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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...

Tim H · Tim H

I am looking for an original looking radio that is AM FM and has a hook up for an IPOD. I need a couple of them from 69 - 72 I've read about a few manufacturers and haven't found much good about many of them. I do not want to put a radio in the glove box. Any suggestions on an original looking modernized radio? Th...

John D · John D

Took the family & my Mom out to dinner tonight not too far from her house (Santorini's - very good), so took the opportunity of being there with other drivers. Hooked up the battery, turned the key and vrooom. Now I get to install some of my Christmas presents!!

SShink · SShink

When replacing the gas tank on the Chevelle, I realized it has a 5/16 line from the tank to the pump. Likely because it was originally a small block car. I'm going to replace the line with a 3/8 factory steel line while I've got it up on blocks. Now I'm curious how much flow restriction to a big block the 5/...

jim larson · jim larson

New truck is here sooner than I expected. Full tank of gas in the old truck. How do I get it out. It's a 2009 Silvarado. I tried to get a hose down the to the gas tank. But down about 2" the hose stops. Wonder if there is some kind of screen or something down there that keep the hose from reaching the g...

4-door Chevelle · 4-door Chevelle

I ran the good old 750 for a few years. I read that this may be too much carb for my setup so I have been running a 670 Street Avenger for the last couple years. I did put my old 750 on for the last race last season and my numbers were noticeably better. My setup is 350 small block bored .060 over 10-to-1 flat top p...

gearlube · gearlube

I should be picking up my 70 Camaro this week from the shop. For those that don't know it was damaged after a mishap with a jack. So with it out of the shop I decided to do some upgrades and make the tools more convenient. In a few weeks I am putting in a TKO 500 so I wanted to be ready I finally got my flat scre...

bowtie · bowtie

So I have approximately 30 seconds experience before yesterday. I know the general idea, mostly it's the machine setup that has given me some issues this weekend. Here's what I have run across and learned: 1-I guessed too light on power output so it just did the hot glue gun thing on top and not actuall...

Pushrod · Pushrod

Started mocking up the Vintage Air conversion. Got the hoses routed, filler plates, and box in place for fitment. John D came over and reworked my dash harness. We "repurposed" the idiot light feeds to new plugs that will feed my new instrument cluster insert, and integrated the cruise co...

Tim H · Tim H

Does anyone know if someone makes the light green paint that is in the metal instrument housings for a stock dash? It is very light green in color. My 69 needs to be blasted and painted in these housings. I read where people are using a gloss white paint but I would like to do these as close to original color...

Enganeer · Enganeer

Guys, I will be doing the B-body front disc brake concersion and looking for recommendation on what setup spring / shock / coil over w/shock to use with the LS1 engine? Would like it to be able to handle, cruise around but not have my teeth chatter every time over bumps. I have a 1-1/8" front sway ba...

John D · John D

Major thrash session in the southern 'burbs yesterday... installation of a front disc brake kit, ball joints, new tie-rod ends, and lowering the front-end about an inch. (BTW, to not disappoint y'all, picture #1 is there on purpose. It was the 1st picture to be taken. And it was about 9am - so no extra...

SShink · SShink

But it's not in the greatest of shape. I was standing in the shop tonight looking at the tar paper on the floor and thought, maybe there's a build sheet under there as that's one of the places I heard they were thrown going down the line. So I gently pried up the tar paper, and there it was! Unfortunately,...

BLUESS · BLUESS

I want to rebuild the manual steering box on my 67, anyone know where to order a kit that would include the internal parts including the worm gear? Or is there a place in the twin cities that does this? How about names of places others have used. Would like to use my own steering box as it is original to t...

4-door Chevelle · 4-door Chevelle

So I had all new 2 1/2 inch head pipes, cut-outs and mufflers put in last year. However, I did have my existing tailpipes installed to save a few bucks. They measure about 2 1/4 inch but seem a tad smaller than that where the tailpipe joins the rear of the muffler. They are nice pipes with chrome ovals tips w...

4-door Chevelle · 4-door Chevelle

I messed with it last year to no avail so I am willing to just pay someone to do what it takes to get it working. I hope it won't get too expensive but I really could have used it a few times last year. I am hoping to get the car to run a little cooler this year too so it can take the extra load. After I put in a new ther...

