Project "TQMNSTR"....69 Camaro

[XcYZ]

Wow, 250 miles in 20 years... that's crazy.

Love the color.

[g356gear]

Originally Posted by XcYZ

Wow, 250 miles in 20 years... that's crazy.

Love the color.

Thanks very much. Car was basically driven a few times after it was completed and then saw some runs around the block every couple summers to circulate the fluids. Car was stored in a heated garage on jack stands.

[billscamaros]

what's the story with the 442 and the impala? projects to follow on after the camaro?

[g356gear]

Originally Posted by billscamaros

what's the story with the 442 and the impala? projects to follow on after the camaro?

Impala was ordered and bought new by his mother in 1964. It's a 64 Impala SS327 comvertible. 60,000 miles and 100% original except for some regular maintenance items. That car was driven until the mid 70's and then parked in their heated attached garage until about 5 years ago when she passed on. She was 97 years old. The car needs a full teardown because it was never started in over 20 years. It would probably fire but the brake system, fuel system and everything would need to be pulled apart and thoroughly cleaned.

Oldsmobile is a 72 442 W-30 coupe, 39000 miles, original owner from a local dealer in town. That car is fully loaded with every option but A/C. Light yellow color with black stripes and a black interior.

I might be able to aquire them from him eventually, as he is now in his mid 60's, but that is a little ways away. The Impala would need the most work since it hasn't been started in over 20 years. The olds would just need a clean up and a few maintenance items addressed, rebuild the carb, flush the tank, etc.

[jy211]

how much the want for the 64'?

[Dayton]

The handle on that floor jack is very close to the pass side door....

[g356gear]

Well, went to take the car for a spin last night and had no real fuel delivery past 2000 rpm's so I figured the carb might be a little gummed up after sitting for so long. We pulled the carb off and took it apart for a good cleaning. Got that back together tonight, re-installed and it fired right up. Everything seems really good now and it runs really nice. Ran into a couple isues with burned out signal bulbs and the alternator regulator seems to be not working correctly. The voltage gauge seems to spike quite high with increased rpm's so that needs to be addressed. Other than that the prep seems to be coming along. Unfortunatley it looks like rain until Monday so it may have to wait for the maiden voyage until then.