Discussion Forum - Northstar Chevelle Club

67ss · 1K+ Club

I bought a chevelle!!!

Bowtieman427 · Active Member

Very nice : )

dashboard · 2K+ Club

Very nice indeed. Looks like you have your winter project lined up. Why can't I ever find one like that.

Dave Seitz · Mega Poster

Should be a fun little project, I do have a steel 350 crank if you want it. Hate to kill your 302 idea but I do know they like a light car and wind out. Nice score though any way to find out if they still have any documentation of this car.

OscarZ · Treasurer

Congrats! Very cool! A friend of mine had one that looked very similar that he bought from the original owner. I'll have to show you a few pics of it. His was a straight six with a glide and he put the 283 from his 65 Malibu SS in it. A young lady bought his mid 90's and drove it year round. I always wonder what happened to that car. You don't see many of them around.

bowtie · Secretary

SCORE!!!!! Glad you got it, a little air freshener inside, power wash under the hood and buffing and it's ready to go.

Lost in the 60s · President

Congrats Chris...... Good thing the interior is perfect, door panels are very hard to find for a post sedan.

67ss · 1K+ Club

Yea the interior was what really got my attention on the car, the seats are perfect underneath the seat covers. All the door panels are great just need a little cleaning. I have to call Karl to see about a couple front fenders when I get some money saved up again.

-- Edited by 67ss on Saturday 28th of May 2011 09:19:08 PM

Lost in the 60s · President

Yeah, the fenders look like the brace may be gone too. If the brace is OK, there is a very good fitting patch panel for the lower rust. I used them on both my fenders. I bought 2 fenders from Karl last fall. He may have a couple more that will need the patch panel too but the braces are good.

SShink · 3K+ Club

That's cool Chris!

Good thing your tag line doesn't say 'I don't own a Chevelle, but looking for one' anymore.

That's true 'survivor' condition.

What's the red light on the left side of the dash for? Poor man's shift light?

jim larson · 2K+ Club

Boy I would like to find one like that. Should keep you busy; but be a lot of fun.

67ss · 1K+ Club

SShink wrote:
That's cool Chris!
Good thing your tag line doesn't say 'I don't own a Chevelle, but looking for one' anymore.
That's true 'survivor' condition.
What's the red light on the left side of the dash for? Poor man's shift light?

I don't know what that light is yet? I am picking the car up on wednesday. So I have not gotten to play with things.

-- Edited by 67ss on Sunday 29th of May 2011 08:23:22 AM

Chris R · 2K+ Club

You dont see those post sedans very often these days. That will be a very nice project.

Derek69SS · Founding Member

Cool "sleeper" material there!

67ss · 1K+ Club

Today is the day picking up the new machine after work.

Already collected disc brakes and have a line on a 12 bolt for it.

OscarZ · Treasurer

That's exciting...are you driving it home?

67ss · 1K+ Club

OscarZ wrote:
That's exciting...are you driving it home?

Nope going to trailer it. I don't trust the tires or original radiator hoses.

SShink · 3K+ Club

67ss wrote:
Today is the day picking up the new machine after work.
Already collected disc brakes and have a line on a 12 bolt for it.

Christmas in June!

jim larson · 2K+ Club

I know where there were 2 12 bolts; out of 65 elcamino's; but both have open gears. not sure of the ratio. Two different salvage yards, they were asking $1000 and $850 respectively. If you o pen to 68and up 12 bolts those are less expensive.

Chris R · 2K+ Club

Another 66 in the club is just fine with me.

more ambition than brains · 1K+ Club

Welcome to the "post owners" Club. Post cars, Wagons, and ElCaminos. They are the orphans of the Car world.
I do have way too many parts including some nos side mouldings that will fit your car.
Also fenders, doors, tinted glass ect.
I have a both a 66 300 and a 66 300 Deluxe post. Plus 2 four doors four parts.
If you want to look over my inventory, call me @ 612-384-5477

Karl

Dan Williams · Active Member

Gotta love the posties!

67ss · 1K+ Club

Got it home with no problems. Took it for a drive up and down the road to my house, it ran really good and no werid noises or anything. Found the protecto plate in the glove box.

Found out the red light on the left side of the dash is for the e-brake, he said it starts flashing if the brake is left on for a long time. Did not try it yet to see if it works as I think the cables are to rusty.

