Many Thanks

[James OLC]

I wanted to take a quick minute to publicly thank David Pozzi for his incredible help and effort over the last couple of weeks (or months).

Sometimes simple projects snowball and what should be easy turns out to be far more complicated and involved. As pretty much everybody knows, David and Mary have been helping me with the ’67 since spring and the last couple of steps we’ve taken haven’t gone exactly as planned. Not to say that they did not go right – far from it, they have turned out better than I think we hoped – but they took the long route. A couple of times, when we thought we were going to make things easier, they wound up being harder… a couple of other times, one thing turned into another, and then another. Ultimately everything came together but nothing seems to have been easy lately. Through it all, David was there – seeing that it was done, done right, and ensuring that it came together.

To give you some idea how much work has gone into the OLC lately, we’ve got a revamped rear sway bar on the car now with a custom bar coming down the pipe, the entire front steering assembly has been modified; from steering arms to center link to tie rods – nothing has gone untouched. The car has been on a chassis dyno three different times. We have a new T-56 Magnum transmission in the car which required a new shifter and driveshaft. The charging system has gone from barely adequate to better than you could hope for. Every step of the way, David was there and made it happen.

I’ve said many times that projects like ours would not be possible with the help of great people and great companies and I have been very fortunate over the last while to have benefitted from both – Steve Rupp, D*ck, Jon, and Chris at Best of Show Coachworks, Kory and Turn Key Engine Supply, Inland Empire Driveshaft, Classic Chevy 5-speed and Tremec, Jay Harris and Mike at ISIS, David at Hellwig – have all played a part in this and I have to thank them as well.

David (and Mary and Ruby) thank you so much. I hope that one day I have the opportunity to pay this forward.

[Theresa]

Who doesn't love the Pozzi's??
Nice story.

[awr68]

Originally Posted by Theresa

Who doesn't love the Pozzi's??
Nice story.

X2!!

[Matt@BOS]

Glad to hear that it sounds like your car's problems have finally been sorted out by, a great group of people. Every time I went over to Best of Show it seemed like some terrible problem had developed.

Matt

[David Pozzi]

Thanks James. There were a few times I was ready to throw in the towel and make a break for home! The guys at Best of Show did all they could to get us ready for the dyno and I had to make and break several appointments with Kory at Turn Key Engines for dyno sessions. I hate bringing a car to a dyno that has "issues" we thought they were all put to bed but a short pull showed up some flaws in the electrical system. After upsizing power wires and figuring out anodized alternator brackets don't conduct electricity well at all, we uncovered even more small issues that held us back.
The engine now runs like a dream, just reach in the window and hit the start button and OLC fires right up and idles!!! What a difference from the way it started and ran before! It would quit repeatedly when hot, and "idled" at 1500 rpm's! Now it purrs at 800.

Kory is a true wizard with EFI and really knows the MEFI system inside and out, he didn't give up when we ran into a problem and finally solved it. Their facility in Oceanside is fantastic, with a huge stock of engines and engine parts, machinery and engine dyno in addition to a chassis dyno, I was wishing I could take one home with me.

We would have been lost without the ability to get knowledgeable people on the phone for advice. Inland Driveline Service in Ontario did a quick driveshaft job that helped get the trans finished. Best Of Show does great mechanical, Fabrication & electrical work in addition to their great paint. After hanging around their shop for almost a week, including Saturday and Sunday, I felt right at home. I ran out of clean clothes and had to bum some silkscreened T shirts from them, and Steve Rupp dropped by and donated a couple of GM performance parts shirts to get me by. Steve has always been willing to help out any way he can, (more than just shirts) - I can't thank him enough.

Still more to be done before leaving for Silver State...
David

Matt,
Great meeting you, and your car is going to be Awesome! It's going to be a lot of work to make SEMA with your 69, good luck!

[Steve1968LS2]

David was down here so long I was going to help him start shopping for a house.. lol

People don't realize how much is involved in shaking down a complicated build when it's done. I know David fixed a TON of stuff that should make the OLC a truly great car. Hell, the work he did fabricating the center link for extra clearance was a work of art. A lot of work tracking down that electrical gremlin too (note: annodizing doesn't conduct).

Anyways, it was great to see the car again. I hope you don't mind that I borrowed your rear spoiler..