Let's see what we can check off of this list....

by "19JRC99" (19jrc99)
Published 09/03/2017 at 21:25

Tags: Project Car Update ; Camaro ; Grand National ; Mustang ; Chevelle ; JRC's toys
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Chevelle:

Tires are fixed, and I was dead on about the exhaust. That thing’s just about done, bar some shifter adjustments, which probably aren’t going to get done this year.

Grand National:

Well, it runs, we had to replace the brake caliper on the FR side before the cruise. It still needs bumper fillers (especially since I *may* have bumped it into the carport, destroying what was left of one, filling me with shame), a hood emblem, and the injectors cleaned. It also wasn’t shifting right when I drove it, as it wouldn’t upshift under WOT. Next year, I think/hope it gets the attention it needs.

Camaro:

Shocks are done, cooling system inspected. Radiator flows good, gauge seems to read high. Carb is on. Still needs a proportioning valve. Waiting on the shop to call so we can take it up there.

Mustang: Same as it was, AKA: Fine.

Kipper: Hoo boy, he’s gotten worse. Frame crack, even rustier bed, fucked up bumper......

Replies (4)

"Sweet Trav" (thespunbearing)
09/03/2017 at 21:34, STARS: 1

Check the TV cable on the Grand National, could be an easy fix. make sure it is adjusted properly or you can kill the 200-4r quickly

"19JRC99" (19jrc99)
09/03/2017 at 21:35, STARS: 0

I’m expecting either that, or whatever the “governor spring” is.

"Sweet Trav" (thespunbearing)
09/03/2017 at 21:44, STARS: 0

I would be straight flummoxed if it were the governor spring. the only way those fail is raunchy burn out and then an immediate stop of the back wheels, like spinning on ice, then grabbing traction on concrete.

I’d bet dollars to donuts its the TV cable.

"19JRC99" (19jrc99)
09/03/2017 at 21:44, STARS: 0

Yeah, it has to be then.