Another new guy
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Joined: Apr 2011
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From: Puyallup Washington
Another new guy
I found this forum while looking for info on my 72.I have already aquired some great stuff.
The car came to me through a friend.It was going to be restored in honor of its previous owner but lack of money and lack of interest prevailed and it sat under a tarp in the beautiful washington state weather for 8 years.Then it was offered to me at a price I couldn't pass up.
It is a 72 coup 454 4 sp car with A/C,No PS No PB. To say this car has had a rough life would be an understatement. The original big block is long gone and it had a nasty(as in Healthy) 350 in its place.The paint is falling off after sitting under a tarp for so long and it had mushrooms growing inside.The engine compartment looked like a 15 year old got a rivet gun and a roll of aluminium for christmas with a hand built fan shroud and misc pieces of aluminium riveted to the fire wall and inner fender. I will post some pictures after I get used to the site.
I have cleaned it out,Installed new brakes all around and pulled the small block. I spent 4 hours yesterday tracing all of the wires in the engine compartment harness and will move on to the others next.At times I just stand back and look at this car and wonder why. Why these things were done and why I feel the need to fix them?
I have a 454 sitting in my shop that will fill in for the original. Hope to at least have it moving and stopping in a few weeks. It will be ugly but alive again.
The car came to me through a friend.It was going to be restored in honor of its previous owner but lack of money and lack of interest prevailed and it sat under a tarp in the beautiful washington state weather for 8 years.Then it was offered to me at a price I couldn't pass up.
It is a 72 coup 454 4 sp car with A/C,No PS No PB. To say this car has had a rough life would be an understatement. The original big block is long gone and it had a nasty(as in Healthy) 350 in its place.The paint is falling off after sitting under a tarp for so long and it had mushrooms growing inside.The engine compartment looked like a 15 year old got a rivet gun and a roll of aluminium for christmas with a hand built fan shroud and misc pieces of aluminium riveted to the fire wall and inner fender. I will post some pictures after I get used to the site.
I have cleaned it out,Installed new brakes all around and pulled the small block. I spent 4 hours yesterday tracing all of the wires in the engine compartment harness and will move on to the others next.At times I just stand back and look at this car and wonder why. Why these things were done and why I feel the need to fix them?
I have a 454 sitting in my shop that will fill in for the original. Hope to at least have it moving and stopping in a few weeks. It will be ugly but alive again.
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Joined: Sep 2005
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From: Ventura County, Calif
Welcome to the Forum!!!!!!! 
Congratulations on your C3!! Best of luck with the resto project. Enjoy the Forums. 
Check out the Pacific Northwest Regional Forum for local members, events and discussion and local mechanic recommendations. You have a pretty active group up your way. Probably someone who could be helpful.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/pacific-northwest-127/
Congratulations on your C3!! Best of luck with the resto project. Enjoy the Forums. Check out the Pacific Northwest Regional Forum for local members, events and discussion and local mechanic recommendations. You have a pretty active group up your way. Probably someone who could be helpful.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/pacific-northwest-127/
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