Re: FI
Hi John,
I have given your challenge a bit of thought over the last few years and would like to fill that void as more experienced restorers move on to other pursuits. Unfortunately, the experience to actually be good is not that easy to come by.
Let's face it, there are a very finite number of FI units out there, and not all of them need a restoration. Mine runs fairly well, and I like to think I understand it well enough to keep it running, but when the time comes to have it cosmetically and mechanically overhauled for flight judging, I will not likely send it to Billy Bob's Lawnmower and FI Repair Services Incorporated. Even if Billy Bob is a really nice young guy and has done a decent enough job on the 2 FI units he has seen in his lifetime. I will send it to you or Jerry and know that you have dozens of years of experience and worked on hundreds or thousands of units.
So what does this hobby do? How do we work an apprenticeship for the next generation of restorers? I think this issue is especially true for Rochester Fuel Injection as it is truly a unique piece and there simply aren't that many of them out there, unlike other parts where an apprenticeship could be learned on non-Corvette parts that are functionally similar to the part to be restored.
Hi John,
I have given your challenge a bit of thought over the last few years and would like to fill that void as more experienced restorers move on to other pursuits. Unfortunately, the experience to actually be good is not that easy to come by.
Let's face it, there are a very finite number of FI units out there, and not all of them need a restoration. Mine runs fairly well, and I like to think I understand it well enough to keep it running, but when the time comes to have it cosmetically and mechanically overhauled for flight judging, I will not likely send it to Billy Bob's Lawnmower and FI Repair Services Incorporated. Even if Billy Bob is a really nice young guy and has done a decent enough job on the 2 FI units he has seen in his lifetime. I will send it to you or Jerry and know that you have dozens of years of experience and worked on hundreds or thousands of units.
So what does this hobby do? How do we work an apprenticeship for the next generation of restorers? I think this issue is especially true for Rochester Fuel Injection as it is truly a unique piece and there simply aren't that many of them out there, unlike other parts where an apprenticeship could be learned on non-Corvette parts that are functionally similar to the part to be restored.
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