Discussion Forum - Northstar Chevelle Club

SteveS · SteveS

Jim D (bowtieman427) and I dodged the rain on Saturday and went to Cedar Falls. My best time last year was 12.13 and this winter I changed gears from 3.42's to 3.73's, which I hoped would get me into the 11's. I spent the day working on my transmission tune, trying to get the car to shift at max rpms' by it...

67ss · 67ss

My uncle has a 68 charger with a 440 big block in it and ever since the motor was rebuilt the thing has run hot and wanted to over heat at idle. So in trying to fix it everything was thrown at it, big aluminum radiator, monster electric cooling fan, high flow water pump, and 160 degree thermostat all wit...

dashboard · dashboard

Yep, the early spring has the Wood Ducks and Hooded Merganser’s busy in our little back yard housing complex, we have three boxes and there are four more houses in the yards just to the north. This one ‘house three’ has 13 eggs already; if you look closely you well see there two distinct shades of eggs. Th...

69SSConv · 69SSConv

I have a friend of mine that is going through motor, and front suspension on his 1968 El Camino. His question is: On the blower motor, there is a rubber tube that goes from the motor housing to where? His is missing, how important is it? Can he just plug the housing on the motor, will it be OK, or run hot? ...

dashboard · dashboard

This is starting to get a little crazy but very interesting, Ford has now passed the 1000 HP mark in a production Mustang, I’m sure GM will soon follow with the Camaro. When will it stop? _____________________________________________________________________ APRIL 30, 2012 AUTOWEEK MAGAZI...

yellowbowtie · yellowbowtie

Moved from Coonrapids to St louis Park. I no longer work at Toyota. I now work at Quality forklift in Shakopee. I gave up the road position and work in the shop. The drive from Coonrapids to Shakopee was taking its toll. Went from a 4 bedroom house to a 2 bedrooom Apt. Less in rent ,less in utilities. So now...

jim larson · jim larson

Talked to Chris in MO and Lee mfg in CA this morning about a ps rebuilt, ratio change and T-bar change. Chis uses all your original parts and puts in a new worm gear and piston. Does not recommend T-bar change. He feels the change to the quicker ratio will increase the effort. $340 Lee mfg uses all your or...

Bowtieman427 · Bowtieman427

Looking to run Percy's Header gaskets dead soft Aluminum Seal 4 Good. Anyone ever try them ? Any luck with them ? Got them on order as the other set I was waiting for will not come in till April 5th. Jegs tell me the Percy's are very good and they use them on there blown drag cars. I should have them in on Mon or T...

dashboard · dashboard

The pixs below show a Holley 750 carb, I bought it new in 2010 used it for three months never felt it idled or ran right; I then replace it with an Eledbrock 750 mechanical secondary’s carb. I drained the carb, and then put in storage were it sat until I opened it up a few days ago. The pixs don’t really show ho...

Bungy L-76 · Bungy L-76

Confused I became confused when I heard the word "Service" used with these agencies: Internal Revenue 'Service' U.S. Postal 'Service' Telephone 'Service' Cable TV 'Service' Civil 'Service' State, City, County & Public 'Service' Customer 'Service' This is not what I thought 'Se...

John D · John D

You've told them 1000 times to "look both ways"... Well tell them 1000 times more everyday. One of John Jr's buddies was killed yesterday. WCCO's story

jim larson · jim larson

Take a look at the photos. One shows oil. Other shows where I wiped up similar pools of oil. I think it is oil from the MO I add to the gas or from the blue stabelizer that I added for winter storage. I think it is leaking and the gas evaporates and the oil remains. Looks like I m should try a new manifold gaske...

Jon H · Jon H

What are the differences/advantages/disadvantages between a 700R4 and a 2004R behind a 450 HP engine? The 3500 RPM highway drone is getting old.

