Thanks everyone.  Keeping my fingers crossed!

Things much better after oil change this weekend...take a look:

Idling hot

http://vid947.photobucket.com/albums/ad320/racertb/Car%20Stuff/20151017_140939_zpswrk0kkdc.mp4

Cruising 1

http://vid947.photobucket.com/albums/ad320/racertb/Car%20Stuff/20151017_140442_zpshpwtaekg.mp4

Cruising 2

http://vid947.photobucket.com/albums/ad320/racertb/Car%20Stuff/20151017_135827_zpsslrgjrlo.mp4

That makes sense with the vacuum tank/pump, but I'm using an electric pump.  I'm going to see how it goes this weekend.

Thanks Des...I agree with you on the low RPM near the end of the trip.  I was just a little concerned that my pressure has always been a little higher and never got down to 14lbs. at idle at anytime.  Like I stated, I did an oil change anyway (needed it) so we'll see what happens.

Frank - I changed the oil after the trip since the car wasn't driven since it had been down for a while with the timing issues.  There wasn't many miles on the oil, but it was in there for a couple years.  It looked like it always looked, not crud but not thin (to me).  I've always used 10w-30 (and before my Dad did as well after the motor was rebuilt in the '80's).  No no prior issues with the oil/pressure.

Regardless of the pressure, the car ran great!

Ted

Hey All:

Took the old gal out on a 55 mile round trip this past weekend, the first time I've had her out more than a few miles in the last two years.  Although she ran great, the oil pressure started dropping after about 20 miles into the trip.  To make a long story short, for most of the time the pressure was reading very close to the same as my mph, i.e., 40lbs. at 40mph, 30lbs. at 30 mph, etc.  In the past, the pressure while driving would be about 40lbs. +/- at all speeds (except idle).

The more alarming part was at idle pressure.  In the past, about 20lbs. minimum when hot at a stop light or stopped wherever.  This time, the pressure dipped as low as 14lbs. at several stops, which I never saw before.  At a traffic light close to home on the return trip, she was idling at about 14lbs and seemed like she might stall and the pressure looked like it was starting to slighly dip some more.  Since there was no one around and the light wasn't changing, I took off so I could keep moving and get the pressure back up.  I made it safely home and ended up changing the oil, which I wanted to do a couple weeks ago.  Afterward, she started fine and I let her run for a few minutes.

I cleaned the screen in the pan 2-3 years ago and it was clean then and since I haven't been driving the car, I doubt the screen is the issue.

I'm going to check for any loose oil lines, but I haven't done anything with them to think that may be an issue.  Maybe the pump needs to be rebuilt?  For what it's worth, I run 10w-30 and that's what the car has used since the mid-80's.

Anything else I should check out?

Thanks!

Ted

Welcome!

Thanks Frank.  They look good.  I'll think about it some more, or just keep what I have.

Thanks for the photo Dave!

I sent Floyd an email the other day asking to see what these would look like for our cars.  The only reply was a link to his site, which I previously saw to get his email address.  I asked him again if he could show me specifically since the site showed a general looking/generic knobs and labels (I didn't tell him they looked generic). 

No reply and absolutely no help.  I'd kind of like to know what I'm getting before I lay out any money.  By the way, I didn't see anywhere on the site anything like the photo Dave provided, so who knows if he had it or not.  I guess he doesn't need the sale.

Hi All:

Can anyone send me a dash photo with their choke and and spark advance knobs/controls?  I'm thinking of getting new cables with the controls that are labeled.  My car only has chrome controls with no labels.

Thanks...

Great stuff...we also sell it at Advance Auto Parts. 

Would love to see photos from the stripped down wheels throughout the entire process to the finished product

Ted

I've got the black laquered wires (solid copper core) with right angle terminals, no red stripe.

Awesome!  Never-ending fun

Sorry to hear this Steve.

Thanks Chet/Hursst...just adding the pressure regulator to keep the pressure down and then a road test.  Other than that, sounding good (so far!).  The vacuum tank will be another project for another day.

Chet - haven't heard back from Tom after two emails...a little surprising.  Will probably call him this week to ask.

Ted

There is a '29 roadster with wire wheels for sale on eBay.  Just saw it listed yesterday. Looks pretty good overall.