Nice clean car, there's no shortage of Chevy ll build threads but sticking to a dedicated time frame there's only a couple threads, squirrel being one and this one being the other. https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/409-chevy-ii-station-wagon.996564/ Oh yeah, hit the view full size button when posting your photos, makes it much easier to see them, good luck on the build.
Found a few more goodies to add to my growing pile! Cast iron chevy bellhousing. Mallory points distributor (thought it was a dual point but not the case), coil and wires. Holley 3310-1, 780cfm carb from a 65 chevelle, 396 - 425 hp. Vintage Stewert Warner gauges - oil pressure, temperature and amps. Very cool stuff! Mr gasket auto shift - missing parts but cool!
Your bell-housing is from a truck; possibility the center hole will be larger than a passenger car bell-housing, but they do make adapter rings to take care of that. Some truck bell-housings were set up to take a slave cylinder for the hydraulic clutch assembly. On truck bell-housings, the two lower transmission bolts go from inside the bell-housing, into the transmission; bolts/washers/nuts can be used however.Auto shifter and manual trans bell-housing; is there a Clutch-Hydramat or Clutch-Flite in your future, kinda like the early Funny Cars used? I am Butch/56sedandelivery.
Well finally found what I had been searching for: a Edelbrock C3B intake. I am very excited to put this very cool intake to use. Thanks again FatBob!
No real up date here..... the undercarriage cleaning continues. No surprises thankfully. Not much more before I can finish off two small trunk repairs. Once done I will paint the underside red oxide.
Really solid, and straight looking Chevy II! I like to have an idea about what kind of car I want to build prior to starting also. But I try not to be too constraining on my original idea, and able to bend a little here and there as the project reveals itself to me. It seems like whatever plans I have in the beginning always change a little as things progress. Sometimes because I stumble onto neat parts, and other times because a change makes it better.
Well said 1971BB427. I am hoping to keep it to the late 60s but the availablilty and price of vintage race parts will dictate that! Thinking ahead to the subframe I have collected a few bits: an old super heavy duty sprint car axle (some straightening required) leaf springs and an old ford crossmember. This stuff will clean up well! Also, I had some material bent up for the main subframe rails. It will look closer to the original subframe rails rather then rectangular tubing and be very strong. Super happy with the results.
Well i have been slowly tinkering away. The underside is almost ready for paint. I hope to weld in the subframe connectors this weekend before a final sand and clean. First self etching primer, then red oxide. The interior floor was in great shape. A good clean, paint removal and prep was done before I sprayed etching primer then a layer of undercoating (I know people will debate this decision - I did it to protect the floor but also for sound deadening). Either way it looks new!
Floors look great. I'd be a little concerned about welding the subframe connectors in with the doors off and on the rotisserie. These bodies flex like a son-of-a-gun.
Ahhhh yes baron! Forgot to mention, my intentions are to weld the difficult front section leaving the rear loose and held in place with one fastener each side. Once back on the ground and the doors back on I will weld in place. Thanks!
Hey man, cool vision. Also, thank you for posting that link to the '63 rule book. Any chance you know the link to '64 rule book, fixin' to restore the '64 C/GAS Indy winner and would like to read up. You know, research & development stage.....
Doctor Satan: It took some digging but eventually I found it here on the H.A.M.B - Chevy454 provided a link called: NHRA drag rule books: 1958 - present. Sorry, I have no clue how to send the link!
Well a couple of late nights and the underside is finally painted. Still need to install the subframe connectors but otherwise painting is finished....... I look forward to starting the fuel tank/lines, and rear brake/hose/e brake install!
Well progress being made during this uncertain time. Bushings and leafs are in (still have to monkey around with the front leaf mount and anchor washer - they don't seat well with upgraded polyurethane front bushings). Also got the tank and sender installed, on to brake/fuel lines and e-brake.
DanVI, Your Chevy II looks awesome. There is just something so nice about re-assembling car parts when they are all clean and neat. Steve
At this point I am finished working on the underside of the 63. Rear brake hose and lines are in, still waiting for delivery of the proportioning valve I ordered. Fuel lines are in. Main e-brake cable also installed. At this point I need to flip the car back over, unfortunately with the current covid situation we are following the social distancing requirement, so will have to wait on that. In the mean time I started work on the dash. The Ash tray and ignition key hole had previously been filled in. I drilled out and filed the key hole "D" shape and finish welded the smoothed ash tray area. Found some time to make an aluminum dash bezel to hold my three cool old stuart warner gauges! More sanding and maybe even priming tomorrow....
Yes squirrel! I did think of placing them higher up in that space so the gauges would be easier to see. I do have a factory radio delete panel and I like the way it looks and it should clean up well. I did manage to prep and primer the dash last nite!
DanVI, Are these radio delete plates rare or hard to find? I ask because you may want to put the gauges directly in the radio delete plate. I may have misunderstood, so if you are already saying this please disregard. Steve
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