I have been lurking for a LONG time - been busy with summer activities and
the Chevelle. So I guess a quick progress report is in order.
Recap - car is my first one - a 1972 2-door coupe, 307 2bbl California car.
What fun is that?
I got the frame stripped, hot-dip galvanized, and then painted
Listers-
I just finished the process of galvanizing my frame and coating with POR15
Chassiscoat Black. It rained the day they galvanized the frame, and they
stored it outside until I had a chance to pick it up the next day. Needless
to say, the frame was covered with oxidation - white powder.
Merry Christmas folks I have a problem I have to address after all the
beer is gone.
I got a steering box out of a 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee I plan to swap to the
Chevelle after the new year. Problem is, I cannot remove the Jeep pitman
arm to install my Chevelle arm. I borrowed one from the
is far worse than the event.
On the other hand its good to cover your bases. And congrats on your
progress. On the road in 08?
On 11/21/07, Thomas Ringlein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Well - I learned how easy it was to take a body off the frame today. Here I
had my cell phone queued to 911
Well - I learned how easy it was to take a body off the frame today. Here I
had my cell phone queued to 911 and in my pocket all day, expecting to have
to make the call. I also learned that my frame is rust free - aside from
some surface rust. Looks like the good California weather took care of
Folks-
I have heard both sides of this question so I send it to the collective
for some opinions.
I have my car stripped in order to pull the body off the frame this
Wednesday. There is zero interior (aside from the dash), no wiring,
firewall is stripped, A/C is removed, basically I have a
Where to begin. First, an apology for the long post.
I don't remember my last post - been so busy with work and stuff. Recap: I
am building up my first car, a 72 Chevelle I bought from my sister when I
was 15 years old. Planning on building up a fairly nice (but not show)
pro-touring machine.
Howdy - I have been lurking somewhat intermittently because of several trips
for Uncle Sam this summer, the last of which ending about 2 weeks ago.
Turns out that the Air Force may want to move me about a year from now, so I
had to kick up the project a notch. Goal is to get it into paint this
I know this is not strictly Chevelle related, but it can also apply. so here
goes.
How tight should I tighten the castle nut on freshly packed bearings? I
have my new trailer built, and the directions say tighten snugly. That
makes no sense to me - there has to be a better way to describe how
Is anyone else considering putting a Jeep Cherokee steering box in their
Chevelle? Some guys out on LS1tech.com and protouring.com are doing it, and
say it is absolutely incredible. I picked up a steering box from a 1996
Jeep Cherokee (with speed sensitive steering) at the local pick and pull
Okay - so I will not consider the fact that the quarters are sealed with
filler as an indication that they were replaced at some point. One has
obviously had work on it - the other is straight as an arrow and rust free.
Well, one out of two ain't that bad...
T.J. Ringlein
72 Chevelle - naked
I have looked in vain for some time for an answer to this question - and
have found nothing. Maybe someone here can help.
I have a 1972 Chevelle Malibu that came stock with a 307 2 BBL, and TH350
transmission. The VIN starts out with 1D37F2B which translates to.
1 - Chevrolet
D - Malibu
37 -
These same two cars have been on Ebay together before. The reserve was
something ridiculous, so they did not sell. If memory serves me correct,
the reserve was over 90K before - not sure what they may be asking now.
TJR
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From: Karl Groves [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent:
Who knows when the factory stopped using Lead as their filler of choice?
Namely to fill the gap between the quarter panel and the roof panel.
Today I got the Chevelle sanded about 80% down to the metal, and both
quarter panels are filled with bondo. The right rear has been replaced,
probably
Okay - stupid question of the day coming up.
My body shop guy hired a kid to do his sanding duties. I want him to strip
my car to the metal, fix anything that needs fixing, and prime it up before
it goes on the rotisserie next winter. Instead of paying his apprentice to
sand my entire car, I
Not really - I could not figure out a way to get it done without making a
tool from a piece of flat stock lying around the shop. If you are good with
fab work (I ain't), you could probably make something that would work. But,
I have the tool - wanna borrow it? It was a score off of Ebay about 6
My bad - I have called the Saturday before the Superbowl Superbowl
Saturday forever.
T.J. Ringlein
US Air Force
Clovis, CA
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From: Dale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 11:52 PM
To: 'The Chevelle Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Superbowl
Folks-
I lurk a lot just because I am busy as hell most of the time. I see that
lately the list creator has worked his way back to the list, welcome back
Mitch. I have only been a member for a year or so, but thought I would say
a few words.
Today was my most productive day on the Chevelle in
Goodmark charges $750 at their Georgia installation center for 66-67, and
70-72 coupes. Something to think about. Even with shipping charges, that
is not a bad price, and good panels to boot. My body guy here in Clovis
quoted me around $900 to install the panel - so that is the route I am
is $3100
Dale McIntosh
http://www.chevellecd.com 1966/67 Chevelle Reference CDs
ACES #1709/TC GOLD #92 http://www.chevellecd.com
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thomas Ringlein
Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2007 1:47 AM
To: chevelle-list
Depends on the car. Since I would more then likely need to pull some cash
out of the Chevelle fund, I want to keep it to less than $5K for now. I am
not looking for a great car - just a good solid body I can put together
later on.
Perfect car? 1964 El Camino - no rust, no engine, no
Folks - I am asking for some expertise on this issue - sorry it is long, but
it is a good read.
