Recent content by mitchmanfc

First of three Classic Fords to get running is Insured, Registered, and puttering around Colusa County. The exterior needs a little love, but it runs great. The OD and Syncro Trans don't hurt either.

That's the plan I'm working on. Once I'm pretty sure it's running well I'll trailer in home and then try to get it out once or twice a week for puttering around town. I live in a small town, no traffic, and a pretty good community around old cars so would be fun. Then just trade out cars every...

So it was essentially this and now 1 of the three Mitchell Manufacturing Cars is up and running. Took the starter out, cleaned it exceptionally well and wire brushed gently off all the build up. Then was still sticking a bit but really focused on getting the spiral clean and lubricated well...

Well funny enough I went from humming to after I took it out and freed the gear up a whirring where it wasn't engaging. So everyone is right. That's the plan. Going to wrap the motor section in plastic and then carefully wash the rest. Thanks for the reminder though.

Hey Everyone, Again all the thank you for the advice. I dropped the starter yesterday and took it apart and inspected it, well actually did that twice because I hadn't had all my coffee.. Starter came out with out any undue force. Nothing looked Obviously Broken Jumper Cables were able to make...

Thank you everyone for all the advice. I'm gonna give all of it a try this weekend as soon as the xmas lights are up and the other list of parent tasks is complete.. (something about a roof on a pump house). My Summary of Order of Operations to try with quick starter checks in between. I...

Needless Prose So I've embarked on the great and ambitous journey of getting all of the Mitchell Manufacturing cars up and running again as none of them have been driven for ~10+ years. On the positive they have all been stored indoors and dry. The other rub is that while I'm a very competent...

Thank you! (Now one post closer to being able to do this myself) -Blair

Good Morning! Thankfully the waiting list isn't quite two years, though it is closer to 8-9 months. I left a pretty wordy post on why and how we are trying to close that gap on the forums a couple weeks back. I also improved our contact page to make joining the waiting list easier than ever...

Just to expand on this. Everyone is doing great and I've actually been using the couple months I have between some career moves to help them get more organized and efficient. My super long message explains better the production model change and thankfully most of the supply chain issues have...

Hi Everyone, This is Steve and Cyndi's son (Not the Cowboy). I figured it was time for them to have an account to interact with the community and help answer questions if it was ever relevant. I also decided it was time to get the Company Cars (29 Coupe, 31 Fodor, 36 V8 Sedan) up and...