Spot Welder
 

I have seen those Mitch. Ive considered it but I like being able to clamp panels together with vise grips and do the plug welds. The ones GM used were strong enough to basically act vise grips. Over the years ive become proficent at getting my plug welds to look like spots. Doesnt always work, and when it doesnt i grind and then go back and create dimple that looks like a spot. Ive also noticed unless you buy a professional large unit they wont create the large deformed dimples along the bottom and up the back of the rockers the factory did.

They normaly dont fall into place. I start with the door gap and then work my way back. I probably pull the quarter on and off the car 20 to 30 times before i do a final install and clamp. Sometimes you have to massage things. Even after its installed a block of wood and small hand sledge can be pretty handy to get areas like the deck lid fitting to the quarter.

So cool to see this transformation take place. Like others have said, great work!!

Wow,great work!Enjoy watching the progress.

SMS Seat Covers
 

SMS actually got me my headliner a few weeks back. The seat covers finally arrived this week. I had been hearing from others about long lead teams but my experience was only a few months. Door panels are yet to arrive. Im really happy they included head reast covers as well. Not something I have seen with PUI or Legendary.

Spindle and Brake factory marks
 

The calipers had some very light traces of factory paint marks on only one side. I also found some torque marks near the brake lines.

The spindles were fun because they have all kinds of different colors and neither side matches the other. On one spindle there is black and blue, while the other side is cream, blue and violet

Rear End Marks
 

Axle Yoke had some blue on the side with some cream/white for the main nut

Rear cover appeared to have an X marked

Rear end itself has some yellow on the drivers side and white stripe ont he passenger by the stamping. Also another X on the top of the center section

Brake lines only had some orange on one line

Axles
 

The axles sadly are trashed as the bearing surfaces are flaking. That being said still found some yellow marks on both axles beneath the brake dust.

Brake Line Clips
 

Ive seen other cars that utilize p clips and bolts for the brake line. My car actually had the older style clips. They still had some mustard color under the brake line but were mostly rust. Still very good shape and cleaned up nicely. I also noted the assembly manual showes p clips and bolts.

Those 3 clips are from that frame ? Did u restore them already and if so how? Your frame looks like it will clean up real good.

Yes correct they are from my frame. They are restored. Here is a pre pic of the frame, and of the clip with a tiny fleck of paint left on it. Whats interesting is my dad has a Yenko I use as reference. His frame utilized P clips and machine screws.

“Dad has a Yenko”

Yenko Chevelle? Do tell!!

Ryan W31

I believe the cream white that you found on the pinion washer is thread sealer, not paint. Thread sealer is used to seal the pinion splines so gear oil doesn't leak out through them.

That makes a little more sense as it was a little thicker than what i would normal think was paint.

There a dime a dozen right? Just a Butternut yellow Yenko Chevelle with a daul gate shifter and turbo 400. Car has a full original building sheet. I believe Dad got it back in the mid to late 90s. Took it to one ACES show in Tn. Never been out of the shop since.

Yenko
 

Dug out some photos. This was from 2004

----Wow, just wow!....Bill S

Ron Normans BY Yenko @ the 2001 Super Car reunion in Collinsville.

This too with a rear mounted antenna,but Passenger door mirror gone?

From mrays~I believe this is the car Ron Norman had.Legendary had it on their website around 2013/14..It was listed as a numbers matching automatic car.This is the only Butternut Yellow with black vinyl top and automatic transmission Yenko I know of.

Ron Norman Vs John Berlage
 

Dad knew Ron and talked to him frequently. Rons car was similar to my dad, but they were in fact 2 different cars. I think Dad till keeps in touch with Ron but as many know he sold his Yenko years ago.

Thanks for clearing that up,and there is more than 1 like this.

Care to share what paint you used for those clips?

Its just Testors Paint from a hobby store. You will have to mix yellow and brown to get the final color that looks right. I just play with it till it looks what I think is ok.

