1977 Chevelle SE restore

[slowchevy]

give the motor bay a good clean.

interesting car for sure.

 

[Limey]

gonna clean it up then Paint it up

 

[slowchevy]

Orange.

 

[Limey]

Orange.

Everything BUT the manifold is already orange from PO only Maybe had 300 miles if that after this pic was taken, then it went into a very deep slumber for almost 21 years ........

Just have to Clean it up from a valve cover leak and paint the rest of the inner engine bay black

 

[RebelGTP]

This is a god-damn unique car and I will when I see it.

It deserves nothing but being restored because of how retro-cool it is.

I might make the drive out from Rockford just to see if I can find out if i can spot it!

 

[Limey]

Just so you know, its off the beaten path LOL

 

[RebelGTP]

Just so you know, its off the beaten path LOL

I like off the beaten path... :rollpicard:

 

[Limey]

LOL uh ok ........

 

[RebelGTP]

Don't mind me... I'm mostly harmless...

 

[Limey]

So am I TO A POINT then its game on... LOL

 

[slowchevy]

He's a geo cacher (sp)

 

[RebelGTP]

He's a geo cacher (sp)

And?

 

[slowchevy]

in relation to your "i like off the beaten path" comment

 

[Limey]

Look Some one is dangerously close to starting up again Finally

 

[Mr_Roboto]

Never noticed the valve covers. Those are great, always wanted a set. Get her crankin!

 

[Limey]

Well good news and not so good news It does run again, BUT there is only ONE bolt holding Torque Converter in DAM I THOUGHT I blew it up thing was rattling like the whole top end was gonna shoot thru the roof, Anyways have to get TC bolts now and also fix the gasket on the carb fuel pump DONT WANT THAT Gas dripping down onto hot motor LMAO


Funny part is I NEVER HAD ANY of that disconnected HMMMM

 

[Limey]

Never noticed the valve covers. Those are great, always wanted a set. Get her crankin!

Yea they have Chervrolet in them Also (valve covers) But some knucklehead made a oil fill hole in the pass side Chevrolet Logo

 

[Limey]

Hopefully the next post will be a Video of it running, WITHOUT the converter knock LMAO

 

[Limey]

NO MORE CLUNKING YAY One bolt was def only thing holding that converter in but now Fixed and runs When I get ahold of a better camera Will do a better video But cell phone vid is all I have for now

 

[Limey]

Well Say goodbye to the Old battered kinda curbed Western wheels and next week this time will Have nice Shiny Wheels


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[Limey]

Well the New to me Westerns Fell thru and that's after I got paid for the ones from car ( Scott wanted 190 each wheels to restore them + ship each way ) and new set was 350 shipped but he sold them waiting for the other payment to clear ARRRRGGGG ..... Anyways found some rally wheels ( gosh darn I hate them things ) Anyways buddy from Elk Grove Village swapped me the rallys for these in Picture and didn't know what brand they were for they Said Hencho En Mexico ( made in Mexico ) and them ran serial Number from stamping on them and they Came back as being made in Mexico in 1968 WOOT WOOT

Thanks Jay !! 15x10 and 15x3.5" and 2 15x7" Ansen sprints also in deal thank you so much Jay !! And my little one loved when you started up the T-buck

 

[Limey]

Well gasket's and seal's are pissing me off, so when it gets warm it will get new seal's and gasket's..... Especially rear main seal and fix trans seal's. Just sitting in limbo in buddies garage for now.

 

[Euro]

Glad to see she's still coming along! Those wheels look like Cragars to me, but something about them makes me think not. They look good on there!

 

[Limey]

There cragars made ïn 1968

 

[Euro]

It's cool to have "period correct" wheels!