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If it's the same "pea green" mine was, it's called Antique Green, color code
#49. You can look for the paint code and other info off of the cowl tag,
located just to the right of the drivers side windshield wiper.
Scott
71 Malibu 350
>From: "Kevin McCann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: [Chevelle-List] Another new guy here with some questions.
>Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2001 20:53:47 -0400
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>Hello Everyone,
>
>I'm new here too, and not only to the chevelle list, but to restoring cars
>at all. I'm pretty good at picking things up as I go along though, but I'd
>greatly appreciate a few pointers to get me on my way if you guys can spare
>a few minutes (Or more :). Anyway, I just bought a 1970 Malibu Chevelle
>(One owner car)a few weeks ago. It had its engine replace several hundred
>miles back w/ a 350, and a new muffler put in a few years ago. The car is
>an
>ugly green (Sorry, I don't know what shade. Where can I find that out?)
>with the same ugly green interior. The body has a few scrapes and dings
>here and there, the back windshield leaks a bit, the trunk has been rusted
>through in 3 places, but the previous owners son (The original owner passed
>once, hence the selling of the car) had two of those spots fixed. They
>were
>along the seem where the trunk floor meets the wall, and he put some metal
>plates over it, wleded them in place and sealed them up. Unfortunately he
>missed the third spot. The interior needs some work. The front seat is
>ripped and the foam is half gone, the rear dash (I think its called the
>back
>deck lid?) is ruined from the leaky windshield, the carpets are torn and
>discolored. The shift indicator isn't working properly (I tried to adjust
>it, but I think its needs a new spring - it doesn't always return to park).
>The weather stripping needs replacing too. Eventually I also want to
>replace the radio, and I don't care about hiding it. Most likely I'll have
>the old one and the old knobs removed, and a new one mounted in its place.
>I'm not planning on showing the car, and my goal is to restore it to where
>I
>want it, not where it was originally. As for other upgrades, I'd like to
>convert to disc brakes, and possibly power brakes (It has power steering,
>but not brakes), install power locks and most likely keyless entry, an
>alarm
>system, and I want the interior sound proofed with accumat or dynamat. I
>plan on replacing the entire interior as I go along, to either black or
>black with purple highlights (I want the exterior black w/ a purple pearl -
>I can't afford the color changing paint). Somewhere down the line, I want
>to do some work on the engine, but its fine where it is for now. My
>question would be where is the best place to start? The interior? The
>exterior? What? Where? Please keep in mind this is going to be my daily
>driver, and can't be out of comission for more than 2 or 3 days at a time,
>and that I am working with a slightly limited budget, and will be paying
>for
>things as I go along. Any comments, suggestions, and or criticism
>(Constructive only please :) would be appreciated. Thanks a bunch.
>
>Kevin McCann
>
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