RICKS70SS · RICKS70SS

Hi Everyone: look I said I was going to be at the last meeting when I was still in Arizona for the winter months. But being the forgetful grandpa that I'am. We had a birthday part at my daughters home for my grand daughter. It also was from 1 pm till 5 ish. Now I see theres another one in May. We just made plans S...

dashboard · dashboard

GM Heritage Center web site, everything you ever wanted to know about your car or truck and it’s free. http://www.gmheritagecenter.com/gm-heritage-archive/vehicle-information-kits.html

John D · John D

A co-workers Dad has this truck, and is contemplating selling it. Here's the text he sent me:This is a 1948 Willys 4WD (the actual model number) pickup. It was originally a ½ ton, but the springs were re-arced and another leaf was added, which made it the equivalent of a ¾ ton. (It has leaf spring suspens...

dashboard · dashboard

Sorry, I just had to post it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li7RVz0i-Tw

SShink · SShink

I had a rare business trip moment today where a meeting ended early, and I actually had a couple of hours to kill before my flight. Despite what a lot of people believe about business trips, there is hardly every any free time to check out the areas you are in. I was in Dayton, OH today, and the National U...

bowtie · bowtie

I don't have your cell #, but I have your parts.

Chris R · Chris R

Bank called Micheles cell phone and our house phone leaving messages on both to call them. Seems someone got her CC number and used it on a few purchases in Florida and once in the UK. Each time getting bigger. Credit card company put a halt on it and they needed us to return the call to verify if we had made a...

John D · John D

OK, I just had to be a

I saw I was at 999 and had to tip the scales....

SShink · SShink

I saw the forecast for Monday has that nasty 'S' word in it.

Rick, you must be back in the Cities for Spring?

Everyone get out and take a Chevelle drive today, because it looks like the best day for awhile...

SShink · SShink

Courtesy of Jon H. Thanks Jon, this is a good one!

SShink · SShink

After putting in the 1" Hotchkis lowering springs and Bilstein shocks, the Chevelle is riding/handling great, but I need to get it in for a front end alignment since the spring install may have changed things. Derek-You gave me some alignment recommendations a couple of years ago for the whit...

MHAYEN · MHAYEN

Hello, Mike Hayen here (Silver Mullet)... I am still lurking the website. It is nice to see that the club is still running strong; seems like a lot of great involvement and focus. I moved to North Dakota. I was hired by the North Dakota Highway Patrol and am currenlty in the academy in Bismarck. I will...

SShink · SShink

Now that I figured out how to use the 'link' button to change the URL to a different description when pasting, it is grayed out. John, can you confirm this is shut off? Thanks.

dashboard · dashboard

I have never been a real fan of flames painted on a car but I like these.

SShink · SShink

Happy Easter everyone from one of the coolest rabbits ever! Enjoy your families and the day. Going for a cruise with the Chevelle this afternoon to celebrate!

jim larson · jim larson

http://www.mecum.com/auctions/consignment_list.cfm?startRow=13&AUCTION_ID=AR0612&consignday=All&lottype=car

Dave Seitz · Dave Seitz

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/04/04/business/the-cost-of-higher-fuel-economy.html?ref=energy-environment

