[Andy's Auto Repair]

I have a 70 Chevelle I am working on and trying to figure out what it was. it came to me with no engine or trans. Has a ten bolt hap hazardly hanging in there.

But based on fuel lines, what could it have been?

On the RH frame have a 3/8 line and a 1/4 vent. The tank has a two line sender and 1/2 inch vents on each front top corner.

It is a factory ac car. It is a BL (Van Nuys) car

 

[novaderrik]

front disc brakes? frame braces from the rear lower control arms to the uppers?

you have a blank canvass. build it however you want..

 

[Dave Birdwell]

Whats the numbers on the engine mounts on the frame?? With two fuel lines it could have been anything but an L78 or early LS6.. However, tall frame side mounts would tell us it was a 307 car.. :yes:

 

[novaderrik]

pull the seats and door panels and see if a build sheet pops out.. we usually found them in the rear seat cushion when we were scrapping them out 25 years ago..

 

[70-SS454]

My guess based strictly on the fuel lines would be a L34 396(402) car... Does it have the removable BB steering column section between the rag joint & brake booster? Does it have the disc brake delay valve hanging from the master cylinder/booster mounting? '70 True SS cars will have both of these.

 

[lrdvdr41]

If the car was sold new in California, it came with 2 lines. The return line was part of the NA9 setup. 350 4 bbl came with a 3/8 line, and I beleive the 350 2bbl also came with the 3/8 line. Van Nuys cars typically have a buildsheet on top of the gas tank, but I would bet it's probably a 350 malibu.

 

[von]

Could be a 400 small block Malibu too. Any sign of the Malibu trim pieces or patched holes like on the tops of the front fenders or Malibu or SS script holes in sides of front fenders? SS cars had wheel opening moldings. Malibus did not.

 

[lrdvdr41]

In 70 malibus did not come with a 400 small block from the factory.

 

[DaleM]

I'd say first thing to look at is the dash, is it a sweep dash or does it have round gauge pods? If round pods does it have gauges?
Round pod with no gauges is an SS optioned car
Round pod with gauges could be either an SS optioned car or not
What color is the steering column? If it was a non-SS Malibu and say blue/blue, the column would be blue as well where a blue/blue SS optioned Malibu would have a black steering column. Of course if it came with a black interior it'd be black no matter what.

Are the parking lamps amber with clear bulbs (non-SS) or clear with amber bulbs (SS)?

front disc brakes? frame braces from the rear lower control arms to the uppers?

you have a blank canvass. build it however you want..

My Chevrolet parts book shows a variety of Chevelles with those braces so I don't they are indicative of an SS396 or SS-optioned Chevelle. Disc brakes were an option on all 70 Chevelles, only the lack of them would indicate a non-SS car. Also 65 and 67 L79s are shown with those braces as well.

Could be a 400 small block Malibu too. Any sign of the Malibu trim pieces or patched holes like on the tops of the front fenders or Malibu or SS script holes in sides of front fenders? SS cars had wheel opening moldings. Malibus did not.

Ditto, no 400 small block Chevelles; Monte Carlo, yes - Chevelle, no. The LS3 (402/330) was an option though in 1970 which some refer to as a "Malibu 400." I'd agree with the fender trim but wouldn't put much into wheel opening moldings unless they are NOT there and no evidence of any holes. Same for lower rocker panel molding, Malibus got those that the SS options elimitated but many dealers installed them for customers.

 

[Andy's Auto Repair]

Solves that mystery quick.

307 mounts. So, my 70 LS5 4 speed air power everything started as a pea green, green cloth bench, disc brake, no vinyl roof, a/c, th350, 10 bolt Van Nuys car.

Think Tuxedo Black, M22, 3.31 12 bolt. Cloth blackbuckets, AM/FM, console, power windows, 71 power locks, F41, A/C, rear defrogger, washer monitor, and a ton of other stuff.

What I have is a 1/70 512 LS5, a 12/69 iron intake, a 0200 Rochester carb, a backdrive set, column, built M22, tabbed rad cover, bolt on intermediate shaft, clips for the shroud, full F41 set, 4 core Harrison, right fan and clutch, the right ac brackets. The only big item I need night now is the rear end, but I can pull that out another car if need be.


I bought this car as a roller from a TC guy. and I will tell you one thing. This is THE most rust free 70 I have ever seen in original condition. The floors, drop offs, trunk, tail section, rear window channel are as close to mint as I have seen. It was hit in the right rear corner and I figured skinning it would be better than mudding it. The front fenders were pretty wavy and I had a set of AMD fenders in the wharehouse, along with the repop cowl hood.

