Spring cleaning

[67HEAVEN]

During my maintenance checks, in preparation for the trip to Bowling Green, I rotated the tires. Behind those big fellas, I found this.

Yuck!

So, I whipped out the....

....let it soak for a few minutes....no scrubbing, no rubbing........just hosed it off....and

TADA!

It's very easy to keep clean.

We leave for CruiseFest in 10 days.

 

[Tom Bryant]

You should be ashamed.

Today I took out the battery that went dead 20 years ago in the '59. What do you think I found? :eyerole

 

[LT4man]

I give up, Tom. What did you find? :confused

SAVE THE WAVE!

 

[XLR8]

Thanks for posting that, 67... HEAVEN looks beautiful as ever!

I've added that to my car care ingredients list!

See you in Bowling Green!

 

[67HEAVEN]

Today I took out the battery that went dead 20 years ago in the '59. What do you think I found? :eyerole

Mouse cadaver?

 

[firstgear]

I give up, Tom. What did you find? :confused

SAVE THE WAVE!

he found DIRT!!!!!!!

 

[Tom Bryant]

Dirt, mouse droppings, shredded mouse poison box (they must have used it for a nest) and a battery case split wide open from freezing. The battery tray was remarkably solid and clean considering all of the battery acid flowed across it. After closer inspection I remembered that I greased the tray top and bottom and the mounts and frame area under it when I installed the battery in 1975. Without a doubt that saved a lot of problems.

Tom

 

[Grizzly]

You should be ashamed.

Today I took out the battery that went dead 20 years ago in the '59. What do you think I found? :eyerole

You're the one who should be ashamed. First for leaving the '59 sit for 20 years and second for not removing the battery when it went dead.

:nono

 

[Tom Bryant]

Yes I catch a lot of grief over that car. I put that battery in dry and filled it after it was in the tray. Made sense since you have to stand it on end to get it down in there. That is also the main reason I didn't take it out. I didn't want the acid running all over. I guess it solved that problem for me.

 

[richscorvettes]

Bob, I'm surprised it was just dirt and not huge chunks of rubber......

Rich Lagasse

 

[67HEAVEN]

Bob, I'm surprised it was just dirt and not huge chunks of rubber......

Rich Lagasse

Rich,

You'll notice I neglected to post a "before" photo of the aft portion of the wheelwell.

 

[richscorvettes]

Rich,

You'll notice I neglected to post a "before" photo of the aft portion of the wheelwell.

Ahh, now it's all clear to me..........

Rich