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Did a little racing on Saturday (Preview) Jim D (bowtieman427) and I dodged the rain on Saturday and went to Cedar Falls. My best time last year was 12.13 and this winter I changed gears from 3.42's to 3.73's, which I hoped would get me into the 11's. I spent the day working on my transmission tune, trying to get the car to shift at max rpms' by it...	SteveS	14	1015	May 19, 2012 by 4-door Chevelle
	Darn chinese knock off parts (Preview) My uncle has a 68 charger with a 440 big block in it and ever since the motor was rebuilt the thing has run hot and wanted to over heat at idle. So in trying to fix it everything was thrown at it, big aluminum radiator, monster electric cooling fan, high flow water pump, and 160 degree thermostat all wit...	67ss	11	1075	May 18, 2012 by dashboard
	Their Back (Preview) Yep, the early spring has the Wood Ducks and Hooded Merganser’s busy in our little back yard housing complex, we have three boxes and there are four more houses in the yards just to the north. This one ‘house three’ has 13 eggs already; if you look closely you well see there two distinct shades of eggs. Th...	dashboard	10	1506	May 14, 2012 by Tim H
	1968 El Camino Blower Motor Question? (Preview) I have a friend of mine that is going through motor, and front suspension on his 1968 El Camino. His question is: On the blower motor, there is a rubber tube that goes from the motor housing to where? His is missing, how important is it? Can he just plug the housing on the motor, will it be OK, or run hot? ...	69SSConv	2	405	May 8, 2012 by Lost in the 60s
	Ford Mustang passes the 1000 HP milestone (Preview) This is starting to get a little crazy but very interesting, Ford has now passed the 1000 HP mark in a production Mustang, I’m sure GM will soon follow with the Camaro. When will it stop? _____________________________________________________________________ APRIL 30, 2012 AUTOWEEK MAGAZI...	dashboard	3	488	May 7, 2012 by bowtie
	John D's new neighbor (Preview) Moved from Coonrapids to St louis Park. I no longer work at Toyota. I now work at Quality forklift in Shakopee. I gave up the road position and work in the shop. The drive from Coonrapids to Shakopee was taking its toll. Went from a 4 bedroom house to a 2 bedrooom Apt. Less in rent ,less in utilities. So now...	yellowbowtie	4	536	May 6, 2012 by yellowbowtie
	Power steering effort ? for Chris or Brad Or anyone with PS Rebuild Experience (Preview) Talked to Chris in MO and Lee mfg in CA this morning about a ps rebuilt, ratio change and T-bar change. Chis uses all your original parts and puts in a new worm gear and piston. Does not recommend T-bar change. He feels the change to the quicker ratio will increase the effort. $340 Lee mfg uses all your or...	jim larson	4	505	May 5, 2012 by Chris R
	Aluminum Header Gaskets (Preview) Looking to run Percy's Header gaskets dead soft Aluminum Seal 4 Good. Anyone ever try them ? Any luck with them ? Got them on order as the other set I was waiting for will not come in till April 5th. Jegs tell me the Percy's are very good and they use them on there blown drag cars. I should have them in on Mon or T...	Bowtieman427	3	420	May 3, 2012 by Scott Parkhurst
	Save the planet fuel (Preview) The pixs below show a Holley 750 carb, I bought it new in 2010 used it for three months never felt it idled or ran right; I then replace it with an Eledbrock 750 mechanical secondary’s carb. I drained the carb, and then put in storage were it sat until I opened it up a few days ago. The pixs don’t really show ho...	dashboard	20	2678	May 3, 2012 by Jon H
	CONFUSED (Preview) Confused I became confused when I heard the word "Service" used with these agencies: Internal Revenue 'Service' U.S. Postal 'Service' Telephone 'Service' Cable TV 'Service' Civil 'Service' State, City, County & Public 'Service' Customer 'Service' This is not what I thought 'Se...	Bungy L-76	5	531	May 2, 2012 by Chris R
	Keep Nagging Your Kids... Keep Them Alive. (Preview) You've told them 1000 times to "look both ways"... Well tell them 1000 times more everyday. One of John Jr's buddies was killed yesterday. WCCO's story	John D	7	839	May 2, 2012 by Chris R
	Appears my Carb Leaks, any Suggestion as where it Leaks and How to fix? (Preview) Take a look at the photos. One shows oil. Other shows where I wiped up similar pools of oil. I think it is oil from the MO I add to the gas or from the blue stabelizer that I added for winter storage. I think it is leaking and the gas evaporates and the oil remains. Looks like I m should try a new manifold gaske...	jim larson	6	596	Apr 29, 2012 by jim larson
