The Z16 Chevelle is the grand daddy of the great
SS396 Chevelle. It was built at a time when the GTO was selling beyond anyone's
expectations of the purchasing power of the young (or young feeling) American
car buyer looking for high performance in a sporty package. Buying on credit was
dave,
if you search around the monster site you can find some tips on
interviews
http://www.monster.com/
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From: Dave Studly [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: 'The Chevelle Mailing List' Chevelle-list@chevelles.net
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 8:22 PM
Subject:
I have a picture of a 66 Dana Chevelle with the cowl Plenum air filter and
also saw one on a 66 Motion Chevelle. It was available as a service part
counter item. There were a bunch of different units made to fit Chevelle
Camaro and Impala
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From: Rick Schaefer [EMAIL
The Dixco Hood Tach was used on the 1970 Yenko Deuce Nova LT1 but was also used by
many others. Dixco marketed the tach though Ford and MoPar dealers and
also had their own sales network. The tachs had different faces and different
logos. For example the Yenko tach had a black face with
Since Muncie parts can be interchanged during a rebuild the numbers may
not ID which trans it is.
The rings on the input shaft may not ID the trans because some
replacement shafts have no rings.
The best way
to see what you have is to open the case and count the teeth on the input shaft
sometimes you have to shave down the rubber bump stop or shim it up to get
the trunk lid to sit right
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From: Trooper [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: The Chevelle Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 6:49 AM
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] 69 deck lid
it may bethe traction control on off
button
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From:
Dale
To: 'The Chevelle Mailing List'
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 9:47
PM
Subject: [Chevelle-list] BMW Z3
question
Anyone own or know about a BMW Z3? I recently bought one and
F41 is a very rear option on a 69 Chevelle. I believe less then 800 cars
had it installed from the factory. There was also a F40 option that came with
upgraded springs and shocks but no rear sway bar.
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From:
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Some of the Z16 went to drag racers
One had some type of rocket fuel turbine installed in the
trunk. It ran 9 sec ET with a close to stock engine.
I have an originalarticle on it and you can see from the
picturesit was a real Z16.
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From:
Dale
To: 'The
I think the best fan is a factory 7 blade clutch fan
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From: Pelle Andersson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Chevelle Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 3:25 PM
Subject: [Chevelle-list] Good fan!
What non electric fan is the best for my 402 BB?
Sounds like it could be an intermittent vacuum leak
maybe a bad PCV valve or vacuum choke pull
off?
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From:
Dan
McIntosh
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 3:50
PM
Subject: [Chevelle-list] carb
problem?
Hi all..
That shifter mount plate looks like the Hurst Super shifter mount that was
used with the HD straight rods. It works good for drag racing but will mount
the shifter very high and needs a big hole in the floor
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From: Dale McIntosh [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: 'The Chevelle
I have seen some cars where they convert the windshield washer tank to a
rad overflow tank. It looks pretty good except can't use the windshild washer
any longer.
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From:
mark
fellman
To: The Chevelle Mailing List
Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 2:23
any engine bolt that threads into the water or oil system should have a
thread sealer. I use a compound that I think is made by ARP. I use it on all
the bolts because they claim it help gives a more accurate torque reading
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL
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From:
yenkochevelle
To: The Chevelle Mailing List
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 6:52
PM
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] 69
Chevelle 160 speedo
I remember seeing a Chevelle were the guy put
in a aftermarket speedo from the back where he did
Title: Message
I remember seeing a Chevelle were the guy put in a
aftermarket speedo from the back where he did such a nice job it looked like
factory installed unit. The mph was high but I don't remember the
number.
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From:
James
Lofquist
To: The
That is a cool article in this months Hot Rod
magazine on the Turbonique drag axle cars. For some reason they used a real Z-16
Chevelle. This gives us Chevelle guys bragging rights to the
quickestfactory stock engine car in history.
The 1965 Z-16 Chevelle.
It ran in the 9s with original 396
Do you have a picture of the 160 speedo? I have
seen passenger Police cars with 140 speedo but not 160
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From:
James
Lofquist
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 11:05
AM
Subject: [Chevelle-list] 69 Chevelle 160
speedo
I have a set of the NMW latter bars that came off a parts car. The car had a
piece of angle iron welded across the frame and attached to the front of the
latter bar. It was a home made set up. The NMW bars were also sold by
Lakewood and came with a large bracket that bolted to the frame and to
Jim
sounds like a motivation post which is good to hear
better then
"keep kicking the can down the road" or
"put anotherstoneon the wall"
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From:
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 9:55
AM
Subject: Re:
In the old days you can make a cool intake system with a little work and
some poking around at junk yards. Early 80s Chevy trucks had a cool air
intake system with hose to the rad support. If you can find two on them and
do a little welding it would make a nice duel system. The 4 BBl Q-jet fits
Trooper, are you staying up on the case of the partzsurplus rip off?
