1966 Corvette L72 Light Refresh

[67since67]

Originally Posted by napa68

I did. It's like trying to keep the gambling addict out of the casino. This car does have it's original Firestone spare. But damn..........

Tim,,,you and I both know you own another suitable '66 eventually.

There's just something about OEM tires, and exhaust, and shocks, and carpet, and seat covers, and, and, and.....

[napa68]

Yesterday had it's high and lows for certain. The heat riser gasket was leaking. I had been soaking the nuts on the manifold studs for a couple of weeks. 2 of the nuts on the passenger were cooperative (with heat). 1 of them was not.........



I have had luck with welding a nut onto the remaining stud.

That was not the case here. Soooo.....pull the manifold and sharpen up the bits. This only killed half of the day yesterday. A victory was had though!


The directional switch came in, and that all went to plan. Now I could button up the interior