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Jim's friends Chevelle
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ok here are some finished pics of that Chevelle i've been working on for the past few months off and on.
it started out not needing much but the more i looked the more it needed. my friend said to fix what ever was wrong........
so here is a list.
fixed the MSD wiring.
fixed and rerouted the starter wires.
added plug wire looms and re routed and cleaned all the over spray off the wires.
found horn wire and cleaned painted and mounted the horns.
put conduit on most of the wiring under the hood to clean it up.
added mechanical guages- ran a copper line for oil pressure.
car had the wrong direction cooling fan so i installed 2- 12" fans with a automatic controller.with a override switch installed as well.
added a trans cooler.
changed the trans pan gasket.
painted the washer bracket and got a new bottle and ran new hoses.
put a OE throttle cable on since the old one was hacked like you couldn't believe.
changed carburetors since the JACKA$$  that put the other on the 4brls didn't work. the rear accelerator pump was hitting on the pipe he bent for the TH400 modulator line. plus it was way to much for the car.
ran new vacuum hoses for the ac duct work.
took part of the dash apart to find the ground wire the hack forgot to hook up for the wiper switch.
fixed the wiper motor ground
car had the wrong turn signal switch in it so i put a OEM one in.
got the 4 ways working
fixed the blower motor
took the e-brake out to change the kick panel that i had to paint to match the car.
fixed the new SS steering wheel only 1 horn button would work.
fixed all of the dash lighting.
added fuses to the every circuit that i added plus the ones the hack did that he had no fuses in.
fixed and wired and mounted the center console.
put glovebox and glovebox door on.
put the panel back under the dash to cover the wiring and the carpet edge.
added the front seat belts.
drilled the floor and had reinforcments made to bolt the buckets seats down on both sides.
drilled and added the rear armrests and the window cranks
fixed drivers door latch/you couldn't get out of the car from the inside.
drilled and installed the front armrests and the window cranks.
added a fuel filter in line
changed the brake booster hose to a braided one.
added a breather to the rh valve cover
moved the pcv to the lh valve cover and covered the line with braided material.
changed the t/stat and housing for the hose to clear the ac compressor since it was starting to rub thru the upper hose.
fixed the ac/ps belts and got new ones and routedthem the correct way.
changed the alt pulley out to line up the belt correctly.
fixed the lower windshield mldg
cleaned the cowl and put the new cowl screens on.
added new coil over shocks in the rear.
added lock nuts to the gas tanks straps.
found a lower rear mody mount and the bolt and washer gone so i replaced both rear lower mounts.
fixed and cleaned the license plate lamp.
added a tach.
i think that's it for now, but i'm sure i missed something...











































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Nice work Jim! You did a whole lot to that car. I love Chevelles. I miss my 70.

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Looks good Jim. How do the rear tires hold??

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biggrin great job Jim.  biggrin

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black07ss wrote:

Looks good Jim. How do the rear tires hold??




 Bob those tires are great.
they are my old tires i had them on the Monte for almost 2yrs
drove them to binghamton and all over the place. the only issue i had was on the highway in the rain.



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After seeing your driving habbits in Binghamton last year. I wouldn't think any of your tires could be reused. LOL

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black07ss wrote:

After seeing your driving habbits in Binghamton last year. I wouldn't think any of your tires could be reused. LOL



WHAT driving habits?furious

i'm a good boy

the first year in Binghamton i had them on and Dave's son Matt goes did his front end come off the ground...lol it didn't but it was close. those things hook nicely. i want another setfurious

 



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