They are going after the guy and I hear that some checks were never
delivered by the post office so some people will get their payment back.
There is a post on TC about the case.
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From: Clint
The vin does not tell all but does tell some info. The vin is in sequence to
the build date. The LS6 came out late so there is a cut in vin number for
the first LS6 car built for each assembly plant. I don't know if the exact
number is known for each assembly plant yet but there are people working
It's interesting to try and figure out the decision making process that
went down at Chevy in 1970 and 71. They knew it was the end of the hi po era
with Uncle Sam coming down on them with clean air laws and the insurance co
made it very expensive for a guy under 25 to drive a hi Hp car. The
on the
VetteNet, where there are guys who know this stuff -- and much more.
Steve
On 12/10/03 3:16 PM, yenkochevelle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It's interesting to try and figure out the decision making process that
went down at Chevy in 1970 and 71. They knew it was the end of the hi po
era
with Uncle
Matt,
One area you may want to reinforce on the Chevelle frame is where
front sway bar bolts on. My friend has heavy bars on his and drives a lot of
winding roads. He ripped out the sway bar bolts a few times then had to make
plates for the frame and use larger bolts.
- Original
An original duel snorkel LS6 air filter assembly sells for over $2000.00.
They came on some non cowl induction car and are hard to find. Some non cowl
induction cars came with the common open element unit.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday,
Some of the old alu aftermarket intakes have the hole for the Oil fill tube.
It is blocked off with a plug but you can remove the plug and install an
oil fill tube. I still see them at swap meets.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday,
I don't think there is a good restoration book for 68/69 chevelle
You should get a factory assembly manual it will be the best $20-25 you can
spend on your car
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From:
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 8:25
What temp. is engine running at? Do you have an
accuate temp guage? Do you notice a difference when air temp is high vs
low?
- Original Message -
From:
Brian Zack
To: The Chevelle Mailing List
Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 5:08
PM
Subject: RE:
I think I got one from Paragon Corvette parts catolog
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From: Krister Meister [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: The Chevelle Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 11:56 AM
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Horn rebuild kits
Bill you weren't dreaming!
Here
Rich, ebay has a conflict resolution process. I don't know if it wil do
anything but send the guy more email but may be worth a try. You can find it in
ebay..helpsearch
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From:
Kent Lewis
To: The Chevelle Mailing List
Sent: Wednesday, November
Frank check the TeamChevelle web site. There was a post about this guy and
how he ripped people off. Maybe they can get together and hire an attorney
to go after him.
sorry to hear you were involved
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From: Trooper [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: The Chevelle Mailing List [EMAIL
try Fowardair they have a web site
they only go air port to air port but rates are a lot less then trucking
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From: Danny Wilsher [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: The Chevelle Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 5:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list]
it is a semi flat black but not sure on
%
if you have a sample you can get it scanned at a
paint supply store. Some body shops have scanners and mix their own paint
also
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From:
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, November 17,
opps that should be Forwardair at http://www.forwardair.com/
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From: yenkochevelle [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: The Chevelle Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 11:19 AM
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] shipping companys
try Fowardair they have
Frank check the TeamChevelle web site. There was a post about this guy and
how he ripped people off. Maybe they can get together and hire an attorney
to go after him.
sorry to hear you were involved
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From: Trooper [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: The Chevelle Mailing List [EMAIL
Yeah the Muncie shifter was not the hot set up for banging gears. It is
mounted to the cross member with a bracket then has a rubber mounted stabilizer
rod and another bracket on a 45 deg angle. They tried to isolate the shifter
from vibration and torque movement of the trans.
I have done a
The adaptor plate that mounts between the Hurst
shifter and the trans is critical to a good fit. Hurst made many different
plates that put the location of shifter slightly different up and down and front
to back
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From:
Ron
Helmer
To: The Chevelle
I was looking at the repo Muncie shifters. It is
missing one of the brackets and they only made 2 different levers when there
should be three different ones for 68-69. The repro may be ok for a driver but
won't cut it for a show car if you are going for high points
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Title: Message
From what I read,
The glass bottle was a dealer installed
item.
Some dealers put them on all their cars just to
make a few bucks more on a car.
There have been cars found in the early 70s with
them dealer installed. We think the dealer had a large stock of them and just
kept
There is a special tool designed to remove lifters.
It looks like a small slide hammer and has fingers to grip the inside diameter
of lifter where the snap ring sits.
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From:
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003
Title: Message
Chevy still uses the paint marks for inspection. I
was looking at a friends 2003 Impala and it has them on under hood
parts.We were laughing about how someone will like a picture of the marks
30 years from now.
