Re: [Chevelle-list] Will it live again?

[Eddie Bumgarner]

The gas in the tank needs to be drained, and the carb is probably gummed up. good luck Eddie 66ss.

timothy mcguire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

hey t, in june the pleasonton swap meet would be a good place to start your
little project. at the fairgrounds. later, tim


>From: "Thomas Ringlein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: The Chevelle Mailing List
>To:
>Subject: [Chevelle-list] Will it live again?
>Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 15:29:23 +0200
>
>Folks-
>
>I have spouted off a few times about how I am going to "finally" get my
>project started when I return from overseas. In keeping with my promise,
>and my timely return in a few weeks, I need to start making a checklist to
>get the old beast fired again after 7 years dormant. I know every project
>is different, but is there a good list of things to look for before you
>fire
>up your project and hit the road for a new home? Can anyone help me out?
>
>A few specifics - may help.
>72 Chevelle - 350/TH350 combo (tranny with horseshoe floor shifter)
>Drum brakes (non-power) on all 4 corners
>Car is 100% complete - full engine/tranny/exhaust/etc.
>Holley 4150 650CFM Vac Sec carb with electric choke kit
>Mallory Comp 9000 billet distributor/coil setup with Accel 8.8mm wires
>Everything else pretty much standard 72 Chevelle "on a budget," daily
>driver
>in college fare
>Car ran like a champ when I parked it in 1999 for the last time.
>
>Things I have already figured out:
>Tires are shot - need some junkyard jewels to get me to Fresno (new tires
>for the Z28 rims will not fit the 17" rims I have lined up).
>Carb needs the squirrel $hi* blown out of it. Will a 350 burn squirrel
>$hi*?
>Need to procure a battery - probably from my brothers 72 Camaro in the barn
>Doubt the radiator has any fluid in it anymore - need to flush/fill/check
>for holes (and squirrels)
>Change fluids (engine/tranny)
>Check fluid level in differential (which is in desperate need of a
>ring/pinion/etc.)
>
>I want to head to my Dad's house on a Friday in June (which Friday???) with
>a bag of parts and a toolbox, and drive home on Sunday. Anything I am
>forgetting?
>
>FYI - the drive will be about 160 miles, mostly interstate (Hwy 99 from
>Stockton to Fresno). Any help you all could provide would be great.
>
>Oh - in case you are still reading - here is my favorite..
>
>FORD = F*#ked Over, Rebuilt Dodge
>
>Cheers-
>T Ringlein
>Ramstein Germany - soon from Clovis California
>72 Chevelle (in shambles)
>
>

Eddie Bumgarner 66ss conv.

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