Re: [Chevelle-list] 64 El Camino-Bench Seat Needed
My book says the rails are different for bench seat for 64-66 El camino than for an A body 64-66 RH 4459308 & LH 7628331 NOTES: left hand rail was used on the outer rail of the driver's bucket seat in 1964-65 El Camino The seat may fit but the rails may not line up. Larry (Z)
Re: [Chevelle-list] 350 lifters won't come out
Pull all of them as far up as they will go and stay. If you are changing the cam cut two sides out of the box the cam in and slowly insert the box like a valley. Push them through on the cardboard and fish them out with an extension magnet. That is the easiest way I know because mushroomed lifters are nest to impossible to remove plus you risk block damage. My 2 cents, Carl - Original Message - From: "J. Brady" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 6:21 PM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] 350 lifters won't come out > I remember having to get ones out of my dad's Corvette > 350 using Vise Grips. > > Jim > '66 Malibu > '59 Corvette > > > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > They are probably mushroomed. Spin the block over > > and tap them out from the > > bottom, or if the motor is still in the car and you > > are not planning on > > reusing them, lift em as high as you can and pull > > them out with a big pair of pliers. > > > > Tom > > > > > __ > Do you Yahoo!? > The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search > http://shopping.yahoo.com
Re: [Chevelle-list] polish for drip rails
In a message dated 10/19/2003 10:35:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Can anyone tell me if there is a good way to strip the chrome off drip rails & polish the Aluminum?Can the be replatted?Do the repo drip rails fit nice or are they like the rest of repo stuff (just not quite right)?thanks The drip rails are stainless steel as well as the rest of the trim. Use Wenol to polish them up or a dremel tool with a buffer attachment with a very light abrasive compound. Tom
[Chevelle-list] polish for drip rails
Can anyone tell me if there is a good way to strip the chrome off drip rails & polish the Aluminum? Can the be replatted? Do the repo drip rails fit nice or are they like the rest of repo stuff (just not quite right) ? thanks
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I removed the AC on my old 74 K-10 Pickup with 350 & Quadrajet. Think it might be the same? You are welcome to them if you think they will fit. Bob Haggard Hi, does anyone out there have a rear AC compressor bracket for the top rear for a stock 4 barrel intake for a 72 350SB My 2 barrel bracket is not the same for my Chevelle. Cheap I understand. LOL Carl
RE: [Chevelle-list] Factory inspection markings
Good luck. I asked the same question here two years ago during my 71 frame off and got no reply. People either dont know or else there are not any. The only thing I found was what appeared to be some orange dabs on the inside of the front spindles when I sand blasted them. Reading books about restoring your muscle car leads one to believe there are many markings - on steering, axles, springs, drive shafts, frames, and on and on. Maybe there were in 1964? Mark 71 ss ---Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of ROBERT BATESSent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 9:12 AMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [Chevelle-list] Factory inspection markings Hi, I am currently doing a frame off restoration on a 1967 Ss Chevelle. I am looking for a source to tell me how and where the factory markings on the car should be and what color they should be. Thanks, Robert
RE: [Chevelle-list] 72 Chevelle 307 emblems
Thanks Charles! :-Diane
Re: [Chevelle-list] 72 Chevelle 307 emblems
I don't actually know the placement on a '72 , but I believe (on a 1970) my 307 emblem was on my pass. side fender near door and my Malibu emblem on the drivers. I'm not sure it was originally there, but went I bought my vehicle just about everything was original. Don't know if that'll help you though. Best Regards, Charles C. Campbell - Detroit, MI. '70 Chevelle Malibu 4 dr., 307 Detroit Chevelle Club email --> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Chevelle-list] 350 lifters won't come out
