This week I turned my attention to completing the heating and air conditioning systems. Heater hoses went smooth with no problems, except for one factory clip that seems to have shrunk since it was originally manufactured. I hope to have a replacement within a week or two.
Next up with to connect the air conditioning hoses to the compressor and the condenser. This would have been a lot easier if the old hose was still available, but today, all that is available is "barrier" hose, that keeps the Freon from leaking out through the hose wall. It is much more difficult to work with, since it is much stiffer, and more difficult to get onto the barbed fittings. After struggling with one hose for about an hour, I finally got both ends seated next to the ring on the barbed fitting that indicates it is properly seated. I wouldn't want to be the next person to have to work on this, because they are as difficult to get off as they are to get on. Today, all cars use hoses with threaded metal ends that screw on. In 1962, only expensive cars got those better connections.