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4-door Chevelle · 4-door Chevelle

I didn't expect to find this when I pulled the engine and tranny today. You can see the hairline fracture just above my finger nail scratch in the middle. -- Edited by 4-door Chevelle on Sunday 6th of March 2011 09:59:51 PM

bowtie · bowtie

One of the guys I work with shot himself in the career last week. He was working 2 jobs for us as partsman/storeroom person and 2nd one as a building maintenance person which paid a little more (was for his dad), so he asked for a promotion to full counterman about 2 months ago. They OK'd it and said they wo...

4-door Chevelle · 4-door Chevelle

Call me crazy (again) but I want to put cutouts on my new Chevelle. Why don't they make it so it just bolts right up to the 3" header collector? They are all weld or slip on for some reason. Anyway, It makes sense to me to get the 3" version since I am seeking as much air flow as possible. I think I ma...

gearlube · gearlube

Camaro...Not Chevelle. But hey a car is a car. A project a project. Camaro has been at the body shop almost a week now. There was a small delay in that the right rear quarter could not be saved so I had to get new sheet metal quick! Working on the engine and the parts restorations... And now to the Man Cav...

4-door Chevelle · 4-door Chevelle

I currently have 235/60 15's on 15x8" wheels on the front. These are the old school 5-hole cast rims. I do have some rubbing on the inner fender on hard turns with a bounce. Unknown backspacing. Wheels haev seen better days. On the rear are 255/70 15's on 15x8.5" wheels. These are the old scho...

bowtie · bowtie

how does a lower 1/4 glass roller come off? I see it's threaded but the darn stud piece broke off after 2 twists. It has 2 larger washer type "insulators" sammiching the glass, one looks like it might be a spanning nut type, is that right?

bowtie · bowtie

bear with my typing, I have a bout 1/2 a bottle of Appleton Estate in me.... POR-15 is done. Ran out, had to make a trip to Welle Auto to get more. Sampler pack is $19.99 and enough to do what I needed plus plenty for the trunk I suspect. I also cleaned all the interior panles except the seats using my favorite...

BLUESS · BLUESS

First I would like to say hi to everyone, I just joined the club a couple weeks ago. I've got a 67SS that I have owned for 36 years, but my question is on a Pontiac 400. I'm changing the .488 lift Summit cam for a.542 lift Lunati. Both cams were laying on the bench and I thought something didn't look right....

69SSConv · 69SSConv

For my recent acquisition of the Vortec heads from Brian and the rebuild I am doing for the Camaro engine. This is a 350 bored .030, Lunati Voodoo Cam, Camshaft, Hydraulic Flat Tappet, Advertised Duration 256/262, Lift .454/.468. What spark plugs do I use?

69SSConv · 69SSConv

All, My guy that help me replace the front upper and lower control arm bushings on my Chevelle, just left on vaction for a month down south. Anyone know where I might go up here on the north side to have them replaced? I have the replacement bushings, but do not have a press or I would do them myself? This i...

69SSConv · 69SSConv

Not sure if I shoud paint the gearbox? Do I paint it the frame color (Chassis Black) or something else? Suggestions?

4-door Chevelle · 4-door Chevelle

F70-14 snow tires complete with rusty lug nuts!

Bowtieman427 · Bowtieman427

Will be reming a stock 12 bolt in 72 Chevelle and replacing wih aftermarket. What is the best procedure an order to remove and reinstall ? thanks in advance.

4-door Chevelle · 4-door Chevelle

So, I am considering adding a console to my car. I may make one out of wood like I did 33 years ago in my first Chevelle that had 12 switches, 9 lights, cassette tape slots, B&M Star Shifter and room for junk. However ... I may be more conservative this time with just a few switches and indicator lights a...

4-door Chevelle · 4-door Chevelle

So my new '72 has stereo speaker holes in the dash (AC car). Thus far I have read they are 3.5" or they could be 4x6 (I don't have access to the car right now). I want to get some decent replacement speakers for these. I don't want to cut up the rear to put 6x9's in this car but I will be putting a decent am...

jim larson · jim larson

Well, I deceided to go ahead and fix all the leaks and do a general housecleaning. Along with pulling the heads to determine static and dynamic CR. Here are the first photo's

jim larson · jim larson

Looking for gm 3767556 which is the packing material that goes between the exhaust manifold and the extension that slides into the head pipe as the connection point . Currently I am just using a donneut ring to seal that area. Is there anything better. This would probably be the same on all the 60's...

jim larson · jim larson

Trying to install bumper guards on my 66. Not sure how these are suppose to fit when done. I have tried to install the lower bolt first and then draw them up using the upper attachment hardware. I have not be able to do it with the 7/16"" lower bolt; but was able to get it in place with a lower 3...

