A Conundrum with my Biscayne -- Opinions solicited

[nuch_ss396]

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Leave it alone......all we see is nice shiny engine compartments....all else is left alone....why do the compartment...I'll PM you some pics of a nasty compartment later on !

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I'm in with this opinion ! I constantly see freshly painted
engines & compartments. They are nice to look at, but you
tend to get tired of seeing the same old thing. I love the
BB engine compartment, but let's face it - they all look
pretty much the same. I would really love to see a "back
in the day" engine compartment once in a while. With that
being said, do some touch-up, but don't make it new.

Steve

[nuch_ss396]

It's a little hard to tell, but the chrome valve covers look
pretty darn nice with little surface rust showing. If that
is the case, leave it alone. Just seeing these pictures
takes me back to the mid-1970's, as that was what most of
the engine compartments I worked in looked like.

Steve

[Donny Brass]

Don't go changing, to try and please me
You never let me down before
Don't imagine you're too familiar
And I don't see you anymore

I wouldn't leave you in times of trouble
We never could have come this far
I took the good times, I'll take the bad times
I'll take you just the way you are

Don't go trying some new fashion
Don't change the color of your hair
You always have my unspoken passion
Although I might not seem to care

I don't want clever conversation
I never want to work that hard
I just want someone that I can talk to
I want you just the way you are.

I need to know that you will always be
The same old someone that I knew
What will it take till you believe in me
The way that I believe in you.

I said I love you and that's forever
And this I promise from the heart
I could not love you any better
I love you just the way you are.

[ORIGLS6]

Those of us who have tried to retain and maintain our cars in as near original condition as possible truly appreciate seeing the car the way it is.

Bottom line; it's yours to do with as you please. If people don't like what you've done, or not done, tell them to get one of their own and leave yours alone!

[mssl72]

Casey,
It's tearing me apart that you are struggling so deeply with your conundrum. I'm more than happy to take the car off your hands to ease your pain.

I've been going through the same sort of thing with my car. The engine was rebuilt about 3,000 miles ago. If you take a look at my engine pic in the post I did you can see that the engine is nicely detailed and pretty clean. The carb isn't restored just rebuilt and cleaned up. Then you look around the engine and you see "patina" all over the place. Some people tell me to leave it alone, it's cool with it's bumps and bruises. Rust in my case is the problem. It doesn't stop and one day I'll have to take action to kill the expanding patina. The paint/body on your car looks awesome. I haven't seen an engine pic, so I'm not sure how dingy things may be here and there. If you're worried about it losing it's originality/patina, do a minimum detail and repair whatever needs fixing. Otherwise go nuts!