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Forum: Member's Rides 04-29-2025, 12:43 AM
Replies: 283
Views: 164,330
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Perfecting my Carb Chromate

I apologize, never realized i would be a situation where anyone would find what I do that interesting. :)

That said its spring, gotta take care of things around the house and yard first. Car...
Forum: Member's Rides 03-30-2025, 06:52 PM
Replies: 283
Views: 164,330
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Engine Detail Work, and Smog

These later year cars seem to have alot of extra work in the restoration to work on items like smog. I was able to restore an original diverter valve which included phosphating the air intake,...
Forum: Member's Rides 03-30-2025, 06:48 PM
Replies: 283
Views: 164,330
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Yes. I may till fall.

Yes. I may till fall.
Forum: Member's Rides 03-16-2025, 10:57 PM
Replies: 283
Views: 164,330
Posted By OneStopRestoration
New Shop Skill - Zinc Plating

I normally do plating in batches and take them to place in 5 gal buckets. Its not that I dont appreciated the place I go to, but its kinda a pain. Throughout a restoration it always seems that I...
Forum: Member's Rides 03-15-2025, 08:30 PM
Replies: 283
Views: 164,330
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Off the Stand and Into the Chassis

Didnt feel like wasting any time. Got the engine off the run stand and into the chassis. Finsih up clutch, belhousing, transmission, and driveshaft. Then back to body work. Maybe I will setup a...
Forum: Member's Rides 03-14-2025, 06:36 PM
Replies: 283
Views: 164,330
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Engine heat cycled on the run in Stand

Im not sure how it goes everyone else but things never go smooth and you really cant trust a single new part you buy.

Had the motor on the stand and it would fire a few cylinders but just wouldnt...
Forum: Member's Rides 02-26-2025, 01:53 AM
Replies: 283
Views: 164,330
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Intake Machine Work

I had to start this project with building a fixture plate to hold the intake on the mill. Not to terribly hard but turned out great. From there the intake can be positioned so that it can then be...
Forum: Member's Rides 02-26-2025, 01:49 AM
Replies: 283
Views: 164,330
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Heads, Gaskets and Intake

Heads recieved enough decking to get the huge 074 chambers down close to the original 842s. With super thin cometic gaskets and head work compression came in at 10.8 to 11.0 :1 accross the pistons. ...
Forum: Member's Rides 02-26-2025, 01:45 AM
Replies: 283
Views: 164,330
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Pistons, Cam and Valvetrain

Nothing to exotic on this build. Speed pro pistons with as large a domes as can be had. Little bit of ring filing and bearing clearance checks on the rod bearings. Cam was put in and checked. ...
Forum: Member's Rides 02-26-2025, 01:40 AM
Replies: 283
Views: 164,330
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Engine Assembly

Ive been very slowly and patiently building the engine. As stated earlier original Chevelle JD stamped 4 bolt main block form a Kansas City 69 Chevelle. Kept the numbers with no decking but it did...
Forum: Member's Rides 02-05-2025, 11:26 PM
Replies: 283
Views: 164,330
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Thankyou. I did find my original arm in the...

Thankyou. I did find my original arm in the plating table. After more research its not the same arm as used with the more common hidden wiper units. Im sure there are other models of cars and...
Forum: Member's Rides 02-05-2025, 11:24 PM
Replies: 283
Views: 164,330
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Good question! I didnt use any. I believe they...

Good question! I didnt use any. I believe they were put in place for the purpose weather sealing. I think the replacments i have seen are much thinner than original so there probably not gonna do...
Forum: Member's Rides 02-05-2025, 12:24 AM
Replies: 283
Views: 164,330
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Parking Lamps

I wish all years were like 69s. Its so easy with this year to just blast and paint. The rubber boot was reconditioned and the copper bulb base blasted and finished off to look original. I decided...
Forum: Member's Rides 02-05-2025, 12:21 AM
Replies: 283
Views: 164,330
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Delco Horn Rebuild

I had found some original 280 279 horns. Date codes are 69 but there so hard to read its not even worth mentioning what they are.

Neither one worked no matter how many times i smacked them. ...
Forum: Member's Rides 01-15-2025, 02:09 AM
Replies: 283
Views: 164,330
Posted By OneStopRestoration
My best guess is that there were multiple...

My best guess is that there were multiple suppliers of wiper arms and the linkage clips. All of mine, from the one that is at the wiper, to the other 3 that are part of the additional linkages were...
Forum: Member's Rides 01-14-2025, 12:33 AM
Replies: 283
Views: 164,330
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Appreciate that. I have the correct one, which...

Appreciate that. I have the correct one, which was the one I got with the car. I have a new question, the plates that sandwhich the wiper arm ball are yours original? Was your car Baltimore built?...
Forum: Member's Rides 01-12-2025, 11:07 PM
Replies: 283
Views: 164,330
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Both the tabs of the clutches as well as the...

Both the tabs of the clutches as well as the clips that hold them in the diff carrier were badly worn. Between the tabs and the clips as much as .050inch. I was getting several degrees of free play...
Forum: Member's Rides 01-12-2025, 06:16 PM
Replies: 283
Views: 164,330
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Wiper Motor

This was just a simple clean up, replate parts and rebuild. I do wanna throw out there since the 300deluxe had this cheaper wiper motor anyone in the know, let me know if the wiper arm off the motor...
Forum: Member's Rides 01-12-2025, 06:13 PM
Replies: 283
Views: 164,330
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Rear End, Axles and Brakes

Two steps forward Three back. Once i had the diff in and started doing the brakes i started to notice alot of slop in the clutch packs to the diff carrier. That meant tearing it back out and...
Forum: Member's Rides 01-03-2025, 01:33 AM
Replies: 283
Views: 164,330
Posted By OneStopRestoration
I have not. I need to give them a call just to...

I have not. I need to give them a call just to make sure they havent forgotten about me. I think the person i spoke with said around a year and I think im now past that by a few months.
Forum: Member's Rides 12-31-2024, 11:01 PM
Replies: 283
Views: 164,330
Posted By OneStopRestoration
L78/L89 375hp 69 Holley

69 Carb Pictures, fully restored. I did have to machine provisions in the front bowl for the vent as I pieced this carb together.
Forum: Member's Rides 12-31-2024, 10:59 PM
Replies: 283
Views: 164,330
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Holley Carb Restoring

Dad and I figured we would try our hand at redoing some holleys for future and current builds.

Dad did the yellow chromating. I will admit its not as distinct as some restored units but for our...
Forum: Member's Rides 12-30-2024, 02:17 AM
Replies: 283
Views: 164,330
Posted By OneStopRestoration
I kinda hope i did all the math properly. I see...

I kinda hope i did all the math properly. I see most original 4.10 and higher geared GM cars got gear reducers. I managed to find a combination with the main shaft driven gear, and speedo gear that...
Forum: Member's Rides 12-30-2024, 02:15 AM
Replies: 283
Views: 164,330
Posted By OneStopRestoration
I think i ordered it off Ebay many years back. I...

I think i ordered it off Ebay many years back. I did a quick search and I cant find anything like the unit i have. I think i paid close to 200 and that was well before the past few years insane...
Forum: Member's Rides 12-29-2024, 09:46 PM
Replies: 283
Views: 164,330
Posted By OneStopRestoration
4:56 Rear End Setup

My dad had a set of 4:56 GM gears that came from a very early 67 chevelle ss he had. Thats a story for a different day. Got a used 4 series carrier. I spent several days on this. I cleaned and...
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