leon phelps
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02-10-12 01:36 PM - Post#2189162
In response to nicke
couple questions for you...
you tying the vacuum into the dash gauge? I did and it works. funny, my first gauge is a success.
I plan on hooking the oil pressure line up too. Since they are both mechanical, cant really go wrong.
What are your plans on an exhaust? What are you using for headers? I went with the street and performance ones. Since I made my cross member from channel, I will need just straight pipes to the rear end then loop over.
I am thinking about going to a local guy for the exhaust. Problem is it will be another couple hundred to the job since I will need a tow there. Then from there to the front end shop, another couple hundred, then to the interior shop, then to inspection. The towing adds up. I may try to get it on my car trailer. It bottomed out bad when it was just the frame. I may try and cheat the front end of the trailer up (put the truck on blocks) to see if it will not scrape.
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02-13-12 06:16 PM - Post#2190351
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Spent some time Waxing that Nu Yawk beauty today!.......I needed to get the exposed area dash painted that won't be covered by the dash pad.........
That about takes care of all the messy stuff that needs to be done.......not we can get serious about assembly.....
The front rims never showed up while I was gone so I called there today and they wanted to ship all 4 rims together when the rears that are back ordered came in.....I had an old set of rims that I threw on the rear and figured the fronts would be in and mounted when I got back so I could move the car around to get the engine in........they shipped them out today.......Darn!!...Gotta go to plan "B"
Fuel system finished.....
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fmolnar427
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02-14-12 07:28 AM - Post#2190510
In response to leon phelps
hey Leon.i know here if the car is in your name and insurred..you can get a temp plate to drive to repair shops...
towing is large wear your are..no AAA?
i saw a tandom drive buy in the summer a 4sale sign-500$..should have bought...
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02-14-12 07:30 AM - Post#2190511
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those wheels look mean on it...
looking good
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02-16-12 06:44 AM - Post#2191187
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Still waiting for the wheels and tires to come in so I can move the car around and get the engine in.....So....In the mean time I started putting the dash together......Here we go.....I ordered a bunch of repro stuff......Lets see how this goes.....
First off I opened the new dash trip bezels.......Holes lined up....Off to a good start.......install the headlight switch.....good so far........Install the wiper switch.....go to put on the new wiper switch knob.......Humm!!......When I tighten the set screw, the knob shifts to one side and the washer stem is locked in place.........HUmm!!....Put the old one back on and everything works fine........Put the new one back on and it binds up again.......Get a Caliper out and start measuring things.....theres a hex shape that keys on to the hex on the switch that turns for operation of the wipers.....Check the GM and then check the repro.......The Repro hex doesn't go thru the part deep enough to allow the knob to go on far enough for the set screw to tighten on the hex....it instead tightens on the washer push spindle and locks it in position......Great Start!!.......So, I put the old one back on and it works perfectly.......I can see right now there will probably be a bunch of stuff going back for credit (Wiper knob $12 Ignition Bezel $20)......this time I was smart and saved all the paperwork so I had a record of everything....
I bought a complete Interior Trim Kit so all this stuff was included.........Move on to the next piece.......install the trim plate....holes line up.....so far so good....install the cigarette lighter.....screws right in....install the ignition switch.....so far so good.....grab the new ignition trim bezel....oops!!.........Doesn't fit....Imagine that.....wrong part.....
Installed the old one.....another part to be returned......the last piece of trim to be installed ahd the studs bent during assy and wouldn't fit into the holes in the dash......So...should I bend them straight to fit and take a chance of deforming the front side that you see (my fault) or send it back??......Darn!!....I'm just getting started and already I hate all this Repro "Junk".....I don't want to be a chronic complainer here....I just want this to be a real world assembly experience and will call things as they happen just to save others from a like experience.....Anyhow!1....I straightened the studs and got lucky as the front didn't distort.....
Got all the A/C stuff out.....I'll get everything mounted tonight......
