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| Matatk | Tuesday Chat 07.13.10 | ||
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Good Morning CGs!
Geeze, is it only Tuesday? Is this week over yet  Well it looks like the pool patch is holding up alright. That is some super duper industrial glue in that tube that seems to bond pretty well. I hope it works for a while. Went for a swim with the baby last night and she was loving it as usual. My wife said that's all she talked about all day before I got home...lol. Gotta love it. I'm trying to get her to kick her legs and whatnot, maybe a precursor to swimming as opposed to me just holding her the entire time. Anyone have any experience with that? Putting 50 miles a day on the car driving it back and forth to work, so my break in is going well. Still have some datalogging to do for the chip fine tuning. It'll get there. Hope everyone has a great day! Matthew |
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| pianoguy | Re: Tuesday Chat 07.13.10 | ||
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Greetings! My week will be over after today. Gotta head to the dentist this morning, forgot I had a cleaning appointment. So both the Vette and my teeth will be gleaming when we leave for SD tomorrow. Hope the rain the weather geniuses are forecasting for tomorrow is a figment of their imagination.
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| TommyT-Bone | Re: Tuesday Chat 07.13.10 | ||
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I had a long workday yesterday and I have another long one in store today. Time for this cracker to get crackin. May the good news be yours .........
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| BillH | Re: Tuesday Chat 07.13.10 | ||
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I did the motor & engine compartment wash yesterday on the C4, guess I'll do the interior and outside today.
I got $110 worth of "What color was that bolt?" books in the mail yesterday. Attach file:  IMGP0836.JPG (0.00 KB) |
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| Vetron87 | Re: Tuesday Chat 07.13.10 | ||
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GOOOOOD Morning Gurus. Taking a break today, drizzle, high of 82. Watching ultimate factories on Speed Channel about the Corvette Factory in Bowling Green.
Need to replace a power steering hose today on the Vette, I'll probably have to remove the pulley to get to it. Seems like I just replaced it in 1999  .Planning out gazebo but I've hit the wall with it. I need a mental health vacation!!! Well time to relax! watch the rain andmaybe I'll work on the Vette or maybe a nap.  |
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| TommyT-Bone | Re: Tuesday Chat 07.13.10 | ||
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Bill, How are you doing it? I usually cover the distributor and alternator, soak it down with degreaser, wipe high visibilty areas, hose it off, and put on a coat of detail spray. Then I run the engine for 15 or 20 minutes to get it good and warm to help the engine compartment dry out a bit. I'm doing this on an L-98. I wouldn't have the guts to even look at an opti with a hose in my hand. I'm always open to other techniques. |
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| TommyT-Bone | Re: Tuesday Chat 07.13.10 | ||
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| BillH | Re: Tuesday Chat 07.13.10 | ||
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Would think you have a puller. I don't see how anyone with a C4 can live without that particular tool. |
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| Vetron87 | Re: Tuesday Chat 07.13.10 | ||
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That'll be here before you know it. A year just flies by.[/quote Your right the year is warp drive mode. Summers is half over I noticed yesterday at Menards(like Home Depot) moving their lawn mowers and assembling snow blowers. Halloween stuff was being unloaded on the docks. Brian Kelley dominates local TV sports, Notre Dame Football can't be too far away. |
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| Vetron87 | Re: Tuesday Chat 07.13.10 | ||
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Yea I have the pullers! I'm just not in the mood to do it! Lazy!!! I guess too many irons in the fire. Bill what use to take me 2 hours to do now takes me 2 hours just to think about it. At 61 friends say "Ron slow down" maybe I'm fricking hyper! today my ass is dragging big time. |
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| BillH | Re: Tuesday Chat 07.13.10 | ||
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Actually, that's pretty close. With the stock opti, you can put a plastic bag under the waterpump and around the opti followed by an old towel, work it around the opti gently with a screwdriver. Once the initial, dirty, greasy cleanup is done on an engine, I forgo the degreaser and use Simple Green. Most of the spray degreasers will turn your hoses white, and it's hard to get them back to black. Once the engine is clean, the top end (intake,etc.) can be wiped down with a rag. If your engine's leak free (and it should be), the washdown is just to remove dust and dirt. I only use a hose to remove the SG and then only with a light fan spray. Never use a full stream on the hose (this ain't no greasy John Deere). I use compressed air to blow off everything, like a hose, I use very light pressure on any connectors, plug wires. I really don't care if my plug wires, coil get wet because I dry them off right away. And if they can't take the water, they are too old and need replaced. Then warm up the motor. Use your favorite to detail, I like ArmorAll Low Shine. I do the SG thing on my Silverado's Vortec once a year and don't cover up anything. Attach file: IMGP0832.JPG (0.00 KB) IMGP0834.JPG (0.00 KB) |
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| Vetron87 | Re: Tuesday Chat 07.13.10 | ||
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Great detail!!!
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| BillH | Re: Tuesday Chat 07.13.10 | ||
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I moved away from the town I grew up in cause my friends were saying slow down when they were 30. I can't be part of the S&S (sit and stare) crowd. That's why i don't have a pool.When you finally get your butt retired, thinking about it for 2 hours will bring a smile to your face. Hyper ain't a bad way to live. |
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| Vetron87 | Re: Tuesday Chat 07.13.10 | ||
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Totally agree! I can usually outwork my younger (50 something counterparts) maybe it was the 93 temps and high hum. and welding in the sun that did me in, oh yea and that yard of top soil I moved out of the pickup. I never sit and stare, very seldom watch TV, hooked on CG blogging though. |
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| TommyT-Bone | Re: Tuesday Chat 07.13.10 | ||
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I'm giving a new product a try. It's called Bill Hirsch Miricle Heavy Duty Marine/Industrial Cleaner and Degreaser. I buy my RaggTopp cleaner and protectant products for my vert top care needs from them. They have some quality cleaning products. I've also used Simple Green. Mine doesn't look near as nice as yours Bill but I guess that's because I spend too much time staring at the pool. LOL.
