I have a problem...............

You saidyou had plenty the other day at the meeting. "It's only Money" is I believe what you told Tim and I. :D
 
Money???Not a problem...I have it for you...we can negotiate the interest rate.
Sorry you did not get what you expected, but I have found on Ebay and other sites sellers tend to over represent thier items for sale.
When I bought my T bucket the seller told me that if it was not as he represented I didn't have to take it...all he asked was I pay his fees on the bay....can't get any fairer than that. It was a little rougher than represented by not too far off. But still a good buy.
Good luck with your new toy.
 
So, how bout some pics "money" boy? Doh! I forgot, it's a Chebby ain't it. :rolleyes:
 
OK I did say that "it's only money." ;) But I did not say that I have lots of it. Oh well. Now I have an excellent opportunity to spend lots of it. :eek: All right you Ford geeks can raz me all ya like I happen to like Chebbies & Fords. :) Course my Ford can out run all of my chebbies hands down. :D
 
I was checking casting #s & date codes on components last night @ Danny's before the accident. Here are the pros & cons: Pros 1st: Radiator is original with a date code of J 57 for Oct. 57 when the 58 rolled off the ass. line in St. Louis. :) she is 58 vette #81 by virtue of the car's serial #. They did not begin ass. of 58's until Oct. of 57 & only assd a little over 400 in Oct. of 57. The rear end/pumpkin is stamped with a letter code of AH signifying it is a Corvette RE with 3.70 gear ratio non-posi with manual tranny. The date codes on the RE are Sept. 57 so I am convinced it is the orig. RE. :) Now the cons: The Borg Warner 4 speed tranny is a 1964 & therefore obviously not the orig. tranny. :( I was hoping & praying that it would have date codes consistent with sept. or Oct. 57 to confirm it was an orig. 4 speed vette & not 3 speed. :( Without the orig. engine stamp # in the front of the block I can't determine the horsepower, fuel source (fuel inj., 2X4, 1X4 etc) nor can I confirm whether it was orig. a 4 speed or 3 speed stick shift. The shifter in the car could be orig., no way to know just yet. The casting #s on the block, heads & intake tell the story that she is a May 63 283 not a 327 as was represented by the seller. A lot of people believe what they are told by previous owners when they buy something without verify the accuracy of statements made by sellers. Hopefully sometime down the road I can obtain a Sept or Oct. 57 date coded block, correct heads & other goodies & get that stuff right like I have done with my 57. Cost a lot of $$$ to do that but the little things like that mean a lot to me.
 
Fords don't out run Chevy's. That's a myth. I believe it's one of those "On any given Sunday" things. Sorry to hear that the vette isn't what you were expecting. If' I had the money, I'd take it off your hands. :D I know your into your vettes being period correct and they draw a lot higher price for that distinction. If it wasn't already period correct, I on the other hand want the looks of the old vette, but with some more modern bushings, suspension components and a non-stock "slightly modified" engine. Make it a daily driver! but hey, that's me.

Let me know if I can help. Can't wait for the BBQ at your place to see these beauties first hand.
 
Ya know Bull I'm torn between the two theories on the best way to enjoy an old vette as well. But the neat thing is I've got the Cobra to have fun with in a modern way & "semi-restoring" my vettes to period correct is also fun, but expensive. I say "semi-restoring" cause I'm like you, I want a driver. I don't want a garage queen. I "ruined" my fun driver 57 Nomad by doing a frame off showroom quality show car restoration correct in every way. It became a garage queen so I sold it. POURED $$$$ into it doing the frame off then took a big loss on it when I sold it. It was beautiful. BTW After getting over the initial disappointment of it not being quite as nice as I expected, everything will be OK. I'm already shopping on Ebay (evil) for stuff. I just pulled the trigger on some new door panels off ebay. :cool: I've also got my eye on a 2X4 correct carb setup current bid $2,500.00.
 
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Here's a thought. Since it's never going to be that "original" car again - you could resto-mod it. Keep the exterior as original as possible, and install a new driveline, engine, trans, brakes, steering, suspension, etc. Think - new LS7 427 engine with a 6 speed, C6 suspension stuff, etc. Have the looks of a cool 58 and the bite of a new Z06 ! Probably cost about the same money, last longer, and really - the car will never draw the BIG money since it's only original once. Just a thought.
 
Nah. That's just not me. I like the old nostalgia. I've got a neat book I got off ebay recently with some really neat pics of resto-mods early vettes. I'll try to remember to bring it with me sometime for ya look at. Some of these guys have some really neat looking rides that are resto-mods just like your talking about.
 
Dave: my son-in-law is bowtie kinda guy....I dont hold it against him tho...
He has a 283 and he is going to try and check the sn to see what it is...might get lucky and be a late 57 or 58.
I will check with Dennis also to see what he has laying around.
May be find you a period correct engine to work with.
mike
 
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Dave: my son-in-law is bowtie kinda guy....I dont hold it against him tho...
He has a 283 and he is going to try and check the sn to see what it is...might get lucky and be a late 57 or 58.
I will check with Dennis also to see what he has laying around.
May be find you a period correct engine to work with.
mike
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COOL. just give me the #s and I'll check my books to let ya know what the engine, heads or other parts came from. Bowtie blocks have casting #s on the driver's side bellhousing flang & a date code on the pass. side bellhousing flang, plus stamp pad #s in the front on the pass. side of the block. For example: My 57 vette has the following casting # 3731548, a casting date of J 18 6 & stamp # of F1026FG. The casting # is the same for all 57 blocks. The date code is J for Oct., 18 for the 18th day of Oct. & 6 is for 1956. My 57 vette rolled off the assembly line in early Dec. 1956. The stamp pad # of F1026FG is deciphered this way: F stands for Flint, MI. for assembly of the engine; 10 is for Oct.; 26 is for the 26th day of Oct. that the engine was assembled & FG is the letter codes signifying that my 57 Vette came originally with a 245 horse 2X4 carbs engine & a powerglide tranny. :cool:
 
PICS of chebbbiees

well i do not have wigley signs but i think i can properly say this POST IS MEANINGLESS WITHOUT PICS and keep them "G" rated 'i learnt that' at Morehead State:D well i didn't go there, but i passed it up on the highWAY!!! in the rain, snow, wind and bumpy ass-road:D
 
Everybody was asking about you tonight Dave - and how you're doing with you're injury. You were missed.
 
Love the pics Dave, doesn't look that bad as you've made it out to be.
 
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