Re: [Chevelle-list] Mecum Auction
Yeah, That's a good looking car. I bet it will bring at least $5000!!-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sep 25, 2005 11:30 PM To: Chevelle-list@chevelles.net Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Mecum Auction If one only had a unlimited bank account ! Larry (Z) 1969 Chevrolet Camaro ZL-1, 4-Speed. - Lot:X20 at Mecum In Chicago - Mecum Auction
Re: [Chevelle-list] Mecum Auction
I don't know about anyone else, but I grew up in the muscle car era - had a '66 GTO in high school and worked at a local factory as a press operator to pay for it. The FIRST thing that happened to that car was ET mags. Then headers and 'vette exhaust under the door. Then a Holley 850 double because my buddy's Z28 spanked me. Then a Hurst shifter. I have no idea what happened to the original parts. That was muscle car era hotrodding. Hotrodding 32 Fords was a whole other thing but with muscle cars it was all about exhaust, cams, wheels, carbs and once in a while some serious dude would port the heads - and with cast iron, that was no mean potatoes - or stroke bore. Only the south end greasers did that stuff...not us north end frat boys - and they cleaned our clocks at the local 1/4 every Saturday night. Today, muscle cars are about getting the chalk marks correct on the rear end diff and sourcing NOS bias ply tires. I'm sorry, but I don't really get that. I mean, I respect it and I respect the meticulous attention to detail, etc., but it so not me. For years, I didn't even know how to tell if the block matched the chassis - I didn't know or think it was important. When I got my Chevelle years ago, as soon as I had the money, off came the heads and on went aluminum...and a cam and carb and wheels with some swingin' KDW tires. Oh yeah, and headers and xpipe and Flowmasters and lower springs and a Mallory and the A/C is out in the shed. Now it's MY car. It sounds, looks, and drives like the nasty old girl she is. It ain't perfect - nothing I have is - but I like it. At least this time I kept the heads, intake, A/C and manifolds. They're sitting around collecting cobwebs...probably leaking oil on something. Craig E. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sep 25, 2005 11:30 PM To: Chevelle-list@chevelles.net Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Mecum Auction If one only had a unlimited bank account ! Larry (Z) 1969 Chevrolet Camaro ZL-1, 4-Speed. - Lot:X20 at Mecum In Chicago - Mecum Auction
RE: [Chevelle-list] Mecum Auction
thats right craig! PUMP IT UP! PUMP IT UP! From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Craig EllisSent: Monday, September 26, 2005 9:03 AMTo: The Chevelle Mailing ListSubject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Mecum Auction I don't know about anyone else, but I grew up in the muscle car era - had a '66 GTO in high school and worked at a local factory as a press operator to pay for it. The FIRST thing that happened to that car was ET mags. Then headers and 'vette exhaust under the door. Then a Holley 850 double because my buddy's Z28 spanked me. Then a Hurst shifter. I have no idea what happened to the original parts. That was muscle car era hotrodding. Hotrodding 32 Fords was a whole other thing but with muscle cars it was all about exhaust, cams, wheels, carbs and once in a while some serious dude would port the heads - and with cast iron, that was no mean potatoes - or stroke bore. Only the south end greasers did that stuff...not us north end frat boys - and they cleaned our clocks at the local 1/4 every Saturday night. Today, muscle cars are about getting the chalk marks correct on the rear end diff and sourcing NOS bias ply tires. I'm sorry, but I don't really get that. I mean, I respect it and I respect the meticulous attention to detail, etc., but it so not me. For years, I didn't even know how to tell if the block matched the chassis - I didn't know or think it was important. When I got my Chevelle years ago, as soon as I had the money, off came the heads and on went aluminum...and a cam and carb and wheels with some swingin' KDW tires. Oh yeah, and headers and xpipe and Flowmasters and lower springs and a Mallory and the A/C is out in the shed. Now it's MY car. It sounds, looks, and drives like the nasty old girl she is. It ain't perfect - nothing I have is - but I like it. At least this time I kept the heads, intake, A/C and manifolds. They're sitting around collecting cobwebs...probably leaking oil on something. Craig E. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sep 25, 2005 11:30 PM To: Chevelle-list@chevelles.net Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Mecum Auction If one only had a unlimited bank account ! Larry (Z) 1969 Chevrolet Camaro ZL-1, 4-Speed. - Lot:X20 at Mecum In Chicago - Mecum Auction
RE: [Chevelle-list] wire ID please
Hi Tom, I just looked out there and I still don't see where the orange and beige wires hook up. Can you give me some more info? Thanks, John Nasta -Original Message- John the orange is for the heater blower, the green with insulaion casing is temp. and the last is for the brakes by the master cly. Tom B. From: John Nasta
[Chevelle-list] Battery acid concentration?
