Kick it Down
With the shifter conversion out of the way, I decided to tackle the next project. The transmission kick down cable installation. I actually had the car for a couple of weeks before I realized what the loose cable under the…
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From One Chevy Tri-Five Enthusiast To Another!
With the shifter conversion out of the way, I decided to tackle the next project. The transmission kick down cable installation. I actually had the car for a couple of weeks before I realized what the loose cable under the…
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For some unknown reason, the transmission kept popping into reverse when shutting down the engine. I tried adjusting the column shifter but that didn’t seem to work. I had picked up a B&M floor shifter and had been putting off…
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Today I was going to take My ’55 Chevy Bel Air out for a drive. But before doing so, I wanted to replace the grinding High Torque starter that was turning the engine over. So, since I know the engine came…
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After trying unsuccessfully 2 or 3 times before, I was minutes away from having the grill bead blasted so I could polish it up later. I talked with the guys that stripped my hood hinges and they suggested I try…
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I must send a big thanks to John at Meineke Car Care Center. He finished the work as promised and even noted a couple other things that needed attention. One thing John did show me was where I had planned…
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Went out to do some family stuff today. When I arrived home the delivery man had left a couple boxes with a new Transmission cross member, cross member brackets and a tail shaft mount. It felt just like Christmas. I…
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With the headers finally installed, I needed to get the collectors welded on so I would not get pulled over for creating a disturbance. We all know we can’t drive around with open headers all the time creating noise pollution (as…
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Sometimes it takes me a while to get things done, but when I start, they really get done. Today it was the removal of the old gas pedal and linkage. As you can see from some of the pictures I…
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Always keeping safety in mind, I got some new seat belts. I went with a retractable one because as you can see, the knot method for taking up slack didn’t go over well with me. While removing the old belt and…
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After finally getting all the parts together, I was down to the last nut on the fan. Then oops! Afan stud snapped. So it was back to the parts store to get a fan stud. I managed to find a fan…
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