	Transmission Talk (Preview) What are the differences/advantages/disadvantages between a 700R4 and a 2004R behind a 450 HP engine? The 3500 RPM highway drone is getting old.	Jon H	45	1839	Apr 27, 2012 by bowtie
	MISSED THE LAST MEETING (Preview) Hi Everyone: look I said I was going to be at the last meeting when I was still in Arizona for the winter months. But being the forgetful grandpa that I'am. We had a birthday part at my daughters home for my grand daughter. It also was from 1 pm till 5 ish. Now I see theres another one in May. We just made plans S...	RICKS70SS	5	478	Apr 26, 2012 by Derek69SS
	More GM Data (Preview) GM Heritage Center web site, everything you ever wanted to know about your car or truck and it’s free. http://www.gmheritagecenter.com/gm-heritage-archive/vehicle-information-kits.html	dashboard	7	769	Apr 25, 2012 by dashboard
	1948 Willys - 4WD... need a "What's it Worth?" (Preview) A co-workers Dad has this truck, and is contemplating selling it. Here's the text he sent me:This is a 1948 Willys 4WD (the actual model number) pickup. It was originally a ½ ton, but the springs were re-arced and another leaf was added, which made it the equivalent of a ¾ ton. (It has leaf spring suspens...	John D	2	606	Apr 24, 2012 by Pushrod
	El Camino Doritos Add (Preview) Sorry, I just had to post it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li7RVz0i-Tw	dashboard	4	2116	Apr 22, 2012 by Pushrod
	National U.S. Air Force Museum (Preview) I had a rare business trip moment today where a meeting ended early, and I actually had a couple of hours to kill before my flight. Despite what a lot of people believe about business trips, there is hardly every any free time to check out the areas you are in. I was in Dayton, OH today, and the National U...	SShink	9	609	Apr 21, 2012 by Lost in the 60s
	MITCH-call me at work (Preview) I don't have your cell #, but I have your parts.	bowtie	0	391	Apr 20, 2012 by bowtie
	Credit card thieves got us. (Preview) Bank called Micheles cell phone and our house phone leaving messages on both to call them. Seems someone got her CC number and used it on a few purchases in Florida and once in the UK. Each time getting bigger. Credit card company put a halt on it and they needed us to return the call to verify if we had made a...	Chris R	19	1005	Apr 18, 2012 by jim larson
	1000th Post (Preview) OK, I just had to be a I saw I was at 999 and had to tip the scales....	John D	4	579	Apr 17, 2012 by Lost in the 60s
	Rick must be back from AZ (Preview) I saw the forecast for Monday has that nasty 'S' word in it. Rick, you must be back in the Cities for Spring? Everyone get out and take a Chevelle drive today, because it looks like the best day for awhile...	SShink	3	447	Apr 15, 2012 by John D
	New Engine Removal Method (Preview) Courtesy of Jon H. Thanks Jon, this is a good one!	SShink	0	366	Apr 14, 2012 by SShink
	Derek-Need front end alignment guidance, again... (Preview) After putting in the 1" Hotchkis lowering springs and Bilstein shocks, the Chevelle is riding/handling great, but I need to get it in for a front end alignment since the spring install may have changed things. Derek-You gave me some alignment recommendations a couple of years ago for the whit...	SShink	8	421	Apr 13, 2012 by jim larson
	Still Lurking (Preview) Hello, Mike Hayen here (Silver Mullet)... I am still lurking the website. It is nice to see that the club is still running strong; seems like a lot of great involvement and focus. I moved to North Dakota. I was hired by the North Dakota Highway Patrol and am currenlty in the academy in Bismarck. I will...	MHAYEN	9	731	Apr 12, 2012 by Jon H
	John D.-Link Paste Gone? (Preview) Now that I figured out how to use the 'link' button to change the URL to a different description when pasting, it is grayed out. John, can you confirm this is shut off? Thanks.	SShink	9	538	Apr 12, 2012 by SteveS
	Flames on the hood (Preview) I have never been a real fan of flames painted on a car but I like these.	dashboard	14	1361	Apr 9, 2012 by 4-door Chevelle
	Hoppy Easter! (Preview) Happy Easter everyone from one of the coolest rabbits ever! Enjoy your families and the day. Going for a cruise with the Chevelle this afternoon to celebrate!	SShink	4	383	Apr 9, 2012 by 4-door Chevelle
	Looks like enough 57 chevys to go around. (Preview) http://www.mecum.com/auctions/consignment_list.cfm?startRow=13&AUCTION_ID=AR0612&consignday=All&lottype=car	jim larson	0	417	Apr 7, 2012 by jim larson
	New car payback on Hybrids (Preview) http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/04/04/business/the-cost-of-higher-fuel-economy.html?ref=energy-environment	Dave Seitz	2	423	Apr 7, 2012 by Derek69SS
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