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New reason to join the CAC
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As a few of you know we had some issues with the 71 today. Cheryl smelled gas shortly after we left, and it turned out it was leaking as the tubing went into the carb. That was easy to fix., however when we put it in the garage, I noticed an odd fluid on the floor by where the driver's side rear wheel had been. Th...
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1st Fabrication Project in the "new" 40 Watt - Caster Racks
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Nearly every 4-post lift out there also comes with a set of casters. You have to have them, but I'm guessing you'll use them 3 times in 20 years. So, what do you do with the stupid/heavy/awkward/un-stackable/big things the other 7297 days?? I had a narrow area of wall between the overhead door and corne...
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Treasure Chest addition
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Have been working on this for a couple of years........ The sale of Crystal Lake Automotive gave the project a little boost. Plan is a 48 X 40 addition on west end of building. Plus, a parking lot expansion of 20 feet on south side of current gravel lot. Looked at several possibilities, this made the mo...
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more ambition than brains
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Repair to be done that was not expected.
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One screw assembly on front fender exposes a problem. I got the spinning screw out, saw a possible rust issue, Checked it out, all is good. But I thought I should check the pass side, so removed the rocker molding on that side. Need too take a step back and decide how to proceed. Hope that most of the b...
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Update "The 40+ Watt Garage"
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Our new house pushed all the right buttons except the attached garage sucks. It's really only good for parking a car & lawn tractor. One of the "deals" Sheryl & I struck was we'd build a detached shop/garage. It'll be big enough to store the boat, my pickup, the Roadster, and Blackie - with enou...
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Son of a biscuit!
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Car’s down until further notice. As some of you may know, I changed axle seals last fall after finding a puddle of gear lube under the left rear tire last summer. Upon further inspection, the left axle shaft was in bad shape. Changed seals, went for a little spin, thought all was good. Fast forward t...
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What to do/repair this PS pump?
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I may figured out my PS pump leak ( I thought I had fixed this, JBW to the failure), now how to repair? Leak from where the neck was brazed to the main housing. ? Can the pump be disassemble and the repair made drum the inside, if so how do you dissemble And repair? Any schematics? Or do I replace with t...
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Andrew's Chevelle !!
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He brought it home from paint. Now it's assembly time.
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Parallel projects 1956 convertible
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Bought two cars last October. One a 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air convert. Burned under hood and dash panel. The other was a 1964 Cutlass Convert, complete, good bones. Vickies first car was a 1964 Cutlass convertible that I repaired and built. I stupidly "loaned" it to my brother-in-law shortly after Vick...
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What can I say ???
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I acquired another basket case project last week. 1964 Chevelle SS. Originally a 230 6 cylinder with an air cooled powerglide. The engine was sold long ago and it came with a fresh built 283 and a first generation M20 of unknown condition. Needs some assembly is an understatement. It's all there...so...
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Bumper rust removal & parking light lean up/restore
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This started out as a simple adjustment, only took an hour. 6 days later I have only to re-install the bumper and parking lights. Decided to remove as must rust as possible and re-condition the light housings. I supose they made a million plus of the light units. They certainly ad a better process...
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Gas fumes from the separator Ay
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Wondering if any of you have had issues with "gas fumes" from the rear of the car on a 71 or 72 with the vapor canister removed and found a way to eliminate the issue? thanks
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Starting my front end suspension today on the Convertiable
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Only if ordering parts qualifies. I decided to go with the Global West upper control arm Off-Set shafts. Since this is a driver/cruiser and I am trying to avoid a harsh ride, I am using all new Moog rubber bushings. I also ordered new 1/2“ taller ball joints. Going with OE Spectrum shocks. Tear do...
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Hook up pcv for L79 look problems
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I thought I had checked everything, guess not. Evidently the throttle plate for a 66 holly L79 has one little difference. That being the pcv fitting is for about 3/8” ID hose The oil fill tube pcv is for about 1/2”, so no hose will fit. I wonder if it is possible to put something over the throttle plat...
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Replacing Valve seals with Heads on
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Getting ready to install the new set of Umbrella seals that came with the 52 Pontiac parts The man who built the 350 was in decline and suspect that they were omitted accidently Here are the questions for those of you that have performed this task using air pressure to hold the valves in place with the spr...
