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Not Z related, but this guy got me started loving cars… RIP to George Maharis - 94 died today.

Had to update as I have been reading a lot of posts and the person who posts usually doesnt wrap up what the issue was 😄 so there ya go... Lesson learnt! some added updated progress pics 😄 Nearly there.... uff and yes I blacked out the chrome because no one in Ireland does rechroming 😛

I guess a question be would be. Do you preserve these battle scars that authenticate the car and it's provenance or restore it? I would probably come down on the side of restoration but I like the "history" that is displayed in the car.

Open road in a Corvette with no job and no worries. Gas was thirty five cents a gallon and no smog tests. What wasn’t to like about Route 66.

After months of delays, the car has finally been stripped of paint, and delivered to the body shop to start the lengthy process of returning the bodywork to pre-Monte Carlo condition. This point always feels like a milestone of sorts to me, because from here on, the car is coming back together. There were thankfully no real surprises (yet), which is always a good sign. Of course, there is rust in the usual spots , necessitating the retrieval of a few donor panels. Ive also included a picture of the seldom-seen fuel tank mounts, which appear to be identical to PZR stampings. Based on my understanding, these pieces were installed in place of the standard componentry as the four sequentially-numbered (I assume) Monte Carlo cars traveled down the assembly line. One thing I expected to see was the damaged passenger-side dogleg and right door, which occurred during the 71 Monte Carlo. This was hastily banged out, filled and painted.

So I was this many years old when I learned this. I did the other five injectors today, and not only was there no damage at all to the barbs, but there was no swearing required! Well... I may have said "Dammn that was easy!!", but that was it! I made a shallow cut to expose the polyester reinforcement lattice. Doesn't have to be neat: Then I stuck the hot soldering iron all up in there and melted through the polyester weave and the rest of the tubing. After maybe fifteen seconds of wreching around in there, I was able to pull the tube off: After all these years and all that swearing!! Thanks again Zed Head for bringing it up!!

Found this - https://injector-rehab.com/product/ferrule/ Answer to question not asked - I had a vague memory and found its source. It's in the FSM Engine Fuel chapter. One of those old wood-burning tools would work too, I'd guess.

Did you have the parking brake engaged? They can stick. Been there. Done that. Got the t-shirt. I had to push the car pretty good to break the brakes loose.