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Heard the doorbell ring, jumped up and found five boxes on the front porch containing my four new 15X8 chrome rally wheels, new stainless valve stems, and new lug nuts. Brought the boxes in the house and will be opening and inspecting them tomorrow.
I took out the drivers seat .replaced the trans tunnel side covers .they had carpet on them .I replaced with black vinyl.used a little foam padding then stapled and glued the vinyl on.Also started taking out the power booster.got it all apart now waiting on ups truck.I should have waited on a cooler day .hot hot hot
I lost 1st and 2nd gear yesterday and today my normal mechanic was not available and my backup mechanic was to busy so I fixed it myself. The side mount shifter on my five speed transmission came loose took longer to get to it than it did to fix. I think I need to buy some locktite I have screws and nuts falling all over the place half of them I can't find where they came from.
Repairing some fatigued electrical connectors on the headlights. The headlamps are standard sealed beams lamps. The .320 connectors are both series 59. Here are samples of the crimps.
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I had a Borgeson steering box sitting on my workbench for the last three weeks while life got in the way. I finally got some time to start the remove and replace operation.
During my first test fit, I found that I didn't collapse the column enough, so it came back out for a couple of more taps with the BFH. The Borgeson box just barely wiggles into the space between the Hooker side pipe headers and the frame.
Im taking the rest of the day off to take the spousal unit to dinner.
I managed to take a couple pics of the car at my mother-in-law's home (long story)...........I wrapped to protect it from the 24" of rain (so far)......
I got done with a bunch of other things and decided to go to a local cruise night at K-Mart on the Boulevard. Showered, threw a chair in the back, and grabbed a couple of root beers and bottle of water for the cooler. I got there and no one was around. I thought maybe they moved it and I missed that announcement, so I checked a couple of other places they have them, but nothing. So I put 30 miles on tonight looking for a show that didn't happen.
I did have a guy in a C6 Z06 pull up next to me and he was excited to see it out. and I got a few sprinkles on from a localized thunderstorm I passed.
Stopped at Arby's and got a sandwich, and then headed back home. I guess it wasn't a complete loss.
This morning I plumbed a fuel return line from the carb to the tank. Used a .060 restriction. Fuel pressure remains steady at 6 psi. Not worried about vapor lock in the Texas heat anymore.
I didn't do anything to the C3 per-se, but I've been re-arranging and field-daying the garage for the last 3 days. The pause for organization, as it were..
I didn't do anything to the C3 per-se, but I've been re-arranging and field-daying the garage for the last 3 days. The pause for organization, as it were..
well we took the absolutely completed '78 Silver Anny vette out for a great ride today..Sun shining, A/C( and all else ran-worked perfectly.
Lord willin' I still have some good days ahead..before I take that final run into the hereafter..I'm thankful for all I have experienced in my 67 years..Jim
I managed to take a couple pics of the car at my mother-in-law's home (long story)...........I wrapped to protect it from the 24" of rain (so far)......
Lord help and keep you folks down in new Orleans with the torrential rains you are having..Stay safe..Our prayers are with you and all who are struggling with that weather..Jim
JohnnyQuik do you have any more pics of your car? Looks like yours is the same exact color as mine.
Today I went on a couple of short drives with the kids, one at a time of course. I just love cruising on the freeway at 75-80mph and 2,000 rpm in 5th gear
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