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bowtie · bowtie

I tried to take my car out today. I have a grinding noise. Wasn't there last year. The only change I have made is swapping rear springs so the car sits lower and swapping the wheels. It is a duller grinding noise like dragging a cinder block on pavement, not a swqueal/squeak/sharp noise. Here's what I hav...

seagrams72 · seagrams72

I am puzzled with this one: Over the winter I installed SSB disc spindles and a new set of pads on the front. Nothing else changed from previous years. Whenever I come off of harder braking (say going from 45 MPH down to 30 MPH quickly) I get a hard pull to the right. It almost seems like it happens when I RE...

SShink · SShink

While looking into adding factory air into the Chevelle, Dashboard and I discovered the oil pressure sending unit wire. The 'Oil' light has never worked on this Chevelle since I've had it, so I didn't really think about it not working until I re-did the gauges this winter and noticed the lens for 'Oil...

4-door Chevelle · 4-door Chevelle

So the knob for my headlight switch pulls off every time. The inside of it has been stripped out. I have another setup in my old dash but I seem to remember something about removing the dash pad and a special trick to get the knob off??? I don't thinl I want to JB Qwik the knob on.

Lost in the 60s · Lost in the 60s

I started on the 1965 Mustang that I inherited from a previous employee. Stan thought the Blue Chevelle was too much of a project....

We removed what was left of the firewall/floor and front frame/uni-body. New floor and trunk pans and tail panel. Clamped the new firewall and upper cow...

John D · John D

No, I'm not a member of the "Car's Apart" club... Blackie's still in one piece and waiting to cruise. Last weekend I snagged a running (I drove it) 135K-mile '96 LT1 & 4L60e out of a Roadmaster Wagon. Got the following tidbits as well: Radiator & Fans Complete engine harness, PCM, and Aux Fuse...

4-door Chevelle · 4-door Chevelle

changed my tranny cooling this year. It only runs from the TH350 to this 12" long finned cooler tube, http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MRG-7365G/. The temp creeped up until it hit just over 200 degrees after a drive. This is a tad warmer than I like but I am surprised this cooler doesn't wor...

4-door Chevelle · 4-door Chevelle

The area on both sides of the firewall where all the AC stuff is on the passengers side gets quite warm when I am driving. Actually, it is borderline hot. There is a hum or vibration from that area as well that concerns me. This is with the heat and AC off and fan not blowing. What is inside there and what migh...

dashboard · dashboard

It’s that time of year again; I’m back in the cars apart club. Engine will come out the first week of December; I’ll be fixing a rear main leak and be replacing the old technology solid lifter cam and lifters with a new technology hydraulic cam and lifters. With some luck I can have it on the dyno sometime i...

Tim H · Tim H

My son decided that he needed to build a new race car this year. Now that it is real close to the start of the season the push is on to get it done. I've spent a fair amount of days evenings and weekends finishing it up with him. He has done most of the work but for the past month or so it has consumed most of my f...

yellowbowtie · yellowbowtie

i guess that puts me out of the C A C but still have alot of work to do

chevelle · chevelle

Hello to all you chevelle owners, this is my first post I have been looking at replacing my top, or as i like to cal it a "not too bad umbrella". Here is a shot of the day I got it, it has been left it down most of the time since then. At this point the plan is to take it to RCI Upholstery in Belle Plaine,...

Jon H · Jon H

Picked up the Chevelle today after having the new top put on.

I didn't realize I wasn't suppose to have all that rattling and wind noise I had with the old one. It keeps getting nicer to drive. Now to dream of an overdrive.....

Bowtieman427 · Bowtieman427

Will be pulling tranny and redoing converter. What is the easiest best way to support the engine to limit tipping back. I was thinking jack stand and wood under oil pan or wedging wood oil pan and frame or heads and firewall. Also have a tranny addaptor that bolts to my jack which I am trying for the first...

John D · John D

For like practically forever I've had this ANNOYING, "jingling" sounding rattle in the rear of the car. No kidding, it sounded like a muffler clamp loose on a pipe tinkling around under there. At first I thought it was the tailgate straps rattling around. Nope, solved that possibility (and an issue w...

jim larson · jim larson

Looking for a little information. I have been doing quite a bit of reading on the Jeep GC conversion to change the ratio and create a little stiffer feel. The only thing is I would like to use an original 66 box as there are quite a few differences in the Jeep box, like 3 mounting pads instead of 4, even thoug...

bowtie · bowtie

http://gmparts-legendarylines.com/licensee_list.pdf

Enganeer · Enganeer

Got my 64 running again but my 406 is just too tempermental with the XE294 cam even with going from a victor Jr intake to RPM air gap. My plan is tame the combo down a bit. Currently I am about 10.4:1 compression with Comp XE 294 cam, 3000 stall BTE convertor, rpm air gap intake, 1.55 ratio comp magnum roller...

