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After finally deciding that the motor was all right
I figured that it was time to spend a little money. The engine was so ugly that
I still had a hard time believing the story that it was a race motor but it
sounded so great that I would throw caution to the wind and dress it up. So I
got out my credit card and ordered a chrome fan shroud and cylinder tins,
aluminum valve covers and crank pulley. It already had a chrome alternator
stand and oil filler, so a chrome alternator pulley and a fancy distributor cap
and we’re all set. I cleaned the engine block and transaxle thoroughly and gave
them a coat of metallic gray paint. I cleaned and repainted the headers to look
nearly new. Next came some new wires and plugs and presto, a race motor. Well
not really but it sure looks better.
Eventually I had a professional check
out the motor and he got it running great and gave it a clean bill of health.
Tom Del Priore at Nicks 996-4611 in Sonoma is a great guy and went out of his
way to help me out.
With the engine cleaned up and ready to go I was
ready to get back to work on the chassis. Two weeks have passed and I only have
three months to go to get it ready for the picnic.
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