John D · John D

Our own "Dashboard" mentioned a very critical element in one of his replies... "Grounds, Grounds, Grounding". Let me tell you from 1st-hand experience with "Pushrod's" harness, I'm in awe that most of the electrical gizmo's on our cars even work anymore after 40 years!! GM's idea of "getting the jo...

John D · John D

We need a consensus on when Club member cars should be out of "C.A.C." and ready to cruise 2012.

John D · John D

At 4pm today my son gave me a new "buff n shine" project... Luckily nobody was hurt, but he's in some deep doo-doo as he had passengers on a provisional license.

bowtie · bowtie

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2010-2011-CAMARO-V8-OEM-6-2-LITRE-ENGINE-COVER-92246784-EE10-/110800491124?hash=item19cc395274&item=110800491124&pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr

Jon H · Jon H

The Chevelle left the shop today with the replacement engine installed and is now tucked in for the winter back at home. Sure looking forward to spring and back on the road again. Bryan sent me a video of the car being loaded up. Kinda of made me a little home sick until I compared temperatures. I t...

Tony Hoffer · Tony Hoffer

What is the best method for squaring the first tire? Gotta have one straight with the steering wheel centered to start the toe -in off of...

Tim H · Tim H

This product was brought up in Dashboard's post. Has anyone used it and if so what did you think of it? I would like to use it on the roof of my cars before the headliners go in. Thanks

seagrams72 · seagrams72

Due to fuel issues (getting fuel to my electric pump) I have purchased a sump to add onto my stock tank. Basic Competition Engineering sump. I am fine marking it up and drilling the holes, but not with the welding. Anyone recommend a shop/ person or if they have the know how want to make a few bucks? Th...

Chad · Chad

anybody have any tips on how to get trailing arm bolts out? i got the nuts off fine, but im having hard time sliding the bolts out so i can replace the bushings.

4-door Chevelle · 4-door Chevelle

I already have a nice Mallory Unilite distributor, coil, protector with the correct wires. Literally EVERY race car out there has some sort of MSD unit in them. It appears their real benefit is 3,000rpm and below if I am reading that right but the benefits are there none-the-less. John E, you still got...

bowtie · bowtie

It's still in process--meaning I got all my crap in there, but most things not even on to shelves or anything. I'll probably rearrange it again at least once, but I have the cool problem of too much storage vs not enough. I have one of those 4' white "laundry room" cabinets, a 3' metal one, a...

jim larson · jim larson

Would like to have my rims painted regal red. 2 rims are currently gloss black. 1 is powder-coated black. And 2 others were recently sandblasted and are being etch prime and primed with high build urethane primer. On the 2 that are painted and the 1 that is powder coated, Just the outside will b...

bowtie · bowtie

I normally build mine. I've never found something that ever fits my needs at the time. In the old house, I repurposed a 6' base cabinet which had nice cupboard storage underneath and 4 drawers. Now in this house, I have plenty of storage but I want drawer space. I looked around and didn't see much of what I...

