The
69 Adventure
Chapter
11 – The Fun Begins
Over the
next few days, the house settled into "car-mode" Jase examined
the 69 from top to bottom; we ordered the crate engine and he ordered the cam
and various assorted parts. The usual plan was that I went to work during
the day (except for the 2 days I work from home) and Jase would do
whatever. I'd get home from work, shower and we'd have dinner - then work
on something for the car. Once the needed parts started to arrive, we'd
work on assembling the engine and do a late dinner.
But
before that point, it was mostly planning and anticipation. We spent some
relaxation time with the NE Crew. Within a week after Jase got here, we
headed over to Ollie's for roast beef sandwiches and to look over PK's project
(scope out the competition)!
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The
night after Ollie's, we made another trek west - the shortblock had
arrived at the freight terminal! I'd never been to a freight
terminal - this was one of many firsts - too many to count! The
engine was crated and wrapped. We loaded it into the back of
Jase's truck. I was like a kid with a new toy at
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Once the engine was home, it was unpacked and put on
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Then I just had to take pictures of it - from every
angle! |
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And I needed an explanation of whatever hole was for, where
it went, and how it worked. Jase spent alot of time teaching and
describing, but I wanted to understand what was going to go on inside the
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than another week, the cam and lifters arrived. Jase explained what each
of the numbers on the cam meant, how he decided on them (sorta), and how
it all worked together.
He had removed the
old engine from the 69 too. |
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The
weather held out and by the end of January, the front and rear were off the car
and it was resting on 4x4's and cinder blocks.
We were
making progress; my living room was filling with cartons of car parts, and I was
learning more than I would remember. The garage needed to have
wiring added so Jase could use his welder, and when we went out to dinner for
cousin's birthday, we found one of her friends was an electrician, willing to do
the work. We still hadn't found an oven for the powdercoating though.
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