Our Vette's
Keep checking in, to see if I've made any more changes !!!!
One of these days I'll try to do a total re-construction job
on this page, but until I do I'll probably just keep changing
the seasonal stuff.
PAUL'S '65------------------------
JOHN'S '74
Here are two pics. of my '68. In the top it along side the '94. Below, my Grandson Vince is posing with it. Who would believe I'm old enough to have a Grandson......ha ha ha Since that pic was taken, he has turned 20 and here is another pic in the same place with the same car...LOL
On the way back from the cruise night at the Waymart Hotel, John took this sunset pic on the Casey Highway with his go pro cam mounted on the windshield. He titled it "HIGHWAY TO HELL"?? Well here it is!!!!!!!!! John has been working on tweeking and refining his Black 1974 Corvette Coupe for some 25 odd years. This past winter he completed what I feel is his crowning achievement.
At Corvettes@Carlisle 2003, he bought a used TPI unit. (actually he bought 2 and has the other one for sale). He set about the task of cleaning it and gathering all the necessary hoses and accessories. This spring, this is what rolled out of his garage....... A fully functional, Fuel Injected '74.
This is not to say the project didn't encounter some hurdles which had to be breached. But through it all John has become an expert in the mechanics of the changeover. As you can tell from the photos, it was a spectacular success. If any of you are interested in hearing all about the project, John will be more than happy to fill you in this August at Corvettes@Carlisle 2015 Row G Spaces 69-72. Where you can see the car and talk to him.
PS. Thanks to John's sister Mary for sending me the pics. and the project spec.list.
1974 CORVETTE COUPE
STOCK 350 300 HP OUT OF 1969 CORVETTE
HI FLOW ALUMINUM WATER PUMP BY CAT
TURBO 400 TRANS W/B&M SHIFT KIT
3:08 REAR
86 TUNED PORT INJECTION
92 ELECTRONICS W/MAP SENSOR
DYNA MOD IGNITION MODULE
ACCEL 8MM 9000 SPARK PLUG WIRES
AC RAPID FIRE SPARK PLUGS
FUEL INJECTION WIRING HARNESS BY HOWELLS
GM #7730 COMPUTER
PROM BY FASTCHIP
ELECTRIC INLINE FUEL PUMP BY AIRTEX
BBK ADJUSTABLE FUEL REGULATOR
2 ½” UNDER CAR CHAMBERED EXHAUST BY MIDAMERICA
TWR 340 LB. PERFORMANCE FIBERGLASS REAR SPRING
P255/60R-15 GOODYEAR EAGLE #1’S
STOCK FACTORY ALUMINUM WHEELS
STAINLESS STEEL SLEEVED BRAKE CALIPERS
STAINLESS STEEL BRAIDED FLEXIBLE BRAKE LINES
DELUXE SADDLE LEATHER INTERIOR
P.STEERING; P.BRAKES; P.WINDOWS; AIR; TILT; TEL
80’S STYLE FIBERGLASS REAR BUMPER BY ECKLERS
BLACK IMIRON PAINT
BLUE SOLAR GLASS T-TOPS
REAR WINDOW LOUVERS BY ECKLERS
Well the 2014 Corvettes @ Carlisle is all but a memory. It's hard to believe that we have been attending this show as vendors for 29 years now. Every year we seem to get more philosophical about it. It was a sad year this year because our buddy Phil was not able to attend for health reasons. Certainly hope he can make it next year. We never show a profit, between the space rental, meals, and hotel rooms, but we enjoy ourselves and meet a lot of fantastic Corvette people. Just a weekend to kick back and forget about "Real Life" for a while.
FRANK......................................PAUL.........................................JOHN
On the left you can see one more pic of the devastation after the storm in 2007. On the right, John is holding a sign I made up to bust the "Silver Spoons" who were there in their IZOD shirts and shorts walking around worrying about their precious C-5's getting a rain drop on them. I still post that sign every year in memory of them......LOL. That year they got more than a drop they got a downpour. I didn't get a pic of it but the whole tent over on the show field with the 1957 Reunion cars in it collapsed as well.
Below are two photos of the '94 parked along Seminary Ridge
(the start of Pickett's charge), and the fence row at the
base of Little Round Top.
Above left is the historic Gettysburg Hotel, where we stayed
while visiting the park. On the right you can see the '94
parked outside one of the many covered bridges near the
battlefield.
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