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We drove the corvette to the monthly meeting of the Corvettes of Bakersfield car club held at Three-Way Chevrolet. It was a bit chilly, but the corvette worked very well. We need to adjust the headlights, fix one of the tail lights, and get the dash lights working.

Removed some paint and the remnants of the old instructions. Lightly sanded, stained, added replacement instructions, varnished, and waxed to make it look used, but well taken care of.

Fixed the bent tie rod ends on the driver’s side. They got bent while winching the corvette onto the trailer for its trip to Bakersfield.

Added new rear shocks with springs to help level out the car. Rides great now and looks better too. Took it for a test drive out to R&M Tire in Old River to get a new spare tire. Made it there and back without incident.

Took the Corvette out for a test drive today. It was great cruising the neighborhood. Worked great!  Thanks Dave.

Replaced the missing hood latches. Removed the old window locks from hardware store.

Replaced the old hoses with period correct hoses.

All three carburetors rebuilt and reinstalled. The corvette is alive again! Running with no more gas leaks.

All three carburetors are out for a rebuild.