I remember having to get ones out of my dad's Corvette 350 using Vise Grips. Jim '66 Malibu '59 Corvette --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > They are probably mushroomed. Spin the block over > and tap them out from the > bottom, or if the motor is still in the car and you > are not planning on > reusing them, lift em as high as you can and pull > them out with a big pair of pliers. > > Tom > __ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com
Re: [Chevelle-list] 350 lifters won't come out
They are probably mushroomed. Spin the block over and tap them out from the bottom, or if the motor is still in the car and you are not planning on reusing them, lift em as high as you can and pull them out with a big pair of pliers. Tom
Re: [Chevelle-list] 64 El Camino-Bench Seat Needed
Jim, 64/65 Chevelle, El camino,Tempest etc are the same. I have one from a 65 El camino and one from a 64 Tempest. both in good condition. I am in NC. Wouldn't know how you would go about getting one of them but I'd take $100. for either one. If you can't find one local, get back with me and we'll figure something out. There are not rare. Mike Holleman - Original Message - From: "Jim Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 7:16 PM Subject: [Chevelle-list] 64 El Camino-Bench Seat Needed > I'm picking up a 1964 El Camino tomorrow. It needs an entire interior, > but what I really need immediately is a bench seat. This one is > missing. Anyone know what years will interchange and more importantly, > does anyone know of one that is for sale? > > BTW, I'm in Maryland! > > > Thanks! > Jim Smith > -- > Blaming the gun for murder, is like blaming the car for hit and run! > >
[Chevelle-list] 350 lifters won't come out
I'm helping a friend with a 350 this afternoon and 12 of the 16 lifters are pretty much refusing to come out of their bores. What's the best way to persuade them? Thanks! Brad
RE: [Chevelle-list] etc.
Thanks, Rich. I see Miss October everyday "up-close-and-personal" and I still love it. :*) Dale McIntosh > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Richard M. Pruett > Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 12:21 PM > To: The Chevelle Mailing List > Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] etc. > > > I know what you mean. I've been staring at Miss October now > for 20 days and she always looks good to me every morning. > > http://www.twitchydigit.com/ > > Rich > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tigergutt > Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 8:46 AM > To: 'The Chevelle Mailing List' > Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] etc. > > > We have 2000 at work and I have XP at home, I'm most happy xp > but I mostly use it to look at car-porn (cars with open > hoods, doors etc) on internet anyway :):) > > > > Med Vennlig Hilsen/Kind Regards/Cordiali Saluti > > André Broe Jensen > > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Dale McIntosh > Sent: 18. oktober 2003 00:53 > To: 'The Chevelle Mailing List' > Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] etc. > > Once you get past the "Fisher-Price" interface of XP, it's > not that different from W2K, really. I have two each at home > and at work we're split about 50/50 as well. Except for some > very OS specific custom software (and some MS utilities), > they run about the same. Did you use the home or Pro > version? I haven't used the home version of either but I > know you can make XP Pro look like W2K as far as the interface goes. > > Dale McIntosh > > > Subject: [Chevelle-list] etc. > > > > > > I've just had a horrible experience called Windows XP! > > That's why I've been so quiet! > > But now that is solved with Win 2000 again! Phew!! > > I'm looking forward to that day I might get as comfortable > with the V8 > > as with the W2000 ;-) XP felt like a Vaz Lada ;-) > > > > For all of you who'd like to put some links to Chevelle > Gearheads! I'm > > ready! Photos are still welcome! Send em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > BTW Any general suggestions what I should do to get a more > solid feel > > from the suspention apart from changing coils & shock absorbers? > > > > > > Best regards > > Pelle Andersson > > -- > > http://members.chello.se/gearheads/ > > > > > > > > > > >
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Hi, does anyone out there have a rear AC compressor bracket for the top rear for a stock 4 barrel intake for a 72 350SB My 2 barrel bracket is not the same for my Chevelle. Cheap I understand. LOL Carl
Re: [Chevelle-list] etc.
