Spyder build continues.

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It’s amazing how much time can be spent making something a half inch shorter or two inches longer. The shifter box and parking brake handle–if you want to get them to look similar to the original 550–are quite a fettle.

I can’t give you the details on the suspension at the moment, as I am not there.  Later on I will get my ex-mechanic friend to have a look. No doubt he can tell us.

You’ll also have to answer silly questions like,”Is that a REAL car?”

Well, that is a real existential question indeed. Just what is a ‘real’ car. I bet many ‘muscle’ car owners would…[Read more]

You’ll also have to answer silly questions like,”Is that a REAL car?”

Noels, congratulations! Your car looks terrific and just wait until you drive it. People in other vehicles literally hang out of their windows to video you going past.

Very pretty car.  Mine was originally Chevette powered.  It does still have Chevette front and rear suspension.  I am curious as to what suspension your car has.

Yes, it is too early for storage – but we are now in Portugal, and headed to Trinidad for a month of sailing (see http://lifepart2.info) before returning to Canada for winter skiing. Then we go back to the boat in the spring, and so it won’t be until the proper summer that we get back to drive Sally.

And if I seem a bit excited, that might have…[Read more]

Congrats on your new car! It’s sure to be lots of fun!

Isn’t it still too early to be garaging it already, even for Canada? From your video it looks like there are still a few weeks of nice weather.

But you can still act like a kid and sit in it in the garage and dream. Or be like lots of us and find things to tinker with until warm weather…[Read more]

Here’s a copy of Ed’s instructions concerning posting of photos. Too many steps, but that’s what it takes.

“First you go to your own thing. Upper right corner it should say something like “Howdy, Happy Jack.” Click on that and you get a drop-down menu. At the bottom it says “media.” Hover over that with your curser and you should see another drop…[Read more]

Ha! You appeared a bit exited uncrating her. I hope you have a lot of fun years with it.

A few years ago a fellow from Nova Scotia drove his TF replica down for the Spring show in Carlisle, PA.  Any chance of seeing it there?

Alert  😳  Take a close look at that plastic tarp!  My car was heavily scratched by a used blue tarp which the well-intentioned delivery driver used to cover the car in transit.  When they get old, plastic tarps turn into sandpaper.  A car just sitting there with wind movement could result in scratches on all of the points of contact.

Just sayin.

Also, if your drive shaft has only one u-joint,  you need to add another.  The rubber mount at the forward end of the torque tube is probably in disrepair.  If so, they are available, but expensive.

Most people use the S10 rear and weld the Chevette mounts, etc. to it.  There is a Chevette forum and you can usually get an answer there.     http://members.boardhost.com/Vette_Man/

Why does it seem there is never enough room or time?

Good Luck.

Thank you both very much.  I started a new job in March and it is construction hours, 10 hours a day, 50 hour weeks with 2 out of 3 weeks someone having to work the 10-hour Saturday for a 60-hour week.  Getting up at 4:00 a.m. does not leave much time in the evening for tinkering.

Keeping the yards in shape and other household chores, packed in w…[Read more]