jim larson · jim larson

Finally turned the corner. With the help of Mitch, the engine is back together. Didn't have a plug for the oil adapter on the pressure sending fitting, so he left his tool. New rear seal and oil pan gasket in. New double roller timing chain. Decided to reinstall the old Cam Dynamics cam (found lift...

bowtie · bowtie

I got the console out, so the rear carpet is totally out. Out came the tarpaper. I vacuumed up the little chunks and dirt. NICE! I took off the armrests and stopped short: This is the passenger side. There was no water shield. This is also the side with the small rust hole at the rocker panel and bubbles on t...

jim larson · jim larson

Is this normal? Rebuilt by George Hammer in 05, didn't say anything and I didn't notice until this winter. Don't think I did this as driveshaft was gone though along with a new clutch, etc. Along with the rebuild he put in a new rear bushing in the tailhousing. I took it out this winter to try and rep...

DNeinstadt · DNeinstadt

Chevelle is going under the knife SOON. Plans are: 1. Remove the "one wheel peel" 10 bolt 2. Replace with 3.42:1 geared 12 bolt axle 3. Remove front & rear power drum brakes & replace with front Wilwood and rear stock style disc brakes & a new power booster/MC/lines/etc. 4. New...

4-door Chevelle · 4-door Chevelle

where might I get something like this? I looked at Fleet Farm but they had like 5 different ones and all of a sudden I couldn't remember exactly what it looks like? I prefer to buy locally like Corvette Specialties but I need to know what to get. Thanks for the help!

Dave Seitz · Dave Seitz

Once again if all goes well, I have Thursday booked for the dyno and everyone who is needed on board. I put $200 down with a balance of like $75-80 plus fuel another trip to the blood bank and swing by the plasma center and I will have the funds to fire it up!

4-door Chevelle · 4-door Chevelle

On one hand they are functional and break up the space. Leaving them on only requires a little more work before paint. On the other hand they are functional before fashionable but to remove them would require a bit of work to remove and fill the hole...

jim larson · jim larson

Well I just tried the cc's method to check my head volume and something is wrong. I use a 50 cc syringe from a friend that raises Angus cattle and thing don't add up. The head is a 65 702 head with an original volume of 98.427 cc's that have been missed most likelybeen milled and had a valve job done, I think...

bowtie · bowtie

[IMG]https://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u165/Bowtie-Bry/CHEVELLE%20INTERIOR/DSC06388.jpg...

bowtie · bowtie

Under the driver's seat, under the carpet, under the tarpaper. Upper right corner reads: 1H57H2R605253. Gues mine's a Monte Carlibu. It's for a 72 Monte that was yelloow with a tan vinyl top. Intersting. It was 153 ahead mine on the line, which I think is odd to somehow get back into a car.

Dave Seitz · Dave Seitz

So the engine is ready to dyno and I ran into a snag. Seems the the software is 95/98 compatible will not run on a newer PC. Anyone have an old lap top that could be used for dyno tune of an EFI system? Technology even when I step up to the new stuff I'm behind the times!

dashboard · dashboard

My throw out bearing started making some noise this summer, turned out I had some other issues as well. Parts on order. Don't laugh at my jack stands, there rated at 70 tons.

