Love the story and the car. I have had my 69 Barracuda since 1997. My family has owned the 70 Corvette since 1980. It was my dads, He died in Feb and now I am intrusted with it.
Starting up the old engine after 18 years asleep...
After 18 years of it being asleep we had decided to try and get the old engine running one last time. After pulling the plugs we gave a little dose of marvel mystery oil to each cylinder and let it sit overnight, I was pleasantly surprised that I was able to gently turn the motor over by hand. I then disconnected the line from the tank at the pump, primed the engine with out fuel and then ran a new line into a small fuel container, made a short jumper wire to the coil and a tool to jump across the starter solenoid. Put the plugs back in and decided to give it a try... It sounded just like I remembered... Nothing like memories coming back to life....
Last edited by sleepertime; 11-18-2013 at 03:33 PM.
I'm glad to see you're making progress on your dream car. It's awesome that you held on to all those years. I know so many guys that say, If I just hadn't sold mine back in the day...
Project is looking really nice. I love the history behind this with the old pictures. Keep em comin!
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I have been spending a lot of time working the different sections of the body spraying and blocking high build primer, very time consuming but it's going to be worth it.
Yes your right making one really straight takes alot of time blocking over and over but it will payoff for you,looks like you are doing a great job so far,body looks very good.
Brian Hobaugh SCCA National Tour June 2014
First Hemi 'Cuda Convertible Ever Built
Short clips: Goodguys Pleasanton autocross and pit videos
Starting up the old engine after 18 years asleep...
High build primer over the epoxy base
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