Fishyo
Nov 7th, 07, 12:45 AM
Well after a few months of sitting on the fence, I have finally decided to join "Team Chevelle" along with my other Chevelle enthusiasts.:beers:
It all began in October of 2006 when I was surfing through E-bay. I stumbled upon a 1968 Chevelle SS, original 4 speed, big block 396; 12 bolt 3:31 posi. car and I decided that I couldn't let the old girl sit any longer in that corn field out back of the barn in Iowa. I purchased it for the sum of $5000.00 (my wife still brings this up) and dragged it sorry bones back to Edmonton Alberta Canada on a rented U-haul where the restoration began.
I am proud to say that ALL work possible will be done by yours truely (cuz if you didn't build it, you don't really own it).
The car was carefully dissassembled, photographed, and documented. Everything that could possibly be saved was and even some of the "stuff" that couldn't possibly be saved was hung onto just in case.
The body and chassis was media blasted. The chassis shot with POR-15 and all components replaced with polyurethane components and a complete power front disc brake coversion kit installed. Oversized front and rear sway bars added, and the rear lower control arms were boxed. Every piece, every nut and bolt on the chassis was replaced.
The original 396 L-78 (4 bolt main block) was rusted up so bad it had to be punched out to a 402 and then again another .060 over. (I believe we are now sitting at around 412 cu. in.) The crank was busted in half and swapped out with a 427 forged steel beauty. But the best news was that the original #840 heads were all good and traeted to a complete overhaul including new s/s valves. I then installed a Comp Cams extreme energy CBXE268H-10 complete kit along with matching 1:73 roller rockers. The engine is waiting for a spot on the engine dyno to come to life for the first time in 22 years. Very excited :D.
I was unable to salvage the original Muncie M-20 (there was absolutely NOTHING left of this thing), so I ordered a brand new Wide Ratio supercased Muncie M-22 from T & B Transmission in Spokane. Installed a new Hurst competition 4 speed shifter and linkages and there it sits until the engine is ready for installation.
The rearend was worked over and freshened up with new gaskets and fluids.
This winter we are in the sheet metal mode (poor thing needs rear quarters, inner and outter rockers, and inner and outter wheel wells, a trunk kit, a couple of doors, a couple of fenders, a hood, but hey the roof and floors still good:D) and we will see how far we can get.
All depends how the Oilers are doing :thumbsup:.
Anyways, that's enough for now. Have a great day and I am sure we will be talking at you soon.
Jim
It all began in October of 2006 when I was surfing through E-bay. I stumbled upon a 1968 Chevelle SS, original 4 speed, big block 396; 12 bolt 3:31 posi. car and I decided that I couldn't let the old girl sit any longer in that corn field out back of the barn in Iowa. I purchased it for the sum of $5000.00 (my wife still brings this up) and dragged it sorry bones back to Edmonton Alberta Canada on a rented U-haul where the restoration began.
I am proud to say that ALL work possible will be done by yours truely (cuz if you didn't build it, you don't really own it).
The car was carefully dissassembled, photographed, and documented. Everything that could possibly be saved was and even some of the "stuff" that couldn't possibly be saved was hung onto just in case.
The body and chassis was media blasted. The chassis shot with POR-15 and all components replaced with polyurethane components and a complete power front disc brake coversion kit installed. Oversized front and rear sway bars added, and the rear lower control arms were boxed. Every piece, every nut and bolt on the chassis was replaced.
The original 396 L-78 (4 bolt main block) was rusted up so bad it had to be punched out to a 402 and then again another .060 over. (I believe we are now sitting at around 412 cu. in.) The crank was busted in half and swapped out with a 427 forged steel beauty. But the best news was that the original #840 heads were all good and traeted to a complete overhaul including new s/s valves. I then installed a Comp Cams extreme energy CBXE268H-10 complete kit along with matching 1:73 roller rockers. The engine is waiting for a spot on the engine dyno to come to life for the first time in 22 years. Very excited :D.
I was unable to salvage the original Muncie M-20 (there was absolutely NOTHING left of this thing), so I ordered a brand new Wide Ratio supercased Muncie M-22 from T & B Transmission in Spokane. Installed a new Hurst competition 4 speed shifter and linkages and there it sits until the engine is ready for installation.
The rearend was worked over and freshened up with new gaskets and fluids.
This winter we are in the sheet metal mode (poor thing needs rear quarters, inner and outter rockers, and inner and outter wheel wells, a trunk kit, a couple of doors, a couple of fenders, a hood, but hey the roof and floors still good:D) and we will see how far we can get.
All depends how the Oilers are doing :thumbsup:.
Anyways, that's enough for now. Have a great day and I am sure we will be talking at you soon.
Jim