Re: [Chevelle-list] A little rant

[Rick Schaefer]

Karl
    Don't forget, back in the day most of our Chevelles were drivers.  Handed down til some 16 Y/O was driving it to school & McD's.   Back then (at least in my case) finances were tight and it was whatever it took to keep it on the road.   Didn't make it right, but I'd have to admit to my fair share of reverse engineering.

   Nowadays I get satisfaction in getting it right - or at least better.  And wondering what was I thinking.  BTW - looks like your chevelle found a good home, good luck with it.

On 1/24/06, Ron Menchey < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Welcome to the world of being a "car guy"...Not everyone does a 100 point
> car...so now you can have the pleasure of doing your car the right
> way.....HAVE FUN
>
> Mench
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Karl Groves" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "'The Chevelle Mailing List'" < Chevelle-list@chevelles.net>
> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 10:06 PM
> Subject: [Chevelle-list] A little rant
>
>
> > So, I finally got to REALLY dive into disassembling my car this past
> > weekend
> > (http://chevelle.karlcore.com/detail.php?id=6)
> >
> > First, I gotta say that it wasn't until this weekend that I REALLY
> > understood what I was missing from my life.  I think I'm just the kind of
> > guy who needs to be playing with cars to feel complete.  Its not like I
> > really know that much. If anything, it is the fact that I *don't* know
> > everything that makes it so much fun.
> >
> > But that's not why I'm writing this post. I want to rant a little about
> > what
> > a major clusterf**k my car is.  Not that it bothers me, because I wanted a
> > POS to work on, but rather that the previous owner was such an idiot.
> >
> > Some of the priceless examples of auto-mechanic genius:
> > - Apparently, the transmission kickdown cable, vacuum advance, and fuel
> > return lines serve no purpose, because they were unhooked completely
> > - Positive battery cables should be replaced with Monster Cable brand
> > speaker wire.
> > - If you don't know where a wire goes, just cap it off with a wire nut and
> > stick it where it won't get in the way (of the dangling kickdown cable)
> >
> > The list could go on.  Honestly, it doesn't bother me to have inherited
> > such
> > a mess, I'm just dumbfounded that people could be so completely careless.
> > If
> > you're not going to do it right, just don't do it at all. After this
> > weekend, I honestly feel like I liberated my car from certain doom.
> >
> >
> > Karl Groves
> > Master Certified CIW
> > http://www.karlgroves.com
> >
> > Will Work For Parts:
> > http://chevelle.karlcore.com/detail.php?id=3
> >
> >
>
>
>


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Rick Schaefer
72 TPI El Camino