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kwhizz
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02-16-12 07:41 PM - Post#2191456
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Had a good day today.....Didn't have to deal with any repro stuff....Got the new A/C set-up from Classic Auto Air installed on the inside of the car.....wired and mounted.....Easy day....LOL
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fmolnar427
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02-17-12 07:28 PM - Post#2191821
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all i did was weld my new trunk floor in ....
getting there
looking good.....re pop stuff sucks..
i tryed to get as muct nos or used oem parts for mine as possible....
your rags top is look bad..A##
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02-18-12 01:34 PM - Post#2192075
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Cleaned, wire brushed and sanded the trunk, then Rattle canned it..... Got the quarter extensions on.....got the tail lights installed.....Just have to wait for the new wire harnesses to show up....the front rims are MIA......Darn!!.....they should have been here two weeks ago......called last Monday and they said they were to be shipped that day...still not here...
40 Degrees here today....Washed the Nova.....(Out West Guy's.....40 degrees ain't that bad!!....LOL)
I also picked up the first piece of the Nu Yawk Perfect Survivor Cars stainless trim from the polisher....the rest will be finished on Monday.......Just gotta love thoise Nu Yawk Cars...
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02-18-12 07:28 PM - Post#2192223
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nice....what is the trunk stuff called...looks sweet....car is going to turn heads when you take for a cruise.
i was going to paint mine grey then spatter it with black....is is water proof or does it need a cleat coat..
tail lites look good/sweet chevy II,does it have a L79?
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kwhizz
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02-18-12 08:20 PM - Post#2192246
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It is sprayed with trunk splatter paint available at any auto parts store......Both colors come out of the same can at the same time....there are three different color combinations available.....
The Nova is an original paint California....195hp 283 4 speed car......factory Air and power brakes......
Edited by kwhizz on 02-18-12 08:21 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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fmolnar427
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02-18-12 09:08 PM - Post#2192266
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nice chevy II
now you just need chevelle..
have to use spatter paint on mine/texas car..
funny thing..all canadian cars trunks are just body color.
butternut yellow...is a cool color
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leon phelps
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02-19-12 05:45 AM - Post#2192362
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what are your plans for gauges?
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02-19-12 06:05 AM - Post#2192364
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what are your plans for gauges?
Dakota Digital......
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leon phelps
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02-19-12 07:33 AM - Post#2192384
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they are a little cheaper on ebay. also make the guy an offer, then he will drop price $10. 
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02-19-12 03:42 PM - Post#2192553
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Yep!!......That's where I got them....
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02-20-12 07:09 AM - Post#2192838
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Ken, Just so I understand the problem was with the Wiper Knob not the switch correct? Reason being I have a repo switch I got in my garage right now from American Autowire and I wanted to make sure I wasn't going to have a problem putting the factory knob on that switch. Keep up the great work.
Thanks
Paul
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02-20-12 02:56 PM - Post#2193033
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Ken, Just so I understand the problem was with the Wiper Knob not the switch correct? Reason being I have a repo switch I got in my garage right now from American Autowire and I wanted to make sure I wasn't going to have a problem putting the factory knob on that switch. Keep up the great work.
Thanks
Yep!!......The Repro knob wasn't reproduced correctly and the knob doesn't go over the switch far enough for the set screw to lock on the hex portion of the switch...so the set screw tightens on the push spindle for the operation of the washer.......
Paul
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02-21-12 05:09 AM - Post#2193255
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Dakota Digital gauge unit showed up today......
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02-21-12 07:24 AM - Post#2193308
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Thanks for posting the pictures of the digital setup. That's the first time I've seen one up close. Looks like good quality stuff, with lots of R&D time involved in the manufacture of the final product.
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leon phelps
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02-21-12 09:15 AM - Post#2193342
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the dakota gauges seem nice, but seeing them illuminated reminds me of those 80's cheap gm dashes.
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02-23-12 06:32 AM - Post#2194155
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I actually found some parts that fit.....I put in the quarter window jamb seals and the rear window seals....they actually fit......
