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Rick . You frein need the Pinch weld molding 64/65 specific. Not only on Chevelles but BOP cars also. Let me know if he still needs them, I my have a lead ? Wayne ----- Original Message ----- From: "richard a schaefer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2002 12:50 PM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] 1964 Malibu SS > > Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > 4 Speed will be on the floor. If the only difference is the tranny, and > the price is reasonable I'd grab it. When you start looking for a > specific 35 year old car, produced in limited numbers, you make your > search much more difficult. A tranny conversion is not too difficult > and much easier than significant body work. > > Don't know if its been mentioned, but the first thing to look for in a > project is a solid body (or as solid as you can find/afford). Body work > is much more expensive, time consuming,, and frustrating than the > mechanical stuff. Chevy motors/trannys are cheap in the grand scheme > of things. Also parts peculiar to the 64 will be difficult to find. > A guy here in town, has been looking for the chrome piece that goes > around the top well of his 64 convert. Last I heard he hasn't had any > success in over a year of looking. If you get a project, you want as > many original pieces as you can find. > > Last thing this AM. I assume, but don't know that you found this list > thru Team Chevelle www.chevelles.com . Checkout EVERY page linked off > that front page. There are so many resources available on line. Get > smart on the 64 so you end up with the car that you want. Again good > luck. > rick > > On Sun, 17 Mar 2002 08:24:44 EST [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > Replies to this message are sent to The Chevelle Mailing List > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Thanks for the wondeful and warm welcome to the list; > > > > Geez, it will be 30 years this July 6th, that I last saw my 64 > > Malibu SS > > intact, and had only saw one photo of one since. By the time I found > > that > > one, it had already been sold. Now, after one day on the list, I > > have seen a > > second photo of one like I had, and it is still for sale, but it's a > > 4 speed > > instead of a automatic on the floor. Don't know yet if this one is > > on column > > or on the floor. Owner will call me back today, he wasn't home last > > night. > > > > Question. If I want a "cheap" rustoration case, 1964 Malibu SS > > hardtop, > > 283, automatic on the floor with the light blue interior, how easy a > > find is > > that? And I guess, as a first timer for a total restoration (Have > > done drive > > train overhaul, complete repaints and interior work, but never from > > frame > > up), should I try to find one that already had auto on the floor, or > > is that > > an easy change over in the 64? > > > > Question. Is there somebody around, a company, that might just > > have one > > that needs somebody like me to bring it back to life? Somebody to > > start with > > a title, LOL, > > that reads 1964 Malibu SS Blue, Hardtop, Auto, 283 and build it from > > there. > > > > Or should I spend a chunk up front and mis out on all the joy of > > rebuilding one? > > > > Tom > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > 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] > ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
