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CONTGRATS ON THE SALE GREAT LOOKING CAR

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I just talked with my cousin who is a few years older than me. He said he remembers back in the 70's a '69 SS post sedan at a dealer in the Volo IL area that was a 375 HP car. He had never seen one before. The dealer had paperwork with the car and they wanted a lot of money for it. I was just talking to Dan V. and he said he knows the car. Does anyone else?

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Tony had this one in the '80's. Sold it in Illinois. It had a hard life after that. We bought it back in the '90's, minus engine, trans, and paperwork. Installed a 350HP and trans. I sold it again out of state in the late '90's, or 2000. Don't know where it is now.

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Randy,
I remember Tony's car when he had it up for auction at the Grayslake Fairgrounds years ago. Nobody seemed to know the signifigance of the 2 dr post cars, and the bidding stalled around $15K. Must have been around '90 - '92.

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I forgot to mention that he is from Clinton Wi (not that that matters) and specifically remembered it being a Blue Post Sedan (Lemans/Marina).

Kurt

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Maybe it was this one.
http://www.bcautos.com/musclecars/69deluxe.html
At one time it was in the Chicago area, then Chuck Hanson had it for awhile, then Legendary had it, and now it could be anywhere.

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Rick

I remember both of those cars. Chuck had that car after he sold the L78 convert I think.

I believe Tony did have that car at his Muscle Car Mania auction. No one knew what it was.

He then sold it to a pretty big collector at the time. We bought it back, as I said, years later sans drivetrain at a special government tax liquidation auction.

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I meant to say I remember the second car, Hanson's. I obviously remember the other because I sold it once!

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The T-400 is out and it will be time to put her back to a 4-Speed car! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/naughty.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/3gears.gif


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A little update on the car. I got the floor done and put POR-15 on it.

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Bought a new dash panel. It came in black and chrome. I painted it blue to match the original one.

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I also had a M22 built for the car and just arrived today.

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I got the dash and package tray painted and detailed last week. Today I had the new dated clear windshield and passenger side wing installed. Also the original rear window put back in. Paul at PS Auto Glass in Janesville did a awesome job...I think.

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BTW the rubber seal around the vents are being replaced. It just got too late and Paul is coming to do it a different day.

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I power washed the driveshaft and cross member. On the driveshaft I noticed a couple of things. First of all it has 3 factory paint marks on it and the other thing was that it has "Dans" written on it

I believe it stands for Dan Mamson. I have a lot of receipts from his garage, Dans Auto Body in Medinah IL, while he was doing work on the car in the late 80's.

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That's funny! The driveshaft in my Charger has my name crayoned on it from when I had it balanced back in 1987. Hundreds of years from now some automotive archeologist will wonder what the name was for. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

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The "DANS" is a reference to a fellow named Dan Vasic. He has owned or worked on all '69 post sedan Chevelles at one time or another. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/naughty.gif


BTW Kurt, your Chevelle is coming along nicely. Keep us posted! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

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Thanks to Eric (Crash) I now have a shifter for the Chevelle. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

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Here are the latest pics. Mike and I put the drivers side fender and hood on Friday night (Thanks Mike). I worked on it yesterday and got to take her out a couple of times. I need to finish a few more things but for now it runs and drives.

Thanks to Dan (Postsedan) for all the help. He is a class act. Anytime I have called, text or emailed him he has always gotten back with me. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

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I haven't posted anything for a while so here is a quick update on my car.

I had new 2 1/2" Magnaflow exhaust installed and started putting on some "race" decals.

I hope you guys like what I've been doing with Dan's old car. I really have been enjoying it a lot.

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um yeah.....i dont "like" what your doing......i LOVE what your doing !! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/worship.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

AWESOME !!!

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Another ultimate Day-2 car! Good work! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/3gears.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

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Kurt,

Now we`ll have to find you the correct Blue steering wheel.....or a 14 inch Day 2 wood steering wheel would look nice too https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

Dan.

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Actually Dan I picked one up recently. The shroud isn't the best but it works until I can find a better one. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

Kurt

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Very cool, love the Mickey tires.... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

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Hey Kurt,
How did the rubber floor go in and where did you purchase yours from,is it a ACC brand.

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Mark,

Whether you purchase the Rubber Mat from Legendary or ACC they are all made from the same plant.

Dan.

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Mark, it wasn't fun to say the least. I had my cousin, 2 heat guns, sharp knives and a small electric heater in the car to keep the mat warm.

A few people gave me advise and that did help.

Yes the mat is from ACC.

Here is a link to a page on Team Chevelle the day we put it in.

http://www.chevelles.com/forums/show...701&page=6

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Thanks for the info,i guess a lot of heat and time.Nothing like the originals for a nice factory fit.

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I just recieved my new license plate!!! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

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NIce, Now you need a set of ladder bars!

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Jim, I had them and took them off. They rode like crap! I wanted to leave them on but everyone told me that if I started taking it to the track that they would tear things up and that the stock suspension will work fine with a little tweaking.

So far I have put HD springs with air bags. It's working pretty good. Next is to put the boxed upper and lower control arms in with new bushings that I made.

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NIZZZE plate! Air bags work good! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/3gears.gif

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VERY cool!!!

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For those that aren't on some of the other sites I'm on, I pulled the motor out of the Chevelle last Sunday and during the week slowly pulled it apart except the crank, rods and cam.

I found out that the motor has .060 over 12.5:1 pistons with 840 closed chamber heads. Now I understand why it ran better with a 104/93 fuel mix.

The crank is cast iron with standard rods. I have a couple 6223 cranks but probably will be looking for a different set of rods.

I'm still on the fence of building this motor or taking the 512 2-bolt main block I have and building a 427. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif

Here are some pictures.

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You should probably replace those economy aluminum rocker arms with something better. They are NOT extruded aluminum or billet but a low-cost investment casting. You could also save some yourself quite a bit of hassle when it comes to lashing valves by losing the stud girdle. Sure, I know they're exotic-looking and neat to look at when the valve covers are off, but unless you have an .800 lift Pro Stock camshaft in that motor, they are just not needed in a cast-iron headed engine and complicate a valve lashing. Try it yourself sometime, loosen the girdle, lash a few valves, tighten the girdle back up and re-check the valves you just did and see how much they changed! Let me add this......please don't think I'm criticizing your car, I'm just trying to chime in with some good advise for when you re-assemble that motor. I've wasted a lot of good money over the years on parts that just don't work well and would like to think that I've learned a thing or two from that.

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Mark, any help/info that I can get is not criticism...it's exactly what I want/need which is good advice. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

I figured the rocker arms were not anything special. I hope to use Comp Cams Pro Magnum rocker arms. You are not the first person to say the Comp Cams stud girdle is a pain in the butt and not needed with cast iron heads! My goal is to use 077 aluminum heads and want to make sure that the rocker studs don't pull out.

Is there a more user friendly stud girdle out there or if the rocker studs are installed correctly it won't be needed?

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Well, I currently have a set nice set of #077's on my LS-6 and I knew that they have a history of breaking rocker stud bosses. It's rare to find a set that have actually never been welded on. Anyway, it's very important to purchase a set of ARP Rocker Studs that have the deep threads on bottom. Also, get a bottoming tap to add an extra 2-3 threads to the bottom of ALL the rocker holes. Go slow and use tapping oil, you DO NOT want to deal with a broken tap that deep. That head would be ruined. It's been a few years since I did this, but I think there was only a couple rocker studs (the end ones maybe?) that need to have a thread or two removed so they the shoulder would seat properly. I think if you did this and stuck with a solid lifer cam, and not a wild roller, that you could get by without that stud girdle. I've got a .600 lift solid camshaft in mine with ZERO trouble over several years now. Those Comp Cams Pro Magnum Rockers seem like very good ones and should be fine. I'll tell 'ya, I've had just the best luck you could ever imagine with Harland Sharp Roller Rockers. I think some people are scared away from them by their lower price, but I've used them quite a bit with no trouble ever, even on some pretty radical Roller cam'ed street cars that I ran hard for many miles. And trust me.....I run them hard.

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Just another update. I am going to run my block and use 402 +.040 pistons.

Gonna have it running on pump gas and also run........with bigger cube motors! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/laugh.gif

Also I am having the trans changed from a M22 to a M22W...which I should have done in the first place...oh well!
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Sweet! Now get rid of that Snow Blower!

Dan

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What's an M22W?

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M22 "wide ratio" instead of close ratio?

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Basically I am changing the 4 speed gear ratio from: 2.20 / 1.64 / 1.28 / 1.00

to: 2.52 / 1.88 / 1.46 / 1.00

It will be a lot better on the street and out of the hole at the strip.

Plus the gears are made of stronger material than a typical M20 and they are machined at a 20 degree helix angle on the gearset as opposed to a 30 degree angle.

If my math is correct it will make my 3.73 rear gears feel like 4.26 in 1st changing from a 2.20 to a 2.52 first gear.