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From:
Wayne
To: The
Title: Message
Some of the original colors look better when done
with modern base coat clear coat paint then they did with the original lacquer.
For example, I never liked the 69 Camaro Rally Green but saw one with fresh base
coat clear coat paint and it looked great.Theclear gives
itthat
Does anyone know where I can geta bracket for
a 69 Muncie shifter? Not the support strut that mounts on the trans. The one I
need is about 4 inch long and goes from shifter to cross member. I asked a bunch
of people at Carlisle last week and nobody had it.
thanks
- Original Message
Chevelle SS Restoration Guide by Paul A Herd
This book contains a lot of inaccurate info so be careful when using it
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From: Randy Barron [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: The Chevelle Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 1:23 PM
Subject: Re:
This is what I have found out from my research on 69 grills. There were 4
GM Grills sold for the 1969 Chevelle. One is the Malibu grill with a center
bar that is about ½ inch out from the grill and has a flat with holes to
mount a center bar trim piece. This grill is also used on the SS except
Tom,
The 1969 300 grill center bar sticks out about an inch because it
is made to be used without the bolt on center bar trim piece. You can bolt
an SS 396 or bowtie emblem to it. The Malibu grill center bar sticks out
about a 1/2 inch because it is made to be used with the bolt on center
The stock Chevy HEI works pretty well on a street
engine. Just use good wires and lighter springs to match your engine/trans/gear
combo. The crane adjustable vac canister and spring kit is a good low cost
modification to help fine tune it. MSD stuff is good for racing but not really
needed
The 69 Malibu grill and the SS grill are the same except the SS is blacked
out. The 300 used a different grill which also came in silver and SS
blackout.
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From: Trooper [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 4:35 PM
Subject: Re:
A friend has a 1967 283 engine at his shop. It is complete carb to pan but
has been sitting many years. Has 2 BB carb. If there is anyone interested I
can get more info on it. It is in CT.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday,
The vacuum advance canister works sort of like the computer in a modern car.
It constantly changes ignition timing to match engine load. No vacuum while
cranking gives no vacuum advance. High vacuum under light load gives full
vacuum advance.
Crane sells a nice adjustable vacuum advance canister.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Title: Message
Al,
Thanks for the
upgrade and for all your time and effort in keeping the list running
Good Job!
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From:
Al
McKenzie
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 6:08
PM
Subject: [Chevelle-List] Chevelle Mailing
Do you have a 10 bolt rear or 12 bolt?
A 10 bolt has two U bolts with nuts, A 12 bolt has two strap clamps with
four bolts
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From: John Nasta [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Chevelle List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 11:14 PM
Subject: [Chevelle-List] U-joint
Title: Message
Sometimes pilot cars were used for extreme hot cold
weather testing and high altitude testing. Teams of engineers would drive
them on test runs to see if any modifications were needed before full production
was begun. When testing was done they were sometimes sold to GM
I have heard of using a sheet of plastic over the frame before you put the
body on. This protects the newly painted frame from overspray. Then when
done with body you pull off the plastic. I have not done this myself but
sounds like it may work.
- Original Message -
From: Bill Vander
Lowest cost shipping for large heavy items I have found is a company called
Forward Air. They only ship airport to airport so both parties will have to
go to a airport with Forward Air terminal. I sent an engine from CT to FL
for $150.00 and all the ground trucking companies I called were at least
What year and hp 327? I may have some heads for it but they are not hi po
fuelie double huppers. I think they are one hump
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From: jason pollock [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 11:20 AM
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] wanted 327
Sometimes you can feel an exhaust gas leak by running your fingers around
the donut seal area or gasket area. You can feel the warm air blowing out.
Make sure engine is cold and be careful of fan and belts if you try this.
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From: Dave Studly [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
Herd is terd the Herd book has so many
mistakes it is not worth reading.
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From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 3:16
AM
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] L79
Chuck (ACES1): What can you tell me about Alan
Dale you may get your wish. The long waited GM documentation is going to be
released. Jim Mattson is working on the project. He does the Pontiac
Historical Service and used to work in the Fleet and Special Order Dept. at
Chevy (this is where COPO paperwork was done)
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It is interesting to look at the production numbers
of the L79. The 66 Nova L79 was over 5000 units then 67 Nova L79 was only 6
units, then 68 Nova L79 went back up to over 1200 units. Most data I find on 66
Chevelle show no L79. Maybe because they wanted to sell the SS 396 325 hp
instead
My Chevelle book shows the L79 350 hp available in
65 Chevelle then L79 325 hp available in 67 to 68 but not for 66.
I don't think the engine spec changed they just
lowered it to 325 hp so as not to compete with SS 396
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From:
Clint Hooper
To: [EMAIL
I have an old set of Hooker headers on my 427 Chevelle and it would blow
gaskets a lot untill I cut the flange between the tubes. I had no problem
since. I guess that long piece of flat steel will move a lot during hot cold
cycle and ruin the gasket.
