Frame assembly part 2

After reassembling the engine, we were able to mate it with the frame, which was mostly assembled. We first had to install the rear end, torque tube, and rear coil springs before installing the engine and transmission. We were also able to assemble and bleed the brakes.

Almost ready to install!

We masked the “CROSLEY“ text and carefully used a paint roller to apply the red paint.

Although our car originally had a 6 bolt water pump, ours was completely rusted out, and we had already rebuilt the 4 bolt water pump from our first car, so we installed the 4 bolt pump.

After adding the exhaust manifold, temporary valve cover, generator bracket, and transmission, it was time to lower onto the frame.

Engine and frame together again!

Although we painted our valve cover gray, further research made us decide that our valve cover was likely originally red, so we later repainted it.

I used waterslide decal paper to exactly reproduce the original air filter decal. The hardest part to make was the bird on the top… and it is almost completely hidden when viewing from the top!

The body is next!