What Did You Do To Your Chevelle Today

[shadowgray396]

Got a few parts back from the powder coater Friday, they match the pulley I painted very well. Getting ready to send out the clutch for the fan to be rebuilt and the original disc brake caliphers. Carb is also headed out to see if it can be saved. If not a hunt will start for a correct carb and I'm sure it going to be a few bucks to replace.

[grandsport]

Originally Posted by shadowgray396

Got a few parts back from the powder coater Friday, they match the pulley I painted very well. Getting ready to send out the clutch for the fan to be rebuilt and the original disc brake caliphers. Carb is also headed out to see if it can be saved. If not a hunt will start for a correct carb and I'm sure it going to be a few bucks to replace.

Hope you can save it! I think I told you what I had to pay for my Q-jet.

[carpoor]

Originally Posted by grandsport

Hope you can save it! I think I told you what I had to pay for my Q-jet.

Definitely not cheap, when I first started looking for one for my own car... was told $500 - $800 for a core. I was patient, and found someone reasonable - paid $250 shipped. Still hurt to pay that much for a crusty old carb that needs rebuilding. But, didn't sting as bad as the other prices I got. It's amazing how much more a QJet for a manual trans sells for vs. a QJet for an auto. I bought a spare automatic QJet for $30 shipped. (PN 7042220) The stick BBC cars call for a PN 7042215.

[SS Shaun]

nice man! good luck with everything!

[SS Shaun]

i spent this week decoding my wiring harnesses so i know whats what when i put it in the car. tonight i should have my dash harness complete. so that means i only have the headlight harness to figure out. as for the comments on the black parts on my motor you will see the big picture soon. i think its coming together the way i am picturing it. I have a black rad holder (not sure what its called) and a black air cleaner lid and looking for some black valve covers. when ever i build a car the first thing i do is come up with a theme of the car. the paint the vision the idea. my chevelle is going to have a custom paint job thats going to match the motor in a way. its not going to be that chevy orange but its going to be in the family so under the hood i want it to keep the same theme as what i am going for with the car

[Ms Grumpy]

I checked out my headlight bezels, cause there is another post that covers the difference between the '71 and the '72. And I am pretty sure that I have the right ones. Whew ! I had to pull back the cover to get to the headlights...MAN..do I wish it was spring !

[SS Shaun]

checked every wire on my engine harness with a ohms meter and all of them checked out good replaced my Coil wire with the steel wires with a 12 gauge wires and new connector. also fixed the ends of each of the wiring harness ends that broke or came off. and wrapped it up with some tape that i bought thats meant for wiring harness. sorry for the crappy cell picture but here it is


one done two more to go! going to do the front harness this weekend and i hope i can put in the dash harness this weekend!

[Ms Grumpy]

I actually opened the door. I had to get my insurance papers out of the glove box. Time to renew the plate.

[flash]

I didnt even go out to my shop today ,shame on me .I was too tired to play out there after work today but I did visit the truck at the bodyshop.

[flash]

I dropped the top and took 2 of our boys for a cruise ,Im ready to travel some now.