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Old 04-23-2019, 03:53 PM   #103
flatbed67
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Re: 1968 Chevy Bel Air Wagon Project

Working on it Ol Blue K20
I've ben polishing parts and mounting them. Vacuumed all five doors, if you
count the tail gate, and rust proofed them with Dinitrol ML.
Today I finally got the left side head lights mounted and connected, even
adjusted, and the front suddenly looked ready for the road.
I changed the wheels on the right hand side (only had the left hand ones
changed for photographic reasons earlier *grin*). When I was at it, I
adjusted the toe, as the ride had felt a bit erratic when I came home from
the paint shop.The old tires were worn on the insides too. I had to adjust a
good amount before the wheels tracked parallel.

Then I just couldn't help myself, but went for a bit of a shake down test. It
now rides straight and nice, and the 327 has a much better bite, which stems
from a really poorly adjusted throttle linkage. The previous owner has
probably never had the secondaries open at all! How much is in the last
quarter of the primaries and all the secondaries? Can be a hundred ponies?
Small ones perhaps, but it sure feels a lot quicker.



Still lots to do, but it looks almost ready for the mayday cruising.
Oh, and still a week to go.
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