THE STORY BEHIND " BLACK BETTY "
A GROUP OF FRIENDS IN JUNIOR HIGH WHO GREW UP TOGETHER BUILT A CHEVY VAN WHEN THEY WERE TEENAGERS ( 15...16...17yrs Old...HE SAID WITH A TEENAGERS BUDGET...WHEN THEY GREW UP...IN THEIR MID 40'S NOW...THEY SAID THEY WANTED TO BUILD A CHEVY VAN WITH A 45 Year Old Budget...SAME GROUP OF FRIENDS BUILT THIS VAN...THIS WAS THEIR BABY...BUILT WITH LOVE AND PASSION...A HOT ROD...A STREET MACHINE...HER TIRES WILL SMOKE...BUILT TO DRIVE...NOT A TRAILER QUEEN...
My Story About " Black Betty "
Had Her For A Year Or More...I Rode My 1987 Honda Rebel 450 To Pick Her Up In Reno NV. The Longest Bike Ride In My Life... My Ass Hurt The Whole Way...I Left Palmdale Ca At Around 11am & Arrived In Reno Around 12Am...When I First Saw Her It Was Love At First Sight...When I Met The Friends & Owner Who Built Her It Was A Pleasure...We Threw My Honda Rebel In The Back Of The Van & I Took Off. About 10 Miles Down The Road I Stopped At A Chevron Gas Station Around 1:30am. Filled The Tank Up And When I Tried To Start Her Up She Didn't Start....I Had To Be At Work The Next Day...I Tried Everything To Figure Out What Was Wrong...Then Texted My Buddy Too Tell Him What Happened And I Wouldn't Make It Too Work...Took A Nap And Woke Up To A Reno Sheriff Knocking On The Van Around 3am. He Asked If I Was Ok...What I Was Doing And I Told Him The Van Wouldn't Start And I Just Bought Her...I Went To Show Him It Wouldn't Start. When I Turned The Key She Started...The Sheriff Said " I'm Your Lucky Charm " I Took Off And Never Turned Her Off The Rest Of The Way Back To Palmdale...Even While Refueling Her She Stayed On For Over 8 Hours Of Driving In Over 100 Degree Temperatures...The Issue I Found Out Was Heat Soak To The Starter...Headers Are Real Close To It...I Wrapped Heat Wrap Around Header And Never Had A Problem Since...I've Also Driven Her To Arizona In Dead Heat Of Summer...I Love This Van...The End...
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