Hi Brad, My '66 is manual steering and brakes. You just have to be aware of stopping early, and turning from a dead stop can take a little energy, but I always look at it as exercise I can use 8^] Once the car is up and rolling, the steering is cake.
Regards, Jim '66 Malibu --- Brad Olson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm going to look at a '65 4-door 300 Deluxe this > weekend and > the seller told me it has manual steering and > brakes. Those of > you who've dealt with this setup, does it make a car > significantly > less enjoyable and more demanding to drive for any > length of time? > I'll probably be able to take it for a short test > drive (weather > permitting) but I don't know if that'll be enough > time to get a > really good feel for it. Thanks! > > Brad > > > From: "Karl Groves" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'The Chevelle Mailing List'" > <Chevelle-list@chevelles.net> > Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] New member, questions > Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 14:59:57 +0000 > --------------------------------- I'm glad to see I'm not the only one! LOL! When I met my first wife, I had a 77 Z/28, 350, 10:1, 286 cam, roller valvetrain, Trick Flow Twisted Wedge heads, Pete Jackson gear drive, Performer RPM, Performer Carb, TCI Streetfighter 350 trans, B&M Holeshot convertor, 3.73 rear, MSD, all that. Man she hated that car! She *constantly* harped on me, saying the car stank and was too noisy. There wasn't a day that went by that she didn't holler at me about the car. The current wife is much more supportive so far, but I'm still a bit hesitant to see how she'll handle the time it'll take to put in to it. Anyone have any tips on how to balance not putting in too much time with also trying to avoid hearing the inevitable "that thing is an eyesore, why is it just sitting there?" Karl Groves Master Certified CIW http://www.karlgroves.com --------------------------------- From: Ron Menchey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 8:12 AM To: The Chevelle Mailing List Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] New member, questions Phil ya sound a lot like me...first wife 4 ys and hated anything to do with cars...my new bride ...34 yrs and counting...Loves old cars..she has a 62 t-bird..semi custom and she drives it when ever the roads are ok and she tells me to keep my paws off of it,she likes it the way it it...I think I may just keep her around for another yr or two. Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; Chevelle-list@chevelles.net Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 8:03 AM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] New member, questions Congratulations on the new wife. My wife isn't really into this stuff but she supports my interest & let's me enjoy it. At 57 I'm sure I'm alot older than you. My first wife lasted 3 years. My new one is 27 years & counting for the rest of my life!! She's a keeper if only for the $$ I spend on the car and the garage!! LOL!!! She'll even go for a ride in my fast & noisy Hot Rod a few times a summer if I promise ice cream. Welcome to the List & may you have a joyous lifetime love affair with your car & your wife!!!!!!! Phil G. 65 SS -----Original Message----- From: Karl Groves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Chevelle-list@chevelles.net Sent: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 17:19:38 -0500 Subject: [Chevelle-list] New member, questions .AOLPlainTextBody { FONT-SIZE: 12px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: #000; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff}.AOLPlainTextBody PRE { FONT-SIZE: 9pt}.AOLInlineAttachment { MARGIN: 10px}.AOLAttachmentHeader { BACKGROUND: #f9f9f9; BORDER-BOTTOM: #e9eaeb 2px solid}.AOLAttachmentHeader .Title { PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 10px; BACKGROUND: #e9eaeb; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px; FONT: bold 11px Tahoma; COLOR: #666666; PADDING-TOP: 3px}.AOLAttachmentHeader .FieldLabel { PADDING-RIGHT: 10px; PADDING-LEFT: 9px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px; FONT: bold 11px Tahoma; COLOR: #666666; PADDING-TOP: 1px}.AOLAttachmentHeader .FieldValue { FONT: 11px Tahoma; COLOR: #333333} Hello - I've just subscribed to this list, and I want to introduce myself before Istart posting.My name is Karl and I just (as in this afternoon) purchased a 71 Chevelle.I've had fast, (mostly) old cars all my life, starting with a 70 Camaro whenI was in high school.I've also had a 77 Z/28 and 76 Stingray.I had a son in 98 and the (now ex) wife pressured me into getting rid of myZ/28 and get a minivan needless to say, things didn't last very long withher.Since 1998, I've been driving more "practical" vehicles and my livingarrangements weren't really conducive to having an old car to work on.The (new) wife and I bought a house a few months ago and, thanks to the sidemoney I've been earning making web sites, I've been able to afford a projectcar.The Chevelle I just bought was owned by the neighbor of my babysitter. Theguy's had it since 2001 and "always planned on working on it" but never did.It is somewhat of a basket case. There's rust in all the stereotypicalplaces, the interior is a mess, they tried putting on a cowl induction scoopwith pop rivets, and all sorts of small issues. The two main problems are the roof is completely rusted underneath the vinyltop. The whole roof will need to be transplanted. The second issue is thesteering column must be completely screwed up, because you basically have to"hot wire" the car to drive it.For the price I paid, I'm psyched to have it. The point, to me, of owningan old car is to work on it. I'm not the kind of guy who wants to have thecar already done for him. To me, the joy comes from knowing I'm eventuallygoing to touch every nut and bolt on this car.I plan on doing the "resto-rod" thing - making it look mostly stock, exceptfor a few upgrades to the interior such as seats and dash stuff.All best are off for the drive train, suspension, and breaks though. Anyway, enough babbling from me. I'm very glad to have found this list.Last, can someone tell me something about my car from this VIN?136371B202451Thanks!Karl GrovesMaster Certified CIWhttp://www.karlgroves.com __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com
