I have been helping out my pal Dave down at his garage on his 1969 Corvette, which he and his brother have had off the road since about 1975. It is a 11:1 350 hp/390tq small block with a 4 speed and side pipes. We have been putting the engine back together and are in the process of getting it running. Together with our neighbor Gary, we almost had it, but we flooded it. We pulled the plugs and are going to try a different carb, and hopefully we will have it this week.
I stopped by to see Tommy "Lawn Dude", and to check in on his progress with the 80 Malibu wagon. He has decided to clean up the rear end and do a little back-half, including new mini-tubs, a new fuel cell and some sheet metal work on the race car. During the winter off-season, he will also add a few new bars to the roll cage, including a halo hoop to the front roll cage. We also talked about re-painting the car "Blitz Black"...just need to get the body work done first and find a garage big enough to paint the wagon.
