Brakes Pull Right - All of a sudden, the front brakes started pulling to the right. I could temporarily fix it if I jacked up the car and re-adjusted the adjustment stars. I could drive around the block once or twice but eventually it would again pull to the right. I jacked the car up again, disassembled both front brakes including the brake cylinders and found nothing obviously wrong. I even bled the brake lines looking for air in the system.
While standing there in bewilderment (and on my 4th beer), I noticed that left drum had radial scores on the inside wall. It appeared that the brake shoes were so wide that they were rubbing on the drum preventing the shoes to expand to the stopping surface. Rather than grinding the shoes to make them narrower, I swapped the right and left drums. Surprise, this did the trick. I still don't know why we could put 200 miles on the car and then start having this problem. In any case, this was the fix.
Door Threshold Hardware - I installed the lower door threshold seals and trim. No big task (although it took 2 full days) but the chrome looks pretty cool.
Installed Sound Installation - I purchases sound insulation from JC Whitney which they strangely stopped carrying after I ordered it. I found that the original manufacturer was Great Southern Insulation. The material was supplied in 10" squares about 1/32" thick, and had an adhesive on one side. I could easily cut it with scissors. I applied it to the engine wall on the interior and it has greatly reduced the noise from the engine. I don't plan to add any more to the car as it is a convertable and I don't know that it would add that much benefit.
Installed the last of the engine tin, dash light, drivers window assembly, and various other trim parts. Within the next few weeks we will buy the carpet kit and start shopping interior shops for the upholstery.
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