I noticed that in Ground-Up Restorations, there are 2 different quality
levels of new repop fenders for the 1971-1972 Chevelles. One, part #
RF-71L, is listed at $260, and is not listed as a GM
Here is my favorite:
FORD = Fu%#ed Over, Rebuilt Dodge
TJ Ringlein
Clovis, Ca
72 Chevelle, in shambles
-Original Message-
From: Denny Shewmake [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 10:19 AM
To: chevelle-list@chevelles.net
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Car name
Not that I have a question, just a holy s$#t comment.
Just thought I would let you all know what I discovered in the garage last
night.
I finally got the Chevelle up in the air yesterday to WD-40 down the body
mounts in preparation for the disassembly late December - and discovered
that half the
Perhaps I am not thinking this one through enough - so I ask the
collective..
If I order a hot 12-bolt from Moser, it comes with Ford ends that accept
Ford brake systems. If I buy the Moser rear, I am going to be broke, so I
would elect to use high-end OEM brakes (2004 Corvette on the front,
Darrell sez
My brother is having his frame sand blasted before welding in motor mounts
and braces, after he is finished he was asking is there anything beside
powder coating that can be done, like paint. I have seen here that there is
another option to powder coating. Any suggestions for him to
I know, there are no stupid questions, only stupid answers. Hopefully we
won't get any on this topic.
I know the classic A-body cars we love have some problems that need to be
addressed occasionally on cars that have not been apart in 30-plus years.
One of those happens to be the frame -
A few weeks ago, I mentioned to my father that I would love to track down a
nice, original, California El Camino - from the 1970-1972 vintage to be a
stable mate of my 1972 Chevelle. I also mentioned that a neighbor of ours
used to drive one around town (an elderly man) and if he could track the
Title: Looking for Tools
I sent this earlier in a longer message it may have been lost
I have a new set of torque rods for the trunk (trunk springs) and need a special tool to install them. Does anyone have the tool used to put these in (fisher body tool # J-21412) or a design of a simple
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On Behalf Of Thomas Ringlein
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006
12:32 AM
To: 'The
Chevelle Mailing List'
Subject: [Chevelle-list] Car will
absolutely not idle - the final chapter
Okay
so here is the deal.
After
trying in vain for 6 weeks to locate a vacuum leak in or around the carb
Title: Car will absolutely not idle - the final chapter
Okay so here is the deal.
After trying in vain for 6 weeks to locate a vacuum leak in or around the carb, the car is fixed. Here is the scoop.
I finally pulled my last hair out over this issue, and still could not figure out what the
Title: CAr will absolutely not idle - the sequal
Okay here is volume #3 in the saga for the search of the mystery vacuum leak
Quick recap - car runs like crap (350/TH350 combo), have diagnosed it as a vacuum leak somewhere on the passenger side of the carb base.
I found a thicker carb
Title: Re: Car will absolutely not idle - the sequel
Somebody said, keep us posted so here goes..
Took the car for a drive and got the temp up to 180*, and noticed that the car was running very rough below 1200 RPM, but I could keep it at about 800 if I worked the gas pedal like a fiend.
Title: Re: Car will absolutely not idle
Shawn sez
Thomas,
Sounds like you may just have a vacuum leak. Could be a bad hose, like to the distributor or the big one to the brake booster. Check all those, and maybe even block them all off and check your timing and lastly the idle mixture on
Title: Chevelle will absolutely not idle - help
Okay I got the car out of the garage today for its first long jaunt to the nearest gas station, and I learned a few things. First, some background
I joined the Air Force in 1997, and shortly afterwards, the Chevelle was parked at my Dads
Title: 12 bolt questions
Folks-
I'm not sure if this has been discussed lately, but have any of you installed an early 12-bolt rear (say, 66-67 A body into a later model (68-72 A body) to gain room in the fenderwells for larger rims with less setback/offset? I understand the earlier 12 bolt
Title: Re: will it live again (response)
Bette sez-
Sounds like you are trying to put together a 72 chevelle, I have one in great shape good to for sale. I live here in San Diego and wonder if you might be interested?
Well the 72 was my first car (yes, this exact same car). I got it when
Title: Will it live again?
Folks-
I have spouted off a few times about how I am going to finally get my project started when I return from overseas. In keeping with my promise, and my timely return in a few weeks, I need to start making a checklist to get the old beast fired again after 7
Title: Gas Mileage
This may be a silly question I have not seen it discussed yet (probably because nobody wants to talk about it).
Does anybody out there with the ZZ502 know what kind of gas mileage you get with a behemoth like that? I am considering putting one in the 72 with a Tremec
] On
Behalf Of Thomas Ringlein
Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 8:46
AM
To: 'The
Chevelle Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Tires
I hope this helps I have had
15 wheels on my 1972 for over 12 years. I have 1987 IROC wheels
(15x8 with 4.5 backspacing if memory serves) and have them
mounted
Title: Message
I hope this helps I have had 15
wheels on my 1972 for over 12 years. I have 1987 IROC wheels (15x8 with
4.5 backspacing if memory serves) and have them mounted with 265
50R 15 BFG Radial T/As front and rear. I have never experienced
any rubbing anywhere, and the fat tires
Folks-
I have never been to a Chevellabration because I have been overseas for 4
years. I will find myself at an Air Force class at Maxwell AFB (Montgomery
AL) approximately 260 miles south of Nashville from 5-23 June - and may try
to dissappear for a day or so. I see the event dates of 8-10
Well... My wife loves my car because we went out on our first date in it
back in 1989. Should I feel lucky? She can't wait for me to get it back on
the street (it has been underneath my father's deck for 7 years) when we
move to Fresno CA in May. I have her full backing, she is even willing to
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