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Been a long time
since I last posted on the list (maybe last September?). Picked up the family
and moved from Denver to Boise. Anyways the bug is back and it's time to start
wrenching on the '66 again. Plus the new house has a FOUR car garage
:-)
My big purchase
last year was a set of 17" Budnik Fontanas (17x8 (4.5” BS) front and 17x9.5 (5.5” BS) back. Tires are Nitto
NT555 – P245/45ZR17 front and P275/40ZR17 back) and a Baer
disk setup for the front (got the brakes from Clint here on the list -
still have yet to install)...well this year the big one is going to be a
Tremec 5 speed from Keisler. I broke the Muncie at the end of last summer. I
ordered it from Keisler about a week ago - bad thing is they told me it would
be about 6-8 weeks, then another week for the drive shaft once I send them
back the measurements.
I'm starting to
feel like the car is coming to a crossroad. I know pretty much how I want it
to be when its' done, but the money! Since I put the Budniks on, the front end
really sits up. It always sat up some, but now it REALLY does, and it's a
big block car! So I figure I've got the next month or so to mess with it,
maybe it's time to work on the front end, put some new springs, shocks
and the Baers on. I also want to replace the rear, add Baers back there and
work do the suspension work back there also. Money, money,
money!
It's pretty much
to the point where pretty much everything I need (want) is big bucks and only
can be found new. I hardly see anything at swap meets any more that I have any
interest in. Chevelle parts of any year were pretty sparse at the last meet I
went to last weekend at Firebird Raceway here in Boise.
ok enough of my
ramblings...good to be back!
Ron
1966
Chevelle