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Cracked Tranny Housing (Preview) I didn't expect to find this when I pulled the engine and tranny today. You can see the hairline fracture just above my finger nail scratch in the middle. -- Edited by 4-door Chevelle on Sunday 6th of March 2011 09:59:51 PM	4-door Chevelle	11	1244	Mar 9, 2011 by Bowtieman427
	Project put on hold for a little bit-working overtime (Preview) One of the guys I work with shot himself in the career last week. He was working 2 jobs for us as partsman/storeroom person and 2nd one as a building maintenance person which paid a little more (was for his dad), so he asked for a promotion to full counterman about 2 months ago. They OK'd it and said they wo...	bowtie	10	1391	Mar 7, 2011 by bowtie
	Exhaust Cutouts (Preview) Call me crazy (again) but I want to put cutouts on my new Chevelle. Why don't they make it so it just bolts right up to the 3" header collector? They are all weld or slip on for some reason. Anyway, It makes sense to me to get the 3" version since I am seeking as much air flow as possible. I think I ma...	4-door Chevelle	7	1329	Mar 6, 2011 by RICKS70SS
	My 70 Project (Preview) Camaro...Not Chevelle. But hey a car is a car. A project a project. Camaro has been at the body shop almost a week now. There was a small delay in that the right rear quarter could not be saved so I had to get new sheet metal quick! Working on the engine and the parts restorations... And now to the Man Cav...	gearlube	8	1561	Mar 1, 2011 by gearlube
	Wheel Question (Preview) I currently have 235/60 15's on 15x8" wheels on the front. These are the old school 5-hole cast rims. I do have some rubbing on the inner fender on hard turns with a bounce. Unknown backspacing. Wheels haev seen better days. On the rear are 255/70 15's on 15x8.5" wheels. These are the old scho...	4-door Chevelle	43	3092	Mar 1, 2011 by 4-door Chevelle
	1/4 glass roller removal/install (Preview) how does a lower 1/4 glass roller come off? I see it's threaded but the darn stud piece broke off after 2 twists. It has 2 larger washer type "insulators" sammiching the glass, one looks like it might be a spanning nut type, is that right?	bowtie	7	1248	Feb 27, 2011 by bowtie
	Interior is ready (Preview) bear with my typing, I have a bout 1/2 a bottle of Appleton Estate in me.... POR-15 is done. Ran out, had to make a trip to Welle Auto to get more. Sampler pack is $19.99 and enough to do what I needed plus plenty for the trunk I suspect. I also cleaned all the interior panles except the seats using my favorite...	bowtie	13	1227	Feb 27, 2011 by bowtie
	camshaft question (Preview) First I would like to say hi to everyone, I just joined the club a couple weeks ago. I've got a 67SS that I have owned for 36 years, but my question is on a Pontiac 400. I'm changing the .488 lift Summit cam for a.542 lift Lunati. Both cams were laying on the bench and I thought something didn't look right....	BLUESS	20	1287	Feb 26, 2011 by Dave Seitz
	What spark plugs do I use? (Preview) For my recent acquisition of the Vortec heads from Brian and the rebuild I am doing for the Camaro engine. This is a 350 bored .030, Lunati Voodoo Cam, Camshaft, Hydraulic Flat Tappet, Advertised Duration 256/262, Lift .454/.468. What spark plugs do I use?	69SSConv	6	966	Feb 25, 2011 by Enganeer
	Where can I get front control arm bushings replaced? (Preview) All, My guy that help me replace the front upper and lower control arm bushings on my Chevelle, just left on vaction for a month down south. Anyone know where I might go up here on the north side to have them replaced? I have the replacement bushings, but do not have a press or I would do them myself? This i...	69SSConv	8	1062	Feb 24, 2011 by John D
	Paint the Steering Gearbox? (Preview) Not sure if I shoud paint the gearbox? Do I paint it the frame color (Chassis Black) or something else? Suggestions?	69SSConv	6	1315	Feb 22, 2011 by Chris R
	Period Specific and Seasonal Adjusted... (Preview) F70-14 snow tires complete with rusty lug nuts!	4-door Chevelle	2	931	Feb 20, 2011 by SShink
	Rearend swap procedure & order ? (Preview) Will be reming a stock 12 bolt in 72 Chevelle and replacing wih aftermarket. What is the best procedure an order to remove and reinstall ? thanks in advance.	Bowtieman427	8	1247	Feb 19, 2011 by John D
	Adding a console (Preview) So, I am considering adding a console to my car. I may make one out of wood like I did 33 years ago in my first Chevelle that had 12 switches, 9 lights, cassette tape slots, B&M Star Shifter and room for junk. However ... I may be more conservative this time with just a few switches and indicator lights a...	4-door Chevelle	1	711	Feb 17, 2011 by Chris R
	Speakers in the dash (Preview) So my new '72 has stereo speaker holes in the dash (AC car). Thus far I have read they are 3.5" or they could be 4x6 (I don't have access to the car right now). I want to get some decent replacement speakers for these. I don't want to cut up the rear to put 6x9's in this car but I will be putting a decent am...	4-door Chevelle	1	932	Feb 16, 2011 by seagrams72
	This should keep me busy, just pulled the engine today (Preview) Well, I deceided to go ahead and fix all the leaks and do a general housecleaning. Along with pulling the heads to determine static and dynamic CR. Here are the first photo's	jim larson	23	3000	Feb 13, 2011 by Derek69SS