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	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	756	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	2012	Mar 19, 2012 by Tim H
	Radio advice needed (Preview) I am looking for an original looking radio that is AM FM and has a hook up for an IPOD. I need a couple of them from 69 - 72 I've read about a few manufacturers and haven't found much good about many of them. I do not want to put a radio in the glove box. Any suggestions on an original looking modernized radio? Th...	Tim H	12	527	Mar 17, 2012 by Dan Williams
	Blackie's Home (Preview) Took the family & my Mom out to dinner tonight not too far from her house (Santorini's - very good), so took the opportunity of being there with other drivers. Hooked up the battery, turned the key and vrooom. Now I get to install some of my Christmas presents!!	John D	3	642	Mar 12, 2012 by SShink
	3/8 vs. 5/16 fuel line-Holding me back? (Preview) When replacing the gas tank on the Chevelle, I realized it has a 5/16 line from the tank to the pump. Likely because it was originally a small block car. I'm going to replace the line with a 3/8 factory steel line while I've got it up on blocks. Now I'm curious how much flow restriction to a big block the 5/...	SShink	12	3171	Mar 11, 2012 by Dave Seitz
	Speaking of things that suck? (Preview) New truck is here sooner than I expected. Full tank of gas in the old truck. How do I get it out. It's a 2009 Silvarado. I tried to get a hose down the to the gas tank. But down about 2" the hose stops. Wonder if there is some kind of screen or something down there that keep the hose from reaching the g...	jim larson	4	535	Mar 9, 2012 by Chris R
	Which carb should I run? (Preview) I ran the good old 750 for a few years. I read that this may be too much carb for my setup so I have been running a 670 Street Avenger for the last couple years. I did put my old 750 on for the last race last season and my numbers were noticeably better. My setup is 350 small block bored .060 over 10-to-1 flat top p...	4-door Chevelle	6	778	Mar 8, 2012 by Dave Seitz
	What I have been up to in the Garage.... (Preview) I should be picking up my 70 Camaro this week from the shop. For those that don't know it was damaged after a mishap with a jack. So with it out of the shop I decided to do some upgrades and make the tools more convenient. In a few weeks I am putting in a TKO 500 so I wanted to be ready I finally got my flat scre...	gearlube	5	595	Mar 5, 2012 by gearlube
	teaching myself to weld (Preview) So I have approximately 30 seconds experience before yesterday. I know the general idea, mostly it's the machine setup that has given me some issues this weekend. Here's what I have run across and learned: 1-I guessed too light on power output so it just did the hot glue gun thing on top and not actuall...	bowtie	19	1226	Feb 28, 2012 by John D
	Started on the Vintage Air (Preview) Started mocking up the Vintage Air conversion. Got the hoses routed, filler plates, and box in place for fitment. John D came over and reworked my dash harness. We "repurposed" the idiot light feeds to new plugs that will feed my new instrument cluster insert, and integrated the cruise co...	Pushrod	29	2378	Feb 27, 2012 by Lost in the 60s
	Dash gauge housing paint (Preview) Does anyone know if someone makes the light green paint that is in the metal instrument housings for a stock dash? It is very light green in color. My 69 needs to be blasted and painted in these housings. I read where people are using a gloss white paint but I would like to do these as close to original color...	Tim H	8	685	Feb 24, 2012 by Tim H
	Front springs and shocks for LS1 Camino (Preview) Guys, I will be doing the B-body front disc brake concersion and looking for recommendation on what setup spring / shock / coil over w/shock to use with the LS1 engine? Would like it to be able to handle, cruise around but not have my teeth chatter every time over bumps. I have a 1-1/8" front sway ba...	Enganeer	4	406	Feb 20, 2012 by Enganeer
	Chad Gets Brakes!! Pt.1 (Preview) Major thrash session in the southern 'burbs yesterday... installation of a front disc brake kit, ball joints, new tie-rod ends, and lowering the front-end about an inch. (BTW, to not disappoint y'all, picture #1 is there on purpose. It was the 1st picture to be taken. And it was about 9am - so no extra...	John D	9	787	Feb 15, 2012 by Tony Hoffer
	Found my build sheet!!! (Preview) But it's not in the greatest of shape. I was standing in the shop tonight looking at the tar paper on the floor and thought, maybe there's a build sheet under there as that's one of the places I heard they were thrown going down the line. So I gently pried up the tar paper, and there it was! Unfortunately,...	SShink	14	857	Feb 12, 2012 by SShink
	steering box rebuild (Preview) I want to rebuild the manual steering box on my 67, anyone know where to order a kit that would include the internal parts including the worm gear? Or is there a place in the twin cities that does this? How about names of places others have used. Would like to use my own steering box as it is original to t...	BLUESS	7	671	Feb 10, 2012 by BLUESS
