The 911 came out of the garage on Sunday. I was convinced it wouldn’t see the light of day until May with our record snowfall season. I figured those blackish-brown piles of salt, dirt and snow on the sides of roads would take weeks to melt, leaving trails of tire sucking water to splash all over my pre-galvanized rain catchers. Not to be. The roads were dry.
The car on the other hand ran like crap. It backfired inside the carb toppers. It backfired out the exhaust. I feared for small children as I passed by and they ran for cover. Drive by! Fresh gas cleared it all up. Guess I forgot to put Stabilzer in the tank. Lesson learned.
Meanwhile, the green beast is finished. My body knows knew pain as I contorted underneath a foot of clearance to paint the oil pan. The final step to chassis cleanliness. It started with a Goof Off rub down, followed by a Scotch Brite keying, a second wipe with mineral spirits before the tape job and spray with Chevy orange engine enamel. The paint looked like a perfect match to what was originally sprayed years ago. Job done.
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