Forum: Member's Rides
12-31-2025, 02:21 AM
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Fun Picture, Love working on Holleys
Figured some of the group on here would appreciate this picture. Been tinkering with some carbs again. From left to Right, 66 l78, 69 l78, and 70 Z28. I figured I would run through them quickly,...
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Forum: Member's Rides
12-27-2025, 10:36 PM
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General Under Dash Work
Just a bunch of work caught up. Firewall pad, heater box, pedal assembly, fresh air vents doors........etc
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Forum: Member's Rides
12-27-2025, 10:35 PM
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Replies: 345
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Pillar Pads
I wasnt sure I could pull this off, but found a good pillar pad for the passenger side that was just rusted to nothing at the top and bottom of the pad. Im referring to the inner steel core. ...
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Forum: Member's Rides
12-27-2025, 10:31 PM
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Forum: Member's Rides
12-27-2025, 12:42 AM
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HVAC Control
Finally Complete. I did get a new lens from The parts place. Its a nice piece except for the mold marks on the front of the lens. I sanded mine off that were on the left next to the upper and...
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Forum: Member's Rides
12-20-2025, 12:59 AM
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Replies: 345
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Heater Controls
Got into restoring the heather control, and had to make a new black vynil background for behind the lens.
Had to start with some dark contruction paper and then had adhesive backed vynil that I...
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Forum: Member's Rides
12-20-2025, 12:55 AM
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Replies: 345
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Light Knob
My original knobs have flaking chrome and in buying some 66/67 pieces the knobs are quite good for reproductions in those years.
The 69 piece arrived from The Parts Place. Im unclear on OE...
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Forum: Member's Rides
12-20-2025, 12:51 AM
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Replies: 345
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Soft Pillar Pads
In hopes I can help others and raise some awareness to those that produce reproduction parts im gonna start sharing my experiences with buying and trying new parts.
Im not clear on how many...
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Forum: Member's Rides
12-14-2025, 11:59 PM
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Replies: 345
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Dash work, and Pad
When you start with a dry state car most items like the astro ventillation emblem just polish up and need fresh paint.
I had a dash pad in storage that i could tell had a nice layer of paint on...
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Forum: Member's Rides
12-13-2025, 08:04 PM
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Replies: 345
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Radio Delete Plate
Radio Delete plate is pretty nice, but it was way oversized on all dimensions not allowing it to sit in the dash as I think it should. The plate sticks over the lower chrome strip edge that is...
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Forum: Member's Rides
12-13-2025, 07:57 PM
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Replies: 345
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Reproduction parts
Reproductions arent all bad, and I think there getting better. To help others im gonna share my experiences. Shown here are some window rollers for this car. The pieces from resto parts are pretty...
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Forum: Member's Rides
12-13-2025, 07:52 PM
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Replies: 345
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Window Nut Removal Tool
Hi John, I made mine. 1/4" thick piece of bar stock and then two threaded holes for screws that are adjustable. Drilled a center hold for some stud based nuts. My dad has his own tool which is a...
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Forum: Member's Rides
12-13-2025, 03:28 AM
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Switches, Horn Relay and Voltage Regulator
The smaller pieces are mini restorations. Just an example of pulling apart, cleaning and replating pieces of the light switch. I need to get a new repro knob as the original cannot be saved.
If...
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Forum: Member's Rides
12-07-2025, 04:51 PM
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Replies: 345
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Window Misc Hardware
Hey thanks guys for the kind words. Like many with the car disease i stand back and sometimes wonder if my stuff is good enough.
This type of work shown here doesnt get shown often. This is...
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Forum: Member's Rides
12-05-2025, 12:12 AM
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Replies: 345
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Body Back on the Frame
Dropped the body tonight. Its nice when all the holes line up perfectly. Center the body left to right and front to back. Really easy with this car. Xmas break I should start hanging sheetmetal...
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Forum: Member's Rides
11-28-2025, 09:04 PM
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Exhaust
It wasnt tough, and everything fit nicely. Alway hard to judge the tail pipes till the body is on, but piple snake through all the clearance areas nicely, and tips are at the same height off the...
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Forum: Member's Rides
11-17-2025, 12:30 AM
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Hi Jake,
All the pictures are of pieces that...
Hi Jake,
All the pictures are of pieces that are prepped only. The prep work is probably 90% of the cost for any shop that does anodizing. I probably spend more time working pits and dents out...
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Forum: Member's Rides
11-15-2025, 01:57 PM
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Replies: 345
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Anodizing Work
Hey Dave!
Dad and i took a detour on car work. Were getting tired of places going out of business. We had piles of aluminum trim from 66 to 69 chevelles. That said we figured hey lets take...
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Forum: Member's Rides
10-11-2025, 09:53 PM
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Replies: 345
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Window Reg, Tracks, etc
All the tracks, regulators, and misc hardware at get blasted and cleared, or blasted and re zinc plated. All the hardware im redoing in yellow chromate. Most of the track and regulators where in...
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Forum: Member's Rides
09-28-2025, 08:05 PM
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Replies: 345
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Body Complete, Trunk Paint
Body is finally complete. Layed down a base coat before trunk paint, and then did the spatter finish right after. Body was unmasked and cleaned up.
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Forum: Member's Rides
09-28-2025, 08:03 PM
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Replies: 345
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Front Fenders
Body color on the engine bay side. These are finished. No more parts to edge at this point. Next time the spray gun comes out is for the final paint of the body.
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Forum: Member's Rides
09-21-2025, 06:04 PM
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Replies: 345
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Trim Black
A little humid but managed to get the trim black painted around both windows and the dash. Get to finish the body next weekend with trunk paint
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Forum: Member's Rides
09-20-2025, 08:49 PM
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Replies: 345
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Body Jams
After Jams I only have the fenders, body interior and trunk paint to do.
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Forum: Member's Rides
09-13-2025, 04:24 PM
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Replies: 345
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Fenders, doors, and Trunk
Inner fenders got chassis black. Doors in the first pic are just base coat, and then cleared the next day. No bugs, it was a good day. Body got edged in the trunk area. Next weekend hopefully...
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Forum: Member's Rides
09-06-2025, 04:06 PM
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Replies: 345
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Firewall and Decklid
Good morning for paint again. Completed the firewall. Deck lid got base clear. Color is vibrant and stunning in the sun.
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