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Gav1972
12-27-2012, 10:27 PM
hey all, my name is daniel. i joined to help my brother get his 1972 going again. i got tired of seeing his car disabled in my driveway so i thought i would join and learn a few things. it had a nice 383 built by a good machine shop a couple years ago. it ran great for about a month and then had a few simple issues that could not be fixed by several shops. i fixed that problem but i'm still having trouble tuning it. i would love to find a good local shop that regularly works on classic chevys... something in los angeles.
my brother lost patience and it has been sitting since. this car used to be mine and also belonged to 4 of my 5 other brothers.
here's an old video of the car when it was happy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MxKXOpUEWLw
shadowgray396
12-27-2012, 11:12 PM
Welcome, Very nice looking 72, Seems like a good shop with experence working on hot rods and the correct equipment should be able to figure out your car problems. Seems like LA is the heart beat of alot of hot rod and custom shops.
flash
12-28-2012, 04:24 PM
Welcome Daniel ,nice Chevelle and nice burnout .Since your brother has lost interest in it why dont you re aquire it from him ?
earthquake68
12-28-2012, 07:24 PM
I have a hotrod shop in Missouri. If you strike out in Ca., you could always trailer it out here. :D The car wasn't very happy in the video, either. It needs some serious tuning work. It's a beautiful car, though. Good luck with it.
Gav1972
12-28-2012, 08:13 PM
Welcome Daniel ,nice Chevelle and nice burnout .Since your brother has lost interest in it why dont you re aquire it from him ?
he loves the car but is tired of swapping parts because of incorrect diagnosing. my goal is to find a great shop and let them have at it; my car too.
i have a couple of projects of my own that i need to take care of, otherwise i would take it off his hands.
Gav1972
12-28-2012, 08:16 PM
I have a hotrod shop in Missouri. If you strike out in Ca., you could always trailer it out here. :D The car wasn't very happy in the video, either. It needs some serious tuning work. It's a beautiful car, though. Good luck with it.
thanks man.
i recognize your avatar. are you on any nova forums?
Ms Grumpy
12-28-2012, 08:48 PM
Welcome Gav. Can't wait to hear more. And see pics.
earthquake68
12-29-2012, 02:40 AM
thanks man.
i recognize your avatar. are you on any nova forums?
lol. Yeah, SNS. ...but you knew that already. :D
Gav1972
12-31-2012, 07:10 PM
^^^cool, i'm base1969 on sns. i'm trying to get my brother (and myself) motivated to finish these cars.
SS Shaun
12-31-2012, 11:17 PM
very nice!! so happy for you and welcome
Gav1972
01-01-2013, 06:47 PM
^^^thanks shaun.
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