Un-mothballing the Six Nine Cuda BB that I built almost 35 yrs ago
Got a little side-tracked today as I can't stand working in a messy area so again spent a bunch of time cleaning up, moving what seemed like a 1000lb file cabinet outta the way and chunking stuff out of the storage garage. I really lost my focus when I went thru a box of stuff that was the only worldly possession of my recently deceased brother that had finally succumbed after a lifetime of consumption. Did find a picture of him that I wasn't aware of so that was cool.
Managed to get the exhaust painted and pics of the front wheels "abdywgn" had inquired on (Gyro Racing Wheel by Fenton) and a real thrill was finding that damn Moroso Air Cleaner Wingnut hanging on one of the valve cover hold downs...(I'd looked all over for that thing, down the manifold and finally figured one of the grandkids messed with it).
*Also helped the neighbor unload a cord of wood but another small highlight of the day for me was the Sneers I got from one of the "Beto Sticker on Window" neighborhood Libs that passed by when I was painting the exhaust. I'm sure she was thinking "Oh God, that Gas Guzzling Behemoth will be arising and melting another Glacier!
Hope to size a replacement radiator tomorrow and figure out how many gazillion dollars replacing the TF and Converter is gonna be..
Got a little side-tracked today as I can't stand working in a messy area so again spent a bunch of time cleaning up, moving what seemed like a 1000lb file cabinet outta the way and chunking stuff out of the storage garage. I really lost my focus when I went thru a box of stuff that was the only worldly possession of my recently deceased brother that had finally succumbed after a lifetime of consumption. Did find a picture of him that I wasn't aware of so that was cool.
Managed to get the exhaust painted and pics of the front wheels "abdywgn" had inquired on (Gyro Racing Wheel by Fenton) and a real thrill was finding that damn Moroso Air Cleaner Wingnut hanging on one of the valve cover hold downs...(I'd looked all over for that thing, down the manifold and finally figured one of the grandkids messed with it).
*Also helped the neighbor unload a cord of wood but another small highlight of the day for me was the Sneers I got from one of the "Beto Sticker on Window" neighborhood Libs that passed by when I was painting the exhaust. I'm sure she was thinking "Oh God, that Gas Guzzling Behemoth will be arising and melting another Glacier!
Hope to size a replacement radiator tomorrow and figure out how many gazillion dollars replacing the TF and Converter is gonna be..