- Original Message -
From: Herbert
One of the first cars to have cowl induction was the 63 Chevy 427 Z-11
It is the best place to take in cool air without increasing drag
coefficient. NASCAR used it since 60s but in later years began to restrict
size of openings which does result in lower HP. NASCAR trucks use a duel air
hose
Title: Re: [Chevelle-List] Horsepower TV
The Maroon 69 Malibu from HP TV is for sale on Team
Chevelle for $8500.00. It looks pretty good.
- Original Message -
From:
Chuck Hanson
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 11:40
PM
Subject: Re:
The race car guys use aluminum cowl induction set
ups that may look cool on street car. I do not know the price but I am guessing
it is less then an original cowl plenum set up
- Original Message -
From:
Clint Hooper
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, March 02,
That is a Chevelle unit as the correction states.
It has the indentation on the side where PCV valve locates in valve cover. The
early Z/28 unit has an indentation in the front to clear the AIR
pump.
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From:
Kent Lewis
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
There are valve covers on ebay with names cnc milled or EDM machined in. I
see them with names like Yenko Motion Nickey.
I have not seen Chevelle ones but they can be made.
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From: Dale McIntosh [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003
The TH400 front yoke was also used on some of the
later 4sp trans drive shafts. Like the M22 trans in 1970.
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From:
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 10:34
PM
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] trans
You will
The 12 bolt rear is the 12 bolts on the ring gear
not the 12 bolts on the cover. Some of the Pontiac and Olds rears have 10 bolt
ring gear with 12 bolt covers and are not "real" 12 bolt HD rears.
- Original Message -
From:
Lorrie
Rhoton
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent:
Hagertyasked about the value of your daily
driver insurance because of something about lawsuit protection. If there is a
lawsuit the policy with the highest liability coverage would be the target of
the lawsuit. Hagertydoes not want to be highest. My old car insur company
asked for a copy
Do you have the complete trim tag info on the car
with the dash for paint code? I have seen this on a few 68 and 69 Chevelles.
There have been some Carolina Blue Chevelles found with the dash trim tag no
paint code. Also seen a special interior code for the 68's with Buick style
interior.
Welcome to the list James
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From:
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 1:58
PM
Subject: [Chevelle-List] just another
opinionated chevelle nut
Hello, everyone my names is James.I'm from North
Texas,
There seems to be a lot of confusion on thecorrect 69 grill. I had a
guy tell me he was working on Chevelles for 20 years and there were not
different 69 grills until I told him I had Chevelles for 30 years and there are
different grills. He still didn't believe me until I sent him a
The grill mount brackets are different for 68 and 69. You will need to add
brackets to the header panel and the splash panel between bumper and grill.
The 68 hood latch is different then 69 also.
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From: Clint Hooper [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday,
I read the Corvair story awhile ago and it was very interesting reading. The
early ones had a few problems like engine would fall out and scrape the
ground and exhaust gas would enter car when heater was in use but this was
all fixed right away. There were handling problems on the 1st generation
69 SS Chevelle can have bucket seat and colume shifter with no console also.
I would think console always had floor shifter. What would they use to cover
the hole in the consol?
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From: Dale McIntosh [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, January 17,
I have put the Muncie handle on a Hurst shifter by just cutting the bottom
of the handle where it has the 90 deg bend then drill two holes to bolt it
to the Hurst like stock Hurst handle. The Muncie shifters are getting hard
to find so it seems a shame to cut up a Muncie shifter. I have a Hurst
yes 'some 69 SS automatic carsdid come with
the shifter on the column
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From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 7:26
PM
Subject: [Chevelle-List] '69 SS column
shifter??
Did the '69 SS automatic cars
Iwould not want to use acid dip because you
have to remove trim tag. If you have a numbers correct car the replacement
rivets calls into question the originality and makes it look like you switched
tags.
- Original Message -
From:
Richard
Milkiewicz
To: [EMAIL
I brought all my lose parts that I can carry like hood, fenders, trunk lid,
rad support, inner fenders, to a shop.
He has a huge room where he blasts somthing that looks like baking soda. He
said it's a his own special mix. He wears a full spaceman suit when he is in
there blasting. The cost was
Title: Message
The Q-jet will work good when set up right. One
thing I notice is that my Q-jet car is hard to start if it sits for a week
without running. If it sits one day it starts fine. I put in a fuel filter with
check valve but that didn't help. I tried a few different choke settings
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