[Bad67SS]

I bet she runs a little hot! Check out the last engine pic...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6164&item=4556039330&rd=1

 

[Adam Loose]

Oh my,the bypass hose is hooked up into the heater :clonk:

 

[70ElkySS]

And, it's just "restored to perfection".

 

[ricks66rag]

Wouldnt it be ok to do this? It would keep the intake cooler, and the water pump would still perform normally.

 

[d1_bradley]

Would it be OK ? Probably, but perfect restoration....... lots of other things 'different' too. Decent clone though.

 

[rocks66ss]

Decent clone? Did you look at all the pictures? For a car they say has a 138 VIN and a perfect restoration! Look at the interior pictures and tell me what doesn't belong on a 66 SS. It is far from a decent restro or clone as far as that goes.



Rocky

 

[Dean]

I don't think it would hurt a thing other than being not right.

 

[BillsCamino]

Look at the interior pictures and tell me what doesn't belong on a 66 SS. It is far from a decent restro or clone as far as that goes.

The wood grained dash strip looks really "restro".

 

[ratengine]

Quit nit picking, I am sure we can all find something wrong with our own cars.
Dave.

 

[rocks66ss]

Well Dave, were not talking about our cars are we? We seen to be having a discussion about a car thats advertised on ebay for the whole world to see, as a perfect restoration!

Anyone who advertises a car like that is open for nit picking.

Maybe you shouldn't partake in posts like these if to don't like to broaden your knowledge about what is correct, or not on some of these cars. And yes, we can all find plenty wrong with our cars.


Rocky

 

[Cardiac]

He hacked a Big-Ass-Hole in the dash for that aftermarket radio. Which in my opinion is a BIG No-No on ANY Restoration job?

 

[Hippie]

Besides the by-pass hose I can't say I ever saw a an L-78 396/375HP with a cast iron oval port intake manifold................... Take a close look at the shape of the manifold where the runners meet the head. I'd be willing to bet there's a QuadraJet under the Taiwan air cleaner, not that there's anything wrong with a QuadraJet on a 325HP 396. In fact that manifold looks a little "flat" to me, shouldn't a '66 iron intake be quite a bit taller? That's a rhetorical question, YES it should be taller! I smell a "rat" or rather a "rat" imposter............

But OH GOD!!!!! Do I LOVE that color of yellow!!!!!! I mean it, Goldenrod, Butternut whatever you want to call it I do like the color!!!!!!! :thumbsup:

 

[NOS327]

..and it "came with the small block V8". If it originally came with a small block, then the 138 tag ain't original either.

I particularly like the bang up job of spraying the inside of the trunk. Professional restoration!

 

[Bomber '67]

I emailed luvdg, be interesting what kind of reply is sent.

Rick, the reason why the bypass into the heater would run hotter is that the flow direction is wrong for cooling: instead of directing hot engine water into the heater core, it is directing cooled water from the radiator into the heater core.

Thomas

 

[ChevysRus]

Well 3 things come to mind, that wood grain on the dash I thought was a '67 design and the '66 were all matte black. Also the bench seats in an SS? Well at least he wasn't asking $35K for it. The temp sensor needs to be in the block and not the intake manifold right?

Notice someone is selling "Vehicle Purchase Protection" (banner on the add for that car) for up to $20K on car purchases. Wonder how much business that guy is dong? LOL

 

[BLK64SS]

did the 3 spd shifter come with a 2 spd. indicator ?

 

[Chevyboy]

When i worked at autozone i had a guy say his truck he just bought was running hot when he was at a stop we sold him everything until he finally drove the truck up there and come to find out the person who had it first had hooked the Heater lines up to the AC lines go and gutted the AC system i laughed the rest of the day,

 

[Chris R]

Although there are flaws all over the car. If it goes for under 20k then its a fair price I would say. Looks like a nice car actually. But that woodgrain dash strip has to go. I would also have to insist that I look at the vin tags closely to see if they have been tampered with and probably were since he claims its an SS. According to the auction, its a 138 VIN, then says it was originally a small block car. :sad:

 

[Hippie]

Although there are flaws all over the car. If it goes for under 20k then its a fair price I would say. Looks like a nice car actually.

If you went into it with your eyes WIDE open yeah it's actually a good looking car and somebody spent a lot of money on it. It needs some things starightened out for sure but I sure wouldn't be embarassed to be seen in it. I'd be real red in the face though if I paid big bucks for it thinking half those claims were true. "Caveat Emptor"...........

 

[DaleM]

Well 3 things come to mind, that wood grain on the dash I thought was a '67 design and the '66 were all matte black. Also the bench seats in an SS? Well at least he wasn't asking $35K for it. The temp sensor needs to be in the block and not the intake manifold right?

Notice someone is selling "Vehicle Purchase Protection" (banner on the add for that car) for up to $20K on car purchases. Wonder how much business that guy is dong? LOL

Aside from all the other stuff wrong with the "restored to perfection" and " it's (it is?) showroom condition" , bench seats were standard equipment on the 66 SS, buckets were standard and material/design looks correct for a 66. I don't think the temp sensor went into the heads until 69 (?) but it is on the wrong side of the intake to be 'correct.' The dash, among many other things, is wrong as pointed out like the 'came with a small block V-8' but it's a 13817 VIN?. No 3-speed automatic in 66 either. And tops this 'no expense spared' restoration off with a set of $29.95 SunPro gauges. At least there is no Tonawanda engine sticker on the valve cover.