Just checked the weather. Says it's going to rain around midnight, but it isn't calling for rain tomorrow.

I'm planning to go, but trying to decide whether to drive the 72 truck, or the 62 Vette. The truck has a heater and can haul the wagon.

The Vette doesn't have a heater, but can park in the Vette area, which is a better parking locale. However, if I'm going to take the Vette, I need to get off my butt and check the plugs...

I kinda doubt it... It would be fun, tho.

Bogus, if you think you're gonna be going let me know. I'm about 80% certain we'll be there, but we'll probably be taking the truck (if the wife comes).

Anyway, I just cleaned and gapped the plugs. I also swapped to my economy/street carb. It will be interesting to see how my plugs look. With the other carb, on this C3B intake, I have 6 somewhat rich to rich plugs and two that look about right. Kinda curious to see how the plugs look with the smaller carb...

Now, I'm off to a road test.

Maybe next time, Wes.

oooh... old school plug reading!

Car ran good on the shakedown run. Just checked the weather at msn weather. Now they are calling for thunderstorms tomorrow. I went ahead and covered the Vette.

It's supposed to start raining around 9:00 and get heavier around midnight... If it ain't raining in the AM, maybe we'll take the truck.

Edit: Just checked Yahoo weather, and it's saying it will be clear. Wonder why the two forecasts are so different...

I would expect one isn't updated, or, gets its forcast from a different provider.

Accuweather uses different computer models than say the Weather Channel.

We did encounter a light sprinkle here in Torrance this evening.

Wish Id known it was coming up a week or so ago I got a bunch of parts and the Z Id like to take out there and dump. Less to move later.

What is going on at Pomona ? Super Chevy show ?

Swap meet.

Well, we went. We took the truck, because the forecasts were calling for rain at 5:00 AM when we got up.

Went out to start the truck, and the cable stop (on the throttle cable) went airborn when I pumped the gas to prime the carb. I couldn't find the damn piece anywhere.

Fortunately, I had a spare new cable, originally bought for my other truck. I swapped it out in the street in front of my house. Not too much a PITA, although it might have gone quicker if I ran a cord for the drop light. After that, it was smooth sailing.

I didn't buy anything. The wife bought an antique stainless Coca Cola Cooler, with a remavable sandwich shelf. It was in decent shape. We were gonna pass until we saw what some other vendors were asking for lesser examples.

I figured if that was all the wife wanted, I got off easy. Well, after that, she bought a straw cowboy hat. She wants me to paint it pink for her, to replace the one that got destroyed during the drive back from CFCI. Not a problem, I can handle that.

BTW, when I paint my engine pulleys and brackets, I bake them in the oven to harden the enamel. I usually start at 150* and work my way up to 300* for the high heat enamels. Since this is regular pink enamel, not high heat engine or brake caliper paint, do you think 200 or 250* would be better for the hat?

Anyway, as we were walking around, there was a family getting rid of some pups. well, we got one of them to. Fuggin A. All I wanted was a cheap points distributor core, some long wire ties, and to check-out the cars, and I forgot to grab a distribtor. I must have passed 50 of them.

On a brighter note, I found a decent 72 Blazer 4WD with a 700R4 and a throttle body injected SBC. The guy was asking $7900. I didn't make an offer, but I might... I'd have to sell my truck and Rochester FI if I did. I had a 69 Blazer when I was in the Corps. Had a lot of fun with it.

The hat? 500* F. That way it will be gone before you know it.

What kinda pups? We need pics!

I may have to go next month.

It's a blue nose American terrier. It's white with brownish grey patches and an eye patch (our existing dog is an American Terrier - Dalmation mix (rescue dog) with an eye patch). I'll get some pics up, but the wife is wanting me to wait until we give it a bath.

The hats in white primer as I type. As soon as it's dry to the touch, I'll give it a light pink top coat.

As far as looking for parts goes, I like the LB swapmeet better. I was hoping to find a set of BBC SWP crank and water pump pulleys. My OE SHP BBC pulleys grew feet while my Chevelle was being stored at a friend's house...

I did run into the guy I got the 62 from. The wife told him it was in a magazine. He seemed thrilled, or not.

Wes, lets get a booth for long beach and split it or are you still selling parts?
We'll load the LT5 in your 62

Ron, how much is a booth? I don't particularly like selling parts at swapmeets...

Last time I checked it was abotu $30 or so that was a few years ago. I sell stuff off for dirt cheap there and am usually done by late morning.

Ron,

I have to think about it. I have a lot of SHP OE and Vette parts, but I would not sell them cheap. aside from that, I just have a couple cams...

I was hoping to find a set of BBC SWP crank and water pump pulleys


There used to be a guy at LB that sold only those items.

The next LB Swap Meet is 12/14. After that, 1/11/09.

Ron,

I've bought pulleys from that guy before. He used to sell at Pomona too. I didn't see him there yesterday. Hope everything is OK with him. He always seemed to have what I needed, and his parts fit as he said they would.

I might just make it to LB next weekend. That sounds like a plan.

I can't commit to Long Beach yet, but I'll look into it.