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BBC Headers
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Hi guys and gals, I am looking for some help / information on headers. I am trying to get my 70 Chevelle completed. It has a big block with a rock crusher manual transmission. So as I sit here and try to recover from the flu I thought I would take a look to see what you guys are up to and ask for some help. I’m l...
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Tim H
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Install of Fusible Links
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I don't know if others are i n the same situation or not. My understanding is that unless you install fusible links in certain position your could burn some of your components or your entire electrical system. The first fusible links were installed in the 1967 Chevelle. So I am adding them to my 66...
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jim larson
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66 Sherman trunk panels & Rear Crossmember repositioning
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Well I got the Sherman trunk panels. Not sure what all will have to be used, made in us, guage 19. Appear to be match except for a little 3/4 circular hole with a rubber grommet on R & L side panels and a 5” raised area that gives the panel add Ed strength. Maybe GM had mor e than one supplier and some had t...
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jim larson
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2019 highlight reel
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After 2018s multiple expensive breakages, we fixed the body damage, did some front suspension upgrades, and had the LS1-383 rebuilt. It was mid-June before the car was ready to go, but as you may remember, I didn't miss much as it rained pretty much all of May and June... You may notice the checklist...
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Derek69SS
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'06 Mailbu repair
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[IMG]https://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q752/Stillwaterchevs/2007%20Malibu/DS...
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Lost in the 60s
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Convertible door guide question
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Geting ready to put these back in, glad to find this picture of which side one each goes on. My question is, that since new ones come with shims... and mine did not have shims... and the doors and door gaps have changed... what is the gap or level of contact to shoot for? Appreciate any first han...
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BLyke
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5 Speed Upgrade
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This past summer, I was starting to have some issues with M20 in the Chevelle. One issue that became pretty regular was when you put the car in reverse, reverse was spinning. To get the car into reverse, I would have to shut it off, put it in reverse and then start it back up. Another issue was the tranny...
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hkgmillette
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Need Ignition Help
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I have run up against a wall with my skills, tools, and knowledge to trouble-shoot my ignition (so I think) issue. Admittedly I have not had/dedicated much time in late summer/fall to work on the issue. I'd like to try to get this engine started before the winter or at least diagn...
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Not a Chevelle but,still an A Body Cousin-The Malibu is gone...
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It's been 3 years since I got the Malibu in St. Louis, so you guessed it...it's time to switch it up! I had someone offer me good money for the Malibu at the Anoka show about 3 weeks ago, but I lost his number and he never called me back. So after thinking more about selling it, I ended up selling it to Route 6...
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SShink
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Potentialy helpful hint for front end reassembly
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Thought this may be helpful for someone else. As I started to reassemble the front end, it was nice to se the reminder that was taged for the Emergency Brake. It is possible to do this with the fender, hinges and hood on, it seems to be easiest to replace the vent/kick panel, then E-Brake pedal and then the...
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BLyke
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AC Redo 3.0
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Last September when I drove the Malibu to Kansas City, the AC gave out after 5 continuous hours of operation due to losing all the freon through a cracked weld on the back of the hose going into the compressor. That 383 shook things to death, and even broke the hose bracket weld, so it was under a lot of vib...
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SShink
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Another Project car Vette-Kart
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Did some online trading with a guy who took the absolute worst pictures of a C4 Corvette. By the time I drove up to the Canadian border it seemed I was to far to turn back. Loaded up the biggest pile of crap C4 Corvette you have ever scene, well at least the tires are new. The new tires are old and cracked so wo...
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Dave Seitz
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Hemi engine failure
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My wife’s Durango decided to lose oil pressure about three weeks ago. Luckily she shut it down right away and I towed it home. In the weeks prior it had started making a rattling noise at about 2500 rpm and at one point it developed a miss on #1 cylinder for a short time and then went away. Out came the engine...
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Youtube videos by cartapes
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I needed a little help a while back when I started putting my front end back together and found this series of instructional videos. If you have never seen any of them take a look as they are really pretty good! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGBZ3IH3sYI
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4-door Chevelle
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Managed to bring home a project myself as well...
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Ive been after this car for over a month now. Finally this past weekend me and the seller were finally able to line up our schedules & im as giddy as a school girl to get this thing home in my shop.Its a 1961 Pontiac Bonneville Sport Coupe. Pontiacs version of the bubble top. However this car doesn't ha...
