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by oldvettedad
Thu Apr 14, 2011 7:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Octane Boosters
Replies: 6
Views: 4544

Re: Octane Boosters

With all due respect, why do you have to be so logical? :oops:
Sounds like the start of a plan.
by oldvettedad
Thu Apr 14, 2011 12:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Octane Boosters
Replies: 6
Views: 4544

Octane Boosters

Hey guys, Does anyone have experience with commercial octane boosters? I have been driving my Vette for about a week and The pinging is becoming noticeable. Granted I didn't pay much attention to the octane rating on the pump at the Valero station when i gassed up. But whatever valero hi test is, it...
by oldvettedad
Mon Apr 11, 2011 10:05 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: 1966 Corvette project, will I finish before I die?
Replies: 82
Views: 42222

Re: 1966 Corvette project, will I finish before I die?

Guys, Thanks for all the Kudos :wink: By the way I still haven't really mashed it yet, but it climbs to 5 grand real quick going through the gears. But I'm not through yet. I decided I need to get it in the air and go over every nut and bolt in the suspension and steering. I want to retorque everyth...
by oldvettedad
Sat Apr 09, 2011 10:36 am
Forum: Projects
Topic: 1966 Corvette project, will I finish before I die?
Replies: 82
Views: 42222

Re: 1966 Corvette project, will I finish before I die?

Today is Saturday April 9. It's my body's birthday :( My brain stopped having birthdays around age 25 :lol: So I figured this is a good time to get to the end of this saga, and the start of a new journey. In March 2011 the car was basically complete. I insured the car got license plates and on March...
by oldvettedad
Sat Apr 09, 2011 12:07 am
Forum: Projects
Topic: 1966 Corvette project, will I finish before I die?
Replies: 82
Views: 42222

Re: 1966 Corvette project, will I finish before I die?

In February of 2011, Paul Comeau from the Corvette Shop called and said the car is just about ready for paint next week. I said, "Oh, what color are you planning on painting it?" After he stopped laughing, he told me I had to pick a color. i reminded him we were stuck in that the color i w...
by oldvettedad
Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:13 am
Forum: Projects
Topic: 1966 Corvette project, will I finish before I die?
Replies: 82
Views: 42222

Re: 1966 Corvette project, will I finish before I die?

2010 promised to be the end of the long journey. I have few pictures of 2010. Here are two that I do have. Two weeks after bringing the finished motor and the rest of the drive train to the Corvette Shop, the motor was in and being readied. http://s1.postimage.org/17r8m5550/DSC00518.jpg http://s1.po...
by oldvettedad
Fri Apr 08, 2011 8:27 am
Forum: Projects
Topic: 1966 Corvette project, will I finish before I die?
Replies: 82
Views: 42222

Re: 1966 Corvette project, will I finish before I die?

In the background of this picture you can see my Corvette sitting in the spot that had been its home for a while. This was March of 2009. http://s1.postimage.org/137lpuy4k/used_cars_098.jpg In April 2009 it was time to start the bodywork. I assured Paul that the motor would be done in a matter of mo...
by oldvettedad
Tue Apr 05, 2011 2:09 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: 1966 Corvette project, will I finish before I die?
Replies: 82
Views: 42222

Re: 1966 Corvette project, will I finish before I die?

When I decided to buy the Chevy II race car, it was time to put in operation an idea I had been mulling for over a year. I had to put a storage lift in my garage because I was running out of space again. I had researched many many lifts and narrowed it to two. BendPak and Backyard Buddy. They were t...
by oldvettedad
Mon Apr 04, 2011 8:53 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: 1966 Corvette project, will I finish before I die?
Replies: 82
Views: 42222

Re: 1966 Corvette project, will I finish before I die?

Work on the Corvette slowed down in 2007. Yes, it was possible to be slower, hard as that is to believe. In January of 2007 I finally decided that i would have the car repainted and have a complete interior done. I had been looking around to find a good shop. I wanted a shop that had Corvette experi...
by oldvettedad
Fri Apr 01, 2011 11:34 am
Forum: Projects
Topic: 1966 Corvette project, will I finish before I die?
Replies: 82
Views: 42222

Re: 1966 Corvette project, will I finish before I die?

So 2005 comes to an end. For thos of you who were interested in that secondary story of the new garage. It was complete by June of 2005 including enough new blacktop to cut my lawn mowing time to less than one hour. Its now a quarter acre lot with about an eigth acre of driveway :lol: http://s2.post...
by oldvettedad
Thu Mar 31, 2011 8:32 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: 1966 Corvette project, will I finish before I die?
Replies: 82
Views: 42222

Re: 1966 Corvette project, will I finish before I die?

I was ready to move on to 2006 (God only 5 more years :!: ). But based on interest I will digress for a moment and show some more of 2005 and the 409. The more I look at these pictures I want to start driving it...or taking it apart :lol: http://s2.postimage.org/2oom0ubs4/IM000564.jpg After the new ...
by oldvettedad
Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:05 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: 1966 Corvette project, will I finish before I die?
Replies: 82
Views: 42222

Re: 1966 Corvette project, will I finish before I die?

I know this thread is supposed to be about the Vette, but the 409 seems to be upstaging it as far as my interest is concerned. I think we need a thread for the 409, too. I hope you don't die before you get to it Dick. :wink: If you only knew how troubled I am :cry: The 409could be a thread, but bel...
by oldvettedad
Wed Mar 30, 2011 7:01 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: 1966 Corvette project, will I finish before I die?
Replies: 82
Views: 42222

Re: 1966 Corvette project, will I finish before I die?

Maverick wondered where did the pool go. When I was in the house for one year, around 1970, Maverick and I put an above ground pool in behind my garage (one car at the time). It was a lot of work, 2 guys, 2 shovels. Anyway I replaced that one 7 years later with a bigger one, professionally installed...
by oldvettedad
Mon Mar 28, 2011 1:42 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: 1966 Corvette project, will I finish before I die?
Replies: 82
Views: 42222

Re: 1966 Corvette project, will I finish before I die?

It seemed as 2004 approached that I could make some real progress. As it turns out, and the dates on the pictures tell me, I didn't get that much done. The motor was out, but I wasn't ready to do anything with it yet, and I had no room to do anything with it. http://s3.postimage.org/hgm2tj9g/IM00025...
by oldvettedad
Sun Mar 27, 2011 1:51 pm
Forum: Projects
Topic: 1972 Maverick Sprint
Replies: 308
Views: 137898

Re: 1972 Maverick Sprint

Sounds like you are having fun again. :!: