Discussion Forum - Northstar Chevelle Club

Lost in the 60s · Lost in the 60s

The Camaro Club Dyno Day is this Saturday and we are a short a few cars to meet the quota. If there are 3 people who can commit and be there, I've been told by the club pres to have them sign up.

bowtie · bowtie

Even though this club has mostly men participating, thier wifes and significant others are also considered members. Let's wish all of them a Happy Mothers Day from the Northstar Chevelle Club.

Bungy L-76 · Bungy L-76

Went down to Iowa Speedway this past weekend for some good old Chump Car racing. It was a 24 hour race. Started at 10:00 am Saturday and ended 11:00 am Sunday (with a one hour break at 6:00pm) It was tough trying to stay awake, but the most fun I have ever had. We ended up 12th out of 30 cars. Our goal was to fini...

Bowtieman427 · Bowtieman427

Ingnition: Unilite 9000 distributor Mallory Coil Hyfire 6 (685) Mallory Ballast resistor The box power is hooked directly to battery with 10 gauge wire both + & - to connector at box to through wimpy wire box provides. It is hooked up per fig 15 in instruction. http://prestoliteweb.com/Portal...

jim larson · jim larson

Just heard back from The Finishing Touch regarding the cost of reconditioning polishing, and painting of the rings of the Mag style 65-66 hubcaps. They are able to remove the inner ring, make repairs, reinstall the ring, polish, and paint the black part. On good ones with minor repairs, they just dr...

SShink · SShink

Detroit's Chevy Bill boards These are actual billboards in Detroit, Michigan put up by GM. This is definitely cool! NEW CHEVY BILLBOARDS POSTED AROUND DETROIT -- Edited by SShink on Thursday 5th of May 2011 08:04:40...

jim larson · jim larson

A guy is asking $120 for a set of rods that have been bushed. Good price? Thanks.

bowtie · bowtie

Since I met my wife, she's never worked full time consistantly. By that I mean, maybe she would work a 40 hour week once or twice, then not again for a year (or 2). She's been at Children's Hospital in St Paul since high school and until we had kids, she worked 8 days in 2 weeks. The past 8 years, she's worked 1...

Bowtieman427 · Bowtieman427

72 Cehevelle with SS hood. NO I do not want to change the Hood. Have Holley 4150. I am looking at the engine and where the carb sits. I have a 1.3" drop base running a 3" K&N with K&N open filter. I think I need to drop it some more. anyone know where to get a greater drop base maybe 2 "w...

OscarZ · OscarZ

Try the identification quiz below. I did pretty well considering they were all more than a decade before my time. My score ended up being 4 wrong (92%). http://www.americantorque.com/game/car-show-50s/

bowtie · bowtie

It's a 2011 for my wife, LS nothing too special model, but the price was right and it gets way better mileage than that Uplander we had. Couldn't pass it up for the price.

OscarZ · OscarZ

Picked up the new owner of the Cutlass at the airport this morning. Went to the DMV, lunch and then showed him the car and then took it for a quick test drive. Too bad it's raining...couldn't really get on it. Just went down the road 45 minutes ago. He's driving it home to Rochester NY. Should be fun bu...

Tony Hoffer · Tony Hoffer

Some people just cant get enough HP..LOL How about a 25HP onan two stroke from a Johnson snowmobile.. On your Lawnboy!

ron fuller · ron fuller

I have a power glide tranny. Over the winters since 1998 it has leaked 1 quart of tranny fluid every year. It is the only fluid this car leaks. I changed over to a neopreme gasket in 2005. It still leaks the same amount every year. Once the driving season starts it does not leak. This is a problem only over th...

John D · John D

Purdue's entry for this year's competition... Some creative stuff here! Rube Goldberg Machines

Lost in the 60s · Lost in the 60s

I took all the guts out of the left door today and started pulling the vent window apart for new seals. I found the lower frame is complete TOAST from rust. I know the 66-67's are the same but will the 64-65 frames interchange too ?

jim larson · jim larson

I guess I am kind of occupied with re-conditioning the original style covers. Trying to decidedbetween the dog style and the mag style. I have some pretty good information regarding the 66 dog dish caps. Now I am looking at the set of 66 Mags I have. Mitch has a set, so he might also be interested. ...

bowtie · bowtie

Original bellhousing is cast # 3858403 with original fork and t/out bearing New housing is cast # 3899621 and this is what's going into the car. The new fork #3892632 is what the book says, but the new fork has a little different shape. There's less arc, like it's for a thinner package of clutch/flywhee...

SShink · SShink

So, now that the Chevelle is on the road, I get to dig into some of the other 'issues' I need to take care of. I have the SS gauge dash and only the Temp, Gas, Fuel, and Speedo work. The Amp gauge pegs to the bottom of the gauge, and when I hooked up the tach (with a square wave filter) it bottoms out too. When I tu...

Tony Hoffer · Tony Hoffer

Rumor has it Noras kids dont want it and its been sold to developers and will be torn down this spring.. -- Edited by Tony Hoffer on Wednesday 9th of March 2011 09:04:37 PM

jim larson · jim larson

http://www.oldengine.org/members/orrin/rustdemo.htm

Dave Seitz · Dave Seitz

http://musclecarcity.net/museum.html How about holding a club meeting here sometime? Lets shoot for next Feb or March as a date.

Happy Easter to all NCC Members! · SShink

Happy Easter to you and your families. Hopefully it's a day of getting together with friends and family, enjoying what looks like a great Spring day, and don't eat the brown jelly beans! We're going to church shortly, having a ham lunch (my favorite!!!), the daughter and boyfriend are coming over,...

jim larson · jim larson

Would like to strip the chrome flashing off some stainless hub caps and just polish them. Is there an easy way to strip the chrome or do I have to take them to a stripping place? Anyone know of a good shop? thanks?

Lost in the 60s · Lost in the 60s

I had Darren here today to repair a water leak in to his trunk. It was what I expected....a rust hole in the channnel. We spent a good deal of time scraping out the old sealer and rust. Once the channel was clean I sprayed the rusty areas with Eastwood Converter. After that was dry, I put HVAC tape on the insi...

John D · John D

Just for you...

69SSConv · 69SSConv

With my car getting so close to being finished, I have been looking at the photo below (background on my PC) a lot and just not sure if I like how the front wheels look in the picture? Seems like to much room, too small of tire? Without redoing the whole rims, etc. any/all feed back would be appreciated....

69chvldrvr · 69chvldrvr

I am going to replace the tires on my '69. I have original date coded wheels. The current tire size is P 205 70R 14. I don't want to go any larger in height, but I would like a little wider tire. Does anyone know what size this would be? I remember back in the day, a G60 would fit these wheels (showing my age here...

jim larson · jim larson

I see that MSD has a new digital points replacement kit and it has a simple one wire hook up with no power supply and ground needed. Saw it in the new sumitt cataloge. Wonder if this means you do not have to by-pass the resister wire. Has anyone had any experience with this unit? In the past most pe...

Bowtieman427 · Bowtieman427

Trying to measure for custom Drive shaft in 72 Chevelle. Insatlled Gear Vendor over drive (had to alter cross member) installed Strange S-60 rear end and all new control arms that are adjustable. Talked to drive shaft place today and they say I want 2-3 downward degrees on both rear end yoke and Gear Ve...

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	I can use 3 cars for Dyno Day on May 7th (Preview) The Camaro Club Dyno Day is this Saturday and we are a short a few cars to meet the quota. If there are 3 people who can commit and be there, I've been told by the club pres to have them sign up.	Lost in the 60s	3	725	May 8, 2011 by Lost in the 60s
	Happy Mother's day (Preview) Even though this club has mostly men participating, thier wifes and significant others are also considered members. Let's wish all of them a Happy Mothers Day from the Northstar Chevelle Club.	bowtie	0	513	May 8, 2011 by bowtie
	Back from the race (Preview) Went down to Iowa Speedway this past weekend for some good old Chump Car racing. It was a 24 hour race. Started at 10:00 am Saturday and ended 11:00 am Sunday (with a one hour break at 6:00pm) It was tough trying to stay awake, but the most fun I have ever had. We ended up 12th out of 30 cars. Our goal was to fini...	Bungy L-76	7	1054	May 7, 2011 by Bungy L-76
	Anyone familary with Mallory Hyfire 6 boxes or box issues ? Need help (Preview) Ingnition: Unilite 9000 distributor Mallory Coil Hyfire 6 (685) Mallory Ballast resistor The box power is hooked directly to battery with 10 gauge wire both + & - to connector at box to through wimpy wire box provides. It is hooked up per fig 15 in instruction. http://prestoliteweb.com/Portal...	Bowtieman427	0	686	May 6, 2011 by Bowtieman427
	I guess if you have deep pockets it's possible; Update on Mag style hubcap reconditioning. (Preview) Just heard back from The Finishing Touch regarding the cost of reconditioning polishing, and painting of the rings of the Mag style 65-66 hubcaps. They are able to remove the inner ring, make repairs, reinstall the ring, polish, and paint the black part. On good ones with minor repairs, they just dr...	jim larson	3	522	May 5, 2011 by jim larson
	Cool Detroit Bill Boards (Preview) *Detroit's Chevy Bill boards* *These are actual billboards in Detroit, Michigan put up by GM.* This is definitely cool! NEW CHEVY BILLBOARDS POSTED AROUND DETROIT -- Edited by SShink on Thursday 5th of May 2011 08:04:40...	SShink	6	788	May 5, 2011 by Chris R
	How much for a set of 8 used 7/16 dimple LS6 rods? (Preview) A guy is asking $120 for a set of rods that have been bushed. Good price? Thanks.	jim larson	0	468	May 5, 2011 by jim larson
	Scary thing for my wife-FULL TIME work (Preview) Since I met my wife, she's never worked full time consistantly. By that I mean, maybe she would work a 40 hour week once or twice, then not again for a year (or 2). She's been at Children's Hospital in St Paul since high school and until we had kids, she worked 8 days in 2 weeks. The past 8 years, she's worked 1...	bowtie	1	556	May 3, 2011 by Chris R
	14" Air cleaner drop base for Holley 4150 (Preview) 72 Cehevelle with SS hood. NO I do not want to change the Hood. Have Holley 4150. I am looking at the engine and where the carb sits. I have a 1.3" drop base running a 3" K&N with K&N open filter. I think I need to drop it some more. anyone know where to get a greater drop base maybe 2 "w...	Bowtieman427	0	1759	May 3, 2011 by Bowtieman427
	Do you know your 50's cars? (Preview) Try the identification quiz below. I did pretty well considering they were all more than a decade before my time. My score ended up being 4 wrong (92%). http://www.americantorque.com/game/car-show-50s/	OscarZ	7	1086	May 2, 2011 by Chris R
	Bought another Malibu today (Preview) It's a 2011 for my wife, LS nothing too special model, but the price was right and it gets way better mileage than that Uplander we had. Couldn't pass it up for the price.	bowtie	12	1239	May 1, 2011 by bowtie
	Cutlass update - It's officially sold! (Preview) Picked up the new owner of the Cutlass at the airport this morning. Went to the DMV, lunch and then showed him the car and then took it for a quick test drive. Too bad it's raining...couldn't really get on it. Just went down the road 45 minutes ago. He's driving it home to Rochester NY. Should be fun bu...	OscarZ	4	1008	Apr 30, 2011 by OscarZ
	In the spirit of Tim the toolman! (Preview) Some people just cant get enough HP..LOL How about a 25HP onan two stroke from a Johnson snowmobile.. On your Lawnboy!	Tony Hoffer	5	954	Apr 30, 2011 by Tony Hoffer
	Need advice on a storage problem (Preview) I have a power glide tranny. Over the winters since 1998 it has leaked 1 quart of tranny fluid every year. It is the only fluid this car leaks. I changed over to a neopreme gasket in 2005. It still leaks the same amount every year. Once the driving season starts it does not leak. This is a problem only over th...	ron fuller	6	695	Apr 30, 2011 by ron fuller
	Rube Goldberg Competition (Preview) Purdue's entry for this year's competition... Some creative stuff here! Rube Goldberg Machines	John D	0	834	Apr 30, 2011 by John D