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Chris R
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Leaking Radiator
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Well I finally got the Elky into the garage to do some annual maintenance on it and I screwed up. I set a quart of oil on top of the radiator as a reminder that the oil was draining and the engine was dry. Well somehow, that quart of oil fell off over night and knocked into my radiator at the bottom and tonight w...
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LED Tail Light Project
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I decided to make a safety upgrade by installing LED tail lights, and found these on ebay made by upauto.com and replaced both the brake/tail and reverse light buckets. Easy install since they have the bulb ends already installed and while I bought the kit with the new flasher, everything worked wit...
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SShink
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Some rear suspension work
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Finally got motivated and I seem to like punishing myself by tearing into the car the weekend before SMN's...and replaced the upper control arms with the ones I had boxed and the lower boxed ones I had bought, new bushings for the diff, along with a set of QA1 single adjustable coil overs and an anti-swa...
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more enjoyable to drive now
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So I turned my coilers down a bit to less track oriented, and with the addition of dash speakers (S&M Electrotech, aka www.turnswitch.com ) it seems a lot more like a normal car to drive again. I really have missed the other cars I had, which I never twice thought about taking anywhere. This one I sti...
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bowtie
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Rocker nut replacement recommendations
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After I broke two old valve springs ( maybe original ), in 2004 I replaced all my valve springs and also put on new rocker nuts. Don’t remember wher I got them. Well on the way home from the all gm show the car developed a fairly Loud tick/ noise. just pulled the valve cover off thinking a loose tapped or a br...
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jim larson
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12 Bolt Diff Upgrade
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Last fall I ordered axles ,diff, ring and pinion, housing ends and some other miscellaneous other parts, I have been planning to build up a stronger differential for some time now. Chris P. found the tool I need to center the weld on ends to the housing, he also new the right guy to weld the center castin...
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The next two big things.
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I have made enough progress on my rebuild to where I need a windshield now. Rock Auto doesn't have them listed any longer but Auto City Classics has mine (4-door) for $139. I personally am not capable of doing the install so considering other shops for the whole package including mobile install. Who or...
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Chop-Chop-Chop-Hack-Hack-Hack
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Previous post noted my need to clean and condense. Thus the old light blue Biscayne we started cutting up at a Club meeting is now on the "chopping" block Will leave in pieces, saving 1/4 panels, seat, door. spindles, tranny crossmember, steering column and clutch linkage. Diffi will become roller f...
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more ambition than brains
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OMG !!!
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Loaded, locked and going to paint at 9 AM !!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't believe it's happening....I may not sleep tonight...
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Yet another 'New Heartbeat' for the Malibu
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Thought I'd start a new thread on the Year One Power Crate 350 install in case anyone is interested in this option as a reasonably priced crate engine. I saved $200 on it and paid for the $65 of drop it in my garage shipping by buying gift certificates during the Holidays, and they were very easy to work w...
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66 Impala SS
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Last fall I started work on my Impala convert. Both quarters are rusty and soft around the wheel openings and lower rear under trunk, along with the front and rear of the outer wheel house. There is also holes in the foreword trunk to frame supports, trunk floor over the supports and the inner wheel hou...
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Rear Seat support question
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Starting on the re-upholstery and wonder if any of you have any insights on these wire supports. Any one made new or repaired theirs? Several on line videos suggest going with out. Bottom has 3 broken and the burlap was shot. The back is better, all wires are good, one corner of the burlap gone. wonderi...
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BLyke
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Best $40 I ever spent...A-Blast Sandblasting!
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Thanks to Chris P. referral , I found out A-Blast Sandblasting (21473 Johnson St NE, East Bethel-Behind Moonshine Whiskey on Hwy 65) is right in my backyard. I dropped off a box of parts on Wednesday at noon, and they were ready today. He charges a $40 min., and that's what it cost for my box of p...
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SShink
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Round 3.5 on the '66
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I'm starting a new post for the actual body work on the car. The other thread got taken over by the engine and rotisserie, which I will continue to post those topics in. Dug into the rear window today and, surprise, there's a LOT more rust than I suspected. OK, it wasn't really a surprise. I already had a co...
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Diff Upper Control Arm Project
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The forum's getting a little sleepy with the winter blues, so thought I'd throw out this little project that a couple of club members helped me with (you know who you are...). The passenger side diff bushing in the Malibu is completely shot, so when I replace it I'm taking the opportunity to refurb an ex...
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SShink
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