My Education Continues...

So, as I prepare to rebuild the carburetor, I decided I want to know ALL the science behind it to really know what's going on- that way it works correctly. I found this video- you can skip past the guitar open to about 30 seconds in:



I've read alot of books on the subject, and a ton of articles, but this demonstration sums it up in a couple of minutes.

I've also been thinking about one of the last things I'll be doing to the LeMans- the upholstry. I found this quick timelapse video, but it gave me quite a bit of insight on how I can approach it DIY style:



There are tons of videos on this, but I liked how they took the existing foam and patched it. Now to find someone who can sew!

Flaming Hot Surprise

Photo by Mike Berry, courtesy The Wichita Eagle at Kansas.com. Please buy some of their prints- it's worth it!

I love the title of the article.  Kansas.com has a gallery feature of a family who pulled together to fix up their son's 1972 Pontiac LeMans as a surprise when he came home on leave from Afghanistan.  Here's the link to the story told through a gallery of pictures: Flaming Hot Surprise.

I can appreciate the flames- I love the way they did the graphic lines and I absolutely LOVE the interior.  Looking at it, the grill, the automatic transmission, and the factory emblem, this was a Luxury edition like mine.  I was seriously thinking about finding a sports edition grille to replace the luxury grille until I saw this article.

Hats off to the family for restoring this, and thanks to The Wichita Eagle for bringing us this story!

Fireball!

Definitely needs a carb kit. Definitely.

Sorry about the delay in posts- it's getting cold and I've been doing some winterizing around the house... so I haven't had any chance to play. However, when I went to start up the LeMans to move it over in the garage to make room for my other car, and as I did a gigantic fireball flew out the carburetor! It backfired. Completely my fault, I knew better- the choke is missing and the carburetor is tuned really rich- a note the previous owner warned me about, and in my haste I certainly had a close call.

I need to rebuild the carb anyway. It's a 2bbl Rochester 2GV, and I've discovered many places with kits and detailed manuals to rebuild it. Sure, I could just replace it with a newly rebuilt one, but where's the fun in that?

After the carb rebuild, the fuel tank is next on the replace list.