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Oct 15, 2012 | 10:50 AM

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Got the old thing out again.

Well, after two years of storage....had to move it to clean out the garage. Decided to get plates and insurance...drove it to Dairy Queen...don't laugh, that is a big event for us old guys. Took it to work one day, 60 mile round trip. All that equated to running at Indy, round about way of telling the wife we may as well run the car since it's plated and insured...

Didn't do to bad for performing zero maintenance to get it ready, did put some air in the tires only to take it back out after the cruise.

Down a little on the power since I last ran it, thinking a new blower belt is needed...starting to crack! lol I will also do a leak down test to see how the engine is holding up, almost to 5900 miles.
Didn't win any prizes other than drive it back on the trailer, that's an end to a good day in my book! Jon

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Oct 15, 2012 | 12:42 PM

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Well, after two years of storage....had to move it to clean out the garage. Decided to get plates and insurance...drove it to Dairy Queen...don't laugh, that is a big event for us old guys. Took it took work one day, 60 mile round trip. All that equated to running at Indy, round about way of telling the wife we may as well run the car since it's plated and insured...

Didn't do to bad for performing zero maintenance to get it ready, did put some air in the tires only to take it back out after the cruise.

11.3 after sitting for two years, then driving back on its own power sounds like a win to me!

Grats

Oct 15, 2012 | 01:12 PM

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11.3 after sitting for two years, then driving back on its own power sounds like a win to me!

Grats

Thanks, I need to quit getting motivated at the end of year...

Oct 15, 2012 | 02:11 PM

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Thanks, I need to quit getting motivated at the end of year...

No worries, I'm not even motivated at the beginning of the year

Oct 15, 2012 | 02:35 PM

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No worries, I'm not even motivated at the beginning of the year

That was my problem....wait till October when it's time to put the **** away! lol And I just unloaded it off the trailer and took it for a spin around the block...got my head up my culo because this thing is fun.

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Oct 15, 2012 | 04:04 PM

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That's awesome Jon, glad to see the car back out. One of my regrets with my 93 was never doing a blower

Oct 15, 2012 | 08:31 PM

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Nothin' wrong with that.

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Oct 16, 2012 | 05:34 PM

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That's awesome, the car looks great! What kind of mph does it put up?

Thanks, this weekend it was running 118. It use to run 122 or so. I think it needs some loving!

Oct 16, 2012 | 05:36 PM

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That's awesome Jon, glad to see the car back out. One of my regrets with my 93 was never doing a blower

It's never too late, Bob can set you set up! lol

Oct 19, 2012 | 09:27 PM

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One of my all time favorites, obvious reasons

Oct 19, 2012 | 09:47 PM

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Gorgeous car and damn good times considering! Give her some good ol' loving and see what shell do

Oct 21, 2012 | 05:04 PM

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One of my all time favorites, obvious reasons

Back at you.

This LT1 has always amazed me, I have a hard time pulling it out to play with. That's the main reason a LS3 equipped with an F1C is going in my '77 bird.