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Bloomington Gold moves again | Hemmings Blog: Classic and collectible cars and parts

By Tim Sweet | December 21, 2011 - 8:44 AM |December 21, 2011 Antique Cars, Auto Racing, Auto Restoration, Auto Technology, C4, C6, Car Contest., Car Models, Car Restoration, Cars, Chevy, Corvette, Corvette C6, GM, Muscle Cars, ZR1

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All Corvette Show

Bloomington Gold moves again | Hemmings Blog: Classic and collectible cars and parts.

The world’s most significant all-Corvette show is moving back to central Illinois. After nearly a decade of being held at the Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, Bloomington Gold will be moving about 115 miles south to the town of Champaign for 2013, near where it first began nearly four decades ago.

According to Bloomington Gold CEO, David Burroughs, “Although it will be hard to beat the beautiful fairways of Pheasant Run, input from Corvette-owning customers wanted more opportunity for socializing and driving events as part of the entire Corvette show experience. It needed to become more dynamic.”

David went on to say: “Our customers own Corvettes because they are fun to drive. So, we needed a venue that not only served our exhibitors and customers who buy/sell and certify Corvettes, but also a venue that makes it easy and fun to navigate to/from and around the community before, during, and after the show. Therefore, we needed a small-town atmosphere with big-town hotels, great facilities, and quick escape routes to miles of country roads. Champaign, Illinois, has the smaller-town atmosphere, and the University of Illinois Assembly Hall grounds have everything else.”

So mark your calendar for June 27-30, 2013. Not only will this be the first year for the new venue, but it will also be the show’s 40th anniversary. And if you’ve ever attended one of the Bloomington Gold shows, you’ll know that there’s something very special planned that every Corvette enthusiast will not want to miss. In the meantime, the 2012 edition of Bloomington Gold will remain in St. Charles and take place June 21-24. For more information, visit BloomingtonGold.com.

Car Art vs. Car Art

By Tim Sweet | December 3, 2011 - 10:07 AM |December 3, 2011 Antique Cars, Car Art, Car Contest., Car Restoration, Cars, Chevy, Classic Cars

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There’s car art (art with cars) and then there’s car art (art on a car).

Here are a couple interesting pieces.

The first is in Prescott, Az. Prescott is beautiful city in up-state Arizona where we love to hang out. It features a beautiful town square that would rival any of them back East. That square is the venue of some very enjoyable events, include a collector’s car show and an all Corvette show, every year.

Walking a few blocks away from the square is a parking garage with one side depicting an a mural.

Mural in Prescott, Az

Notice the cars?

Here’s a close up:

Mural in Prescott, Az

Great art work!!!

Let move to the other end of the spectrum. I’m keeping in mind that “Art” is in the eye of the beholder..nah…that’s not working here!!!

Bisbee, Az is nearly the complete opposite of Prescott, Az. In fact, it’s even located at the opposite end of Arizona. Tucked in to the mountains, near the border of Mexico, it is very interesting mining town, turned tourist town. Bisbee sits in a time warp stuck between the 1960’s and mid 1970’s. Gives all the feel of the VW bus generation with a huge variety of artist’s, art galleries and old mining camp homes built into the side of the mountains. No..this ain’t the travel channel…so here’s the Art on the Car.

It appears to be a….why YES!!!…it is an El Camino. Ya..know….I can’t really say any more…you look at it…and give me some feed back!!!!

El Camino - Art'ed out

Yup...eactly...WTF!!!

Well..ya know....it was cheaper than going to MACCO for a paint job

“nough…said”!!!

Thanks for reading.

Tim

Contests

By Tim Sweet | November 25, 2011 - 2:21 PM |November 25, 2011 Antique Cars, Auto Body Work, Auto Cross, Auto Racing, Auto Restoration, Auto Technology, Auto Upholstery, C4, Car Art, Car Contest., Car Restoration

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I have 14 CD/DVDs to give away.

So I’m going to give the next two individuals that sign up for my feed a copy of the DVD Classic Automobile Films.

If you are reading this, grab my feed and then send an email too:

timsweet@average-guys-car-restoration-mods-racing.com

Include the address you’d like to have the DVD send to. It’s that easy.

I don’t share any information with anyone, nor do I keep that type of information, even for my own purposes.

BRIGHT ROD RUN 2011

By Tim Sweet | November 16, 2011 - 8:33 PM |November 16, 2011 Antique Cars, Auto Restoration, Auto Technology, Car Art, Car Restoration, Car Shows, Chrysler, Classic Cars, Dodge, Drag Racing, Plymouth

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BRIGHT ROD RUN 2011.

Some great pics. Take a minute and look at this.

Tim

1967 Olds F-85 Club Coupe Restoration

By Tim Sweet | September 5, 2011 - 1:20 PM |September 5, 2011 Auto Restoration, Auto Technology, Auto Upholstery, Car Restoration, Cars, Engine Mods, oldsmobile, Restro-Mods, Suspension Mods

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I bumped in to Bill Holtzclaw from Cartersville, Georgia, virtually (Facebook) and he shared a few pics and some detail on his restoration of a 1967 Olds F-85.

Bill's F85

“I am doing a full, frame-off restoration on this 1967 F-85 Club Coupe. It has a convertible frame, 442 suspension, steel crank 330, .030 over with W-31 cam and 2” intake valves, close ratio Muncie 4 speed and heavy duty 3.91 posi rear. It is a radio delete, heater delete, carpet delete car with the factory cloth and vinyl interior. The drive train is built and the chassis is being assembled. The interior is done, the chrome and bright work is done. Next, we’ll pull the body and put it on a rotisserie. It will be two-tone Crystal and Midnight Blue.”

