62 ChevyII On Target

[hotrodgary]

NICE CAR!!

-Gary

[62ChevyII]

Thanks for the nice comments so far.

Taking it to the Hot Rod Super Nats this Fri-Sat-Sun in Lincoln, NE. Was in a shell with primer last year at Hot Rods by Todd's booth. This year will have fresh paint and a big chunk of assembly done to show progress for the booth this year.

1st time out of the garage today. Actually drove a few test miles. Boy was that a blast after being apart for a couple years. Although there's still lots of finish/assembly to go. Still planning to post some process pics prior to getting to this stage.

Pushed it out of the garage about midnight tonight getting ready to load for Lincoln. Actually drove it out with open headers. Bet the neighbors liked that

[mrgm]

that is one cool car. that stance looks amazing. Dont forget those day time pics

[GregWeld]

Sweet!



I had a neighbor come over and complain once... it was 4:30 in the AFTERNOON... and then they started whining about me firing off the car at 4:30 AM "ALL THE TIME"... it's like REALLY? I do that about ONCE PER YEAR when we have the GoodGuys show here in Puyallup... When he said that - I told him just to get the F out of here. 'Cause now I know he's just a whack job. All the other neighbors love the fact that I have the shed there full of tools... and a couple have used the lift... and I've repaired garbage can lids... and lawnmowers etc.

[mrgm]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Sweet!



I had a neighbor come over and complain once... it was 4:30 in the AFTERNOON... and then they started whining about me firing off the car at 4:30 AM "ALL THE TIME"... it's like REALLY? I do that about ONCE PER YEAR when we have the GoodGuys show here in Puyallup... When he said that - I told him just to get the F out of here. 'Cause now I know he's just a whack job. All the other neighbors love the fact that I have the shed there full of tools... and a couple have used the lift... and I've repaired garbage can lids... and lawnmowers etc.

one in every neighborhood

[NAPA 68]

That is just sweet! I am really enjoying your posts

Tim

[novaguy]

love the stance

[62ChevyII]

A little more on backing the car out at midnight and getting some pics.

All day had been getting the car able to move under its own power. Test drive went super. Although, apparently the alternator pulley was never tightened and the nut had backed partly off throwing the serpentine belt. Nothing damaged though. To the parts store and picked up a fresh belt. A little loctite and tighten the pulley nut this time. That's why they call it a test drive.

The stance can be critical and the new front coil springs were in need of trimming to obtain it. Over years of changes the springs have been in & out, cut more times than I can remember. So I'm an expert in how much to cut off. Springs were cut and back in by 10pm that night. As soon as the jack is let down I'm saying "oh no" or something like that. Didn't want to trim a little, remove, trim a little more. So run it out the door to settle the suspension and take a look. Like how the fender tucks over the tire. But below the car will have some clearance issues. Won't need much higher but still will need a little. Well better get another set of front coils coming. Need a new set of super drop coils?

The rear should come down just a bit after the trunk is loaded down with coolers, lawn chairs and everything else. Still should end up with a nice rake from front to rear when done. Thanks for liking the stance so far! This is just a little of what we all go through to get things just right.

[cencalc6]

Sweet Ride show us some pics under the hood

[scottysimp7]

Lookin good!