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Something good in Stratford WI
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https://classiccars.com/listings/view/1331227/1966-chevrolet-chevelle-for-sale-in-stratford-wisconsin-54484
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Enclosed Car Hauler to Rent
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My spot in Jeff Kleiner's queue is coming up. I need to get #9365 down to Indiana sometime after the 1st of the year. I don't have any specific dates yet. Is there anyone out there that has a "reasonably" sized enclosed car hauler they'd like to rent for a few days?? Something that an average pickup truck c...
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Cleaning convertible boot and re-gluing foam
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The boot is in excellent shape other than the foam has come unglued. Any suggestions on adhesive an cleaning before re-gluing. Thanks
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Had a weak moment...
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It was soooo nice Sunday, and #9365/"Otto" was just calling to me. Couldn't resist. Had a few errands to run, and had to fire him up.RESISTANCE WAS FUTILE!! 40+ degs out in MN.Yup, fired him up, let things stabilize and get a little warm, and went for a 10 or so mile jaunt around the neighborhood.Here's t...
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Need advice on fuel line from pump to carb.
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Previous owner just install a easy quick fix. Plastic filter and rubber line. I don’t know at this time if I will be keeping the Edelbrock carb and/or the intake. I just want a temporary fix that’s works and is safe. Can I just install a metal filter or do I also have to install a new hard line. I see Ede...
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Removing rust residue embed in rubber trunk weather strip
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Fortunately the channel is in good shape after sanding and removing rust that has built up over the last 25 years or so. The weather strip is in good shape with the exception of rust that is kind of embedded into the weather strip. I washed with dawn and a 3m abrasive strip and there is kind of a rust embed...
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Anyone home ?
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Wow, it's always quiet around the holiday, but even the crickets are silent... I've been working a lot at Centerline, banking hours, to get my sons' '06 Malibu pulled back straight from his encounter with a concrete barrier last year. Car only has about 70k and came from CA. Too clean and lo...
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Jon H phone number
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I am trying to contact Jon H, but lost my phone with his number. If someone has it and can call me with it, that would be great. 6 five 1 two five three 8 six 7 eight Thanks !
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Here you go Chris R
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https://barnfinds.com/exclusive-pair-of-1962-oldsmobile-starfires/?fbclid=IwAR0sGOhYmk-5qzA3LFglW0vh1DgUXqYt_3RGyYnrcX32HhoVjcFX1QvRICE
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Any radiator shops left in the metro?
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The Harrison radiator in the 442 is in good shape but pretty gunky inside, so I'd like to have it boiled out and repainted. Are there any rad shops left in the metro anymore? Seems like rad's have become a disposable item these days.
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Air Hose Reel
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The wife got me money for Christmas to get an air hose reel. She just said I had to pick one out. I started doing some looking and prices range from $50 to $200. There's enclosed reel's and there's exposed I'll call them. Rubber hose, hybrid hoses, poly hoses, etc. DeWalt, Flexzilla, Goodyear, and every...
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Merry Christmas to all!
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Merry Christmas everyone! Have a happy and safe holiday!
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Nomad pics for Karl
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15" tires on 10-12" wide wheels... [IMG]https://i1357.photob...
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Muncie Trans ID Help
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Finally had a chance to crawl under the 442, and found the following trying to ID the Muncie trans: Case Number 3851325 with 27 spline 7/8" input shaft Tail Number 3857584 What I think is the VIN number that is stamped in? J264103 which does not match the VIN of the car. The best I can tell is it's a '65-...
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Projects
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  My first car was a 56 Chev, Bel Air 2 dr. post. Crocus yellow and Black, wrecked r/side, partially repaired, beat the crap out of it. Ended up parting it out. Still have the R/R 1/4 panel from that car. My obsessiveness finally caught up to me and I started re-acquiring 1956 cars and p...
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more ambition than brains
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Happy Thanksgiving
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Hope everyone in Chevelle Land is having a wonderful Thanksgiving. We are home, doing tasks and spending time with our son.
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Does this indicate a vacuum leak at the intake?
