[Bill Musarra]

Since this summer not too much being done to the road car(finally gertting to work on DRB#5). We are now turning our interest to fixing the things that are minor but still need fixing. The owner was able to get a new selector switch made to the exact specifications of the old. In taking the old one out, some of the securing rivits became broken. They were the type with two wings on them that are bent to secure(like the old manilla envelope rivits). Seems that only one or two of the road cars had the rivits. It is a real pain to try and find the originals or some outfit that can manufacture like pieces to the exact specs. We managed to do that and fixed a lot of the interior pieces at the same time. Seems the original pieces of fabric were secured with duct tape, or when the car was restored back in the 80s that 's what they used. We removed all that and cleaned them up with acetone and then aplied good fabric adhesive. Worked perfectly. We then turnned our attention to the tach which has been malfunctioning since he got it. We had to drop both switch panels to get to the thumb screws to loosen the guage mounting brackets. That's pleural. there is one for each mounting stud on the rear that goes along side to secure it to the dash. Rather tight fitting in there. I have included some of the pics of the wiring used on the car. Very old to say the least. The tach is being sent off to N. Y. to be repaired. We are trying to find a wiring diagram of the original Smith's to see if something may have been done incorrectly. Otherwise we will have to get the info from the rebuilder on how to reconnect it and try do hook it up. Of course, if there are any of you guys with your original torn down, any info you could shedon this would sure save a lot of fiddling.

Bill