But.....I ran into some other issues that should have taken 5 minutes and ended up taking a day to fix.....just for what it's worth....the GM speed nuts (the sheet metal ones) that hold the rear quarter extensions on, are made with two slits that form the self cutting thread into the stud and tightens the unit to the quarter......I bought some repro ones that had only one slit....no big deal.....So...I had a heck of a time getting these things to screew all the way down the stud......they would just spin in place and after pushing on them I finally got them tightened up..........then I realized that I got ahead of myself and installed the quarter extensions without the trim piece installed.......Darn!!.....Took a couple of hours inside the trunk to get them off again,.....(The two GM nuts I had came right off).......after getting them off I took a threading die and cut a 1/4-20 thread on the studs and just used regular nuts....Simple thing ....8 Nuts......should have been ten minutes total time and ended up taking two days and a lot of frustration...........Be careful with those stupid little nuts...
Now.....I get out the repro trim kit that I bought from an company that specilaizes in Impala stuff....Get out the Quarter extension trim and open a bag the had "Quarter trim fasteners" on it.......I take the little trim clips and slide them into the trim and install them on the extension........Humm....on the inside of the extension, there wasn't any room for the nut as it was right next to the lip on the QE........Darn!!........I find some smaller nuts and just get them to fit....I couldn't get a socket on the nut cause there wasn't any room....so I spend an hour with a open end wrench snugging them up.....Double darn!!!......I keep thinking to myself.......I know GM was smarter than this as this was the Stupidest thing I have ever seen.......As I start installing the QE again....at least I can now put them on iun a minute with the studs threaded.....as I install the first one.....the trim pops off at the bend and the trim clip is now out of the trim.....I put a little pressure on the other one and it pops off also......WTF!!......I take everything apart again.........I just happen to look thru the other bag for the side trim and I see some plastic push clips made for a round hole.....I install them and push the trim on....Bingo!!.......I knew GM wouldn't do something so stupid ....so...stupid me ......but.....If the repro place would have included the right clips and some instructions it would have made things a lot easier.....Anyhow....the trim is on...
Got the trunk seal installed and also received the new harnesses from Lecric-Limited and changed out the rear lamp harness...I also found out the back ordered rims are in and I should have all the wheels and tires installed next week...
My original Perfect Nu Yawk Survivor Car harness in the garbage....
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leon phelps
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02-23-12 07:47 AM - Post#2194167
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hey, I see daylight between cars. you could have gone with larger rims.
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kwhizz
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02-23-12 09:14 AM - Post#2194186
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hey, I see daylight between cars. you could have gone with larger rims.
The Real rims will be here next week.....LOL
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leon phelps
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02-23-12 09:46 AM - Post#2194192
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Id try to dump that harness on ebay. $30 is $30.
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kwhizz
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02-23-12 10:32 AM - Post#2194207
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Id try to dump that harness on ebay. $30 is $30.
It's cut and butchered......Nu Yawk Style....LOL
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02-23-12 11:55 AM - Post#2194244
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Hey Ken,
In the first picture in your post above it appears that the steel panel that the rear seat back hangs on to has some sort of board over it. Are my eyes playing tricks on me?
Dan
Dan
If I recall correctly my memory is excellent. My ability to access it is not.
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02-23-12 02:51 PM - Post#2194329
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Hey Ken,
In the first picture in your post above it appears that the steel panel that the rear seat back hangs on to has some sort of board over it. Are my eyes playing tricks on me?
Dan
Yeah!!.....It's like Felt Insulation....or sound deadener.......
Ken
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02-23-12 03:17 PM - Post#2194341
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Interesting. I wonder if it is original.
My '66 vert doesn't have that, and I can't find any reference to it anywhere, not even in the Fisher Body Manual.
Dan
Dan
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Kabous66
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02-23-12 04:02 PM - Post#2194352
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Also curious!!! Now is the time for me to find it/ cut it, or install it!
Thanks in advance!
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02-23-12 04:43 PM - Post#2194369
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Interesting. I wonder if it is original.
My '66 vert doesn't have that, and I can't find any reference to it anywhere, not even in the Fisher Body Manual.
Dan
It looks like someone was messing around with the top pump as there are a couple of bolts missing from the mounts.....It was probably added at that time.......and the material looks to be relatively new...........
Ken
Edited by kwhizz on 02-23-12 04:45 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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