Hey guys I am planning on racing my Dad's old Pro Stock next year down in Maryland. The car has been parked for 8 years and needs attention. Now I know I need to pull the motor out and get it to Mr. Brabbs for freshening, probably will run the backup motor for a few weeks in the beginning. I'd do it myself but I don't know what to use for rings, he will. my question is about the hydraulics, calipers, throwout bearing and master cylinders. If this was an old pickup truck I would see if the stuff all retracted properly and moved freely and if it did I would flush the old fluid and drive it if it didn't I would re build whatever caliper or cylinder that needed it. but this is a racing car SHOULD I approach it the same way? I normally would but I may be way off here, should I repack all of those things off the bat and forget it? I am cost concious that's why I ask I know what is the right answer but I was thinking, these are production car parts, shoud be the same, right?

Also I haven't ever dealt with a Hydraulic throwout bearing before, my Dad and my brother put that in while I was at work the Howe one in the Speedway catalog is 120 bucks should I just order one? or can I see if this one moves and run it?

I've built a racecar from scratch, and raced a car that had a winter off like anybody else but haven't ever brought one back from the dead like this well, a few street cars but not a competition machine. should I approach it like any other car (or airplane) I have had to do extensive maintenance on and evalute the pieces, or just replace everything?

I would rebuild the calipers and master cylinders and throw out bearings before racing. Also I would replace any rubber brake lines and repack the wheel bearings and replace wheel seals. Don't forget to flush the fuel line and check the carb if fuel was in it when stored.

Kind of what I figured, leave it to me to be lazy. seems like all I want to do is bench race these days nothing much else going on (thank God). gotta change the foam in the cell too I reckon. new belts window net and roll bar padding etc...

Rocky,

Anything involved in steering or stopping should be thoroughly checked and rebuilt. Anything involved in making the run should get a good going over, but I wouldn't stress myself out over the motor, other than to do everything you can to make sure it won't scatter on you until you get a new one for it done.

New belts, hoses, and definitely clean the bejibbers out of the exterior and interior of the cooling system.

New safety stuff, and go for it.

have a good day,

schinde

Thing about the motor, it hasn't been turned. I suppose all I have to do is ask Tony, he'll tell me what rings to use. also, I have another motor that I may run in the mean time till I get the one in the car taken care of. The motor in the car is a real nice piece, Tony built it so I have to take good care of it it's my best shot at a couple feature wins. That way I can concentrate on the getting all the brakes and stuff right before I finish the motor I need to take my time on that. I somehow have amassed a whole bunch of Chevy parts over the years despite spending six and a half years overseas and deployed and one in the states, I have the motor in the car, the one in the Camaro (taking all the good stuff and selling the body for scrap) which I built for a Factory stock right down to the left turn oil pan and almost enough miscelaneous parts to put together another motor including a virgin 4 bolt 350 block.

So what it sounds like, treat it just like building another car with none of the fun stuff like fabricating and all of the crappy odds and ends stuff.