As u might recall I've had problems with my starter hitting the flexplate!? The batterysays ok when I check the "green spot" on its top! The charger says it's ok and fully loaded! (trickle charger) But when I check it with an acid concentration meter (don't know its proper name) it just says "fair" (on a Good/fair/poor scale). What's your conclusion of this? Best regardsPelle__Chevelle gearheadshttp://hem.bredband.net/chevellegearheads/
RE: [Chevelle-list] Battery acid concentration?
To really test a battery, you have to do a load test. Around here, most parts stores that sell batteries will do the test for free. John Nasta -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Pelle Andersson Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 12:46 PM To: The Chevelle Mailing List Subject: [Chevelle-list] Battery acid concentration? As u might recall I've had problems with my starter hitting the flexplate!? The batterysays ok when I check the green spot on its top! The charger says it's ok and fully loaded! (trickle charger) But when I check it with an acid concentration meter (don't know its proper name) it just says fair (on a Good/fair/poor scale). What's your conclusion of this? Best regards Pelle __ Chevelle gearheads http://hem.bredband.net/chevellegearheads/
Re: [Chevelle-list] Battery acid concentration?
At 11:46 AM 9/26/2005, you wrote: As u might recall I've had problems with my starter hitting the flexplate!? The battery says ok when I check the green spot on its top! The charger says it's ok and fully loaded! (trickle charger) But when I check it with an acid concentration meter (don't know its proper name) it just says fair (on a Good/fair/poor scale). What's your conclusion of this? I found out that Delco green spot don't mean a thing anymore. It used to yrs ago. My Wife's Elky's battery had very bright green spot. Then one day it wouldn't start. I put a volt meter across the + - when the starter would try to start voltage would drop to 2 volts. Charger would say ok also. You need a load test. I have a delco green spot battery on my fork lift that the green spot has been black for 3 yrs but still starts the fork life fine. I learned don't trust that green spot. I quit buying those batteries cost more the spot don't mean s**t.
Re: [SPAM] [Chevelle-list] Battery acid concentration?
John is correct. You must load test a battery to determine if it's OK and even then, it's not foolproof. I've got a '98 Dodge Ram pickup with the original factory battery and it still works perfectly. I have no idea why this is so - it should have been gone years ago. Not only that, there is not a speck of corrosion on the top of it and never has been. It looks and acts brand new. Weird. - Original Message - From: Pelle Andersson To: The Chevelle Mailing List Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 12:46 PM Subject: [SPAM] [Chevelle-list] Battery acid concentration? As u might recall I've had problems with my starter hitting the flexplate!? The batterysays ok when I check the "green spot" on its top! The charger says it's ok and fully loaded! (trickle charger) But when I check it with an acid concentration meter (don't know its proper name) it just says "fair" (on a Good/fair/poor scale). What's your conclusion of this? Best regardsPelle__Chevelle gearheadshttp://hem.bredband.net/chevellegearheads/
Re: [Chevelle-list] Mecum Auction
I agree,Craig. Why save your car for the next buyer? I grew up in that era also and it was fun but today there are so many more options to build a car. These are the Good Old Days. Clint HooperHH Custom,owner1969 El Camino ProTourer2001 H-D FLHR custom baggerhttp://dalesplace.com/misc/friends/clint/clint_hooper.htm - Original Message - From: Craig Ellis I don't know about anyone else, but I grew up in the muscle car era - had a '66 GTO in high school and worked at a local factory as a press operator to pay for it. The FIRST thing that happened to that car was ET mags. Then headers and 'vette exhaust under the door. Then a Holley 850 double because my buddy's Z28 spanked me. Then a Hurst shifter. I have no idea what happened to the original parts. That was muscle car era hotrodding. Hotrodding 32 Fords was a whole other thing but with muscle cars it was all about exhaust, cams, wheels, carbs and once in a while some serious dude would port the heads - and with cast iron, that was no mean potatoes - or stroke bore. Only the south end greasers did that stuff...not us north end frat boys - and they cleaned our clocks at the local 1/4 every Saturday night. Today, muscle cars are about getting the chalk marks correct on the rear end diff and sourcing NOS bias ply tires. I'm sorry, but I don't really get that. I mean, I respect it and I respect the meticulous attention to detail, etc., but it so not me. For years, I didn't even know how to tell if the block matched the chassis - I didn't know or think it was important. When I got my Chevelle years ago, as soon as I had the money, off came the heads and on went aluminum...and a cam and carb and wheels with some swingin' KDW tires. Oh yeah, and headers and xpipe and Flowmasters and lower springs and a Mallory and the A/C is out in the shed. Now it's MY car. It sounds, looks, and drives like the nasty old girl she is. It ain't perfect - nothing I have is - but I like it. At least this time I kept the heads, intake, A/C and manifolds. They're sitting around collecting cobwebs...probably leaking oil on something. Craig E. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sep 25, 2005 11:30 PM To: Chevelle-list@chevelles.net Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Mecum Auction If one only had a unlimited bank account ! Larry (Z) 1969 Chevrolet Camaro ZL-1, 4-Speed. - Lot:X20 at Mecum In Chicago - Mecum Auction
Re: [Chevelle-list] Battery acid concentration?
