Dont know if this is the right forum for this but here goes... My 69' SS 396 has been sitting for about 7 years at my mothers, dont shoot me, and I want to get it back on the road. A little thing called a licence was the main problem. It hasnt been started or anything for 7 or maybe 8 years. Besides siphoning the gas tank, changing the oil, putting antifreeze in ( I drained it before I let it sit ), new plugs and putting oil in each cylinder, is there anything else I should do before I try to start it. Oh and get a new battery and tires too. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Better get a fresh rebuild kit in the carb,it's gone to chit by now.
Expect to be replacing some gaskets after she's been run a few times,they'll be leaking.
I would clean up all the brake cylinders,probably rust and corrosion inside them but at the very least flush out all the old fluid with fresh new fluid and bleed them real well.
Before you even turn it over I would pull all the spark plugs and get some oil in there or perhaps some WD40 or kroil oil or other penetrating oil to loosen up the rings and dissolve any rust in the cylinders.
Let it sit for a day or two so it soaks in real good then add some light engine oil and spin the motor over a few times with the plugs out.
If you just put gas in and start it up with rust and or stuck rings from sitting you can do a lot of damage that could have been avoidable.
I'd put fresh oil and a new filter in before starting it too then change it right away after she's been run enough to get up to operating temperature.
That will flush out the junk in the engine,she'll smoke quite a bit at first and you may have to put in a fresh set of spark plugs after you do it but it will minimize the damage from sitting so long without being run.
Rust also gets on things like cam lobes,lifters and their bores,valve stems etc. over time so when you do get her fired up don't go revving it up right away let her just run easy for a bit till all these parts get oiled up well.
You may want to replace the valve seals,this can be done without pulling the heads with the right tools if you know how.
Hopefully she'll still be a good runner,there's nothing like a big block first gen Camaro!
Best of luck with it.

 

Everything is original except the newer holley 750 cfm, 2001 ish, and the edelbrock intake. The heads are too and it requires gas w/ lead additive also. Body is in great condition too. I was just too lazy to keep up on it, and the licence thing too. Also my dakota RT doesnt help either.

 

I think Y2K pretty much summed it up well

 

Before you take it on the road pull the wheels and do a visual on the brakes look for any wetness and feel the hoses that feeds the Calipur/rear axel. If they are dry rotter replace them. If everything looks good put it back together and with the car running push the brake pedal as hard as you can. It will be much better to have something blow in your garage then in a panic situation on the road.

Good luck.

 

Boy howdy! ain't that the truth.