Its the later part of a hot dry summer and I've been looking at a lot of great ideas and beautiful vettes. So all these great looking cars has me inspired to fix alot of small things this winter.

My list is now..

Clean up, detail the engine compartment, wiring etc...

Replace 76cc heads with 64cc heads ( already bought)

Replace radio (oil bathed the new one last winter when the oil pressure line let go, my fault)

Redo all the weatherstriping thats been installed improperly

Repaint my side exhaust covers, door handles and my hubcaps centers.

Look for a 72 LT1 oil pan

New to me valve covers (M/T style I can put crossed flags on)

Replace or repair my nose emblem

Replace my broken gas lid( wont stay up)

Pull console to fix seat belt warning circuit board

Replace the clutch rod from the z bar to the fork, (wornout)

Any body else starting a list yet???

edit to add

Rejet my carb

I forgot I want to get it to the Dyno before I change anything so I have a sense of improvement if it happens

 

Mine looks similiar, finally shorter, but has the ever important "etc." at the bottom

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Pull the engine and rebuild to a 383 Stroker and dress up the engine bay.

Purchase and install new carpet and hopefully find some dark blue leather seats to install.

Install side pipes or maybe another system, not sure yet.

Maybe get some new american racing wheels if I have money

Thats pretty much it haha, hopefully all goes as planned!

 

Find why I still have a slight transmission fluid leak.

A bit of paintwork on the front end as someone put a tiller in front of it in the garage and I misjudged when pulling in At least the front "bumper" had been repainted and already doesn't match the original lacquer perfectly.

Install inside rear view mirror with compass, garage door opener and outside temp.

Add the "HEADLAMP" warning light into the unused indicator light hole in my '79.

Add daytime running lights into the front turn signal lamp housings.

Add a third (rear) brake light.

Make my previously added remote keyless entry system: 1) lock/unlock doors in conjunction with shifter (like a modern car) instead of ignition power 2) Flash parking lights 3) kill ignition power when locked without energizing a relay as it does now and with components installed behind the dash instead of in the center console.

Essentially remove every main wiring harness in the car to properly wire the above (including new connectors in the big connector behind the fuse box).

Install a new metal fuel line from the pump to carburetor as some idiot before me didn't know how to open flare-type fittings, twisted the metal apart and put in a rubber (at least it's labeled "FUEL") patch. (I already replaced the vacuum connection to the brakes at the rear of the carb which was so twisted I'm amazed it didn't leak but wasn't completely blocked.

Remove the carburetor for cleaning/adjustment/new manifold gasket/rebuild as I'm still getting a hard cold start, the high idle doesn't want to engage properly, the choke sticks open and I found a big vacuum leak from the gasket that seemed to go away by simply torquing the carb mounting bolts to spec likely signals time for replacement.

Replace the HVAC vacuum lines, brake lines (in wheels wells) and A/C hoses as they're the only original rubber/plastic hoses left in the car.

 

Replace all rubber fuel hoses front and rear.

Do some engine detailing.

Thinking seriously about replacing all the A/C components.

Might rebuild PS control valve.

My problem is, my wife has some major re-modeling projects in the works.

 

Ohhhhh yaaaaa. About that vette woooorrrk yaaaa, we're gonna hafta have you remodel the house yaaaaaa.

(Office Space reference) I had the remodelling thing happen during my vacation for my parents, which turned into stripping and painting my brothers house. That was in may. Now its the middle of august and I'm just getting the my garage rebuilt which is why I took the vacation. Hahaha. Life can be fun when it takes a hard left.

Good luck with the remodellng

 

I literally have a spreadsheet for my to do list. One column is the house, one my sons truck, and two more columns for each of my vettes. I also have a column for cost of each task. It's enough to make anyone cry but my wife takes it all in stride. I try to finish one item every week or two. I also alternate between car and house projects to keep the wife happy. I think I have 68 items left to go.....

 

Finish converting my '68 BACK to a '68 (long story ).........

 

Winter?!?!?!

The heat here in florida and my nerves have been kicking my butt tina keeps reminding me I do my best work when it's a bit cooler out, besides nuts and bolts and little bs I have all the parts I need except some of the frame extension related junk,

So hopefully the NCRS show will happen for me which isn't until next year, I see no way the 69 will drive to the oct ecklers meet....

So not "list" just a blanket "I need to get her running"