Its called a hydrometer(sp, it measures the specific gravity of the acid. Rocky --- Pelle Andersson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As u might recall I've had problems with my starter hitting the flexplate!? The battery says ok when I check the green spot on its top! The charger says it's ok and fully loaded! (trickle charger) But when I check it with an acid concentration meter (don't know its proper name) it just says fair (on a Good/fair/poor scale). What's your conclusion of this? Best regards Pelle __ Chevelle gearheads http://hem.bredband.net/chevellegearheads/ __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: [Chevelle-list] glovebox
Thanks I first looked on there web site and had no luck. Today when I got home from work I gave them a call an they found 1 boy did I get lucky. Just because of you and this list. I now will be abile to use the glove box like anybody else can. Thanks again. AL http://www.cardomain.com/ride/858702 - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Chevelle-list@chevelles.net Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 11:51 AM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] glovebox AL, Try True-Connections. They have lots of those hard to find used parts. They might just have one. 1-800-600-4144 www.true-connections.com -Tim
Re: [SPAM] [Chevelle-list] Battery acid concentration?
Cats out of the bag now Craig, you know that at certain things should not be mentioned! On 9/26/05, Craig Ellis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: the original factory battery and it still works perfectly. I have no idea why this is so - it should have been gone years ago. Not only that, there is not a speck of corrosion on the top of it and never has been. It looks and acts brand new. Weird. - Original Message - From: Pelle Andersson To: The Chevelle Mailing List Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 12:46 PM Subject: [SPAM] [Chevelle-list] Battery acid concentration? As u might recall I've had problems with my starter hitting the flexplate!? The batterysays ok when I check the green spot on its top! The charger says it's ok and fully loaded! (trickle charger) But when I check it with an acid concentration meter (don't know its proper name) it just says fair (on a Good/fair/poor scale). What's your conclusion of this? Best regardsPelle__Chevelle gearheads http://hem.bredband.net/chevellegearheads/-- Rick Schaefer72 TPI El Camino
Re: [Chevelle-list] wire ID please
The tan wire for the brake (on my 72) plugs into the end of the proportioning valve. Its hot because if the proportioning valve detects a fault with the brake hydraulics (unequal pressure) it grounds the 12 volts on that wire. Then the brake warning light on your dash illuminates. Thats how the 72 is, I'd imagine that 69 is similar. Althoughif you have drums up front you will have adistribution block instead of the prop valve. John does your heater blower fan work? The diagram I looked at also shows the orange wire going to the fan. But you have A/C and I believe that the orange wire to the fan on A/C cars comes acrossed the top of the engine firewall, behind the distributor. On 9/26/05, John Nasta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Tom,I just looked out there and I still don't see where the orange and beigewires hook up. Can you give me some more info? Thanks,John Nasta-Original Message-John the orange is for the heater blower, the green with insulaion casing istemp. and the last is for the brakes by the master cly.Tom B. From: John Nasta-- Rick Schaefer72 TPI El Camino
RE: [Chevelle-list] wire ID please
Thanks Rick. I have drums in front. My blower motor is not working right now. The orange wire does come from the bundle that crosses the firewall. On the top of my A/C box is a thing that looks sort of like a horn relay. That has a plastic connector with 2 wires going into it, one of which is orange, and it is not connected to anything. It is only a few inches long and has a lug on it as if it went into a plastic inline fuse holder at some point. If that is where I am supposed to hook up power to the blower, then my harness has the wrong connector. I also have a purple wire that goes up toward that horn relay looking thing and is not connected to anything. It has a spade type connector on it. Wondering what that is too... John Nasta -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Rick Schaefer Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 5:49 PM To: The Chevelle Mailing List Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] wire ID please The tan wire for the brake (on my 72) plugs into the end of the proportioning valve. Its hot because if the proportioning valve detects a fault with the brake hydraulics (unequal pressure) it grounds the 12 volts on that