 

[DaleM]

Cloth black buckets...4 core Harrison

Buckets only came in vinyl, or coated fabric as they called it in 1970, unless you're having some built. I'd stick with a single core radiator...maybe 4-rows but a single core. Four cores might be a bit thick.

 

[Andy's Auto Repair]

Buckets only came in vinyl, or coated fabric as they called it in 1970, unless you're having some built. I'd stick with a single core radiator...maybe 4-rows but a single core. Four cores might be a bit thick.

Dale, brother, seriously. You HAVE to let this core thing go. That's easily the fifth time you posted that picture. I'll give you a magazine in place of a clip, I'll give you an engine over a motor.

But your love affair with that picture of the radiator is bordering on obsession. Creepy even.

Yes, it is a FOUR CORE RADIATOR. 4 cores. If you know what I mean, are you being funny? Or just Petty. And not Richard.....

 

[Andy's Auto Repair]

LOL:thumbsup::beers:

 

[von]

In 70 malibus did not come with a 400 small block from the factory.

You're right. Case of brain fade here. I was thinking of the LS3 402. I had a '70 Monte with a 400 2 bbl SBC but not available in Chevelles.

 

[BACK FROM THE DEAD]

Guess you found something to use that SS dash on uh?

 

[DaleM]

Dale, brother, seriously. You HAVE to let this core thing go. That's easily the fifth time you posted that picture. I'll give you a magazine in place of a clip, I'll give you an engine over a motor.

But your love affair with that picture of the radiator is bordering on obsession. Creepy even.

Yes, it is a FOUR CORE RADIATOR. 4 cores. If you know what I mean, are you being funny? Or just Petty. And not Richard.....

Not at all. There are a lot of new people coming in here looking for answers and when they read 3-core and/or 4-core they may very well walk away with that terminology as being correct. I think they deserve to be given correct information. If one knows what a 3-row and 4-row radiator is, why then call them 3-core or 4-core?

People that are not into firearms probably don't know (or care) what the difference is between a magazine and a clip and some legislators come to mind. When someone that does know the difference hears a legislator say that, they simply laugh at them and shake their head.

What's the efficacy of banning these magazine clips? I will tell you these are ammunition, they're bullets, so the people who have those now, they're going to shoot them. And so if you ban them in the future, the number of these high-capacity magazines is going to decrease dramatically over time because the bullets will have been shot and there won't be any more available.

I'm sure there are folks here and elsewhere that may think it petty, I don't. It's like wheel vs. rims. Sure, everybody probably knows what a person is talking about and it may just be semantics to some but why not be correct?

 

[BACK FROM THE DEAD]

People that are not into firearms probably don't know (or care) what the difference is between a magazine and a clip and some legislators come to mind. When someone that does know the difference hears a legislator say that, they simply laugh at them and shake their head.

What's the efficacy of banning these magazine clips? I will tell you these are ammunition, they're bullets, so the people who have those now, they're going to shoot them. And so if you ban them in the future, the number of these high-capacity magazines is going to decrease dramatically over time because the bullets will have been shot and there won't be any more available.




My dear lord God, did someone actually say that? How disgustingly ignorant can someone be? And a person in a position of power at that! Wow, just wow...

 

[BACK FROM THE DEAD]

I too have pet peeves with certain things/words people use that just drive me nuts. Such as that there is NO FRIGGIN "M" in "sandwich"!!! Or that there is no "yo" in "jalapeno"...

But I must agree that as far as the core/row thing goes if you are going to bust chops over it around here you may as well spend your time trying to straighten out everyone who calls an engine a motor.

 

[DaleM]

Not busting anyone's chops. If that's what correction has come to maybe I shouldn't even bother. If someone hadn't reminded Von that there's no such thing as a 400 small block in 70 Chevelles, that would someday be "proof" to anyone that believes it. I know that Von knows the difference and just goofed, we all do it. I'm sure Andy knows the difference between a 3-core/4-core and 3-row/4-row radiator and wasn't busting his chops either. I'm as guilty as anyone with an occastional brain fart but I don't make an issue out of it or call someone out in an open forum like they're an idiot for trying to be correct.

 

[Dave Birdwell]

Yup, just like how many people say VIN number??? What you're actually saying is Vehicle Identification Number number... :clonk: