OneStopRestoration's Special Orange 69 Chevelle 300 Deluxe Coupe

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The updates will keep coming fast during chassis assembly. Things will slow down once i have the frame on some wheels. Thats just how it works.

New ball joints installed. It would be nice to do the original rivets but i find that process kinda painful, especially when working with a finished painted arm. I go with the traditional bolts, but I do modify them to look like rivets on the underside as the picture shows. Just my flavor of doing things.

Im thinking this weekend if the weather is crappy it will be time to get the lower arms in with the springs. My fear on this car is i will be pulling them off once fully assembled to adjust the ride height because of the weight reduced motor. I called a few places about this and frankly was not encouraged by just use our small block springs. We shall see how things shake out.

[RPOLS3]

Looks great!

Small detail but I think the fasteners on the upper ball joints are reversed - the riveted looking part goes in from the top of the ball joint and the retaining nuts on the bottom underneath.

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Originally Posted by RPOLS3

Looks great!

Small detail but I think the fasteners on the upper ball joints are reversed - the riveted looking part goes in from the top of the ball joint and the retaining nuts on the bottom underneath.

I choose the orientation such that if in a judged event the rivet like bolt is seen from the bottom. Less likely someone sticks or even fits there head in the wheel wheel to see the bolts, nuts and washers.

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The original setup was in sad shape. Someone had broken the clutch bracket right off the pedal which I have seen before. Sourced another complete pedal assembly. Complete tear down, bead blast, phosphate and paint before reassembly. Lucky to have found all the little pieces that are part of the neutral safety switch for 69.

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Missed one picture

[67since67]

That's some nice detailing!

[chevyman0429]

The phosphate can that be done at home or does it have to be sent out ?

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Originally Posted by chevyman0429

The phosphate can that be done at home or does it have to be sent out ?

I phosphate right in the shop. You only need the solution at temp to do it, after the parts are cleaned.

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These smaller restorations are just the bread and butter of a project.

Sourced a decent floor shift column from another 69. This piece is a series of small restorations like the neutral safety switch mounted to the column. Not sure what others do but I break all these smaller items down, clean, restore and reassemble. Column all layed out after alot of bead blasting and clearing, phosphating and painting. Found it so odd one of the metal pieces internal to the column was blue on one side and bare steel on the other.

In some upcoming photos im already recreating the column sticker on some software I used in my younger years. For my dad back in the early 2000s i recreated every decal on his yenko chevelle. Reminds me of my early days and passion for restoring things.

Had to order a few items like a new turn signal handle and a lower bearing.

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Hinges get fully taken apart. Most of the kits out there that include the bushings work well. I reuse the old pins as they have the circular marks on the pin that the replacements dont. This set was in nice shape and only needed minor filling.

Pins are reinstalled and pin ends swedged out with a die and press.

Got lucky on this set as i reused the pin at the roller. These are usually destroyed and i have to turn my own.