wire. Then the brake warning light on your dash illuminates. Thats how the 72 is, I'd imagine that 69 is similar. Althoughif you have drums up front you will have adistribution block instead of the prop valve. John does your heater blower fan work? The diagram I looked at also shows the orange wire going to the fan. But you have A/C and I believe that the orange wire to the fan on A/C cars comes acrossed the top of the engine firewall, behind the distributor. On 9/26/05, John Nasta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Tom, I just looked out there and I still don't see where the orange and beige wires hook up. Can you give me some more info? Thanks, John Nasta -Original Message- John the orange is for the heater blower, the green with insulaion casing is temp. and the last is for the brakes by the master cly.Tom B. From: John Nasta -- Rick Schaefer 72 TPI El Camino
Re: [Chevelle-list] wire ID please
Thank you John and Herb! I found the gear at the local Chevy dealer as Herb suggested, he had to order it as well but it was local, it seems GM is still making these things. Everything went back together much easier than it came apart, that's for sure! Dan McIntosh1960 Impala Sport CoupeRollerz Only C.C.http://www.lowriderimpala.com - Original Message - From: John Nasta To: The Chevelle Mailing List Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 6:03 PM Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] wire ID please Thanks Rick. I have drums in front. My blower motor is not working right now. The orange wire does come from the bundle that crosses the firewall. On the top of my A/C box is a thing that looks sort of like a horn relay. That has a plastic connector with 2 wires going into it, one of which is orange, and it is not connected to anything. It is only a few inches long and has a lug on it as if it went into a plastic inline fuse holder at some point. If that is where I am supposed to hook up power to the blower, then my harness has the wrong connector. I also have a purple wire that goes up toward that horn relay looking thing and is not connected to anything. It has a spade type connector on it. Wondering what that is too... John Nasta -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Rick SchaeferSent: Monday, September 26, 2005 5:49 PMTo: The Chevelle Mailing ListSubject: Re: [Chevelle-list] wire ID please The tan wire for the brake (on my 72) plugs into the end of the proportioning valve. Its hot because if the proportioning valve detects a fault with the brake hydraulics (unequal pressure) it grounds the 12 volts on that wire. Then the brake warning light on your dash illuminates. Thats how the 72 is, I'd imagine that 69 is similar. Althoughif you have drums up front you will have adistribution block instead of the prop valve. John does your heater blower fan work? The diagram I looked at also shows the orange wire going to the fan. But you have A/C and I believe that the orange wire to the fan on A/C cars comes acrossed the top of the engine firewall, behind the distributor. On 9/26/05, John Nasta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Tom,I just looked out there and I still don't see where the orange and beigewires hook up. Can you give me some more info? Thanks,John Nasta-Original Message-John the orange is for the heater blower, the green with insulaion casing istemp. and the last is for the brakes by the master cly.Tom B. From: "John Nasta" -- Rick Schaefer72 TPI El Camino
Re: OOPS!! [Chevelle-list] wire ID please
wow, wrong subject I replied to, how embarrassing, lol. Dan McIntosh1960 Impala Sport CoupeRollerz Only C.C.http://www.lowriderimpala.com - Original Message - From: Dan McIntosh To: The Chevelle Mailing List Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 6:57 PM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] wire ID please Thank you John and Herb! I found the gear at the local Chevy dealer as Herb suggested, he had to order it as well but it was local, it seems GM is still making these things. Everything went back together much easier than it came apart, that's for sure! Dan McIntosh1960 Impala Sport CoupeRollerz Only C.C.http://www.lowriderimpala.com - Original Message - From: John Nasta To: The Chevelle Mailing List Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 6:03 PM Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] wire ID please Thanks Rick. I have drums in front. My blower motor is not working right now. The orange wire does come from the bundle that crosses the firewall. On the top of my A/C box is a thing that looks sort of like a horn relay. That has a plastic connector with 2 wires going into it, one of which is orange, and it is not connected to anything. It is only a few inches long and has a lug on it as if it went into a plastic inline fuse holder