sorry. its not a chevelle related question,but everybody is doubting that i will ever bring my 62 chevy2 drop top back.its a total rust bucket no floor boards all sheetmetal gotta be replaced.i mean the worts of the worst.is there any good shop recommendations in the bay area that does chemical dips or e-coat.im determined to bring her back!!!!

good luck with the car!! everyone doubted that ill ever have my 87 accord on the road when i took it apart when i was 14. im 19 now and still driving it... everyone is doubting me that i will have my 67 4 door chevelle on the road but its coming along nicely.. ill ****ing show them all.. they even put junk car advertisements for companies that tow junk cars for free..... i think we all get criticized for our hobby by people who just dont know what really goes on or can be done.. **** tham all and good luck with your car.. keep us posted!!!!

Hey RAD; I have an 87 accord that I picked up
for my daughter when she started college 5
years ago. Now the darn thing has carb problems.
Got any leads where I can pickup a rebuild kit
for this car? I rebuilt the motor 4 years ago
replaced the clutch kit twice. One of the worst
cars I ever worked on.

65 Mali

The last of the dip shops in the Bay Area is in Santa Rosa,CA., but if it's as bad as you say be prepared for some swiss cheese when the chems get through with the rust. I will look for the name and revert, but you can probably find it in the Santa Rosa yellow pages. They do fantastic work and they prime the finished product. Not to expensive either, but that's a relative term.

Originally posted by ChevysRus:
65 Mali

The last of the dip shops in the Bay Area is in Santa Rosa,CA., but if it's as bad as you say be prepared for some swiss cheese when the chems get through with the rust. I will look for the name and revert, but you can probably find it in the Santa Rosa yellow pages. They do fantastic work and they prime the finished product. Not to expensive either, but that's a relative term. Please post it up. I was just talking with a buddy about tryign to find a shop to ecoat. Perfect timing. graemlins/thumbsup.gif

On the Accord carbs, they just wear out.The shaft that the butterflys are on wears out and causes a major vaccum leak.I was able to find a wrecked acoord with only 36k on it when my 86 Accords carb bit the dust. I bought a kit for a quadrajet that came with a drill bit that allowed you to drill out the holes for the throttle shaft and put bronze bushings in to tighten it up,maybe something like that may work.Also put three clutches in mine,it fell apart at 246k but the motor still ran like a top.As far as that Chevelle,buy one already restored,tell everyone its the same car,save a lot of money,heartache and time. smile.gif

Ask and Ye Shall receive:

Nor-Cal Metal Stripping
Address: 10010 Old Redwood Hwy, Windsor, CA 95492
Phone: (707) 838-9470

Just a few miles North of Santa Rosa. Really a great place and reasonable. Last of the Mohegan's

took me 14 years to get my 62 ragtop back on the road!!!!!!!!!!!! i love to show it off to all of those "doubting thomases". It will happen, dont give up

rich64: well my 87 accord has 177,000 miles on it and the engine still runs great!! i never had any carb problems. ive seen many of these cars at the local junk yard with over 300,000 on the odometer!! they are great cars and easy to work on.. tight but what late model car isnt?.. i dont know where to pick up a carb kit because i never had problems with it yet.. but with 177,000 on the clock i might look for one next time i do a tune up.

Originally posted by ChevysRus:
Ask and Ye Shall receive:

Nor-Cal Metal Stripping
Address: 10010 Old Redwood Hwy, Windsor, CA 95492
Phone: (707) 838-9470

Just a few miles North of Santa Rosa. Really a great place and reasonable. Last of the Mohegan's graemlins/hurray.gif graemlins/thumbsup.gif