Maaan!! I'm goin' to have wet dreams tonite ;-) Best regards Pelle Andersson -- http://members.chello.se/gearheads/ - Original Message - From: "Richard M. Pruett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 8:20 PM Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] etc. > I know what you mean. I've been staring at Miss October now for 20 days and > she always looks good to me every morning. > > http://www.twitchydigit.com/ > > Rich > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tigergutt > Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 8:46 AM > To: 'The Chevelle Mailing List' > Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] etc. > > > We have 2000 at work and I have XP at home, I'm most happy xp but I > mostly use it to look at car-porn (cars with open hoods, doors etc) on > internet anyway :):) > > > > Med Vennlig Hilsen/Kind Regards/Cordiali Saluti > > André Broe Jensen > > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dale McIntosh > Sent: 18. oktober 2003 00:53 > To: 'The Chevelle Mailing List' > Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] etc. > > Once you get past the "Fisher-Price" interface of XP, it's not that > different from W2K, really. I have two each at home and at work we're > split about 50/50 as well. Except for some very OS specific custom > software (and some MS utilities), they run about the same. Did you use > the home or Pro version? I haven't used the home version of either but > I know you can make XP Pro look like W2K as far as the interface goes. > > Dale McIntosh > > > Subject: [Chevelle-list] etc. > > > > > > I've just had a horrible experience called Windows XP! > > That's why I've been so quiet! > > But now that is solved with Win 2000 again! Phew!! > > I'm looking forward to that day I might get as comfortable > > with the V8 as with the W2000 ;-) > > XP felt like a Vaz Lada ;-) > > > > For all of you who'd like to put some links to Chevelle > > Gearheads! I'm ready! Photos are still welcome! Send em to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > BTW Any general suggestions what I should do to get a more > > solid feel from the suspention apart from changing coils & > > shock absorbers? > > > > > > Best regards > > Pelle Andersson > > -- > > http://members.chello.se/gearheads/ > > > > > > > > > > >
RE: [Chevelle-list] 72 Chevelle 307 emblems
CARL! What a thought! I have a fiberglass Harwood hood that I can put the Cowl induction emblems on, and directly behind them I can add the "400" Emblems. Thereby not ruining the fenders for a possible eventual change to factory! Your a genius! That's what I call inspiration! And.. Oh wow! the 307 Emblems fit the same holes as the 400 emblems! SO if I ever changed the motor and kept the hood...wella! no problems. Thanks for the idea Carl! :-Diane
Re: [Chevelle-list] 72 Chevelle 307 emblems
My non-Malibu had the 350 signs only on the fenders. I also had a Malibu that had the Malibu 350 on the fenders. I have never seen a 71-72 to advertise with an emblem any lower engine size than a 350. I have gone through all my books and pictures and have not found a single one. Do it your way. I have non hood pin Heavy Chevy hood and my 350 emblems are going on it. I am going to do it my way. Carl - Original Message - From: "Diane Peppin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 12:21 PM Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] 72 Chevelle 307 emblems > Dale; > hmm Well, I thought my original fenders had the MALIBU on them, > there were other holes also which I thought held the 350. I have seen > 72's with MALIBU 350 on each fender. I have a set of 307 emblems which > now I imagine must have gone to an earlier model. Thanks for the > pictures too. Seems I'm still a little confused. I suppose Just Malibu > would be fine. I was hoping to badge the beast one way or another. Back > to do it "my way" huh. Maybe since I'm shooting to clone it I could put > the SS on the fenders and the 400 Emblems right below it. (sigh) no, I > don't like that idea... I'm looking for more Ideas..:-}iane > >
RE: [Chevelle-list] Tools Explained
