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Forum: Member's Rides 07-30-2025, 12:55 AM
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Posted By OneStopRestoration
Based on what I can find, see in other examples...

Based on what I can find, see in other examples and read on the Chevellestuff website pretty much all 4 spd big block cars should have the same length driveshaft and thus the same colors. I have...
Forum: Member's Rides 07-19-2025, 09:27 PM
Replies: 297
Views: 202,289
Posted By OneStopRestoration
NOS Sheetmetal and what to know before buying

So I think i have said before NOS sheetmetal doesnt always mean your getting something new and perfect. In many cases as i have been told numerous parts that never meet production standards were...
Forum: Member's Rides 07-13-2025, 04:37 PM
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Posted By OneStopRestoration
Carb Chromating

I feel pretty comfortable as well with my research on carb Chromating. I can do the lighter yellows all the way to the darker greens i commonly see on say 66 or 67 Chevelle BB carbs.

In the...
Forum: Member's Rides 07-13-2025, 04:27 PM
Replies: 297
Views: 202,289
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Continue Body Work, and a break to lay down some Color

Anyone that does there own body work will understand that eventually body work becomes your life. Body is nearly complete. A few more sandings with finer paper both above and below and it will be...
Forum: Member's Rides 06-15-2025, 02:06 PM
Replies: 297
Views: 202,289
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Sanding and Refinishing, the blood sweat and tears

This is the real grind of any restoriation. It doesnt help that I only get nights and weekends to do it. It can take me a half a day or more to fill, sand, and prime say this firewall section. Im...
Forum: Member's Rides 06-15-2025, 02:02 PM
Replies: 297
Views: 202,289
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Random Painting

Just continueing to sand small parts and paint them in batches. Bumper brackets, grille brackets, misc.....
Forum: Member's Rides 06-15-2025, 02:01 PM
Replies: 297
Views: 202,289
Posted By OneStopRestoration
To prep the casting and do the coating out of...

To prep the casting and do the coating out of anything i have done on a car is a serious PIA. If your a process focused person and willing to do alot of research, trial and error you will enjoy the...
Forum: Member's Rides 04-29-2025, 12:43 AM
Replies: 297
Views: 202,289
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Perfecting my Carb Chromate

I apologize, never realized i would be a situation where anyone would find what I do that interesting. :)

That said its spring, gotta take care of things around the house and yard first. Car...
Forum: Member's Rides 03-30-2025, 06:52 PM
Replies: 297
Views: 202,289
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Engine Detail Work, and Smog

These later year cars seem to have alot of extra work in the restoration to work on items like smog. I was able to restore an original diverter valve which included phosphating the air intake,...
Forum: Member's Rides 03-30-2025, 06:48 PM
Replies: 297
Views: 202,289
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Yes. I may till fall.

Yes. I may till fall.
Forum: Member's Rides 03-16-2025, 10:57 PM
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Views: 202,289
Posted By OneStopRestoration
New Shop Skill - Zinc Plating

I normally do plating in batches and take them to place in 5 gal buckets. Its not that I dont appreciated the place I go to, but its kinda a pain. Throughout a restoration it always seems that I...
Forum: Member's Rides 03-15-2025, 08:30 PM
Replies: 297
Views: 202,289
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Off the Stand and Into the Chassis

Didnt feel like wasting any time. Got the engine off the run stand and into the chassis. Finsih up clutch, belhousing, transmission, and driveshaft. Then back to body work. Maybe I will setup a...
Forum: Member's Rides 03-14-2025, 06:36 PM
Replies: 297
Views: 202,289
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Engine heat cycled on the run in Stand

Im not sure how it goes everyone else but things never go smooth and you really cant trust a single new part you buy.

Had the motor on the stand and it would fire a few cylinders but just wouldnt...
Forum: Member's Rides 02-26-2025, 01:53 AM
Replies: 297
Views: 202,289
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Intake Machine Work

I had to start this project with building a fixture plate to hold the intake on the mill. Not to terribly hard but turned out great. From there the intake can be positioned so that it can then be...
Forum: Member's Rides 02-26-2025, 01:49 AM
Replies: 297
Views: 202,289
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Heads, Gaskets and Intake

Heads recieved enough decking to get the huge 074 chambers down close to the original 842s. With super thin cometic gaskets and head work compression came in at 10.8 to 11.0 :1 accross the pistons. ...
Forum: Member's Rides 02-26-2025, 01:45 AM
Replies: 297
Views: 202,289
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Pistons, Cam and Valvetrain

Nothing to exotic on this build. Speed pro pistons with as large a domes as can be had. Little bit of ring filing and bearing clearance checks on the rod bearings. Cam was put in and checked. ...
Forum: Member's Rides 02-26-2025, 01:40 AM
Replies: 297
Views: 202,289
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Engine Assembly

Ive been very slowly and patiently building the engine. As stated earlier original Chevelle JD stamped 4 bolt main block form a Kansas City 69 Chevelle. Kept the numbers with no decking but it did...
Forum: Member's Rides 02-05-2025, 11:26 PM
Replies: 297
Views: 202,289
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Thankyou. I did find my original arm in the...

Thankyou. I did find my original arm in the plating table. After more research its not the same arm as used with the more common hidden wiper units. Im sure there are other models of cars and...
Forum: Member's Rides 02-05-2025, 11:24 PM
Replies: 297
Views: 202,289
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Good question! I didnt use any. I believe they...

Good question! I didnt use any. I believe they were put in place for the purpose weather sealing. I think the replacments i have seen are much thinner than original so there probably not gonna do...
Forum: Member's Rides 02-05-2025, 12:24 AM
Replies: 297
Views: 202,289
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Parking Lamps

I wish all years were like 69s. Its so easy with this year to just blast and paint. The rubber boot was reconditioned and the copper bulb base blasted and finished off to look original. I decided...
Forum: Member's Rides 02-05-2025, 12:21 AM
Replies: 297
Views: 202,289
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Delco Horn Rebuild

I had found some original 280 279 horns. Date codes are 69 but there so hard to read its not even worth mentioning what they are.

Neither one worked no matter how many times i smacked them. ...
Forum: Member's Rides 01-15-2025, 02:09 AM
Replies: 297
Views: 202,289
Posted By OneStopRestoration
My best guess is that there were multiple...

My best guess is that there were multiple suppliers of wiper arms and the linkage clips. All of mine, from the one that is at the wiper, to the other 3 that are part of the additional linkages were...
Forum: Member's Rides 01-14-2025, 12:33 AM
Replies: 297
Views: 202,289
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Appreciate that. I have the correct one, which...

Appreciate that. I have the correct one, which was the one I got with the car. I have a new question, the plates that sandwhich the wiper arm ball are yours original? Was your car Baltimore built?...
Forum: Member's Rides 01-12-2025, 11:07 PM
Replies: 297
Views: 202,289
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Both the tabs of the clutches as well as the...

Both the tabs of the clutches as well as the clips that hold them in the diff carrier were badly worn. Between the tabs and the clips as much as .050inch. I was getting several degrees of free play...
Forum: Member's Rides 01-12-2025, 06:16 PM
Replies: 297
Views: 202,289
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Wiper Motor

This was just a simple clean up, replate parts and rebuild. I do wanna throw out there since the 300deluxe had this cheaper wiper motor anyone in the know, let me know if the wiper arm off the motor...
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