolted on. That's new to me. There's also a plug in the front of the differential pretty close to where I've seen the diaphragm housing mounted for Eaton 2-speed rear axles. Boy would I love for this to turn out to be a 2-speed in disguise. Can anyone identify the axle?
2. Another puzzler is the large cannister mounted to the passenger side frame rail just below the fuel tank outlet. There is a metal fitting and tubing/pipe running from a hole in the intake manifold below the carburetor that looks like it runs back to the cannister, but it also looks like it has brake lines attached to it. Could it be a vacuum assisted braking system of some kind? That 'reservoir' looks a little large to be just for the windshield wipers.
3. A minor point. I thought that the 1951s had the seat adjuster coming out of the front of the seat instead of the side. ??
4. I finally noticed that the oil filter is attached to the intake manifold instead of the exhaust. I didn't look around very carefully, but it is obvious from underneath that the oil filter has a hose running out of the bottom center, and it isn't currently connected to anything. I would assume that this is the return line for the oil back into the pan. I could take a flashlight out and find out, but do any of you know whether that line connects to the block or the pan? I suspect that it connects to the block.
Thanks for your help.