Good one, Gene. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 2:56 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Chevelle-list] Tools Explained Couldn't resist one more. ___ Tools Explained Here's a list of tools and their typical usage. Anyone who has spent time working on cars will be able to relate to this. HAMMER: Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a kind of divining rod to locate expensive car parts not far from the object we are trying to hit. MECHANIC'S KNIFE: Used to open and slice through the contents of cardboard cartons delivered to your front door; works particularly well on boxes containing convertible tops or tonneau covers. ELECTRIC HAND DRILL: Normally used for spinning steel Pop rivets in their holes until you die of old age, but it also works great for drilling rollbar mounting holes in the floor of a sports car just above the brake line that goes to the rear axle. PLIERS: Used to round off bolt heads. HACKSAW: One of a family of cutting tools built on the Ouija board principle. It transforms human energy into a crooked, unpredictable motion, and the more you attempt to influence its course, the more dismal your future becomes. VISE-GRIPS: Used to round off bolt heads. If nothing else is available, they can also be used to transfer intense welding heat to the palm of your hand. OXYACETYLENE TORCH: Used almost entirely for lighting those stale garage cigarettes you keep hidden in the back of the Whitworth socket drawer (What wife would think to look in there?) because you can never remember to buy lighter fluid for the Zippo lighter you got from the PX at Fort Campbell. ZIPPO LIGHTER: See oxyacetelene torch. WHITWORTH SOCKETS: Once used for working on older British cars and motorcycles, they are now used mainly for hiding six-month old Salems from the sort of person who would throw them away for no good reason. DRILL PRESS: A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest and flings your beer across the room, splattering it against the Rolling Stones poster over the bench grinder. WIRE WHEEL: Cleans rust off old bolts and then throws them somewhere under the workbench with the speed of light. Also removes fingerprint whorls and hard-earned guitar callouses in about the time it takes you to say, "Django Reinhardt". HYDRAULIC FLOOR JACK: Used for lowering a Mustang to the ground after you have installed a set of Ford Motorsports lowered road springs, trapping the jack handle firmly under the front air dam. EIGHT-FOOT LONG DOUGLAS FIR 2X4: Used for levering a car upward off a hydraulic jack. TWEEZERS: A tool for removing wood splinters. PHONE: Tool for calling your neighbor Chris to see if he has another hydraulic floor jack. SNAP-ON GASKET SCRAPER: Theoretically useful as a sandwich tool for spreading mayonnaise; used mainly for getting dog-doo off your boot. E-Z OUT BOLT AND STUD EXTRACTOR: A tool that snaps off in bolt holes and is ten times harder than any known drill bit. TIMING LIGHT: A stroboscopic instrument for illuminating grease buildup on crankshaft pulleys. TWO-TON HYDRAULIC ENGINE HOIST: A handy tool for testing the tensile strength of ground straps and hydraulic clutch lines you may have forgotten to disconnect. CRAFTSMAN 1/2 x 16-INCH SCREWDRIVER: A large motor mount prying tool that inexplicably has an accurately machined screwdriver tip on the end without the handle. BATTERY ELECTROLYTE TESTER: A handy tool for transferring sulfuric acid from a car battery to the inside of your toolbox after determining that your battery is dead as a doornail, just as you thought. AVIATION METAL SNIPS: See hacksaw. TROUBLE LIGHT: The mechanic's own tanning booth. Sometimes called a drop light, it is a good source of vitamin D, "the sunshine vitamin", which is not otherwise found under cars at night. Health benefits aside, its main purpose is to consume 40-watt light bulbs at about the same rate that 105-mm howitzer shells might be used during, say, the first few hours of the Battle of the Bulge. More often dark than light, its name is somewhat misleading. PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER: Normally used to stab the lids of old-style paper-and-tin oil cans and splash oil on your shirt; can also be used, as the name implies, to round-out Phillips screw heads. AIR COMPRESSOR: A machine that takes energy produced in a coal-burning power plant 200 miles away and transforms it into compressed air that travels by hose to a Chicago Pneumatic impact wrench that grips rusty suspension bolts last tightened 40 years ago by someone in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, and rounds them off.
RE: [Chevelle-list] etc.
