Preparing for the Mother Road, Round 2!
Cade is getting ready to graduate high school in June - and his dream of a senior trip on Route 66 is coming to fruition! He and I will depart for Chicago, to start our westward adventure along Route 66 in early July. After finally selling the 1977 Chrysler Cordoba, we have purchased a 1989 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible to enjoy on the Mother Road! I discovered the car in Olympia, Washington early in March and brought it home via trailer. The Vette is in pretty good shape, it just needs some minor mechanical work and a few cosmetic repairs and I've been chipping away at this work for the last several weeks. So far, we have replaced headlamps and updated them to LEDs and replaced all of the weather stripping around the doors and top. I've upgraded the wheels and tires, going with staggered C5 wheels and tires - 18s in the rear and 17s in the front, along with General GMAX tires. I know the "purists" will not appreciate that I didn't stick with the original "...
