Christmas failure

[RC3]

As my profile picture suggest, I have a 68 bel air. After neglecting her for the past three years, I decided to get her driving again. Dropped a new jasper rebuilt motor, new clutch, new flywheel, carb, fuel tank and the list goes on.  Got her finished last month. First drive, column bushings completely gave out.  Dropped a hurst floor shifter.  Got her up and going. Put new tires and decided to test her on the highway for a short trip.  Didnt make out of the exit ramp before she decided being good was too much to ask. The new ujoint broke, and decided to hang on just enough to shake the transmission enough to crack the bell housing completely in half.  I swear, I am extremely close to buying about 100lbs of tannerite and using her as spectacular longer distance target.

[hipower]

51 minutes ago, RC3 said:

As my profile picture suggest, I have a 68 bel air. After neglecting her for the past three years, I decided to get her driving again. Dropped a new jasper rebuilt motor, new clutch, new flywheel, carb, fuel tank and the list goes on.  Got her finished last month. First drive, column bushings completely gave out.  Dropped a hurst floor shifter.  Got her up and going. Put new tires and decided to test her on the highway for a short trip.  Didnt make out of the exit ramp before she decided being good was too much to ask. The new ujoint broke, and decided to hang on just enough to shake the transmission enough to crack the bell housing completely in half.  I swear, I am extremely close to buying about 100lbs of tannerite and using her as spectacular longer distance target.

Don't give up yet. The old gal has some years on her, and needs a bit more tlc before settling in to be your new honey.

Heck, at 48, she's younger than me. And I ain't been parked permanently yet.

[Ronald_55]

6 hours ago, hipower said:

Don't give up yet. The old gal has some years on her, and needs a bit more tlc before settling in to be your new honey.

Heck, at 48, she's younger than me. And I ain't been parked permanently yet.

Everyone I know that gave up on a car like this hates it later. Hang in there. You are not going to get anything new that is better. 

[runco]

I look at this way, if Granny has been in the bed for a number of years, and then decides one day that she can get out with new replacement parts, hip replacement, new knees, etc.  I give her credit for trying, but she aint ready for the Boston Marathon quite just yet, let alone go to the beauty shop down the street.  She has build up, work out, strengthen her old tired bones. 

 

PS she still can still drop dead at any time, she is old after all. 

[RC3]

I had this car for half a decade now. And so far, i have maybe a grand total of 200 driven. All I have to do is find a replacment bell housing, which is for some odd reason hard on a 250 strait six, but can be found all day and everywhere for any V8.