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Home/Shop project - Solar install
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Construction started Monday and will finish today. My cousin's company MinnSolar is installing a 19.4kw system on the roof of the shop, with the inverters, controls, and a battery backup in the house. 60 panels at 400w each will cover the whole South-facing roof of the shop. It will go live in a coupl...
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1956-LT4 Shoebox
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"Pair of El Caminos" projects are coming right along, Biscayne "Basket Case" is back in mothballs. Will start another thread on the 1966 Malibu Sport Sedan that Scot is working on soon. As previously stated in the Elky thread, my first real car was a 1956 Bel Air 2 door post that was wrecked and partial...
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Note to Briggs & Stratton
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As I like to do with any new engine, I'll give it about 1000 miles, then do an oil & filter change. Just peace of mind to get any of the little sparklies that happen when new parts are getting to know eachother. The new Deere lawn tractor has about 10 hours on it now. Recommended oil change interval is 50...
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Door hinge clean and repair
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I have a door hinge of Jim's here to repair and keep hearing about this Evaporust solution that removes rust like a miracle. I have a bunch of small parts for the Camaro that I would like to de-rust, so bought a 5 gallon pail to try on Jim's hinge. It really isn't very rusty to begin with, but it is said to remo...
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Lower door hinge rebuild/replaceAdvice 1966 or 1967
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I am not sure if this is attributed to my garage door accident or not, but it looks as if some repair/replacement may need to be done first. But where that spring pivot point is it looks messed up or partially broke. I am thinking this should be done before going further. I am wondering if this can be don...
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66 door light switch
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Trying to fix it, looks light not possible. Might someone have one laying around?
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I decided to pretend I am in at least the 20th century.
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This is the beginning of the story of building my 64 Malibu SS. I bought it in 1998 and worked on it a bit for a couple years, then put it away. I am now able to work a little harder, so am making progress. I bought my Chevelle in 1998. It was a California desert car so had no rust. It had only a few door din...
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Got the axle seals done yesterday, buuuuuuuuuutttt…….
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It looks like I’m going to need get the entire rear end rebuilt. The axle shaft on the driver side is pretty bad. There’s quite the groove where it rides in the bearing. The bearing is also showing signs of wear. It rolls just fine, but the the rollers are starting to spall. I put it back together with...
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Looking for Shop to replace rear quarters, and trunk pan on 67 2dr?
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Looking for reputable shop, to do some body work on the 67. I know it will need rear quarters, trunk pan, and one patch panel for front left fender. Any recommendations of shops that may good options without breaking the bank?
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Another project
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Since I don't have as many unfinished cars as other members, I bought another one. This is a '79 Malibu. It spent it's entire life in the California desert and Las Vegas. It has a 305 v8, & auto. 63k original miles. Factory AC, Power steering, power brakes, All original paint and original inter...
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BoeTie Overdrive. EZ TV cable Kit
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For those interested. Bow Tie EZ TV kit will not work on the old style Holly. But thanks to Bob W, he was able too fabricate a bracket so I could use their kit.as I wanted to use an original 66 holly carb -- Edited by jim larson on Monday 22nd of August 2022 06:58:07 PM
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Starter teeth not engaging flexplate teeth
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Issue just resurfaced again, either starter, flexplate, or that mysterious block machine issue from early 70. Just found out something supposedly about gm using a starter from a 250 or 292 6cyl with the 168 flexplate and using @ starter with the staggered bolt pattern. Supposedly this starter h...
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New radio/speaker install.
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Chris S. And I started the radio replacement and speaker addition in the Chevelle last night. I only snapped one picture as it’s not quite complete. The new stereo is in place and working when Chris left last night. But, we both believe that we may have wired the new 6x9s backwards as they weren’t wor...
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Sealer and paint or alternative finish recommendations
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The condensate pan for the a-coil on my home A/C rusted and had at least 7 holes. A friend cut out and replaced the bottom of the pan. I need a quick DIY recommendation for finishing due to our lovely weather forecast. Looking for something I can brush or spray can on. Would POR 15 be a good option?
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350 SBC recommended thermostat temp ??
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Wondering what some of you are running and what the 350 SBC recommended thermostat temp is? The 1974 350 in the Catalina runs at steady 160 degrees after warming up. Seems like that is too cool but have not run in anything above the high 70's thinking about going to a new thermostat in the 180 to 195 range...
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