Tim H · Tim H

Non Chevelle related but still a SBC Got our 350 dyno completed today for our race car. It is a 350 with a 2 barrel carb and stock iron exhaust manifolds it hit 427 ft pounds of torque and 469 HP. My son designed the internals and we're happy as heck. Race season starts this month so I am painting the car this...

JT · JT

Hi, I've got a '71 Chevelle in need of a new or repaired front bench seat. I was wondering if anyone had a good recommendation for a local upholstery contact. I'd really like to keep a bench seat rather than switch to bucket, but my seat is in pretty rough shape. Thanks! -Jeremy

4-door Chevelle · 4-door Chevelle

and nobody seems to have a tool for that? I have the springs off my old Chevelle but so far I have not figured out how to open them up to get it off the hinge. I am sure somebody here has done this and has a trick or tool???

bowtie · bowtie

[IMG]https://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u165/Bowtie-Bry/carpics/DSC07179.jpg[/I...

bowtie · bowtie

What's a minimum sidewall clearance for street tires? The rallys I have look to be about 1/2" maybe 3/4" at the most. My wire will most likely fit right at that lip, how much sidewall movement is there side to side on regular (not Derek/Scotty) driving?

Lost in the 60s · Lost in the 60s

I started getting the HHR ready for the frame shop. Rear axle removal. I tried to pull it back in line a little more on the trailer to move it around easier but it didn't move much. It did pull the forklift sideways 8 inches ! Getting it off the trailer for the fun to begin. Had to pull the brakes apart to get th...

SShink · SShink

Looks like yesterday was the day to tear into dashes from Pushrod's post! the 'Lube' and Chad came over yesterday and tore into my interior and dash like there was no tomorrow. 2 hours later and it was spread all over the cave! Now I'll have to bribe them to come back and help me put it back together. Bef...

Enganeer · Enganeer

Does anyone have a cam wheel setup I can borrow? My 406 seems like it still wants way too much advance to run right. I can get it running decent by playing with the timing but then it has a real hard time turning the engine over for starting. To rule out the cam, I want to degree it to find where it is and doubl...

SteveS · SteveS

I'd like to order a set of slicks and cheap rims for the track this year. I've searched Team Chevelle and it looks like many people are running 28x10x15 on either a 15x8 rim with 4.5" backspace or a 15x10 with a 5.5" backspace. I borrow a set a drag radials from Jim last year that were 275/60/1...

seagrams72 · seagrams72

On my 72' for the last few years I have been running a non-EEC tank from a 70'. I recently swapped to the 72' tank with EEC. As I understand it, the three lines from the gas tank (sides and middle) run into a metal thing for a lack of a better term (canister?) behind the rear seat. From there I understand o...

Lost in the 60s · Lost in the 60s

I put the battery in the '66 this morning and was going to cruise around the block. Once inside, I remembered I had a new shifter with the correct lever for it. I also obtained a correct hump and carpet over the winter, so I dug into that. Existing carpet and high hump. New shifter installed with the corr...

John D · John D

I spent a few hours today getting a 5hp Briggs running again. It's the power unit for a pressure washer. The photo's show what happens when you do not drain the fuel/run it dry and store the machine... just once! The CRUD on the rag is just the stuff that was "loose" in the carburetor fuel bowl. It took 10 mi...