	What to use for packing material on Exhaust manifold-head pipe connections. (Preview) Looking for gm 3767556 which is the packing material that goes between the exhaust manifold and the extension that slides into the head pipe as the connection point . Currently I am just using a donneut ring to seal that area. Is there anything better. This would probably be the same on all the 60's...	jim larson	13	1742	Feb 12, 2011 by Chris R
	Installing 66 Bumper Guard ?'s (Preview) Trying to install bumper guards on my 66. Not sure how these are suppose to fit when done. I have tried to install the lower bolt first and then draw them up using the upper attachment hardware. I have not be able to do it with the 7/16"" lower bolt; but was able to get it in place with a lower 3...	jim larson	8	858	Feb 3, 2011 by jim larson
	Mitch's Oil Priming Tool and Engine Removal/reinstall Update. (Preview) Finally turned the corner. With the help of Mitch, the engine is back together. Didn't have a plug for the oil adapter on the pressure sending fitting, so he left his tool. New rear seal and oil pan gasket in. New double roller timing chain. Decided to reinstall the old Cam Dynamics cam (found lift...	jim larson	16	1039	Jan 22, 2011 by jim larson
	A whole new thread-what do I do now? (Preview) I got the console out, so the rear carpet is totally out. Out came the tarpaper. I vacuumed up the little chunks and dirt. NICE! I took off the armrests and stopped short: This is the passenger side. There was no water shield. This is also the side with the small rust hole at the rocker panel and bubbles on t...	bowtie	10	2459	Jan 20, 2011 by bowtie
	Does this Muncie Tail Housing need Repair? (Preview) Is this normal? Rebuilt by George Hammer in 05, didn't say anything and I didn't notice until this winter. Don't think I did this as driveshaft was gone though along with a new clutch, etc. Along with the rebuild he put in a new rear bushing in the tailhousing. I took it out this winter to try and rep...	jim larson	6	2363	Jan 13, 2011 by jim larson
	Project 12 bolt & new disc brakes! (Preview) Chevelle is going under the knife SOON. Plans are: 1. Remove the "one wheel peel" 10 bolt 2. Replace with 3.42:1 geared 12 bolt axle 3. Remove front & rear power drum brakes & replace with front Wilwood and rear stock style disc brakes & a new power booster/MC/lines/etc. 4. New...	DNeinstadt	15	1654	Jan 13, 2011 by Lost in the 60s
	Splatter paint for trunk in my 72 (Preview) where might I get something like this? I looked at Fleet Farm but they had like 5 different ones and all of a sudden I couldn't remember exactly what it looks like? I prefer to buy locally like Corvette Specialties but I need to know what to get. Thanks for the help!	4-door Chevelle	12	1325	Jan 11, 2011 by Dave Seitz
	Once again if all goes well (Preview) Once again if all goes well, I have Thursday booked for the dyno and everyone who is needed on board. I put $200 down with a balance of like $75-80 plus fuel another trip to the blood bank and swing by the plasma center and I will have the funds to fire it up!	Dave Seitz	13	1576	Jan 7, 2011 by Dave Seitz
	Should I keep the door guards? (Preview) On one hand they are functional and break up the space. Leaving them on only requires a little more work before paint. On the other hand they are functional before fashionable but to remove them would require a bit of work to remove and fill the hole...	4-door Chevelle	12	1347	Jan 5, 2011 by Chris R
	?'s regarding head volume and general overall condition/ (Preview) Well I just tried the cc's method to check my head volume and something is wrong. I use a 50 cc syringe from a friend that raises Angus cattle and thing don't add up. The head is a 65 702 head with an original volume of 98.427 cc's that have been missed most likelybeen milled and had a valve job done, I think...	jim larson	11	1201	Jan 5, 2011 by jim larson
	I'm also in the car apart club-please ID these seats (Preview) [IMG]https://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u165/Bowtie-Bry/CHEVELLE%20INTERIOR/DSC06388.jpg...	bowtie	17	1367	Jan 2, 2011 by Dave Seitz
	Guess who found another build sheet..... (Preview) Under the driver's seat, under the carpet, under the tarpaper. Upper right corner reads: 1H57H2R605253. Gues mine's a Monte Carlibu. It's for a 72 Monte that was yelloow with a tan vinyl top. Intersting. It was 153 ahead mine on the line, which I think is odd to somehow get back into a car.	bowtie	5	835	Jan 2, 2011 by bowtie
	Old Lap Top PC needed (Preview) So the engine is ready to dyno and I ran into a snag. Seems the the software is 95/98 compatible will not run on a newer PC. Anyone have an old lap top that could be used for dyno tune of an EFI system? Technology even when I step up to the new stuff I'm behind the times!	Dave Seitz	10	966	Nov 17, 2010 by Dave Seitz
	Trannys out (Preview) My throw out bearing started making some noise this summer, turned out I had some other issues as well. Parts on order. Don't laugh at my jack stands, there rated at 70 tons.	dashboard	16	1453	Nov 16, 2010 by Bungy L-76
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