Chevelle updates

[earntaz]

I just wonder how the hell (whoever made that piece) they thought 1/8 material would stand up??? TAZ

[Postsedan]

I love cats in the Bag.....looking forward to you letting her out ;-)

Well done as usual [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Dan

[VintageMusclecar]

It's back together.

One thing's for certain--wrasslin' that damned inner fender out of and back into the car ranks right up there with ripping back a fingernail or getting fragged by an exploding cut-off wheel on the old fun-o-meter. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/no.gif[/img]

On the plus side, the clutch pedal feels <span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="text-decoration: underline">MUCH</span></span> better, and we even nailed the clutch adjustment on the first try.

Now if I can just find the gumption to get the car converted back over to power steering...(this thing is a serious bitch to maneuver &amp; park!)

More soon--mebbie next month...here's a hint... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/burnout.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/[/img]

[VintageMusclecar]

The last piece(s) of the puzzle.



God willing and the creek don't rise, I hope to get the car back to Kil Kare this Thursday.

[earntaz]

Good luck Eric [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/drool.gif[/img]

[VintageMusclecar]

One step forward, two steps back.

So I finally got around to swapping out the manual steering for an original power set-up...got sick &amp; tired of wrasslin' that uncooperative sumbitch into tight parking spaces, etc. (--if Rachel ever had to drive the car, there would be <span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="text-decoration: underline">no way</span></span> she'd be able to maneuver it at low speeds [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/no.gif[/img] )

So....

Out with the old:




Vacancy:




Remote reservoir mounted:



All ready to install (--or so I thought)





(The Pitman arm was just slipped on 180° out temporarily while I wrestled the new rag joing on)


Aaaaannnnnnnd.....we come to a screeching halt yet again.



*Edit* Mystery solved---apparently the PS pulley is correct and I need a 3 groove crank pulley.

More shortly...

[earntaz]

Ouch!!!

[427TJ]

You and Kwhizz make for fascinating reading! Inspirational too.

[VintageMusclecar]

Joe Smith to the rescue!

Joe ROCKS! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]

I was unaware that the big blocks with power steering took a 3 groove crank pulley. Looking at the installation it seemed somewhat obvious that the PS belt should've ran on the unused groove on the 2 groove pulley arrangement, but alas....GM, again in their inimitable wisdom ( [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/rolleyes.gif[/img] ) thought it better to throw yet another monkey wrench into the mix.

A few quick calls to Joe yesterday got me the info I needed, and by sheer luck, Joe had the 3 groove pulley I needed--not only that, he went <span style="font-weight: bold">WAY</span> above &amp; beyond and got it to me overnight!




Why the rush?--because I'm trying my best to get the car back together &amp; ready to take to Kil Kare tomorrow, and seeing as how for the last month + all but ONE test &amp; tune session has been cancelled due to rain and the forecast for tomorrow is SUPER-nice, I don't want to waste another opportunity if I don't absolutely have to.

That said, it's all back together now save for a belt for the power steering pump and filling &amp; bleeding the system (and praying for no leaks &amp; the steering box works!)






The only other concern I have at the moment is the proximity of the return hose to the #1 header tube. In the pic below the pump is slid inwards towards the engine (for belt installation) so the hose is very close to the tube, but with the pump slid towards the outer end of its adjustment (after the belt is installed &amp; tightened) there's notably more room.

(Sorry for the ultra-crappy pics! My shop is little more than a Dungeon, so lighting for decent pics is SORELY lacking! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/frown.gif[/img] )




The thing that confuses me is the return nipple on the back of my pump housing points upwards while the AIM (and several other reference pics I've found) show the factory return nipple pointing downwards--which would alleviate the issue with the header tube. Not sure what the deal is there yet, but I'll get it figured out--eventually.

Rachel's out running parts right now, so as soon as she gets back I'll head to the parts store and pick up the belt.

Fingers crossed! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/eek.gif[/img]

[VintageMusclecar]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 427TJ</div><div class="ubbcode-body">You and Kwhizz make for fascinating reading! Inspirational too. </div></div>

&quot;Fascinating&quot;...lol...I suppose that's one way to put it. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/crazy.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]