“I’ve had a lot of interest in this project from some of the leading Oldsmobile collectors in the country. It is my version of what would have been a 1967 W-31, which was introduced in 1968. All of the parts to build this car back in the day were available as either RPO options or over-the-counter upgrades. The W-30 package was available as an over-the-counter package in 1967. The W-30 cam and the W-31 cam are one in the same, and the OIA kit will work for both small block and big block cars. So, it was a possibility! ”

The upholstery turned out awesome! He used NOS fabric for the seat inserts. The car was a factory carpet delete car with a near-perfect vinyl floor covering. “I cleaned it and had it dyed the color blue (same as dash pad) that I wanted. It looks absolutely brand new! I had seat belts custom made to stock appearance, and the standard steering wheel came out nice, too.”

Check out the vinyl floor covering

“I had the gauges restored by R&M restorations in Greenville, SC. The odometer was re-set to zero.” The dash bezel was restored by Chrome Tech USA. They repaired the 44 year-old plastic, re-chromed it and then detail painted it. The radio and heater delete plates were purchased from Red Venom Enterprises. “They only make the radio plate, so I purchased two and trimmed one to fit the heater control panel and the PRNDL panel. ”

Bill did the polishing himself

He installed a Sunpro Mini Tach in place of the factory clock. Looks like it came from the factory that way!

Great Job - Bill!!

Final Product

Bill is also the owner of a 1967 Oldsmobile F-85 Town Sedan with “Police Apprehender” package. It has the HiPo 330/320 hp, Heavy Duty Jetaway and 442 suspension upgrades.

Nice!!!

Might be why he’s known as OldsMoBill. “I am also known as the “Oldsmobile Police”!” Bill states.

Bill, I hope you check back with your status from time to time and thank you for sharing.

Thanks for reading.

Tim

Car Production Numbers. They Made How Many? 1950

By Tim Sweet | July 26, 2011 - 8:03 PM |July 26, 2011 Auto Body Work, Auto Cross, Auto Restoration, Auto Technology, Automatic Transmission, C4, C6, Car Art, Car Contest., Car Girls, Car Models, Car Parts, Car Restoration, Car Shows, Carbs, Cars, Chevy, Chrysler, Classic Cars, Corvette, Corvette C6, Dirt racing, Dodge, Dodge, Drag Racing, Engine Mods, Ford, low riders, MOPAR, Muscle Cars, Mustang, Plymouth, Pontiac, Restro-Mods, Stock Car Racing, Street Racing, Suspension Mods, Tires, Transmission, Uncategorized, Willys-Overland, ZR1

Product Review – Griot’s Garage – Long Lasting Tire Dressing Closure

By Tim Sweet | July 25, 2011 - 8:17 PM |July 25, 2011 Auto Body Work, Auto Cross, Auto Restoration, Auto Technology, Automatic Transmission, C4, C6, Car Art, Car Contest., Car Girls, Car Models, Car Parts, Car Restoration, Car Shows, Carbs, Cars, Chevy, Classic Cars, Corvette, Corvette C6, Dirt racing, Dodge, Dodge, Drag Racing, Engine Mods, Ford, low riders, MOPAR, Muscle Cars, Mustang, Plymouth, Pontiac, Restro-Mods, Stock Car Racing, Street Racing, Suspension Mods, Tires, Transmission, Willys-Overland, ZR1

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So you’ve read my review and I promised to drop a note as to the “Long Lasting” part of Griot’s Garage’s – Long Lasting Tire Dressing.

Now is has rained nearly every day since I applied the dressing.

So take a look at the tires with 2 applications and 3 applications.

Tires with 2 applications of tire dressing

Here is the tire with 3 applications of tire dressing

Here is what I think as a wrap up. Long lasting to me doesn’t necessarily mean just duration, but can it stand up to everyday driving – oh—yeah…just in case I failed to mention, the Vette is my daily driver. It lived up to the Griot promise. I’ll continue using this product.

Thanks for reading

Tim

Readers Question – Swings in Oil Pressure.

By Tim Sweet | July 24, 2011 - 1:08 PM |July 24, 2011 Auto Body Work, Auto Cross, Auto Restoration, Auto Technology, Automatic Transmission, C4, C6, Car Art, Car Contest., Car Girls, Car Models, Car Parts, Car Restoration, Car Shows, Carbs, Cars, Chevy, Chrysler, Classic Cars, Corvette, Corvette C6, Dirt racing, Dodge, Dodge, Drag Racing, Engine Mods, Ford, low riders, MOPAR, Muscle Cars, Mustang, Plymouth, Pontiac, Restro-Mods, Stock Car Racing, Street Racing, Suspension Mods, Tires, Transmission, Uncategorized, Willys-Overland, ZR1

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From Michael Woodword – hey, I just got a 1993 thunderbird with a 5.0 HO. every time I come to a stop, the oil pressure drops dramatically. I was wanting to know if you would have any idea what could cause this. Thank You
But when I get back up to speed its fine.
It would be nice to get an opinion from an expert which ar
nt easy to find

ANSWER: Michael. The pressure should drop when you stop, dramatic swings in the gauge could be a problem with the gauge or you need replace your oil sending unit.