Had the pinion seal replaced today with the help of a friend, front end alignment is done. Turns out I had it really close when I put it together. Car needs a good cleaning for tomorrows show. Next project is figure out where I have an oil leak at. May be the left valve cover. Also layed a little rubber down today.

I sprayed bed liner in the trunk of the vert after work today.

Removed the complete front suspension from the '70 wagon today.
I've had new inner/outer tierods, sleeves, a-arm bushings, center link, ball joints, idler arm, & sway bar links sitting in a box all year.
Figured what the hell... I'll rebuild the front end before the trip to Ohio. Most was in decent condition but the bushings are dried out and cracked.
So....

I sanded down one side of the chevelle today. Way too much work to be doing it in this heat, but it's got to be done. ;)

I installed a new fuel tank and sending unit last night now the fuel guage works and I don't have to worry about rust in the fuel line. I'm going be working on getting the front brakes working today.

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Believe it or not, I actually was able to wash my car AND go to a car cruise. It seems like it has been forever. Maybe because it has been. But we actually had a nice day in Michigan.

Car went back to a dealership today for the first time since it was sold at one. Had our club show today and I feel it was a sucess. A lot of hard work was put into it by all. Car was there as a display only car for our show.

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Looks like a great place for a show .

took the wife, kids, and Slovele to the local vintage car show. had a great time, talked to a lot of people. no trophies, but to see all the people smile was worth it

We took the top down and went cruisin in the mountains .

Wow Ray. What an honor for a beautiful car.

This was the cruise last night at a local A & W, which is only 1 1/2 blocks from my house.

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Here, my co-pilot, my son Jacob, is sitting eating his food and having his rootbeer float.
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The back side of the lot where all the regulars hang out after 8pm.
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Today was a trip to Dooley's. I noticed a small vibration at 65mph. I also noticed that the steering wheel was a little off center. So this week I will be getting a front end alignment.


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fixed my two leaks on my chevelle. one on the brakes proportion valve and the oil pan. installed the fan but didn't finish wiring it. and installed my headers getting so close

Looks like a fun time for you and your son. Sometimes I wish my son was younger so we would spend more time together at cruise ins.

Same here Ray...mine turns 40 next month!! He's getting old. :D
They live about an hour away and we get to hang out often but not able to do much weekend car stuff anymore...wife and two kids keep him busy.

I picked up some paint for the driveshaft stripes last Tuesday. Been sitting here for days thinking about all of the things I could be doing if I wasn't injured. :(

That has to suck. Last week was so hot and humid I couldn't get a lot done on mine. Sunday was supposed to be cooler and less humid. Spent the day cutting up a large, 12", tree branch that came down. The neighbor helped then we went over and cut down an apple tree in his yard spent that split. Needless to say, not much got done on the Chevelle. Today I'm pretty sore and tired from moving logs and dragging branches, another day that not much got done.

Ray, my eldest son is 26 and lives in Texas. I had my car since he was about 10, but q
1/2 the time it wasn't running so he did not get to spend a lot of Cruise time with me. Besides at that time we had grumpy's Jeep Commando and the kids loved to ride in the Jeep with the top and sides off. But I will say that my eldest thinks he has 1st dibbs on my car if, and when, I can't drive it anymore.

Hey, when is your surgery? Hope all goes well.

Needed a stress relief from all the crap going on at work and went out and did a 5K hole shot and hit second gear....I felt better.

Oh yeah had to put a new carb return spring on it ($.30 and 2 minutes of my time).

installed my fan and wired it and tested it all working good pretty much cleaned up the engine bay and it looks a lot better now so close i can taste it :)

Don't over do it Ric, you're not a kid anymore. :D

No idea, it's like pulling teeth. Got a call this afternoon from my case worker. Hoping to go see the surgeon by the end of the week. I want this done and over with.

Is it painful? Mine isn't, not sure if I completely tore it or just aggravated it. The MRI from almost 2 years ago indicated a partial tear along with a partial tear of the rotator cuff. Surgeon was all set to operate, "well we'll see how bad it is, may just snip the rest of the tendon and be done with it." That means your bicep muscle slides down to your elbow. I told him to shoot some cortisone in the shoulder and I was out of there. It was the shoulder that really hurt.

I'd already spent a few weeks in the hospital and a few months on crutches from the fractured pelvis. Didn't want to go through months of recovery from the shoulder surgery, I'd had enough.

Hope they get things worked out for you soon so you can get on the road to recovery.

It was VERY painful when it happened. Still very sore, and hurts bad if I move wrong. My arm is in a sling most of the time, I pack pillows around it when I sleep. Pretty much have limited use of my right arm, swelling in my right hand.

got my chevelle on the ground it looks amazing to see it on the ground :)

so nice to see it back on the ground!!!

Congrats Shaun. What is next ?

Sounds so painful, I hope it heals quickly for you.

Looking good. Won't be long now

next is to figure out my brake issue still. once that is done i am going to put my interior together and got to find a new column and should be going down the road :)

Got the front suspension and complete disc brake rebuild project completed this afternoon on the wagon.
Along with new fan belts, hoses, and valve cover gaskets...I'm now ready for the trip to the Ohio show next week.
That is...I will be after a front end alignment appointment on Monday... ;)

Got a front end alignment and a nightmare oil change. I am so glad the day is over. Tomorrow I will start with a tire balancing at 8am. Just hoping tomorrow goes better than today.

Need to clean the car up for a car show again on Saturday. Helping my brother inlaw with his show.

Drove the "hulk" to work today! Hopefully it'll be an uneventful trip!

Get to clean off the hamburger grease off my car tonight from the barbeque smoke today at the car show. I was parked at least 100 ft from it today, but still got on the car.

Dropped off at the upholstery shop for new headliner, package tray, carpet and getting the console done. Hope to have it back next week.

With only one "good" arm, I went out and accomplished this:

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Not an exact, perfect restoration. (most concourse restorations have Quanta polish their drive shaft, then apply the stripes in a lathe) But, I drive all of my junk. So, used a wannabe "bare steel" paint, satin clear, and then used some basic enamel paints for the stripes today. I had the main drive shaft done about a month ago, just hadn't had time to get down to the paint store to get three pints of what I needed for the stripes. Truly wanted to do more, but I am just unable to do much right now. :(

Not to bad for the one armed man. lol