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Archive of posts filed under the Chevelle category.

Donor Suburban…

23 February 2009, 11:51 pm

So I now have the opportunity to pick up a 2wd 1990 Suburban.  It is currently drivable, however, the body is rotted quite bad in the back.  So much so that in order for the previous owners to utilize the back door, they had cut the top of the bumper off to provide clearance.  Clearance [...]

Filed under Blazer, Chevelle, Engine, Exterior, Interior, Transmission.
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More Work…

31 December 2008, 2:12 pm

So the Chevelle headers do not fit to my liking.  The passenger side would have a problem with the front driveshaft if the suspension were to hit the bump stops.  Going to full static articulation (lifting the front passenger wheel until the rear passenger wheel begins to lift), I still had enough room for a [...]

Filed under Blazer, Chevelle, Exhaust, Exterior, Metal Working, Tires, Transmission, Welding.
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No progress…

14 October 2008, 12:45 pm

I am sorry to say that there has been little progress made on any of the projects that I currently have started.  A lot of other things are currently taking precedence.  Being a volunteer fire fighter and training associated with that and an increasing requirement for time at work have taken a large chunk out [...]

Filed under Blazer, Chevelle, Metal Working, Welding.
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HydroBoost

8 September 2008, 8:49 am

I parted out a 1996 Chevy Astro van on August 30th which had a hydroboost brake booster.  The unit appears to be in good working condition, but I am still planning on putting in new seals to ensure that there is no leaks when I get everything installed and working.  Check out the Brakes page [...]

Filed under Brakes, Chevelle.
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Door Work

25 August 2008, 1:15 am

I did some more work on the passenger door to the Chevelle today. In the process of messing around trying to fit a large panel across a complex curve, I finally decided to cut the piece down and make it into two separate pieces. I was able to get a 3″ by 1″ piece partially [...]

Filed under Chevelle, Metal Working, Welding.
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