I’m gaining on the clutch. Extending the clutch fork made a big difference in the pedal effort required. I made a simple bolt on extension and it’s a lot closer to what it should be now. I’m still want to pull it back off one more time and add a second hole just a little father out and I think I’ll be happy with it.


I mentioned in the original post that I put the 57 together so I could drive it to Tulsa when the unearthed the 57 Belvedere in 2007. The thread I wrote on that trip is still here along with most of the pictures.

Tulsa Buried Car



Now that I’m working on the 57 again I’ve gone back and revisited some web sites I used when I built the car. I came across some information on the Belvederes’ current status.

https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2017/0...um/?refer=news

The car looks a lot better than it did when it came out of the hole, but like the article indicates all the metal is thin and pin holed (“It’s basically like papier mâché,”).

The museum where it’s to be located is only a couple of hour drive from where my High School reunion will be so if it’s still there I’ll probably take a drive and go see it.




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