The long wait

Still waiting for the go ahead to put her in the shop. The weather and the bank are not cooperating with me yet. For now I'm still driving my beater Oldsmobile every day. This wouldn't be so bad, but she'll turn over 200,000 miles by the end of next week, and its really starting to show. With the second death of the Monte Carlo nameplate it is becoming increasingly important to me that these older models be preserved. Unfortunately affordable powerful cars are a thing of the past, at least as far as GM is concerned.

February 21st

The waiting game is still on. I have to make a couple of decisions about the final setup of the drivetrain, and carb. If I don't start soon I won't be able to drive her for another year. She will never see the salt and snow of these Minnesota roads. I hope to have all the mechanicals done before summer at least, then she can spend the winter in the body shop for all I care.

Update

I should be getting her to the shop this week, I'll need to find a flatbed, or I'll have to drive her backward the whole way. I don't think the local police will appreciate that, but who knows. So the question is do I keep the Q jet, or do I upgrade?

Stopped by my friends body shop. He had a good lead on a local guy who worked for GM for 20 plus years He builds street rods now, but said he can get to her in in a month. He has a 700R4 built and ready to go. I'll change the rear end while its in the shop. If anyone has any suggestions let me know. I know there are kits to upgrade the current stock rear end, but I'm primarily a parts replacer and was just going to swap out for a later model possi rear end. If I get her in for the transmission in March I should have her back on the road with a new paint job by the end of May. I hope its warm enough to take the tops off by then.