Month: July 2008

While the car is gone I will finish the workbench, inspect the engine and transmission oil pans. If I find anything in the transmission pan I may take it down to Raceland, LA and let Earl Folse look it over in his transmission shop. If there is anything wrong in the engine, I will overhaul […]

 I removed the old power cable from rear to front, which was run through the passenger compartment of the car. I did not like that arrangement. That cable was too short to route it under the car, so I took it out. That cable was made of red, fine stranded, 0/1 welding cable. It is […]

The list has over 20 items and that does not include the engine and transmission pan removal and gut check to make sure everything is still OK. That will be done while the car is at the paint shop. I completed running the fuel line and changed out some of the tie-wraps for hose clamps […]

When I removed the old fuel line, I discovered the section that I thought was rubber hose was actually rubber hose covering the copper line. Maybe for protection? Anyway, it’s gone now. Making up hose ends is no fun, especially the cutting part (on braided line). Making the bracket for the fuel pump was fun. […]

This is the Pro Star 500 Magna Fuel pump that flows 400 gpm, the same rating as the last pump that was on the other car. and is rebuildable without sending it back to the factory. Rebuild kits are easily available. I hope this one is a good as the last setup that I had. […]

It was a grand and glorious celebration. His wife Joyce was great, as was all the children and grandchildren that got up to speak, and she cooked all the food for over 300 invited guest. It was good to hear so many good things about a person that I have always had the most respect […]

We took the car to have an estimate on painting the car. For now, I have decided to paint the car blue/purple clearcoat with a fine metalflake, very close to the color of the Camaro that was wrecked, but with no stripes. I may have some flames put on using graphics from Central Graphics in Central, […]

 Arthur had purchased a set of Weld Wheel Pro Star wheels that did not fit his dragster and he let me have them for almost 1/2 price. The wheels are 1/2″ off my present backspace, but I have a lot of room on both sides of my tires. I talked to a painter Thursday and […]