I am thinking about getting some lettering cut that brands it as such - just to mess with people.
1980 Pontiac LeMans Station Wagon - G-T-faux (stuck with it, and can't shake it... like a bad case of herpes)
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I am thinking about getting some lettering cut that brands it as such - just to mess with people.
Nothing major to report.
However, I did get the throttle cable connected last night which allowed me to sit behind the steering wheel making vroom-vroom noises while playing with the throttle and shifting gears (as if I am the only one who does this). Also, I got the best-worst noise ever when I turned the key on - the fuel pump primed!
All things being equal I might be able to get it to start and run this weekend - but, still need a driveshaft in order to move it.
Back to checking for leaks.
However, I did get the throttle cable connected last night which allowed me to sit behind the steering wheel making vroom-vroom noises while playing with the throttle and shifting gears (as if I am the only one who does this). Also, I got the best-worst noise ever when I turned the key on - the fuel pump primed!
All things being equal I might be able to get it to start and run this weekend - but, still need a driveshaft in order to move it.
Back to checking for leaks.
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Just got a little more of the little things done. Installed a very large power steering fluid cooler because these F-body pumps love to boil fluid. Got the four corner steamlines done for $20 in parts. And repurposed a truck tank vapour line - nothing like straightening 36"+ of hard line just to immediately re-bend it.
It is all the little little things that take so much time. I plan on skipping over a lot of this crap when I redo my MCSS (will be so much simpler) - but for this build we need it on the up and up.
It is all the little little things that take so much time. I plan on skipping over a lot of this crap when I redo my MCSS (will be so much simpler) - but for this build we need it on the up and up.
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I hate you. 😉
I hate you too. 😉
I like you... for now. 😉
UPDATE:
Two steps forward, three steps back.
Had to fix a few silly *ss issues today, so the car hasn't been started yet. The $300 pushrods are in, oil and trans fluid added, and the start up tune is written (hopefully watching Monty Python doesn't interfere with my crapsmanship).
Maybe tomorrow.
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That's what I tell my 4 year old every time she asks about my latest cut or scrape.
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