Wopee!!!

[John Mcgraw]

Got back from Saint Louis this week with my PV complete!
It is now on to Hershey fro a Duntov. Having done one, I am not sure that I would ever do another PV again. It is so much more stressful than flight judging, and there are many little undocumented little items which can kill you!
Regards, John McGraw

 

[67HEAVEN]

John, that is fantastic. Congratulations on a job well done!

For those of you who don't know:
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Performance Verification Award®

This award was created by the National Corvette Restorers Society in 1985, the award recognizes individuals for the restoration and preservation of 1953 -1986 Corvettes. To achieve this award, an owner must first attain a NCRS Flight award® based on an original "as manufactured" standard at a NCRS event; as well as present the car for a rigorous performance test of all vehicle mechanical components and functions, all of which must operate as those of a new car, without a single failure. As of 2001 only 798 Corvettes have received the NCRS Performance Verification award®
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[Sting Ray]

Congrats on the PV which area was the most worried about?


Tom

 

[IH2LOSE]

John CONGRADULATIONS On such a great feat.I will look for the listing in the restorer when I get it and mail you out my copy so you have an extra one to keep with the car.

I have been told by others who have had this judging done that there car was perfect in every detail until they headed out on there journey to the event and thats when a gremlin got into the car and caused a small problem, just giving you enought time to correct it just prior to being judged to add a little excitment to your life,Did the gremlin visit you? Again You should be quite PROUD of your acomplishment you and your car have earned my respect. :BOW

 

[78SilvAnniv]

PV

This sounds like the high water mark of stress tests for a Corvette owner!
How did you fare while the testing was being conducted, did you watch?
Heidi

 

[richscorvettes]

John,

Congratulations! I know that's a tough one to achieve.

Rich Lagasse

 

[Ctfoodguy2000]

Congratulations on this accomplishment!!

 

[John Mcgraw]

Thanks for everyone's kind words. The area I was most concerned about was the Turn signal cancelling, and anyone who has owned a C1 can probably relate. I tested it 30 or 40 times before I put it on the trailer, but when entering the judging field It was not working properly! Tweaked the cam assembly a little and fortunately it worked flawlessly the day of the PV.
The one that really caught me flat-footed was the hood release assy, it failed the operation! Originals can only go in and out but cannot rotate while repro's can rotate, but nowhere in the manual is this documented. I was ready to throw in the towel, thinking that there was no way to fix this issue in the single alloted repair time of 15 minutes.
A great fellow corvette restorer by the name of Todd Spain said that he thought that we could fix it. We pulled the entire hood release assembly and all the cables out, filed the shaft flat on one side and Todd peened the housing in on one side to prevent rotation of the handle. We installed the unit, adjusted the cables and the judges accepted the operation!
Talk about high drama on the judging field, I had to calm down for about 15 minutes before I could go out on the road course!
The amount of people who assisted in the effort was amazing and showed the absolute best of the NCRS that day.
I had spent so much time going through dry runs day after day, that getting hit with the hood release issue just took the wind out of my sails. Thankfully several people talked me into proceding ahead, and I am glad they did!
Regards, John McGraw

 

[Mac]

Congrats, John. What an excellent accomplishment!

 

[ChuckG]

Congratulations John. PV is absolutely the toughest thing to do. Tried it once in my old 54. Nearly made it, but when coming back to the parking lot after the road test, the emergency brake decided to take a dump. There was "NO" fixin' that rascal within the 15 minute window.

Congrats again. That's QUITE an accomplishment Chuck

 

[JohnZ]

OUTSTANDING, John! That's a terrific achievement! Your final Duntov Flight Judging will be a piece of cake compared to the P.V.

 

[John Mcgraw]

Thanks John, I hope you are right. I have set a personal goal of 99% for my final judging, and I am fixing those little things that have cost me points at previous meets. I know that I will take a pretty good hit for Lacquer paint that is too slick, but I am concentrating on those other things that I can remedy.
Regards, John McGraw

 

[Guy]

Congrats, John! That's is one awsome Vette and I'm glad to have seen it. Some St. Louis NCRS pictures are up: http://webpages.charter.net/ggwright/ncrsmeets.htm


Guy

 

[Guy]

Tim Parker (local STL NCRS member) took our picture as we arrived that Thursday. Here they are:

http://www.timparkerphoto.com/stlncrs/default.htm

I'm trying to get Tim to check out the CAC .


Guy

 

[vigman]

WAY TO GO!

Congrats to you SIR!

Many hours of hard work have PAID OFF!

Vig~

 

[58Mike]

I am truly impressed, John! From reading threads (mostly on ncrs.org) about PV testing and preparation, I know this is no small feat. My hats off.

- Mike Greene

 

[John Mcgraw]

Thanks Mike,
I don't know if I would ever do one again though, I just don't hink that I have enough stomache lining left!