	Need vent window frame info (Preview) I took all the guts out of the left door today and started pulling the vent window apart for new seals. I found the lower frame is complete TOAST from rust. I know the 66-67's are the same but will the 64-65 frames interchange too ?	Lost in the 60s	4	690	Apr 29, 2011 by John D
	Anyone with experience or have heard about how to re-condition the Mag Style 65-72 wheel covers? (Preview) I guess I am kind of occupied with re-conditioning the original style covers. Trying to decidedbetween the dog style and the mag style. I have some pretty good information regarding the 66 dog dish caps. Now I am looking at the set of 66 Mags I have. Mitch has a set, so he might also be interested. ...	jim larson	16	987	Apr 28, 2011 by jim larson
	Need some 4 speed help-bellhousing and forks (Preview) Original bellhousing is cast # 3858403 with original fork and t/out bearing New housing is cast # 3899621 and this is what's going into the car. The new fork #3892632 is what the book says, but the new fork has a little different shape. There's less arc, like it's for a thinner package of clutch/flywhee...	bowtie	4	1228	Apr 28, 2011 by Lost in the 60s
	Gauges and dash illumination input needed (Preview) So, now that the Chevelle is on the road, I get to dig into some of the other 'issues' I need to take care of. I have the SS gauge dash and only the Temp, Gas, Fuel, and Speedo work. The Amp gauge pegs to the bottom of the gauge, and when I hooked up the tach (with a square wave filter) it bottoms out too. When I tu...	SShink	20	1905	Apr 26, 2011 by bowtie
	Porkys.. no more ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Rumor has it Noras kids dont want it and its been sold to developers and will be torn down this spring.. -- Edited by Tony Hoffer on Wednesday 9th of March 2011 09:04:37 PM	Tony Hoffer	60	4841	Apr 26, 2011 by Chris R
	Good article on Rust Removal, author claims better, faster, & cheaper than blasting cabinet (Preview) http://www.oldengine.org/members/orrin/rustdemo.htm	jim larson	5	646	Apr 26, 2011 by Dave Seitz
	Club meeting here? (Preview) http://musclecarcity.net/museum.html How about holding a club meeting here sometime? Lets shoot for next Feb or March as a date.	Dave Seitz	12	1185	Apr 26, 2011 by Chris R
	Happy Easter to all NCC Members! (Preview) Happy Easter to you and your families. Hopefully it's a day of getting together with friends and family, enjoying what looks like a great Spring day, and don't eat the brown jelly beans! We're going to church shortly, having a ham lunch (my favorite!!!), the daughter and boyfriend are coming over,...	SShink	9	721	Apr 24, 2011 by Chris R
	How and Where can I get some chrome plating stipped from a few hupcaps? (Preview) Would like to strip the chrome flashing off some stainless hub caps and just polish them. Is there an easy way to strip the chrome or do I have to take them to a stripping place? Anyone know of a good shop? thanks?	jim larson	19	1107	Apr 24, 2011 by Chris R
	Darren's window repair (Preview) I had Darren here today to repair a water leak in to his trunk. It was what I expected....a rust hole in the channnel. We spent a good deal of time scraping out the old sealer and rust. Once the channel was clean I sprayed the rusty areas with Eastwood Converter. After that was dry, I put HVAC tape on the insi...	Lost in the 60s	5	665	Apr 24, 2011 by Lost in the 60s
	Pushrod... (Preview) Just for you...	John D	0	855	Apr 23, 2011 by John D
	Looking for your opinion? (Preview) With my car getting so close to being finished, I have been looking at the photo below (background on my PC) a lot and just not sure if I like how the front wheels look in the picture? Seems like to much room, too small of tire? Without redoing the whole rims, etc. any/all feed back would be appreciated....	69SSConv	39	1685	Apr 23, 2011 by SShink
	Tire size for 14 x 7 five-spoke rally wheel (Preview) I am going to replace the tires on my '69. I have original date coded wheels. The current tire size is P 205 70R 14. I don't want to go any larger in height, but I would like a little wider tire. Does anyone know what size this would be? I remember back in the day, a G60 would fit these wheels (showing my age here...	69chvldrvr	11	1182	Apr 23, 2011 by Chris R
	Pertronix or MSD points replacement unit. (Preview) I see that MSD has a new digital points replacement kit and it has a simple one wire hook up with no power supply and ground needed. Saw it in the new sumitt cataloge. Wonder if this means you do not have to by-pass the resister wire. Has anyone had any experience with this unit? In the past most pe...	jim larson	13	2112	Apr 21, 2011 by Bowtieman427
	Need help meassuring for driveshaft. (Preview) Trying to measure for custom Drive shaft in 72 Chevelle. Insatlled Gear Vendor over drive (had to alter cross member) installed Strange S-60 rear end and all new control arms that are adjustable. Talked to drive shaft place today and they say I want 2-3 downward degrees on both rear end yoke and Gear Ve...	Bowtieman427	27	1221	Apr 21, 2011 by Bowtieman427
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