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	grinding noise (Preview) I tried to take my car out today. I have a grinding noise. Wasn't there last year. The only change I have made is swapping rear springs so the car sits lower and swapping the wheels. It is a duller grinding noise like dragging a cinder block on pavement, not a swqueal/squeak/sharp noise. Here's what I hav...	bowtie	18	1705	May 23, 2012 by bowtie
	Brake Pull (Preview) I am puzzled with this one: Over the winter I installed SSB disc spindles and a new set of pads on the front. Nothing else changed from previous years. Whenever I come off of harder braking (say going from 45 MPH down to 30 MPH quickly) I get a hard pull to the right. It almost seems like it happens when I RE...	seagrams72	8	1347	May 23, 2012 by seagrams72
	The simpler Chevelle things... (Preview) While looking into adding factory air into the Chevelle, Dashboard and I discovered the oil pressure sending unit wire. The 'Oil' light has never worked on this Chevelle since I've had it, so I didn't really think about it not working until I re-did the gauges this winter and noticed the lens for 'Oil...	SShink	3	459	May 21, 2012 by SShink
	Headlight Switch (Preview) So the knob for my headlight switch pulls off every time. The inside of it has been stripped out. I have another setup in my old dash but I seem to remember something about removing the dash pad and a special trick to get the knob off??? I don't thinl I want to JB Qwik the knob on.	4-door Chevelle	2	640	May 19, 2012 by 4-door Chevelle
	My work project (Preview) I started on the 1965 Mustang that I inherited from a previous employee. Stan thought the Blue Chevelle was too much of a project.... We removed what was left of the firewall/floor and front frame/uni-body. New floor and trunk pans and tail panel. Clamped the new firewall and upper cow...	Lost in the 60s	8	812	May 19, 2012 by Lost in the 60s
	'96 LT1/4L60e Conversion is underway! ( 1 2 3 4 5 ) (Preview) No, I'm not a member of the "Car's Apart" club... Blackie's still in one piece and waiting to cruise. Last weekend I snagged a running (I drove it) 135K-mile '96 LT1 & 4L60e out of a Roadmaster Wagon. Got the following tidbits as well: Radiator & Fans Complete engine harness, PCM, and Aux Fuse...	John D	218	30224	May 17, 2012 by John D
	Cooling Issue. (Preview) changed my tranny cooling this year. It only runs from the TH350 to this 12" long finned cooler tube, http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MRG-7365G/. The temp creeped up until it hit just over 200 degrees after a drive. This is a tad warmer than I like but I am surprised this cooler doesn't wor...	4-door Chevelle	30	1118	May 17, 2012 by John D
	Hot box (Preview) The area on both sides of the firewall where all the AC stuff is on the passengers side gets quite warm when I am driving. Actually, it is borderline hot. There is a hum or vibration from that area as well that concerns me. This is with the heat and AC off and fan not blowing. What is inside there and what migh...	4-door Chevelle	1	546	May 15, 2012 by dashboard
	BACK IN THE CARS APART CLUB ( 1 2 3 4 5 ) (Preview) It’s that time of year again; I’m back in the cars apart club. Engine will come out the first week of December; I’ll be fixing a rear main leak and be replacing the old technology solid lifter cam and lifters with a new technology hydraulic cam and lifters. With some luck I can have it on the dyno sometime i...	dashboard	224	7007	May 11, 2012 by Lost in the 60s
	Things that keep me from my Chevelle (Preview) My son decided that he needed to build a new race car this year. Now that it is real close to the start of the season the push is on to get it done. I've spent a fair amount of days evenings and weekends finishing it up with him. He has done most of the work but for the past month or so it has consumed most of my f...	Tim H	7	807	May 7, 2012 by John D
	drove the chevelle to work today (Preview) i guess that puts me out of the C A C but still have alot of work to do	yellowbowtie	4	768	May 6, 2012 by bowtie
	Anyone replaced a 69 to 72 convertiable top recently? (Preview) Hello to all you chevelle owners, this is my first post I have been looking at replacing my top, or as i like to cal it a "not too bad umbrella". Here is a shot of the day I got it, it has been left it down most of the time since then. At this point the plan is to take it to RCI Upholstery in Belle Plaine,...	chevelle	13	948	May 5, 2012 by chevelle
	Got the car back today... (Preview) Picked up the Chevelle today after having the new top put on. I didn't realize I wasn't suppose to have all that rattling and wind noise I had with the old one. It keeps getting nicer to drive. Now to dream of an overdrive.....	Jon H	6	776	May 1, 2012 by Jon H
	Changing converter on TH400 (Preview) Will be pulling tranny and redoing converter. What is the easiest best way to support the engine to limit tipping back. I was thinking jack stand and wood under oil pan or wedging wood oil pan and frame or heads and firewall. Also have a tranny addaptor that bolts to my jack which I am trying for the first...	Bowtieman427	8	858	Apr 27, 2012 by Bowtieman427
	Finally Found It!! (Preview) For like practically forever I've had this ANNOYING, "jingling" sounding rattle in the rear of the car. No kidding, it sounded like a muffler clamp loose on a pipe tinkling around under there. At first I thought it was the tailgate straps rattling around. Nope, solved that possibility (and an issue w...	John D	8	696	Apr 25, 2012 by Jon H
