no one is going to believe me, but i am going to have to tell you what was wrong with it, anyway...
it needed a new battery. the one that was in there was only two years old, but it wasn't holding a full charge and the MSD digital distributor needs a minimum in order to work properly. i never saw that in the paperwork, nor in their info available at their website, but it's got to be the truth because the mechanic that i sent the car to only charged me for the battery - and you know if it was something else he would have charged me for that as well.
so it's running. the tune hasn't changed all that much in all the time it was dormant, so i haven't touched anything. i will have to take a look at the brakes, though, some time this year. they have a slight grinding feeling to them, and with four wheel drums, i had better not fool around too much (like ignoring them and turning the radio up so i can't hear them, or something similar
).
if i get the '87 done this year, then work will commence on the body next spring. of course, i hope to keep the amount of bodywork to a minimum and may just drive it in primer for a while, as i get certain sections completed.
my insurance is with Hagerty. $206 for the year with a zero deductible.
the '69 lives (and drives)