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As most of you know, I am having some issues regarding the idle on the 66 I just bought a few weeks ago. Tired of sitting in the house recoving from the hernia surgery, so I decided to start the car and spray carb cleaner around the intake. If I spray enough in the area where the heads meet the intake just be...
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Sheet metal contacts
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I thought there was a guy or two at one of our meetings that could get sheet metal from different suppliers at a reasonable rate regarding shipping. I think he has in a Nova or Camaro club member.
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New pole building pad
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Excavator came out and stripped the top soil so the ground can freeze next week. He is hoping to get his trucks in the backyard with sand for the pad. He also stripped off the grass to build a driveway off the parking area in front of the existing building. He has been delayed several weeks because of the no...
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It's time for MCACN
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I have arranged to stay at an in-laws place in southern WI Friday night, so will be heading down Friday morning. I printed my advance ticket and will be at the show right around 10 am Saturday. Who else is going this year ?
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What to do watching boring NFL Football
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Just play with your ipad. You may strike something interesting . As some of you may know I have a Dana posi original from the factory. Does not work. Clutch kit not available anywhere. Well I search the eaton differential part # and found a bunch of books. Paging through led me to a Dana part # then cro...
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Can spacer cause idle rpm issues?
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The engine on my new car is a 350 with 305 heads, a performer intake, and a Edelbrock carb (1460). It has a 1” Moroso spacer (64930). Can the spacer cause me to have a higher rpm at idle? Are these prone to cause vacuum leaks? If I spray a lot of carb cleaner in the area of the spacer on the pass side the engin...
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Anyone ever hear about a bizzario 10 bolt posi?
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It’s in my 10 bolt, but doesn’t work. Date stamped on carrier correct for the rear axel assembly date and car build date. Correct dates and casting #s for a gm 10 bolt from the factory for my car. CE code which is a posi for 66 chevelle, also has original posi tag on housing plug. Does not work. gears wer...
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Suspension upgrade question.
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Thinking about winter projects that are not to expensive to work on this winter. I am thinking about boxing the rear upper and lower controls arms. A sway bar was added to the rear axel; but instead of boxing the lower arms, they just used a spacer. Then adding the frame stiffners that came standard on t...
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2010 Sierra Paint Question
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Not a Chevelle topic...but at least it's a GM product and not a F*&D!  I'm looking at a full size truck again, and looking at this 2010 GMC Sierra that has the options I want and is relatively low miles since it's hard to find anything under 100K in this price range. LINK TO TRUCK But...it...
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How much GM posi additive should I ADD?
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Installed the rear cover today and added some gear lube and gm posi additive. When searching the internet it seem most sites said 2 qts and one (1) 4 oz GM bottle of additive. Then when doing a little research on rebuilding the carrier, a highly regarded corvette rebuilder that has been doing it for 47...
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Almost 100% sure I have a Dana Posi Carrier and it came that way from the Factory.
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Now that I know what it is, Is there anyone out there that can supply a clutch pack or that offered a rebuild service?I checked with a shop in PA thats been rebuilding corvette carriers as it seams they used both Eaton and Dana carriers in 1966. Maybe I will get lucky and it will work with the new gear oil a...
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Starter Problem, how to fix?
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Well the starter didn't engage. Went under the car and jumped the battery post to the S (start terminal) on the solenoid. Starter engages. Went in the car and car started. Shut off and tried to restart, starter did not engage. Went under car again and jumped power to the S terminal and starter eng...
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How do you de-rust, clean, and preserve the area between the hood top and bottom skins?
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Getting information and suggestions. As some of you may know I recently bought a 66 Malibu convertible. The car needs to be painted in the future and the hood looks like a problem. My body many says it looks like some of the glue between the two panels may have absorbed moisture over time and rust start...
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New 66 in Lake City
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Well it’s in the garage for inspection and evaluation. Plan is to drive it for a year. Then decide on its future. Looks pretty good underneath. Trying to figure out the engine as it doesen’t want to idle below 1100. Casting 3970010 which comes back as a 302 69 Camaro Z/28, or a 69 327 truck block, or a 6...
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