[Chevelle-list] Superbowl Saturday - Good Day For The Chevelle

[Herb Lumpp]

Hi T.J.,
 
What year is your Chevelle?  It sounds like you've got quite a project
rolling, good luck and have fun while you're at it!  Maybe one of the guys
on the list will be interested in posting some of your pics so we can all
watch your progress.
 
Herb

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From: chevelle-list-bounces at chevelles.net
[mailto:chevelle-list-bounces at chevelles.net] On Behalf Of Thomas Ringlein
Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2007 2:47 AM
To: chevelle-list at chevelles.net
Subject: [Chevelle-list] Superbowl Saturday - Good Day For The Chevelle



Folks-

I lurk a lot – just because I am busy as hell most of the time.  I see that
lately the list creator has worked his way back to the list, welcome back
Mitch.  I have only been a member for a year or so, but thought I would say
a few words.

Today was my most productive day on the Chevelle in years.  I pulled the
right front fender, headlight assy, inner fender (which is trashed), battery
tray, battery, full factory A/C system (sans compressor – which came off the
engine 10 years ago).  I also got the remaining 20% of the interior stripped
– the only thing left is a drivers seat, steering wheel, and dash.  I also
sanded all the crud off the right rear quarter and discovered the rest of
the carnage.  A little history – the right rear quarter was slapped back
together and repainted sometime in the very early 80’s when my family
acquired the car.  I have a weld going from the upper corner of the rear
window, back towards the rear of the car about 14”, and then straight down
to the wheel opening.  Add about ¾” of bondo, and you have crappy, early
80’s, “buy a wreck and flip it” kind of body work.  Thanks to Goodmark, I
have a date with a good body man to get the right rear quarter replaced in a
few weeks – hence my newfound time to spend on the car.  I actually
surprised myself a bit.  I am fairly mechanically inclined – but have never
really worked on cars before besides the occasional fuel pump and I dabbled
in auto electronics in a past life.  I have some newfound confidence to fab
in an LS2/T56 combo this summer (what the hell am I thinking), and tear into
the chassis when the body is on the rotisserie next winter.

Wish me luck.

If I had a website, I would love to show you what the front of my house
looked like a few hours ago.  Under all the car parts and rust was a pad of
concrete somewhere.

T.J. Ringlein

US Air Force

Clovis, California

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