	66 PS Up-Grade (Preview) Looking for a little information. I have been doing quite a bit of reading on the Jeep GC conversion to change the ratio and create a little stiffer feel. The only thing is I would like to use an original 66 box as there are quite a few differences in the Jeep box, like 3 mounting pads instead of 4, even thoug...	jim larson	7	1072	Apr 21, 2012 by Chris R
	GM LICENSED PRODUCTS (Preview) http://gmparts-legendarylines.com/licensee_list.pdf	bowtie	0	538	Apr 19, 2012 by bowtie
	Revamping 400 sbc...anyone know about Howards Roller cams (Preview) Got my 64 running again but my 406 is just too tempermental with the XE294 cam even with going from a victor Jr intake to RPM air gap. My plan is tame the combo down a bit. Currently I am about 10.4:1 compression with Comp XE 294 cam, 3000 stall BTE convertor, rpm air gap intake, 1.55 ratio comp magnum roller...	Enganeer	29	2904	Apr 15, 2012 by Lost in the 60s
	Dyno Chevy 350 (Preview) Non Chevelle related but still a SBC Got our 350 dyno completed today for our race car. It is a 350 with a 2 barrel carb and stock iron exhaust manifolds it hit 427 ft pounds of torque and 469 HP. My son designed the internals and we're happy as heck. Race season starts this month so I am painting the car this...	Tim H	9	1005	Apr 13, 2012 by Tim H
	local upholstery recommendation (Preview) Hi, I've got a '71 Chevelle in need of a new or repaired front bench seat. I was wondering if anyone had a good recommendation for a local upholstery contact. I'd really like to keep a bench seat rather than switch to bucket, but my seat is in pretty rough shape. Thanks! -Jeremy	JT	7	966	Apr 9, 2012 by 67ss
	Need to change my hood springs (Preview) and nobody seems to have a tool for that? I have the springs off my old Chevelle but so far I have not figured out how to open them up to get it off the hinge. I am sure somebody here has done this and has a trick or tool???	4-door Chevelle	11	779	Apr 8, 2012 by SShink
	Also in and out of the CAC today-lower rear stance (Preview) [IMG]https://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u165/Bowtie-Bry/carpics/DSC07179.jpg[/I...	bowtie	14	1279	Apr 2, 2012 by bowtie
	sidewall to 1/4 clearance? (Preview) What's a minimum sidewall clearance for street tires? The rallys I have look to be about 1/2" maybe 3/4" at the most. My wire will most likely fit right at that lip, how much sidewall movement is there side to side on regular (not Derek/Scotty) driving?	bowtie	9	724	Mar 25, 2012 by bowtie
	HHR repair (Preview) I started getting the HHR ready for the frame shop. Rear axle removal. I tried to pull it back in line a little more on the trailer to move it around easier but it didn't move much. It did pull the forklift sideways 8 inches ! Getting it off the trailer for the fun to begin. Had to pull the brakes apart to get th...	Lost in the 60s	10	1182	Mar 24, 2012 by Lost in the 60s
	Into the CAC-Dash/Gauge refurb, carpet/soundproofing, AC, who knows what else... ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) Looks like yesterday was the day to tear into dashes from Pushrod's post! the 'Lube' and Chad came over yesterday and tore into my interior and dash like there was no tomorrow. 2 hours later and it was spread all over the cave! Now I'll have to bribe them to come back and help me put it back together. Bef...	SShink	127	5354	Mar 23, 2012 by Chris R
	Wantedto borrow Cam degree wheel setup (Preview) Does anyone have a cam wheel setup I can borrow? My 406 seems like it still wants way too much advance to run right. I can get it running decent by playing with the timing but then it has a real hard time turning the engine over for starting. To rule out the cam, I want to degree it to find where it is and doubl...	Enganeer	7	535	Mar 23, 2012 by Chris R
	Drag Slicks (Preview) I'd like to order a set of slicks and cheap rims for the track this year. I've searched Team Chevelle and it looks like many people are running 28x10x15 on either a 15x8 rim with 4.5" backspace or a 15x10 with a 5.5" backspace. I borrow a set a drag radials from Jim last year that were 275/60/1...	SteveS	8	976	Mar 23, 2012 by SteveS
	72' emissions EEC/ EVAP routing? (Preview) On my 72' for the last few years I have been running a non-EEC tank from a 70'. I recently swapped to the 72' tank with EEC. As I understand it, the three lines from the gas tank (sides and middle) run into a metal thing for a lack of a better term (canister?) behind the rear seat. From there I understand o...	seagrams72	1	420	Mar 18, 2012 by Pushrod
	In-N-Out of CAC in 1 day (Preview) I put the battery in the '66 this morning and was going to cruise around the block. Once inside, I remembered I had a new shifter with the correct lever for it. I also obtained a correct hump and carpet over the winter, so I dug into that. Existing carpet and high hump. New shifter installed with the corr...	Lost in the 60s	5	732	Mar 19, 2012 by Lost in the 60s
	Today's Gasoline & Power Equipment (Preview) I spent a few hours today getting a 5hp Briggs running again. It's the power unit for a pressure washer. The photo's show what happens when you do not drain the fuel/run it dry and store the machine... just once! The CRUD on the rag is just the stuff that was "loose" in the carburetor fuel bowl. It took 10 mi...	John D	11	1943	Mar 19, 2012 by Tim H
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