IH2LOSE
Well-known member
- Joined
- May 24, 2001
- Messages
- 3,908
- Location
- We Will All Meet Again
- Corvette
- 1966,and a 1962 thats almost complete
I am still alive but life has been real busy for me lately ,
I kinda put the 66 on the back burner since i was playing with my 62.
There was a show this weekend that I decided I was definately taking the 66 to
I decided I was going to put the original TI system back in the car,( a freind needed a distributor so in the spring I took out my msd system and gave it to him ) any ways I put the whole system back in the car over the last couple of nights only to find out the car wont run.
Double check all of the wires, Double checked I wasnt off a tooth on the distributor, double checked I wasnt 180 out, check fireing order several times.
Finally I said I have to start with basics , I knew I had comprestion, I knew I had spark but wasnt sure if it was hot enough. I knew I had fuel.... but it just didnt smell right. I drained the gas ,flushed the lines, cleaned the carb, added new gas she fired right up. a 1/4 tank of gas in it and i cant think of the lastime I drove the car . the gas was probably 2 years old. I added staybill to the gas.you just never know when youll drive it again
While i was puttering with the car I re-installed my correct dated starter I also found my Positive battery cable burnt as if it shorted against the manifold at some time
As for the show. its a corvette and chevy muscle car show .Its always the last hurra of the year. if there is 15 midyears and 6 or 7 C1's its allot
WOW what a turn out of midyears I have not seen this many early cars locally in one show since about 10 or 15 years ago. The local shows are mostly the modified C5s
The twin of my car showed up and parked right next to me. and then right next to us was a set of twin 435 blue 67's
As for driving the car again. Its allot of fun. I have to do it more often. It fealt kinda squirlly at first. I checked my Knock offs, checked tire pressure and realized all was good. I am just so used to driving modern cars that it was un-falmilur to me. I also found the side pipes to be real loud, A nice loud, but still loud.
I hope every one is still healthey, and I will try and stop in more often,
I kinda put the 66 on the back burner since i was playing with my 62.
There was a show this weekend that I decided I was definately taking the 66 to
I decided I was going to put the original TI system back in the car,( a freind needed a distributor so in the spring I took out my msd system and gave it to him ) any ways I put the whole system back in the car over the last couple of nights only to find out the car wont run.
Double check all of the wires, Double checked I wasnt off a tooth on the distributor, double checked I wasnt 180 out, check fireing order several times.
Finally I said I have to start with basics , I knew I had comprestion, I knew I had spark but wasnt sure if it was hot enough. I knew I had fuel.... but it just didnt smell right. I drained the gas ,flushed the lines, cleaned the carb, added new gas she fired right up. a 1/4 tank of gas in it and i cant think of the lastime I drove the car . the gas was probably 2 years old. I added staybill to the gas.you just never know when youll drive it again
While i was puttering with the car I re-installed my correct dated starter I also found my Positive battery cable burnt as if it shorted against the manifold at some time
As for the show. its a corvette and chevy muscle car show .Its always the last hurra of the year. if there is 15 midyears and 6 or 7 C1's its allot
WOW what a turn out of midyears I have not seen this many early cars locally in one show since about 10 or 15 years ago. The local shows are mostly the modified C5s
The twin of my car showed up and parked right next to me. and then right next to us was a set of twin 435 blue 67's
As for driving the car again. Its allot of fun. I have to do it more often. It fealt kinda squirlly at first. I checked my Knock offs, checked tire pressure and realized all was good. I am just so used to driving modern cars that it was un-falmilur to me. I also found the side pipes to be real loud, A nice loud, but still loud.
I hope every one is still healthey, and I will try and stop in more often,