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Thats what its all about - SATISFACTION. Good Luck with your new toy. rick On Tue, 19 Feb 2002 04:53:20 EST [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > For those of you who remember me I'm back on the list from my home > now. I > used to chat with you guys from work as P.Hernandez@texasmutual. > Anyway its > been about 2 months now and was going crazy not reading all the good > tips you > guys have. > > For the 1st time in my life I have never tried to put a car back to > its > original look. Its been a long journey trying to find a bunch of > original > stuff for the interior, engine bay, and trunk of my car at junkyards > and > where ever else you can think of you name it I've been there. I've > discovered > what seat belts go to what year and what door handles and locks fit > my car > and the ones that don't. I really didn't know how different a 69 > chevelle > really is compared to a 68 model in the interior and engine > department. > everything may almost look the same but it sure doesn't bolt in the > same > spots. I did find some great interchange stuff along the way like > the big WS6 > sway bar from a 1979 Trans Am, variable steering from a 1985 0r 86 > El Camino > SS. Boxed control arms from a 70 malibu station wagon "towing > package I > guess." I even located an original spare tire and jack on a 65 > impala "The > cradle kind," 1968 impala floor rubber mats which I don't think you > can even > buy them anymore and along with the same look steering wheel as the > 68 > malibu. OH! One more thing I even stuck a 1970 style chevelle > remote mirror > which was found on a 1973 malibu wagon. HA! The remote handle for > the inside > of the door came off a 68 buick :) You know, All this stuff is so > expensive > on catalogs. Well, I think all together I spent about $300.00 bucks > and > learned a big lesson. Its like orange & apples when you speak to a > hotrodder > and a person who loves to restore muscle cars to its factory specs. > I now > think its really a whole lot more interesting to restore cars then > just > stripping them down and sticking huge motors in them to go fast. > Sorry for > the long note, I'm like a little kid who just got a new bike!!! > > > P. Hernandez > 1968 chevelle > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
