Corvette Mouse Pad Give Away – Corvette Engine Contest

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We have the first two winners for Corvette mouse pads.
First up was Kevin Ferry from Ky
‎”1971 with just a little ol 350..:)..68000 miles…”  Only 68K?  and so clean you could eat off the valve covers!!!

As the Chevy Gods Intended.

Kevin's Ride

Next was Rich Waters from Or.
With his 1980 White on Red Corvette sporting a “383ci Stroker & up to 500hp all 8-cyl shot of NOS…all custom by NOS factory and hidden under the intake.”  It’s monster and a work or art!!!!   Rich noted:  “My Sunset RaceCraft Spec built 383ci Nitrous Injected Stoker. Dyno’d @ 758hp & 694 ft lbs TQ. Full 8cyl shot of NOS fully automatic. AFR Nitrous heads/Edelbrock Intake, Competion Cams, Crane, 14qt Milodon pan, 3″ custom Hooker exhaust ‘secrets’ & much much more. I call it the “C3 YA” Nitro Vette. :)”

You sure as HECK can't tell it's a monster from this pic!!!

"C3 YA" Nitro Vette.

One more mouse pad left.  So head over to https://www.facebook.com/pages/Average-Guys-Car-Restoration-Mods-and-Racing/185827701454279 and drop a pic of your Vette’s engine and some specs.  You can include a pic of your car too.

Soon I’ll have something cool coming up for the C4 crowd!!!!

Thanks for reading.

Tim

Give Away – 1934 Ford V-8 Deluxe Roadster

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Finally, I’ve gotten around to this Give Away.

This is for a National Motor Museum Mint, 1934 Ford V-8 Deluxe die-cast model car.

1934 Ford V-8 Deluxe Roadster

In 1934 these cars would cost you a whopping $710.  There were about 6,863 produced each powered by a 221 Cubic Inch V8 with 85 horse power.  To day in top condition these beauties fetch up to $40,000.00

Comes in the original packing with the Certificate of Authenticity.  These are great collectible cars.

HOW TO WIN:

Email (timsweet@cox.net) or post a picture of your 1930’s or 1940’s car and a quick note about it – no matter the condition.

I’ll collect them and post them up.  The readers of my blog will vote.  The winner will be mailed the car, however I don’t need your mail information unless you win.

NOTE:  ANY CONTACT INFORMATION IS PRIVATE AND IS NEVER RETAINED AND NEVER REUSED.  IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONTACT ME FIRST, BEFORE PROVIDING YOUR MAILING ADDRESS.

There are more give cars coming up.

Thanks for reading.

Tim

Eli Manning and 2012 Corvette Grand Sport – Come on now.

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I’m going to take issue with Ms Hargrove…read this and then watch the UTube vid.

Eli Manning Snubs GM By Turning Down Keys to 2012 Grand Sport

Lauren Hargroveby on February 6, 2012

You just won the big game and received the MVP award, and with it, a brand new car! But it’s a Chevy, and you’ve been helping sell Toyotas for years… Awkward! Millions are watching live on TV as one of the major sponsors of the game presents you with the keys to a brand new 2012 Corvette Grand Sport convertible – what do you do? Keep it simple and classy, saying “thank you” to at least acknowledge the prize, without seeming like an entitled jerk who is worried about burning bridges with the foreign company that’s been writing you checks for years?

Nope! If you’re Eli Manning, you leave without a word or the keys…

Kevin and Bean of Los Angeles radio station KROQ performed a mock interview with the MVP this morning; according to their “correspondence” with the game winning quarterback the current plan is to use the C6 as a planter. It is unlikely that the Corvette will actually face such a harsh fate, but it does leave ‘vette lovers and football fans wondering will happen to the C6.

While playing in, let alone leading a team to victory in the Super Bowl is an achievement few of us could even begin to comprehend, and the pressure of post-game interviews and ceremonies must be enormous, how hard is it to say “thank you” and pocket the keys? Even if your fear of offending Toyota is so great that actually accepting and driving the gift is unthinkable, at least raffle it off for charity or something…

If anyone at GM is actually reading this, I am sure there are plenty of armchair quarterbacks who would graciously receive the Corvette and provide it with a loving home if Manning never does pick up the keys.

NOW…watch the video…..and see if Eli doesn’t say Thank You.

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2012 Grand Sport, posted with vodpod

Thanks for reading

Tim

Hurst Competition Plus Shift Kit – Installation of Backup Light Switch -pt1

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A quick recap, I had a 1967 Ford Mustang Shelby manual 4 speed transmission rebuilt and installed it in my 1970 coupe. This included a Hurst Competition Plus Shift Kit. Of course the configuration isn’t even close to the original 3 speed and the old bracket for the reverse light switch won’t go back on.

I didn’t really think of this as the time of the installation so I just zip-tied the wiring and old switch up until I picked up the conversion part for the Hurst kit. This included a reverse light switch and a properly formed bracket. Cost was about $29.00 at the same local hot rod shop I bought the shift kit from – they are car guys not salesmen, which is why they didn’t mention the light switch bracket.

Don’t asks me why I felt the need to take video of the kit still in the package but here it is:

As you can see in the video below.  The switch had two screws as posts for the wiring, new switch..old school technology.   Basically you’d wrap the end of a wire around the screw and tighten, not a great connection for hanging under a car, nor for the amount of vibration the 302 dishes out.  Used the screws and the small ‘lock” washer to hold the electrical connectors in place.  That will last.

 

I’ll up this piece tomorrow.

Thanks for reading.

Tim

 

The Lakester at Barrett-Jackson – The Rest of the Story

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If you paid attention to the recent Barrett-Jackson auction or read my blog (http://wp.me/pKHNM-QF), you might have seen this car and know that it was sold for $100k.
You can research and find out a lot of information.  But as Paul Harvey use to say…”And now…….the rest of the story.”

The Crow Lakester

Headlights are from a 1937 Packard

Steering wheel is a yoke from a 1948 Rockwell Aero Commander.