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| teebee | Re: Tuesday Chat 07.13.10 | ||
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Morning guys.....man I need to get out to the shop and work on those cabinets.....Ron and Bill are making me feel guilty. My butts been dragging the past two days, I hope today is better. So far I haven't gotten much done. Golfing last night was OK, I didn't hit the ball well, but the food was good.
Bill, you got a new project going that I haven't heard about? With that reading material, it appears so. |
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| BillH | Re: Tuesday Chat 07.13.10 | ||
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You feel guilty????? You do more in a day than I do in a week.  New project, Ha. It's a very, very old project but since racing's on hold, I need something mechanical to do. http://www.corvette-guru.com/modules/ ... p?topic_id=12269&forum=31 |
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| teebee | Re: Tuesday Chat 07.13.10 | ||
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So, Bill, do you have the car those parts fit on? Inquiring minds want to know.
There's a 67 427 roadster that is sitting in a shed here in town. I'm biding my time, thinking I might have a shot at it someday. |
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| BillH | Re: Tuesday Chat 07.13.10 | ||
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Yea, it looked like this in 1974. How much for the roadster? Attach file: LastScan.jpg (0.00 KB) |
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| TommyT-Bone | Re: Tuesday Chat 07.13.10 | ||
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I should start an orginization called NRCS with a bootleg modified logo. Hell I'd be willing to certify a vette by mail for say .... 100 bucks as an official 100% NRCS qualified vehicle [jk]
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| BillH | Re: Tuesday Chat 07.13.10 | ||
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I joined NCRS in '75, it was founded in '74. But I'm 99% sure this car will never see an NCRS judge. Since it's a matching numbers car and mostly origional (except for the sidepipes) I going full stock. The NCRS manual for me is for what color the bolts were,etc. The restoration manual is a book I've been wanting for years but haven't got around to purchasing. It has some mindblowing pics of the assembly plant, bodies being put together, origional blueprints, etc. Neither book is a "How To" book. Things like this are pretty neat: Attach file: Sticker2.jpg (0.00 KB) |
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| teebee | Re: Tuesday Chat 07.13.10 | ||
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That a cool 67. What Lyndel Blue? (not sure of the spelling)
The roadster has not seen the light of day in 20 years of more. I found out about it back in 2004 shortly after I bought my 94, one of the kids in my class told me his dad had one in storage. So I asked him about it and he said he didn't know what year it was or anything about it. These people I had known for 15 years, sit in front of me in church every weekend. Any way I asked him about it one day after church and he told me all about it. He's had it since 73 or so, not original engine, needs lots of work. I just keep cool and don't pressure him, ask occasionally about it. He really has no interest in it, so I figure one of these days, I might get a chance at it. On another note I was talking to another friend and he has a small block 66 roadster that needs a ton of work. It also hasn't seen the light of day in 10 years. He asked me about mine the other day, so in reciprocal, I asked about his and he told me that he had hoped that he could get it out and start fixing it up. His son has pretty much taken over the reins of the family farm and he was hoping that that would free up some time, but it hasn't happened. I doubt that one will be for sale though, as his son knows what it is. |
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| BillH | Re: Tuesday Chat 07.13.10 | ||
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Thanks, Tom. It's actually Marina Blue in the pic but, the origional color is Lynndale Blue which I like better. It has a Teal interior. I paid $3k for the car and drove it for 5 years. The motor started to smoke so I pushed it to the back of the shop. I also had a 65 Coupe at the time and just bought a georgious 76 for $4k. Nice having 3 Vettes in the garage at the same time. The game plan has always been to keep it and work on it when I felt like it. I knew it would be many years until I touched it because of spending big bucks racing. But I also figured that I have $0 dollars in it - 3k for 5 years transportation. So save it rather than look for one years later. Even though it's a low option car, it's a matching numbers car so, I'm going stock. Otherwise I'd consider a restomod. The body's sitting on blocks off the frame. The frame's been sandblasted, acid etched and painted. Now I need a whole lot of money. The 67 roadster's value will be down quite a bit because of the engine. Takes big bucks to restore one the right way. |
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| BrianCunningham | Re: Tuesday Chat 07.13.10 | ||
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| BillH | Re: Tuesday Chat 07.13.10 | ||
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| teebee | Re: Tuesday Chat 07.13.10 | ||
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Bill, I have the book "Vette Vues Factbook of the 1963-1967 Stingray" by M.F. Dobbins that I bought back in 1980, which has loads of info. You're more than welcome to borrow it if you think it will help. LMK
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| teebee | Re: Tuesday Chat 07.13.10 | ||
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That will bring a few dollars.....maybe 7 figures?
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| BillH | Re: Tuesday Chat 07.13.10 | ||
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Thanks Tom, but yea, I've had it for years. I used to sit in NCRS meetings with Dr.Dobbins and know some of the guys whose cars are in the book. Noland Adams (who did the technical manual above) was usually at those meetings. And I rode to the meetings with Chip Miller (Corvettes at Carlisle). Some of the pics in the Factbook were taken in Chip's basement. I also have the assembly manual, 200 pages of factory floor blueprints. And a 1967 Corvette parts book. |
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| BillH | Re: Tuesday Chat 07.13.10 | ||
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Yea, big buck car. I was in Chip Miller's basement one time when he had 4 L88s sitting side by side (one of each year). The L88's were not built for the road but some did get licensed. 20 total in 67. They came with manditory heater and radio delete. Funny that they were rated at 425 HP, 10 HP less that the L71 (427/435). But the dynoed way more (580-620HP). |
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