Hello, I signed up for this sight a while back while recovering from an accident. I haven't been on very much just some random research.
I had been down lately and feeling like I dont give a sh*t about anything. I decided to get my car from my aunts. It had been sitting since 1999. No one can remember what was wrong with the car but Im going to try and find out. So I get to my aunts, who thankfully let the car sit at her house, and I have to move a few tons of stuff. My unlce owns a steel business and his 10 acres is packed with good stuff.....that sometimes needs to be moved.
When we get it cleared and pulled out of the woods, 3 tires are holding air, WHAT? One was flat as expected but when I pumped it up, it held air too.
I get it loaded on the dolly, remove the DS and air up all the tires, head home and about 30 minutes into the trip I see smoke and know its a flat. Tore that tire to sh*t of course. The same one that started off flat. The Regal had a brand new spare that looked immaculate. Jacked the car up threw the new one on and 12 minutes later I was home haha. Very glad it didnt swing all around. 'I figured the work this early would make me more dedicated to the cars restoration.
It took about an hour to unload since I had removed the driveshaft and was working alone. and I couldnt sleep. I wanted to do this and that and this but I had to wait for some sunshine and no rain.
A lot of writing but I need to get it all out I guess. So here are some pics of my 79....nope its a 1980 (my mom always said it was a 79 since thats when it was built)
Here is the first pic. The driver fender is dented up from it being moved with a Lull (big *ss forklift)
As soon as I got in the truck from swapping the spare it started rainging. Made it home
Before and After power washing
Still wet^
After the power wash I cleaned the trunk and removed the rear bottom window trim and trunk plate. Trunk is pretty clean. Need to vaccum everything.
After I cleaned everything I put a battery in and was surprised lights, radio and temp control was working. I bumped the key and I saw the fan spin with ease, I ccranked it and it unbelievably sounded fine. Spray some started fluid in the carb twice times and she fired up, I sprayed a few more times then let her go and she continued to run just fine. I let it run for ten minutes then cut if off and back on 4 times...what the hell, just crazy. I grabbed the driveshaft and put it in, tried to fire it...nothing. Damn I was hoping to drive it. CAme back a few hours later and fired right up. Put it in gear and nothing haaa, theres the problem. No go
More pics to come.....
I had been down lately and feeling like I dont give a sh*t about anything. I decided to get my car from my aunts. It had been sitting since 1999. No one can remember what was wrong with the car but Im going to try and find out. So I get to my aunts, who thankfully let the car sit at her house, and I have to move a few tons of stuff. My unlce owns a steel business and his 10 acres is packed with good stuff.....that sometimes needs to be moved.
When we get it cleared and pulled out of the woods, 3 tires are holding air, WHAT? One was flat as expected but when I pumped it up, it held air too.
I get it loaded on the dolly, remove the DS and air up all the tires, head home and about 30 minutes into the trip I see smoke and know its a flat. Tore that tire to sh*t of course. The same one that started off flat. The Regal had a brand new spare that looked immaculate. Jacked the car up threw the new one on and 12 minutes later I was home haha. Very glad it didnt swing all around. 'I figured the work this early would make me more dedicated to the cars restoration.
It took about an hour to unload since I had removed the driveshaft and was working alone. and I couldnt sleep. I wanted to do this and that and this but I had to wait for some sunshine and no rain.
A lot of writing but I need to get it all out I guess. So here are some pics of my 79....nope its a 1980 (my mom always said it was a 79 since thats when it was built)
Here is the first pic. The driver fender is dented up from it being moved with a Lull (big *ss forklift)
As soon as I got in the truck from swapping the spare it started rainging. Made it home
Before and After power washing
Still wet^
After the power wash I cleaned the trunk and removed the rear bottom window trim and trunk plate. Trunk is pretty clean. Need to vaccum everything.
After I cleaned everything I put a battery in and was surprised lights, radio and temp control was working. I bumped the key and I saw the fan spin with ease, I ccranked it and it unbelievably sounded fine. Spray some started fluid in the carb twice times and she fired up, I sprayed a few more times then let her go and she continued to run just fine. I let it run for ten minutes then cut if off and back on 4 times...what the hell, just crazy. I grabbed the driveshaft and put it in, tried to fire it...nothing. Damn I was hoping to drive it. CAme back a few hours later and fired right up. Put it in gear and nothing haaa, theres the problem. No go
More pics to come.....
