Nice work! I like the look of that air cleaner.

That is super cool. Love it!

Awesome work Sam. Very inspiring. Can't wait to see the finished product.

Excellent work.

This is the stuff I dig the most! It's all this little detail stuff that about 95% of the people that see the car will not know what they are looking at. Yet, in the end with the whole package on display, they are mesmerized and the reason why is all the little details like that came together to make that package!!:biggthumpup::worship:

Nice job, Samitron!!:biggthumpup::biggthumpup:

Cheers
Dave

PS: that reminds me.... leaky faucet I gotsta fix!

Small progress, little details, big impact (IMO). After much needed assistance from Rick Nelson, I disassembled my wiper motor/washer pump. Next I degreased (1st photo) and prepped with muratic acid (2nd photo) all pieces to be plated and sent everything out for cadmium plating. I got my pieces back today (3rd photo) and it’s time for reassembly! (Extra plated pieces are for my vintage aluminum water pump).

Looks good so far!

Sam's car...
 

Will it work when you put all the pieces back together :hmmm:

Nice job :biggthumpup:

-wilma

Looks like fine jewelry Sam. That will be some nice bling on the firewall.

Tom - THAT is the $64k question. Stay tuned!:dunno: :tongue: :laugh:

Do you have anybody local do your plating?

Hey Dave - Yes, with a catch. Metal Brite (937.278.9739 ask for Jim or Mike at 2445 Neff Rd. Dayton OH), does mostly chrome, nickel, and copper plating and some ceramic coating. They are my conduit to Hohman - a large outfit that does mostly industrial and mil spec plating. Hohman will not deal with end users like me but you can use Metal Brite as a pass through. They ain't cheap but do a good job. As with most plating, the more you can give them the better off value-wise you will be. They charge a minimum to cover their set up so save up your pieces and give them a bunch all at once. M Brite is doing a pair of BBC valve covers for me now and appears to understand the concept of original factory finish chrome vs most folks desire for "show" quality chroming.

Got a bunch of parts with Mike Barr right now. Usually does great work but having some issues with the last job. He is standing behind the issues and we are working through it. Sometimes that is the best that you can ask for. Mike has been doing this since the 70's. He does know his stuff.

Big shout out to Rick Nelson for his detailed reassembly instructions of my wiper system specifically reattaching a solenoid to the wiper pump frame with 4 relatively delicate tabs. Tricky procedure but had the confidence with the master’s trade secrets at the ready. Still lots of pieces to go back together but glad I got over this hurdle. :biggthumpup:

Assembly looks like the old game "operation". Good luck Sam. If it works, I'll have another one for you.... just kidding.

My motto is "if they put it together, I can take it apart!" Getting it back together again and working is sometimes another thing. Thank goodness for folks that have gone there before and are willing to share their knowledge.

Nice work Samitron! As I keep saying....it's "Samtastic!" Always nice when someone else helps you with a delicate assembly like that. Mikey helped me with gutting my Thermactor pump on the 68. Very detailed and thorough. His instructions were "Just take it apart and pull all that crap outta there, then throw it back together. WTF? And how did you get my number?":hmmm::biggthumpup::tongue:

Can't wait to hover like a drone over your car in November!

Cheers:beers:
Dave

wiper motor
 

Seems like a hell of waste of time considering that this car won't be out in the rain :smirk: :smirk:

I have to say I am not a fan of 69 Chevelles... HOWEVER.. This car has definitely changed my mind. Amazing work and great thread.. I also spy a little Double Life on the work bench.. :headbang: You wouldn't happen to have an extra rotor button laying around would you? :D

Rick is the man! Great car! Stunning!

Thanks for the kind comments fellows. Below photo is the little bugger that I am waiting for in Saturday’s mail (Magnetic Relay Switch to place the wipers in the park position). I fried this when I incorrectly set up my electrical test of the wiper motor :blush: ! Then I’ll throw the whole thing back together and reinstall on the car. The other photo is my progress to date.

And Tom (WilmasboyL78), thank YOU for your bold prediction that this car will never see inclement weather. Fear not, I plan to make this ol’ Chebby my Daily Driver - I am even planning to disable a couple 2-3 pistons to turn my ‘velle into gas-sippin’, tree-huggin’, eco-friendly means of transportation. I’ll even start tracking my mpg in my signature so you will see how good of an idea this is! :naughty:


P.S. Darrell, yes I’ve got an extra NOS 4215C if that is what you need. Send me your mailing address via pm.

The magnetic switch was early in the mail and waiting for me after work today so I had to install it and test it. 1st “On” / Low speed, 2nd “Hi” speed, 3rd “Off”/park. The washer pump tested good too. The white doo-dad in the video is the switch that I replaced and it releases and latches the drive shaft that connects to the wipers. Brilliant Rube Goldberg! :hmmm: :naughty: :D

:worship: :beers:
Outstanding Sam

Well done Sam. I may be bending your ear soon for a wiper motor repair.

Phil

Looks great.

It’s been 17 days since an update. I’m afraid this thread has been declining ever since it started, so really, the only thing to do is to sell me the car, and rather cheaply, that way it prevents me from writing anymore horrendously long run-on sentences that your Elementary School teacher told you was not proper English, about a mean looking Day 2 Chevelle that even a non-GM car owner like myself could easily add to his fleet and take all the credit for the work done. You’ll be hearing from my “people department” soon regarding my lucrative offer. :scholar:

Nice work Samminator!!!

Cheers

Dave

Dave, it seems your keeping track of these things :hmmm: and that I may have shirked my duties :confused2:. Here’s a few shots of the engine post rebuild, post cosmetic restoration.....

Welp... that settles it. That thing is awesome! Nice work!!

Cheers
Dave

:biggthumpup:
Like the air cleaner, not often used and shows off the carb nicely
Mike

really nice Sam.

Beautiful! Where did you find those valve covers? I'd love to get a set for my 67

Your getting the hang of this pretty well :-))

Thanks gents!


Jp: Vintage Mickey Thompson aluminum VCs are fairly easy to find (ebay, craigslist, sYc "parts wanted" section, etc.), not too expensive, and generally easy to restore (I won't tell you what I paid for mine a few years back at a garage sale).

Wow, Eddie, thanks! - coming from a Ferrari guy, that means a lot :rolleyes2:

Looking really good, Sam!

Thanks I'll do some research!

Jp - One of our own, Jason Booth “SupernovaSS”, has a pair of M/T VCs on Ebay right now. These are the ones I have.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/352391740457

Good Luck!

Dang I haven't been on in a few days and missed this! Thank you for looking out for me I appreciate it.

Progress under the hood: Mallory coil and dizzy installed. Firing soon to test the new coating on Super Scavengers!

black car!
 

tooooo sick!!!

Sweet!!