Wow very cool!!!

I checked out the one Butternut Yellow Black VT Yenko at Legendary several years ago.

Ryan W31

The yellow Yenko Chevelle that Legendary had was one of my old cars. I purchased it from Vince and after I sold it the next owner he then located the original motor, rear and trans. When I told Vince he found them he responded with yea I knew they were there but the motor was 60 over so I didn't tell you about it. I thought oh shit. I found the Yellow Yenko John now has in North Carolina and when advertised it was a complete car. It was in Hemmings sometime in the early 80s after which Carl Dwiggens acquired it, then Dick Bridges then Randy Miller to me and finally John purchased the car and did his usual outstanding restoration on it.

Brake Drum Boring
 

I only had one orignal brake drum, but cleaned it up and bored it out. I see they now sell some non finned new replacement drums. I may have to just get one.

Axles and other bits
 

Most times im real neat with the paint marks but the axles clearly showed the paint dripped all over so this was kinda fun to do.

Brake Caliper Rebuild
 

I struggled to find much for paint marks on these but this is how i ended up finishing them. Some new seals and reassemble. I thought i had a tool for installed the dust boots but I didnt so i quickly made a driver disc for assembling.

Yenko
 

Mick I actually remember the day driving down to your house and looking at the yellow yenko, and the garnet red one sitting next to it. I even recall you talking about or maybe showing us a yenke duece you had outside of town. Dad actually talked about maybe buying that car too but at that time Novas were somewhat foreign to us.

That was more than a few years ago. My guess is 25 plus years ago.

I’ve thought about doing this on a Bridgeport. What tool did you use, and how did it turn out?

Just a standard boring bar with 5/8" bar and carbide insert. I think they turn out nice but sometimes you do get some chatter. I had to really slow down the spindle speed to almost the min the machine would run to make it all work.

Thanks! I’ll be trying this soon.

So are there three known Butternut Yellow Yenko Chevelles with black vinyl tops and TH400 transmissions? The car that Legendary had was sold out of Nankivell in Indianapolis and the car that Ron Norman had was sold out of Muscatel in Fargo ND. This was discussed before but I can't find it on here now.

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Page 3 of this 03/15 thread includes some info on these cars…
https://www.yenko.net/forum/showthread.php?p=1254486
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~ Pete

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What type of product are you using for your blasting and what are you prepping the blasted surface with before painting ? Thanks

Frame Blasting and First Prime
 

I use basic sand blasting sand and a standup outdoor blaster. For many of you following I dont get bogged down in the details of thinking the most exocitc process is the best. I keep things as simple as I can. In terms of sand I use the stuff stocked at the local Menards for those that live in the midwest. Most here on the forum are gonna die laughing but I still use the old school lacquer based primers. Im not afraid to use the lacqur direclty on the blasted metal. Once I get into the stage of sanding and removing pits 90% of the first coat is sanded off. Body panel work is a total different story. I get into the more better adhering epoxy primers for my basecoat but still layer body filler and lacquire primer on top of that.

Ocassionally i will use a 2k high build primer but I will only get into that with easily sanded surfaces and heavier pitting. This car will not require and 2k as im already finding a single sand is elimating all pits if they even exist.

that is a thankless job right there!

AND takes all day with a pot blaster. I see you sweep it up and screen it back in the pot too. Been there, done that, but only once. Now I farm that out. Getting more difficult to find places that blast anymore though.
Your media looks like black diamond, coal slag. I do use that on frames but use the white play sand for other things.

12 Bolt 4 Series Carrier for the 4.56
 

Well Scratch my earlier question on this. Just as an update. I decided it would compliment the L89 to go with a set of 4.56 grears when i get to assembling the rear end. Managed to find a real nice guy on facebook that sent me a carrier that had some damage in the pinion shaft area. Sent me a second housing.

Its nice to see some folks out there have some high levels of integrety in spite of what you see in the news or online.