The rear valance on my restoration project is shot. I have been unable to locate one in good shap or find a reprodution for this part. Does anyone have and ideas on where to find them or has anyone fabricated one of these.
Thanks Gary
64SS in 10,000 Pieces
98 Custom Sporster
Vortec Powered Jeep

I have the same problem with my 65.It seems to be a very common problem.All I have found is keep looking or try to have it patched some how or wait till the aftermarket finds us `64 and `65 guys.Don't hold your breath on the last one graemlins/clonk.gif

Are you talking about the sheet metal that is mostly hidden by the bumper and extends into the tail lights?
No repro on this section. I've been looking for a while myself. As Gary wrote, either patch or you need to find a parts car.
I've had no luck finding a replacement section and will probably just patch it. Missed a nice piece on Ebay a few months ago.

Yes that is exactly what I am talking about. But apartently they are almost all bad. I will keep asking the question and hopefully find a donor car.

Thanks Gary

i can see daylight through mine. and mine is a california car with almost no other rust. someone told me that they do repro that part, but i have yet to look into it. i will follow this thread with interest as well.

Never found one for mine....just had to patch it in. ..maybe some day the after market will rev up the first gen chevelle stuff..but I doubt it

BTDT... there are no repo tail pans.. and GM stapled the dang rubber bumper seal.. to make sure they ALL rusted OUT....

It a roll you own deal... a PITA but a can do job.. the pinch weld is a three piece deal... Tail pan, trunk floor and bottom brace.
Re pop trunk floor do not extend all the way and fall short, but you have a straight edge if you doing a full trunk replacement.he important thing is the trunk rubber and the top edge,, if thats intact and not eaten away.. rolling the pieces that extend the 90 deg. to the flat ,is no that hard. time consuming yes.. but some 20 GA steel and a length of tubing to act as a forming mandrill it can be done...

Yea that's the way I was leaning, the top edge that holds the seal is still in good shap but that is about it.

Tc#2893
64 SS in 10000 pieces

BTCWO,
The link attached shows my rust in this area. It was a one owner Georgia car. Still looking.

Chris, i haven't had my bumper off yet, but from what i can tell, i would swear that you have pictures of my car! must be a common rust area for these cars.

This place is out west but they have several Chevelles.
This is there web address.

http://www.allamericanclassics.com/chevother.html#chevelle

http://www.allamericanclassics.com/

Chris
Add a little body plastic from a previous repair and you would have a picture of mine. The more I see make's me realize that any donor car would probably not be in that good of shape either. So it is fab time.

It will be a couple months before I start since I want the body back on the fram for this. But when I do I will take a lot of pics to help others with this process.

Thanks Gary
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