We took a look at the spare tire on #ProjectSR76 and determined it might be on an original wheel but it was a 2003 or 1995 tire. Of course that tire need to go but the damage on rim makes it useless. So I’ve opted to go with out a spare, not unusual, as Corvettes these days don’t come with them, my C6 had no spare.
In this video I’m removing the bottom part of the clam shell.
Thanks for checking…oh…and yes the seat belt episode is coming up.
Tim
Welcome back!
Thanks for checking on #ProjectSR76.
Spurred on by the original moisture barrier discovery, I decided to pull the spare tire. Would it be original tire and rim?
More coming up on seat belts.
Tim Sweet
SR=Stingray
76 -1976
Let me know if we can save #SR76’s door panels.
They don’t look as bad off as they did on – at least the passenger side. The drivers side might be a different story.
I have completed the install/reconfiguration of the seat belts that is coming up and I discovered a leak near the cowl.
Thanks for checking in !!
Tim
SR=Stingray
76 -1976
Welcome back the Average Guys Car Restoration.
I started this blog, many years ago. First it started out as just sharing some car information, like Parking Lot Spotlight, pic of cars I’d see parked and AutoFactoids – usually facts on a specific car and even did a serices that give the development of the different engines. You might still see these pop up from time to time.
But about 15 years ago I started recording some of the work I was doing as I restored my 1970 Mustang. You can still see those here on these pages (some of the videos have disappeared). I kept it going with work I did on my 1984 C4 Corvette and some work I did on my C6 Corvette. Then I went all out with the restoration of my 1973 Mustang – #ProjectSportsRoof (#ProjectSR73). It was tough in the beginning because YouTube was a not really thing yet and storing videos somewhere and retrieving them for display was not as smooth as it is today.
My naming conventions (at least for the last Mustang and now the Stingray) came about based on the car’s sub-model and my work in the USAF with the SR-71 Blackbird. The 1973 Mustang wasn’t a Mach I nor a fastback, it was technically called a SportRoof. The project started out as #ProjectSportsRoof but as I typed it over and over again, I toyed with shortening. I eventually realized that SR73 would be cool as it sounded a bit like SR71. Of course you when think about the SR71 you think of the Mach 3+ at which it could travel (actually it was closer to Mach 5) and everyone wants their muscle car to be fast!
As I was driving the Stingray home, I of course planned to record my work on it and need a name for the project. If you wanted the video for #ProjectSR76 you’ll know I decided just that day. You don’t need me too, but I’ll spell it out – SR is for Stingray and 76 is the year of the car.
That’s a little background.
Coming up next will be quick inspection of the undercarriage of #SR76.
Check back!!!
Tim
SR=Stingray
76 -1976
Guess what this is a pic of – you can guess, the engine or the car.
Drop the note in the comments.
BY THE WAY – MY C3 SEARCH HAS ENDED…STAY TUNED!!!
Tim
If you are following a long you know I’m on the hunt for my next project car and boy are my fingers tired and I can’t get this thing off of me:
Maybe WD40?
It’s a lot of work when you search nationwide. Setting up searches on different web sites and on those that don’t offer that feature you are continually recreating the same search. Then there are emails with questions like, “Is it still available?’ and other questions that often get ignored. Here’s an actual example: (Setup – the ad said make an offer)
Welcome back to Average Guy’s Car Restoration. I’m still on the hunt for my C3 (I almost bought a 1971 Mach I – the price was right, but it has some ownership issues – they couldn’t prove who owned it!!)
Most of you know that I don’t have sponsors for Average Guy’s work. But I do not mind plugging something I enjoy or a product that works great.
You’ve seen a couple of posts on PetrolBox before. It’s no surprise that I’d present another.
They have multiple levels. This box is medium-priced. Check them out at mypetrolbox.com.
Enjoy the video.
Thanks for watching.
Tim
Welcome to Auto Factoids (#AutoFactoids) for April 14, 2020
April 14th, 1927 Jakob’s Birthday
Jakob’s parents were Assar Gabrielsson and Gustaf Larson, oh and Jakob was a car. Specifically, the Volvo produced.
It was produced in the Gothenburg factory as designated as OV4 and then properly named Jakob.
It was constructed of a wooden frame made of ash and beech wood. The body was sheet metal and you could it only in dark blue. I was powered by 28 hp inline 4 cylinder with side valves displacing 1,944 cc, with 275 produced from 1927 to 1929.
You could also get the truck version.
On a sad note!
William Ernest Carter bought his 1912 luxury Type CB Coupe de Ville Renault during his Grand Tour in Europe to ship back to the US. Unfortunately, he chose to book the car a place on the Titanic’s fateful trip. The doomed car was powered by 12 CV, 2,614 cc L-head four-cylinder engine 12 French horsepower (about 40-50 hp today), four-speed manual transmission, solid front axle and live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, driveshaft brake and two-wheel mechanical brakes. It was almost 12 feet long – wheelbase: 143″
Thanks for reading.
Tim
#AutoFactoids
#ProjectSportsRoof
#ProjectBeepBeep
Now most of you know I love old abandon cars. This one is part of a display in the ghost town Pearce, AZ.
Pearce was a mining ghost town named for Cornishman James Pearce, miner and cattleman, who discovered gold nearby at what became the Commonwealth Mine in 1894. The Pearce Post Office was established on March 6, 1896. The railroad station opened in 1903. By 1919, Pearce had a population of 1,500. The town declined in the 1930s and became almost a ghost town in the late 1940s when the mine closed for the last time.
The Commonwealth Mine became one of Arizona’s major silver producers. Over 1,000,000 tons of ore were produced from 1895 to 1942. There are about 20 miles of underground workings.[11] The mine produced about $8 million worth of silver and $2.5 million in gold at a time when silver was priced around 50 cents an ounce, and gold was $20 an ounce.
They left a lot of mining equipment behind as well as this 1930’s Chevy flatbed truck. This truck my be powered by a 3.2 l straight 6 (that’s 3178 cc or 193 cu in). The bore and stroke would have been 3.31 in x 3.75 in and had 2 valves per cylinder and produced about 60 hp w/ 130 ft-lb of torque. It was topped by a 1 bb Carter Carb. All that massive power was delivered by a 3 speed transmission.
Thanks for reading.
Tim
So you can grab a couple more tips for Valve Cover Gaskets installation and you get to hear BeepBeep running like a top….love that engine music!!!
Coming up next an update and #ProjectSportsRoof and BeepBeep gets tachy (get it?….not Tacky but Tachy!!!)
Thanks for reading.
Tim
68 Road Runner Gets it’s Beep Beep back!!
Project BeepBeep – ’68 Road Runner – Drum or Disc – The Decision
Project BeepBeep – 68 RoadRunner Dash Update
