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----Any bones included?....Bill S
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Yep, mice LOVE mufflers. They are like a multi room condo to them...:grin:
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Now Tim, you need to take it out and blow those mufflers out reeal good... :3gears:
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I figured you weren't going to need any coaxing to give those mufflers a good blow out...:biggthumpup:
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Idle hands are the are the devil's.............
https://i.imgur.com/bLCsvyah.jpg https://i.imgur.com/qnk0phsh.jpg The right side spindle bearing and trailering arm bushing had some slop. I had a vibration in the right rear I just could not quite get out of it. It would also act a little squirrely under hard acceleration and hard braking. It's always the rear alignment changing around. |
Time to start preparing for judging.......
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I'm wrapping up this phase of the detailing. While the distributor was out, a new set of points was in order....
https://i.imgur.com/rlh7niVh.jpg I had an NOS set of intake gaskets stashed away for this car (it had Fel Pro's in it) along with assembly line end seals... https://i.imgur.com/X1srxlLh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/61nStDHh.jpg This was reported to be the original 326 water pump that came with the car. The date spread is a little wide IMO (April 66 pump for an August built engine). I had that rebuilt along with a gentle cleaning of the engine compartment. A few details of original components.... https://i.imgur.com/oElFIPXh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/xuP8FZgh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/3OOw9l6h.jpg https://i.imgur.com/fAyMZNEh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/MUNbLhGh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/X4e9WY2h.jpg https://i.imgur.com/sSniDVEh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/xnTDyUWh.jpg A friend of mine had a 1 year only 40433 AC fuel pump. Fred worked his magic on that... The exhaust manifolds had some type of coating on them, to say nothing for having gaskets installed between the manifolds and the heads. I removed them, cleaned them in the bead blast cabinet, and dusted on a little engine paint where I have noticed it on real low mile examples. I proceeded to then soak the manifolds on Boshield. My experience is they will burn in real nicely and just have some remains of engine paint left. Very thin layer of copper RTV was used between the manifold and the head. https://i.imgur.com/g9zqQboh.jpg An overall pic of the engine compartment. I am waiting on the original fan clutch to be rebuilt. I sent that out last week to Dan Kirkonnell http://www.kirkconnellcorvettes.com/ https://i.imgur.com/3apOwRxh.jpg And the chassis after cleaning. Last year I had sourced all NOS exhaust for the car.... https://i.imgur.com/69F3mjyh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/eQoeWoqh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/Dvi5pD4h.jpg https://i.imgur.com/hDqBidYh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/gIiu9Byh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/Xd7MkwDh.jpg I have a set of single crimp brake hoses on deck courtesy of Tim Gilmore, along with a set of calipers that are distinct to 65,66, and some real early 67's. I am sending those out to Lonestar Caliper to be sleeved and rebuilt. A couple of them still have the original inspection mark...... https://i.imgur.com/O95U1Rmh.jpg Fresh bushings should be in shortly for the shocks. I can get that installed along with a Quanta alternator belt. The original alternator belt came with the car, but that is not looking too healthy. The original water pump / crank belt on the other hand looked really good and is reused. |
I see a Duntov in this car's future...
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Love to see you work your magic on these cars Tim - great results as always.
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I got bored yesterday afternoon, so I pulled the cluster and cleaned it. I left the tach and speedo alone on this one. If it were not for the fact I have plenty of seat time in this car, I would have sent out the speedo and tach like I did in the 66. Got everything else cleaned, rebulbed, and reinstalled today.
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I had a "soft" brake pedal on my '67 427 (not the one I bought from Tim) and he walked me through doing a gravity bleed. Man, it worked great, and the pedal is good and firm now. It's an original J56 car and when the pads warm up, the thing will stop wonderfully.
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Gravity bleeding works great!!
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This car just keeps getting better and better.
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Can I have it ?
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The fan clutch came back from Kirkonnel.......looking like nothing ever happened.
https://i.imgur.com/Z1YBfz6h.jpg https://i.imgur.com/FaxRvi5h.jpg Dated June 28th of 1966 https://i.imgur.com/eUXuAQph.jpg I had a reproduction plate made to mimic the original key tag that accompanied the original keys. https://i.imgur.com/DdCnar7h.jpg The fan clutch is installed, and most everything under the hood is complete https://i.imgur.com/m5lVBOxh.jpg The only item that is incorrect, is the master cylinder cover. If you happen to have an original master cylinder cover, please let me know. While I have access to one for judging (my Dad's 18k mile 67 L79 roadster), I'd rather just source a nice one for this car. If an original embossed A212CW fell from the sky, I'd be doing cartwheels:smile: The car is registered for an NCRS Chapter meet in early May, along with Bloomington Gold for Benchmark judging in early June. After that, we'll see where things take me. |
Rounding 3rd and headed for home......
I got a couple of the non DOT tires mounted yesterday https://i.imgur.com/MwyKBrlh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/14llawqh.jpg |
That car is stunning. The L79's are a blast.......I've fallen love with them again.
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Headed out in a little bit to the first judging event with the 67. It's killing me not to drive this car!
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Looks good, Tim.
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Good luck buddy!
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I got back from the meet late this afternoon. I'm a bit stunned with the result (it's a good thing). It looks like it scored north of 99%:grin:
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Congrats !!
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Dang, you were almost to our area...another 50 miles...:wink:
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Congrats Tim!!
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That's a great score, Tim. Not many unrestored cars can pull a 99 plus score. You really dialed that car in well.
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----Big congrats, Tim!!!....Bill S
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This past Sunday morning (like 2am) I finally got home from the Bloomington Gold Judging event. I took the 67 down there, as I had submitted it for consideration of Bloomington Gold's Benchmark Award (a combination of Certification and Survivor judging). That proved to be a successful endeavor:cool2: The show was moved to World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, IL. A much larger facility, which allowed for track time if one chose to participate. That was a real hit for the late model Corvette's. I always look forward to this event (much like MCACN) as I have the opportunity to catch up with friends.
You could say I am pleased with the outcome, as the car received it's Benchmark Award (Gold Certified and Survivor Gold). This morning, I'll change back over to my driver wheels and tires, and press the car back into duty. This car has proven to be one of my favorite driving cars. I've really missed it this year so far. One of the hardest working guy's in Corvette's, our own Tim G on the right https://i.imgur.com/dhyaY3Sh.jpg And a few pics from the 3 day event https://i.imgur.com/eUcC6Wqh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/NrlXnmkh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/rOlT3dyh.jpg And the reward ironically presented on 6-7 day. https://i.imgur.com/UkrokVxh.jpg https://i.imgur.com/JKhiKIrh.jpg |
You KNOW how to get these cars ready and are proven damn good at it time and again. :biggthumpup:
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Congratulations!!!
Well done Tim & Tracey!!! Another magnificent refresh by Mr. Schuetz.
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Awesome!! Congrats!!!
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I had the honor of judging the tags and stamps on this car over the weekend and what a beauty it is. I had never seen it before and was excited to judge it
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