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Forum: Chevrolet Yesterday, 02:33 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 7,371
Posted By Derek69SS
Cale filled and blocked the driver's side door...

Cale filled and blocked the driver's side door and quarter panel, taking them as far as his skill level could get it, while I've been working on the passenger side.

Passenger side is about ready...
Forum: Lounge 03-11-2025, 01:15 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,159
Posted By Derek69SS
On the next truck, get heated seats and steering...

On the next truck, get heated seats and steering wheel, and you'll barely notice if the heater isn't working. ;) Heated steering wheel is the thing I miss most when I drive my old truck instead of...
Forum: Lounge 02-24-2025, 12:04 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 48,630
Posted By Derek69SS
I built this one a few years ago. I realized I...

I built this one a few years ago. I realized I had the ugliest bike in my group at the vintage races at Road America, so I had to do something about that.

Next thing you know, the bike ended up...
Forum: Ebay & other seen ads section 02-16-2025, 01:38 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,127
Posted By Derek69SS
Had a bidder playing games... hit the reserve and...

Had a bidder playing games... hit the reserve and left the bid up for several hours, then retracted the bid claiming "entered wrong amount" 7 hours later. :rolleyes:


If it doesn't sell, we'll...
Forum: Ebay & other seen ads section 02-15-2025, 02:42 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,127
Posted By Derek69SS
Thanks for sharing it. :) I hope it finds a great...

Thanks for sharing it. :) I hope it finds a great new home, and really hope it doesn't get restored to "original".

Restored to Day-2 or left alone and driven looking ratty would both make me...
Forum: Lounge 02-11-2025, 04:59 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,845
Posted By Derek69SS
Is that suburban still around? I remember seeing...

Is that suburban still around? I remember seeing it a lot 25+ years ago.
I always loved that color combination.
Forum: Chevrolet 02-02-2025, 03:41 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 7,371
Posted By Derek69SS
Yesterday we put the trunk lid back on and...

Yesterday we put the trunk lid back on and aligned the gaps for the final time and moved on to gapping the doors. Both doors had window frames that were not square to the roof pillars. These were...
Forum: Chevrolet 02-01-2025, 11:42 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 7,371
Posted By Derek69SS
Yes, it is.

Yes, it is.
Forum: Chevrolet 02-01-2025, 02:18 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 7,371
Posted By Derek69SS
Another small step in the right direction on...

Another small step in the right direction on Cale's '55. Any night with color in the gun is a good night!
Forum: Chevrolet 01-19-2025, 08:50 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 7,371
Posted By Derek69SS
Cale scored a nearly impossible find on...

Cale scored a nearly impossible find on Marketplace today. He got a pair of 15x8 Chrome Reverse wheels with Chevy bolt pattern and 4" backspace. For some reason, nobody makes these anymore.

We...
Forum: Yenko Chevrolet 12-04-2024, 05:21 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,416
Posted By Derek69SS
I'd reach out to Mark Meldrum. He's active in the...

I'd reach out to Mark Meldrum. He's active in the Northern Ohio Chevelle Club, and has his finger on the pulse of all things Chevelle in that area...
Here's his profile:...
Forum: Chevrolet 11-27-2024, 10:09 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 7,371
Posted By Derek69SS
MCACN provided some inspiration! It was...

MCACN provided some inspiration!

It was really cool to see the movie cars that inspired 3 generations of '55 sedan ownership in our family.
Forum: Ebay & other seen ads section 11-27-2024, 08:32 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,863
Posted By Derek69SS
I think we're supposed to do that... makes it...

I think we're supposed to do that... makes it easier to shame the kid into helping fix it. Cale learned how to swap the transmission in our '01 Trans-Am this summer because it broke while he was...
Forum: Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals 11-27-2024, 06:50 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,378
Posted By Derek69SS
I was particularly fond of the black '55 Delray...

I was particularly fond of the black '55 Delray with the ZL-1 427
Forum: Lounge 11-27-2024, 03:44 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 955
Posted By Derek69SS
The attention the Z/28 received was pretty...

The attention the Z/28 received was pretty incredible. We were parked next to some cars that were WAY more significant and famous racecars, but watching people walk right by those to take pictures of...
Forum: Chevrolet 11-27-2024, 02:13 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 7,371
Posted By Derek69SS
The slots are 15x8 with 4" backspace rear, and...

The slots are 15x8 with 4" backspace rear, and 15x5 with 2.5" backspace front.
Tires are bias ply 275/60 Coker Pro-Trac and 6.40-15 Coker Firestones.

The clearances are pretty tight to the...
Forum: Chevrolet 11-21-2024, 02:14 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 7,371
Posted By Derek69SS
Cale stole the slots and L60-15s off my 68...

Cale stole the slots and L60-15s off my 68 Chevelle to do some test-fitting so we can clearance the quarter lips before we do the body-work.

I have to say, they look badass on it!
Forum: Day 2 stuff-modified cars 11-20-2024, 08:32 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 23,037
Posted By Derek69SS
Cale wanted to test fit the slots on his 55, so...

Cale wanted to test fit the slots on his 55, so the 68 went into "sleeper mode" for a while with an extra set of wheels and tires I had sitting around. I like this look too, but those poor 205/75/14s...
Forum: Supercar/Musclecar Discussion 11-12-2024, 01:22 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,580
Posted By Derek69SS
I was young and impressionable during the...

I was young and impressionable during the pro-street era... really loved those cars at the time, but my tastes have changed and I'm right there with you on the Day 2 style now!


I went to High...
Forum: Lounge 11-11-2024, 02:29 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 12,066
Posted By Derek69SS
I'll be there all weekend

I'll be there all weekend
Forum: Chevrolet 11-04-2024, 04:17 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,818
Posted By Derek69SS
Mine (yellow car in post #3) is a Delray, but I...

Mine (yellow car in post #3) is a Delray, but I hate the color combination (yellow with turquoise interior) so I will be changing mine to a Black & White Delray interior.
Forum: Supercar/Musclecar Discussion 11-01-2024, 04:35 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 24,352
Posted By Derek69SS
Pretty sure both of those cars were replicas.

Pretty sure both of those cars were replicas.
Forum: Chevrolet 11-01-2024, 02:42 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,818
Posted By Derek69SS
Mine and my son's 55s. Mine was a Delray...

Mine and my son's 55s.

Mine was a Delray 6cyl 3spd. Harvest Gold, white top, turquoise and beige interior. Dad bought it in 1975 for $60, and sold it to me in 2017.

Cale's is a 210 6cyl 3spd,...
Forum: Chevrolet 10-31-2024, 05:03 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 7,371
Posted By Derek69SS
My Dad definitely got us into '55 Chevy's. ...

My Dad definitely got us into '55 Chevy's.

In 1975, Dad bought what is now my '55 for $60. (Yellow one in a few of the pictures) Flat towing home from Missouri behind a green '55 that Dad's...
Forum: Chevrolet 10-31-2024, 02:17 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 7,371
Posted By Derek69SS
In July, we picked up this fresh rebuilt 406 with...

In July, we picked up this fresh rebuilt 406 with an early Corvette dual quad setup on it from an estate sale. I bought the entire contents of the garage, and told him to sell everything he can and...
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