at some point. If that is where I am supposed to hook up power to the blower, then my harness has the wrong connector. I also have a purple wire that goes up toward that horn relay looking thing and is not connected to anything. It has a spade type connector on it. Wondering what that is too... John Nasta -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Rick SchaeferSent: Monday, September 26, 2005 5:49 PMTo: The Chevelle Mailing ListSubject: Re: [Chevelle-list] wire ID please The tan wire for the brake (on my 72) plugs into the end of the proportioning valve. Its hot because if the proportioning valve detects a fault with the brake hydraulics (unequal pressure) it grounds the 12 volts on that wire. Then the brake warning light on your dash illuminates. Thats how the 72 is, I'd imagine that 69 is similar. Althoughif you have drums up front you will have adistribution block instead of the prop valve. John does your heater blower fan work? The diagram I looked at also shows the orange wire going to the fan. But you have A/C and I believe that the orange wire to the fan on A/C cars comes acrossed the top of the engine firewall, behind the distributor. On 9/26/05, John Nasta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Tom,I just looked out there and I still don't see where the orange and beigewires hook up. Can you give me some more info? Thanks,John Nasta-Original Message-John the orange is for the heater blower, the green with insulaion casing istemp. and the last is for the brakes by the master cly.Tom B. From: "John Nasta" -- Rick Schaefer72 TPI El Camino
RE: OOPS!! [Chevelle-list] wire ID please
No biggy Dan. Did that web page link to TCI help any? Herb Lumpphttp://users.adelphia.net/~hlump/index.htm -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Dan McIntoshSent: Monday, September 26, 2005 7:12 PMTo: The Chevelle Mailing ListSubject: Re: OOPS!! [Chevelle-list] wire ID please wow, wrong subject I replied to, how embarrassing, lol. Dan McIntosh1960 Impala Sport CoupeRollerz Only C.C.http://www.lowriderimpala.com - Original Message - From: Dan McIntosh To: The Chevelle Mailing List Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 6:57 PM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] wire ID please Thank you John and Herb! I found the gear at the local Chevy dealer as Herb suggested, he had to order it as well but it was local, it seems GM is still making these things. Everything went back together much easier than it came apart, that's for sure! Dan McIntosh1960 Impala Sport CoupeRollerz Only C.C.http://www.lowriderimpala.com - Original Message - From: John Nasta To: The Chevelle Mailing List Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 6:03 PM Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] wire ID please Thanks Rick. I have drums in front. My blower motor is not working right now. The orange wire does come from the bundle that crosses the firewall. On the top of my A/C box is a thing that looks sort of like a horn relay. That has a plastic connector with 2 wires going into it, one of which is orange, and it is not connected to anything. It is only a few inches long and has a lug on it as if it went into a plastic inline fuse holder at some point. If that is where I am supposed to hook up power to the blower, then my harness has the wrong connector. I also have a purple wire that goes up toward that horn relay looking thing and is not connected to anything. It has a spade type connector on it. Wondering what that is too... John Nasta -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Rick SchaeferSent: Monday, September 26, 2005 5:49 PMTo: The Chevelle Mailing ListSubject: Re: [Chevelle-list] wire ID please The tan wire for the brake (on my 72) plugs into the end of the proportioning valve. Its hot because if the proportioning valve detects a fault with the brake hydraulics (unequal pressure) it grounds the 12 volts on that wire. Then the brake warning light on your dash illuminates. Thats how the 72 is, I'd imagine that 69 is similar. Althoughif you have drums up front you will have adistribution block instead of the prop valve. John does your heater blower fan work? The diagram I looked at also shows the orange wire going to the fan. But you have A/C and I believe that the orange wire to the fan on A/C cars comes acrossed the top of the engine firewall, behind the distributor. On 9/26/05, John Nasta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Tom,I just looked out there and I still don't see where the orange and beigewires hook up. Can you give me some more info? Thanks,John Nasta-Original Message-John the orange is for the heater blower, the green with insulaion casing istemp. and the last is for the brakes by the master cly.Tom B. From: "John Nasta" -- Rick Schaefer72 TPI El Camino
