Cruisin to a Car Show
I drove to the Patriot Chevrolet Car Show and Apple Pie baking contest in Dade City, FLA. I love the drive up there, it is so nice getting out in the country and the people there are so laid back and…
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Monthly Archive: June 2012
Finally all the pieces are together
The tailpan arrived at 9AM. Wow! FedEx is prompt. Now that all the parts are in place it’s time to get them on the car. Let’s see, who can assist me now?
What? No Tail today?
Boy, the shipping company are early risers. Today when I awoke, a very large box was waiting for me. Unfortunately, it did not have the one part I was looking for in it. The tail pan for some reason did…
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Not sweating the small stuff, but What about the bigger picture?
I got a small box today with all the hardware I ordered, but the tail pan and support brace are being drop shipped from another vendor so I’m told it could be as early as tomorrow. Once I get all the pieces…
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Panning for Tail
Taking another small step towards getting the body all straight and rust free and ready for paint. I ordered the tail pan and support brace for My 55 Chevy Bel Air today. Also ordered a few small packs of bolts and…
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The new sway bar’s here!
The new sway bar arrived today. Thanks again to Summit racing for their prompt shipping. Now I just need to find the time to get the sway bar installed and do a road test. I cant wait to see how…
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To sway or not to sway?
After much thought, I decided to get a front sway bar and see if my Chevy handles any better. I’ve heard from a few friends with Tri-Fives that the difference is like night and day. Or at least a major…
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