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Congratulations on a successful launch.
Sounds like everything went smoothly.
If I would have known you were providing pastries and bbq, I would have flown over to help!
Congratulations on a successful launch.
Sounds like everything went smoothly.
If I would have known you were providing pastries and bbq, I would have flown over to help!
with your track record of support - always welcome
Endless possibilities. However, it can seem overwhelming. Was it Desmond Tutu that said the only way to eat an elephant is one bite at the time.
I need to break this down in clusters: body, frame, engine… I need to keep focused.
Still assessing. Contemplating. Makes sense to replace the fuel and brake lines. But first the frame needs to be cleaned. Hmm. Pull the engine is next I guess ?
From my own personal experience.
I’ve been held up on my project since last August.
At that time I had my car ready to go to the painter.
Six months later I was still getting put off with his delays.
Changed painters who was supposed to start June 1st.
Last month I was told mid June now.
At this point, I’m dead in the water.
I have made the decision, if there are any more delays, I will pull the body, start on the chassis and not think about paint until I’m completely ready to drop the body back on the completed chassis.
Plan well and expect to be delayed or disappointed.
From my own personal experience.
I’ve been held up on my project since last August.
At that time I had my car ready to go to the painter.
Six months later I was still getting put off with his delays.
Changed painters who was supposed to start June 1st.
Last month I was told mid June now.
At this point, I’m dead in the water.
I have made the decision, if there are any more delays, I will pull the body, start on the chassis and not think about paint until I’m completely ready to drop the body back on the completed chassis.
Plan well and expect to be delayed or disappointed.
I put in a couple of chips and... some other damage I chose not to disclose here because too embarrassing. IMHO, if you're planning on painting there is no point in doing it before a body off project. The risk of damage is too high.
Edelbrock (formerly Carter) has never made mechanical secondary carburetors. Your carburetor may look like a mechanical secondary carburetor from the underside but if you look into the venturi above the bottom butterflies you'll see a pair of counter weighted butterflies. Those are the early style of "air valve secondaries" that later were moved to the top of the venturi as in the present "Thunder" series. They are there to prevent "over throttle" which kills low end power by slowing the venturi velocity too much for good fuel metering. Unless you plan on using your C3 only for off road racing I highly recommend you install an original QuadraJet intake manifold and QuadraJet carburetor to get the benefit of increased low to mid range power and the best fuel mileage.
Elderbrock makes crappy carbs, but I wouldn't go with a quad unless you want yo go to mechanic school to learn how to take it apart to tune it. They are the definition of a pain in the ***. Get a good holley. They take 5 min to tune and a monkey could do it, and they it make way more power than the quad. So glad I switched. The holley is stock also, you had a choice back then.
Elderbrock makes crappy carbs, but I wouldn't go with a quad unless you want yo go to mechanic school to learn how to take it apart to tune it. They are the definition of a pain in the ***. Get a good holley. They take 5 min to tune and a monkey could do it, and they it make way more power than the quad. So glad I switched. The holley is stock also, you had a choice back then.
I put in a couple of chips and... some other damage I chose not to disclose here because too embarrassing. IMHO, if you're planning on painting there is no point in doing it before a body off project. The risk of damage is too high.
My plan has been to do the chassis while the painter has the body on the dolly.
Once they were both done, the body could be put back on and I could complete the car.
It was a good plan, but we will see if that happens.
Trying to find a place that can sandblast the frame for a reasonable price. The lowest I could find so far is $650. To me that's nuts and about twice what should be charged. Still looking. I am going to hate wire brushing this entire frame.
