Discussion Forum - Northstar Chevelle Club

dashboard wrote:

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Lost in the 60s wrote:

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What did you get the 11" brakes off ? I want to do that with mine too.

I'm curious also, will the 11" brake fit a 14" rim?

I've been waiting for you to start on the 300.  

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 Mitch the brakes came off an 89 caprice cop car with an 8.5 10 bolt. I believe anything fullsize wagon around that same vintage had the 11 brakes as well. 

Kevin I have no reason to believe this would not fit a 14 inch rim. Maybe Bob can chime in on his Impala what size rims he has. I don't have a set of drums yet to try and test fit a rim over everything.

Drums for 73-74 chevelle wagon shows 11" drum with 5 x 4 3/4 bolt pattern. This is what I was going to order.

Bobs_Place wrote:

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The 65-70 Impala rear drum is 11x2 with 4 3/4 bolt pattern.

I can bring one to the brunch if you would like to check the fit.

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 If you don't need it back in a hurry yea that would be great.

Modified the upper control arm for the 12 bolt. Boxed in the lower control arms.

Good progress.  Are you going to add a rear sway bar?  I added one from a 68 chevelle.  I think that 68 was the first year for a rear sway bar in a chevelle.  I think it made a nice difference, at least my mind is telling me that.  By any chance did you see the lower front control arm modification that a guy in TC posted  to get more caster and retain what looks like original upper and lower control arms?  His user ID is AZCamino.  I saw them in person at his home in Glendale this past January.

Bruce seemed pretty confident about his welding that he said he had been doing for 50+ years.  He had boxed the lower control arms since they have been known to crack.   Boxed rear uppers and lowers with a sway bar.  He seemed pretty safety conscious, duel master cylinder with disc brakes both front and rear ones from a camaro that he had modified.  Frame and engine was completely done.  New roller hyd cam, lifters, and roller rockers.  Looks completely stock with no headers.  He was expecting around 450HP/450 torque.  All that was left was the paint and interior. El Camino  was stripped to bare metal and not a spot of rust though out.  I think he and Karl are cut from the same cloth, when looking at their El Camino's

Finally worked on boxing the rear upper control arms this weekend.

Lost in the 60s wrote:

Are you confidant the side won't collapse when you press the bushing in ..

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The thought crossed my mind at one point, but I don't think it should be a problem. I can freeze the bushing to make it slip in easier.

How many steering columns does it take to build one good one? Apparently the answer is three. Looks like all I should need is a lower column bearing and painting it the correct color.

Uh oh, body bushings. We stripping the frame at Karl's in January...

Still have a boxed ElCamino frame for sale.
Strip it, sand blast, detail, shorten, powdercoat, ready to go!

Youmight want to put an extra bushing just in front of the rear wheels.  Most Chevelle’s didn’t come with one there;but there is a change nut and space for one.  I assume you have the trans crossmember installeded correctly with correct trans mount, etc.

Found this on Craigslist, nice used shifter handle for the conversion.

I ran a hurst shifter with a muncie handle for about 3 yrs.  Once I got the original rods, levers, and shifter gate, I took the old competition plus hurst with  rods and levers out.  I have hear that the shifter that was used in 64- 67 is much better than the 68 and up muncie shifter.  

When does the tunnel butchery begin...

jim larson wrote:

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67ss wrote:

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Found this on Craigslist, nice used shifter handle for the conversion.

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 In 66 they used a off white ball on the bench seats.  Repo balls available. Some repo are the wrong size threads, I think originals are 9/16th fine thread.  Originals quite rare.  I just remember I have an original lever and ball along with the shifter gate for a muncie.

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Yea I thought the ball was white and now you confirmed it. I don't know what ball I am going to run at this point, If the one off the richmond fits I may use it so the shift pattern is correct.

Almost done setting up the rear end. Fyi I found out 99+ chevy truck with 8.6 rear end uses the same thin shims as the early 12 bolts. Got some from the dealer but they are not cheap. 

From my limited knowledge, the pattern looks good.

Looks like you just bought whole new posi carrier too ?

So do you have an eaton posi for sale.

Rear end is all together except for brakes. It is nice Gm made many parts interchangeable as the camaro gave up its moser axles for the Chevelle. Crazy you say, there is a method to my madness as the camaro rear end is getting rear disc brakes. Most new axles come drilled for 1/2 inch studs to make it easier to run longer and stronger studs.

http://www.moserengineering.com/12-bolt-30-spline-fits-1967-69-camaro-1965-67-chevelle-1968-76-nova.item 

It is easier to find longer studs in 1/2 then 7/16.