Lost in the 60s · President

Cool, we should see it at the next club function then ?

What's the paint code on the trim tag ?? I still think it's been painted. The pic with the door open and the VIN tag visible looks blue...

67ss · 1K+ Club

Paint code is k-k so it is Artesian Turquoise Met. Will have to see about bringing it to the next meeting. I need to get tires on it before going to far with it, I don't trust the bias plys that are on it.

Lost in the 60s · President

67ss wrote:
Paint code is k-k so it is Artesian Turquoise Met. Will have to see about bringing it to the next meeting. I need to get tires on it before going to far with it, I don't trust the bias plys that are on it.
Cool, I like that color !!
Just go out in your shed for tires. There must be something out there with the right wheels on it ....

Chris R · 2K+ Club

67ss wrote:
Paint code is k-k so it is Artesian Turquoise Met. Will have to see about bringing it to the next meeting. I need to get tires on it before going to far with it, I don't trust the bias plys that are on it.

Thats the same color my 66 was originally.

Dave Seitz · Mega Poster

67ss wrote:
Paint code is k-k so it is Artesian Turquoise Met. Will have to see about bringing it to the next meeting. I need to get tires on it before going to far with it, I don't trust the bias plys that are on it.

Oh Chris have I got a set of Tires and rims for you! no really a nice set of Centerline knock off rims and tires.

OscarZ · Treasurer

Too bad Steve's 67 went away or you could have thrown his redline tires on there.

jim larson · 2K+ Club

67ss wrote:
Got it home with no problems. Took it for a drive up and down the road to my house, it ran really good and no werid noises or anything. Found the protecto plate in the glove box.
Found out the red light on the left side of the dash is for the e-brake, he said it starts flashing if the brake is left on for a long time. Did not try it yet to see if it works as I think the cables are to rusty.

Yes that's what it is for, a dealer option. On the gauge package cars, it flashes the word brake. You will need a GE 257 bulb. I got one from O'reilly's

-- Edited by jim larson on Thursday 2nd of June 2011 02:51:47 PM

67ss · 1K+ Club

Oh yea Jim I remember you talking about that in a post awhile back. So that was a dealer installed option, cool.

67ss · 1K+ Club

Dave Seitz wrote
Oh Chris have I got a set of Tires and rims for you!:: no really a nice set of Centerline knock off rims and tires.

Thanks but no thanks, I want to get 15"ers from wheel vintiques and keep the dog dish caps. But funds will not allow that at the moment.

Lost in the 60s · President

67ss wrote:
Dave Seitz wrote

Oh Chris have I got a set of Tires and rims for you!:: no really a nice set of Centerline knock off rims and tires.
Thanks but no thanks, I want to get 15"ers from wheel vintiques and keep the dog dish caps. But funds will not allow that at the moment.
If you ar just doing 15" steel wheels painted to match, didn't the mid 70's Monte's come with 15" ?? Seems you should be able to find some used.

steve m · Member

Needs a 632 bbc with 2 stages of nitrous and a glide. That is what I was dreaming last night. Make it a 904 bbc with 4 split dominators and 4 stages of nitrous with bias ply tires, alot of them.

bowtie · Secretary

Maybe he'll find one under the Christmas tree this winter

67ss · 1K+ Club

Lost in the 60s wrote:
If you ar just doing 15" steel wheels painted to match, didn't the mid 70's Monte's come with 15" ?? Seems you should be able to find some used.

Good call Mitch I stopped by a friends shop and what happened to be sitting out back but a mid 70's monte. So I am getting the 15 inch rims off of it that should fit my dog dish caps. I then scored some nice 15 tires to put on those rims.

Lost in the 60s · President

67ss wrote:
Lost in the 60s wrote:
If you ar just doing 15" steel wheels painted to match, didn't the mid 70's Monte's come with 15" ?? Seems you should be able to find some used.

Good call Mitch I stopped by a friends shop and what happened to be sitting out back but a mid 70's monte. So I am getting the 15 inch rims off of it that should fit my dog dish caps. I then scored some nice 15 tires to put on those rims.
Yeah...........gotta get a break and save a buck once in a while....::

Chris R · 2K+ Club

15 inch steel wheels have been pretty common on GM cars since the 70s. Even a lot of 1980s fwd cars had 15 inch steel wheels too.

Now comes the choice on which car to bring down to Car Craft.