A couple weeks ago at John Long's mini meet, I purchased from him a VERY beat up 1976 Bicentennial Convertible that was missing the cord, covered in filth, and in need of much cosmetic help.
Today, I brought it in for it's mechanical rebuild after giving it a thorough bath. John Gregory surprised me with a new, unfaded hood hood with a flawless lens.
Here we see John with the famous "Hoover Grease Gun" injecting fresh grease into the bone dry lower bearing
On the left, the hood that is now on the cleaner, courtesy of John Gregory. On the right, the original hood, sun faded, heat warped, and battle scarred.
Here she is during the very first running of the motor post rebuild. This is necessary so that the new carbons can seat themselves and the new grease in the lower bearing can distribute itself.