	Tailpipes (Preview) So I had all new 2 1/2 inch head pipes, cut-outs and mufflers put in last year. However, I did have my existing tailpipes installed to save a few bucks. They measure about 2 1/4 inch but seem a tad smaller than that where the tailpipe joins the rear of the muffler. They are nice pipes with chrome ovals tips w...	4-door Chevelle	14	1437	Feb 6, 2012 by Tim H
	I want to get my AC working this year! (Preview) I messed with it last year to no avail so I am willing to just pay someone to do what it takes to get it working. I hope it won't get too expensive but I really could have used it a few times last year. I am hoping to get the car to run a little cooler this year too so it can take the extra load. After I put in a new ther...	4-door Chevelle	12	982	Feb 5, 2012 by SShink
	To the "Dash is out on the Bench" guys... (Preview) Our own "Dashboard" mentioned a very critical element in one of his replies... "Grounds, Grounds, Grounding". Let me tell you from 1st-hand experience with "Pushrod's" harness, I'm in awe that most of the electrical gizmo's on our cars even work anymore after 40 years!! GM's idea of "getting the jo...	John D	1	388	Feb 1, 2012 by jim larson
	C.A.C. - Car's Apart Club - Official Deadline Poll (closed) (Preview) We need a consensus on when Club member cars should be out of "C.A.C." and ready to cruise 2012.	John D	9	630	Jan 29, 2012 by John D
	Kids in Cars = Bent Truck - Karl... running any "specials"? (Preview) At 4pm today my son gave me a new "buff n shine" project... Luckily nobody was hurt, but he's in some deep doo-doo as he had passengers on a provisional license.	John D	22	2214	Jan 28, 2012 by John D
	LS engine (modern) intake/coil cover (Preview) http://www.ebay.com/itm/2010-2011-CAMARO-V8-OEM-6-2-LITRE-ENGINE-COVER-92246784-EE10-/110800491124?hash=item19cc395274&item=110800491124&pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr	bowtie	1	509	Jan 26, 2012 by SShink
	Car is home safe with the new engine! (Preview) The Chevelle left the shop today with the replacement engine installed and is now tucked in for the winter back at home. Sure looking forward to spring and back on the road again. Bryan sent me a video of the car being loaded up. Kinda of made me a little home sick until I compared temperatures. I t...	Jon H	14	711	Jan 26, 2012 by dashboard
	DIY front end alignment (Preview) What is the best method for squaring the first tire? Gotta have one straight with the steering wheel centered to start the toe -in off of...	Tony Hoffer	2	451	Jan 24, 2012 by Tony Hoffer
	Lizard Skin (Preview) This product was brought up in Dashboard's post. Has anyone used it and if so what did you think of it? I would like to use it on the roof of my cars before the headliners go in. Thanks	Tim H	13	927	Jan 16, 2012 by Dave Seitz
	Welding in a Tank Sump (Preview) Due to fuel issues (getting fuel to my electric pump) I have purchased a sump to add onto my stock tank. Basic Competition Engineering sump. I am fine marking it up and drilling the holes, but not with the welding. Anyone recommend a shop/ person or if they have the know how want to make a few bucks? Th...	seagrams72	13	1940	Jan 15, 2012 by Bowtieman427
	four link bushings help (Preview) anybody have any tips on how to get trailing arm bolts out? i got the nuts off fine, but im having hard time sliding the bolts out so i can replace the bushings.	Chad	20	663	Jan 13, 2012 by jim larson
	Upgrade my ignition? (Preview) I already have a nice Mallory Unilite distributor, coil, protector with the correct wires. Literally EVERY race car out there has some sort of MSD unit in them. It appears their real benefit is 3,000rpm and below if I am reading that right but the benefits are there none-the-less. John E, you still got...	4-door Chevelle	6	605	Jan 11, 2012 by Lost in the 60s
	My new workshop w/pics (Preview) It's still in process--meaning I got all my crap in there, but most things not even on to shelves or anything. I'll probably rearrange it again at least once, but I have the cool problem of too much storage vs not enough. I have one of those 4' white "laundry room" cabinets, a 3' metal one, a...	bowtie	11	890	Jan 6, 2012 by OscarZ
	Need some painting advise for steel rims? (Preview) Would like to have my rims painted regal red. 2 rims are currently gloss black. 1 is powder-coated black. And 2 others were recently sandblasted and are being etch prime and primed with high build urethane primer. On the 2 that are painted and the 1 that is powder coated, Just the outside will b...	jim larson	2	388	Jan 3, 2012 by Chris R
	Do you buy or build your workbench(es)? (Preview) I normally build mine. I've never found something that ever fits my needs at the time. In the old house, I repurposed a 6' base cabinet which had nice cupboard storage underneath and 4 drawers. Now in this house, I have plenty of storage but I want drawer space. I looked around and didn't see much of what I...	bowtie	13	703	Jan 3, 2012 by Chris R
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