Am I Crazy for Trying This Right Now?

GaryH · #1 09-03-2005, 01:37 AM

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Unless the engine has been rebuilt it is about 9-1 compression and induction hardened valve seats. GM dropped the compression on their whole line in '71. They were developed to run on regular unleaded gas.

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The engine has a fairly fresh stock rebuild with the exception of smaller combustion chamber heads. I'm thinking it's probably 10 to 1 now. I might get away with 89 octane in a pinch if I keep my foot out of it. I will only run that if I have to even though I'm not going to run it hard. Well, at least not until I'm within 100mi of home

GaryH · #2 09-09-2005, 07:52 AM

Well guys, I flew into Austin tonight. Tomorrow morning I get to see my new baby for the first time and meet TimG. I need some sleeping pills! It's going to be a long night!

TDW · #3 09-09-2005, 01:11 PM

Good luck Gary. Hope it goes smooooth.

**Charley Lillard** · #4 09-09-2005, 05:51 PM

Kick Tim for me........

GaryH · #5 09-10-2005, 12:13 AM

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Kick Tim for me........

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To late Charlie. He left already

For reasons I'm not going to get into here, I just couldn't pull the triggger on the car

My search continues...

**TimG** · #6 09-10-2005, 12:35 AM

Gary, good to meet with you. I hope you find the right car. If you had ended up buying it from the owner, I may have gone with you to Chicago and jumped on a jet home. It would have been a fun ride.

GaryH · #7 09-10-2005, 12:59 AM

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Gary, good to meet with you. I hope you find the right car. If you had ended up buying it from the owner, I may have gone with you to Chicago and jumped on a jet home. It would have been a fun ride.

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I would have been glad to have you along. This one just wasn't meant to be.

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