I got it started and noticed that the gas gage is not working....it worked when I put it away. Any suggestions

Mine was where the sender strap grounded to the metal. It got loose on the rivet.

Most likely the same reason the clock doesn't work. ;)

Ha, Clock that does not work is in the Camaro and I think Tony did it to see how far he could push me.

I went out and looked at that and it is bolt and not riveted on mine and will clean that to see if that works. Also noticed a gas leak at the rubber line where it meets the metal line so that has to be fixed as well.

I didnt get my truck back today so we took the Malibu convertible out cruisin .

Maybe the gas gauge was jealous of all the attention that the clock is getting.

Nothing special waiting for parts. I spent the entire morning running the shop vac. Under the car in the car, under the hood. My chevelle shares its home with my van. It is raining and the other baby isn't going outside till the rain stops. It is detailed and ready for a cruise. I drive my truck in the nasty stuff.

Anyhow I can't go to the next step in cleaning untill the van is out of the way. So I can move the chevelle and start mopping up. Leaf blower for dust and spider webs before I tape and prime.

Poor van been totalled 3X since I owned it. Front end knocked off 5 years ago. Drivers door back to the rear wheel X-Mas before last. Fist time it was the slider door side. I keep fixin her. She is my driver. I call her my Pregnant Chevelle. Part of the reason the chevelle is taking so long. Life keeps getting on the way. But I am keeping in practice for the chevelle.

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Im too busy playing with the truck right now so the Chevelle has to wait .

And that's a good thing !!!!

FINALLY!! after almost 2 months FINALLY!
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now the fun starts tomorrow :beer:

It runs! Have a fuel leak on both ends of the carb to pump line. (despite being tight) The tach wasn't working, just resolved that. And the key switch has issues... I will have to swap in the switch from the non tilt column out of the car.

Just the same... HUGE relief!

Congrat, always go to hear them run.

I thought I would be more excited to be honest. I feel more relief than anything.

I also did some work to the hood of my 69' Chevelle. It's an aftermarket "made in Taiwan" piece that came with the car. It was low in the center. I adjusted the latch as much as I could. Then I had to cut the spot welds on the face of the hood. It fits great now, and saves me some money on the project.

I did the dash today got it ready for primer. Metal treated the back after I sanded it. I will spray it inside next time I work on it. Cleaned the interior with a bucket and water under the dash. Getting the dust gone. Spent most of the day cleaning and looking it over. I making progress.

I had a endless stream of visitors today. I told somebody the bodywork was done finally. All my friends were taking turns stopping by to gawk. They seen this car since it was a pile of rust in the driveway.

My buddy with the 72 chevelle was here he put half quarters on it. He kinda antsy because he knows I am not doing bodywork on his till mine past this stage. He getting new front fenders for it soon to. I keep telling him to get a cowl hood or I won't paint it. He paid 200 bucks for that car 25 years ago wrecked from a kid. fixed the front end and drove it every since. But father time has been taking its toll on it. And seeing me and my brother restoring our cars kinda put him in the mood he better do something. These things are not cheap anymore. It is like they say about divorce, these old cars now. It cheaper to keep her.

no pictures but i finally got the passenger side shoulder cowl (what was left of it) off. Time to clean up and make it nice before i do anything else.

Ordered my new gas tank and sending unit and all associated hardware, straps and lines today.

While you're waiting for those maybe you could change the intake manifold gaskets on mine. I'm kind of busy down here in Fl. Lot of beer to drink, cooking on the grill, you know how it is.

No problem, I'll stop on my home home tomorrow with my tube of JB weld, it should take me about 5 min.

He-he-he-he

Wow it is a pain to try getting a key cut if you already got the blank. I got extra GM type key blanks. I want extra keys made for the car so I don't have just one set. Some places flat refuse to do it unless they sell you the blank.
So let me get this straight. I can only have a key made if you use the wrong key to a 70's model. NEXT.
Anyway I found a place that will do it with a disclaimer. They won't guarantee it will work. I said so the only place in town that will do it. And your telling me you suck at cutting keys. The guy laughed. He said no we have to say that because if something does go wrong they can't replace the blank.
So tomorrow I letting the butchers loose with my new blanks. I got a bunch I told him surely he can get 2 to work.

I didn't have any problems with mine. I went to a locksmith and they may have charged me more than the local hardware store, but they have machines that are more accurate. The problem sometimes is that the older keys are worn from years of wear.

I took my blanks to Lowes or Home Depot and they cut them for free .

Same here with no problems. Also had a lock smith cut a couple of more.

I try your suggestions. I obviously been going to the wrong places Thanks.

Done I went and got the keys done. I walked in and they know me. So I got a house key and the chevelle key cuts were free.

Took it over to Starbucks this morning and looked at all the cars that were there.

Played with the truck today ,the Chevelle gets out tomorrow.

I saw both you and Joan at the Wendy's cruise-in today but was stopped by a friend before I could say hey. I looked for either your truck or car but never saw either after, guess you guys escaped.

Eric ,sorry we missed each other ,the truck was parked above Wendy's as we could not find a spot inside to park. We were a bit late due to an issue with a radiator cap malfunction and running hot .We didnt stay long as I wanted to get to a parts store on the way home and try to avoid Barret Pky traffic.

Went out for another cruise this afternoon, cleaned up the white letter tires and dusted it off. Alot of pollen in the air today. Washed all the daily driver cars and with in a hour they were all green again from the pollen falling off all the maple trees in the area.

Ordered a new sterter solenoid... the one on the car took a dump after the first start up. ::facepalm::

Took the Chevelle out to the local burger place and met some guys from the local club.

Too rainy here to play with the Chevelle .

I just looked at the dash and fought the urge to work on it.

Big block and TH400 installed into the wagon this morning. Just gotta plumb it all out...fuel pump, radiator, exhaust, and hoses.
Then on to the rearend swap...out goes the original 2.73 open 10 bolt; in with a 3.31 posi 12 bolt. The trans and rear are out of the same car so Speedometer should be fine. Measurement will be needed for a driveshaft.

Plans to drive this to the Peach State show in two weeks.
Simple really...

Wow ,you been busy today .

Found a good deal on 4 chrome rims and tires for the car trailer today. Tires were only a few years old and were taken off within a month after the guy got his new trailer. Still have the nubs on the tires. Payed less then what 4 new tires were going to cost me. Off with the white rims.

Whew !! I am tired just thinking about what you did.

flash you mean that you are not taking your truck out everyday ?? lol