Thanks for the likes and compliments on my Chevelle. Funny I zoomed in on one of the pictures and i could actually smell the interior...hard to put it into words but the A Bodies had a certain smell. Not objectionable, kind of intoxicating, a mix of vinyl and carpet...Lots of good memories with that car...I could tell stories lol.
Had the motor out in 1991 and a good friend (who has passed) and I freshened it up and put a lot of HD parts in that thing. Then it went for paint and a new vinyl top. Drove it for 20 problem free years (April - Nov.) after that without as much as a hick up...well except for when the header bolts loosened up on one side without me knowing it. The header was apparently still stuck to the gasket. Until after breaking the motor in I did a hole shot on a backroad. It blew the header off the motor by about 1/8in. when I hit 2nd gear...I thought i hurt the motor. Limped it home and put it in the garage, i believe there were more than a couple of beers drank that night. Next day went out to the garage and opened the hood. Took me a few minutes to notice the header separated from the motor WHO HOO!
Had the motor out in 1991 and a good friend (who has passed) and I freshened it up and put a lot of HD parts in that thing. Then it went for paint and a new vinyl top. Drove it for 20 problem free years (April - Nov.) after that without as much as a hick up...well except for when the header bolts loosened up on one side without me knowing it. The header was apparently still stuck to the gasket. Until after breaking the motor in I did a hole shot on a backroad. It blew the header off the motor by about 1/8in. when I hit 2nd gear...I thought i hurt the motor. Limped it home and put it in the garage, i believe there were more than a couple of beers drank that night. Next day went out to the garage and opened the hood. Took me a few minutes to notice the header separated from the motor WHO HOO!