I know what you mean. I've been staring at Miss October now for 20 days and she always looks good to me every morning. http://www.twitchydigit.com/ Rich -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tigergutt Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 8:46 AM To: 'The Chevelle Mailing List' Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] etc. We have 2000 at work and I have XP at home, I'm most happy xp but I mostly use it to look at car-porn (cars with open hoods, doors etc) on internet anyway :):) Med Vennlig Hilsen/Kind Regards/Cordiali Saluti André Broe Jensen -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dale McIntosh Sent: 18. oktober 2003 00:53 To: 'The Chevelle Mailing List' Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] etc. Once you get past the "Fisher-Price" interface of XP, it's not that different from W2K, really. I have two each at home and at work we're split about 50/50 as well. Except for some very OS specific custom software (and some MS utilities), they run about the same. Did you use the home or Pro version? I haven't used the home version of either but I know you can make XP Pro look like W2K as far as the interface goes. Dale McIntosh > Subject: [Chevelle-list] etc. > > > I've just had a horrible experience called Windows XP! > That's why I've been so quiet! > But now that is solved with Win 2000 again! Phew!! > I'm looking forward to that day I might get as comfortable > with the V8 as with the W2000 ;-) > XP felt like a Vaz Lada ;-) > > For all of you who'd like to put some links to Chevelle > Gearheads! I'm ready! Photos are still welcome! Send em to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > BTW Any general suggestions what I should do to get a more > solid feel from the suspention apart from changing coils & > shock absorbers? > > > Best regards > Pelle Andersson > -- > http://members.chello.se/gearheads/ > > >
RE: [Chevelle-list] 72 Chevelle 307 emblems
Dale; hmm Well, I thought my original fenders had the MALIBU on them, there were other holes also which I thought held the 350. I have seen 72's with MALIBU 350 on each fender. I have a set of 307 emblems which now I imagine must have gone to an earlier model. Thanks for the pictures too. Seems I'm still a little confused. I suppose Just Malibu would be fine. I was hoping to badge the beast one way or another. Back to do it "my way" huh. Maybe since I'm shooting to clone it I could put the SS on the fenders and the 400 Emblems right below it. (sigh) no, I don't like that idea... I'm looking for more Ideas..:-}iane
RE: [Chevelle-list] 72 Chevelle 307 emblems
I don't think the 307 (or the 350) had fender emblems. I know a big block Malibu 400 had them in 72. http://www.chevellestuff.com/72velle/gallery/malibu_400.htm Others either had Malibu or nothing http://www.chevellestuff.com/72velle/gallery/14.htm http://www.chevellestuff.com/72velle/gallery/57.htm http://www.chevellestuff.com/72velle/gallery/75a.htm Dale McIntosh > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Diane Peppin > Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 9:46 AM > To: The Chevelle Mailing List > Subject: [Chevelle-list] 72 Chevelle 307 emblems > > > I still haven't heard from anyone on the placement of 307 > emblems on the 72 Malibu. Do they go behind the MALIBU emblem > on the fender? And.. If I decide to opt for the 400 Emblems > to match my engine, where would they go? On my 71 Kingswood > estate the 400 emblems were located on the front fenders at > the bottom. I've looked at hundreds of pictures with no clue > yet. Somebody send me a clue :-Diane > > > >
Re: [Chevelle-list] 72 Chevelle 307 emblems
Diane: just going from memory I don't think 72 had emblems on the fenders and it was in the grill only. Larry (Z)
RE: [Chevelle-list] Chevelle special effects paint*
Rocky; I used Lens handle at Team Chevelle, (Guess I need to start my own) and got no replies to the paint question. Thankfully Carl is looking into it for me. Thanks for the advice though. :-Diane
[Chevelle-list] 72 Chevelle 307 emblems
I still haven't heard from anyone on the placement of 307 emblems on the 72 Malibu. Do they go behind the MALIBU emblem on the fender? And.. If I decide to opt for the 400 Emblems to match my engine, where would they go? On my 71 Kingswood estate the 400 emblems were located on the front fenders at the bottom. I've looked at hundreds of pictures with no clue yet. Somebody send me a clue :-Diane
