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Intermission music.

Pistons!

Pistons arrived already. No indication where they were made, but the quality looks good and they came with Grant rings made in the USA.

Still not sure what to do about paint. The can of gray-ish Sand Dune White can be used in hidden places, but I have no faith that they can match the OEM shade using modern paints. I might have to go with Cool Vanilla and be happy, as I have no wish to start custom mixing colors that may or may not match.

Driveline Progress

Took the transmission to Harold's shop in Denton. He has rebuilt two other 727s for me and I had no problems. Heavy workload means it may be a few weeks before it's complete, but I told him that was fine.

Engine went to Wayne Calvert's machine shop with the same agreement. In his seventies, he still builds high performance engines and has a stellar reputation in the DFW area.

I'll have to order pistons from ebay ad, as Calvert couldn't find another source. Cylinders were quite clean and he said .020 oversize would probably be fine, but I'll order .030 or .040, depending what the seller has in stock.

Another Issue to Resolve

I picked up a pint of what is supposed to be 1957 Fury color Sand Dune White. Apparently, something fails when translating the original color code to a modern mixture. The color is far too gray without even a hint of beige. I've seen '57 Fury restorations where the paint had pink tones, which is also incorrect. With the high tech equipment they now use to scan and match paint chips, it's odd they can't do a better match of OEM paint.

I'm now stuck with either trying to custom mix a more accurate shade, or visiting another paint store to see if they can do better.

More Parts Arrive

The ignition switch and turn signal switch I ordered from Rockauto arrived sooner than expected. At least they weren't made in communist China, and in my experience Taiwan produces better quality than their mainland cousins.

With dry, sunny weather expected for a few days, I have too much yard work to leave time for car projects, but after the wife flies for Belize on Saturday for a two week stay, I might be able to reprioritize some of my time.