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I have a 1967 Chevelle Malibu convertible sitting in my Dad's garage (untouched) for the last 12 years. It's always been my dream to restore it and now is the time. It is not running right now. It has a non original rebuilt 283 with the water pulley disconnected (fell off while my younger was driving it 12 years ago). Everything else is original. The body is not in bad shape. It's never been in an accident. A little bit of rust due to the harsh Canadian winters. The interior needs a bit of work. I don't know much about restoring classic cars so I'm going to need all the help I can get.
My questions are:
1. Should I replace the 283, the tranny, the exhaust system, the whole works and modify it to get more horsepower?
2. If I take all these out what should I put in it?
3. Should I get it painted a different color (it's original color is bolero red)?
4. Should I try to keep it original as much as possible?
5. Will it be more valuable if it is original?
6. Does anybody know of any Chevelle clubs in my neck of the woods (Calgary, Alberta, Canada - north of the Montana border about a 3 hour dirve)? It's quite lonely up here.
[This message has been edited by 67Malibudroptop (edited 05-14-99).]
My questions are:
1. Should I replace the 283, the tranny, the exhaust system, the whole works and modify it to get more horsepower?
2. If I take all these out what should I put in it?
3. Should I get it painted a different color (it's original color is bolero red)?
4. Should I try to keep it original as much as possible?
5. Will it be more valuable if it is original?
6. Does anybody know of any Chevelle clubs in my neck of the woods (Calgary, Alberta, Canada - north of the Montana border about a 3 hour dirve)? It's quite lonely up here.
[This message has been edited by 67Malibudroptop (edited 05-14-99).]