SOLD my 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan

**69 Post Sedan** · #1 12-13-2009, 11:14 PM

Mark, it wasn't fun to say the least. I had my cousin, 2 heat guns, sharp knives and a small electric heater in the car to keep the mat warm.

A few people gave me advise and that did help.

Yes the mat is from ACC.

Here is a link to a page on Team Chevelle the day we put it in.

http://www.chevelles.com/forums/show...701&page=6

Mr.Nickey Nova · #2 12-13-2009, 11:52 PM

Thanks for the info,i guess a lot of heat and time.Nothing like the originals for a nice factory fit.

**69 Post Sedan** · #3 12-22-2009, 02:47 AM

I just recieved my new license plate!!!

**wheelhop** · #4 12-22-2009, 03:10 AM

NIce, Now you need a set of ladder bars!

**69 Post Sedan** · #5 12-22-2009, 03:20 AM

Jim, I had them and took them off. They rode like crap! I wanted to leave them on but everyone told me that if I started taking it to the track that they would tear things up and that the stock suspension will work fine with a little tweaking.

So far I have put HD springs with air bags. It's working pretty good. Next is to put the boxed upper and lower control arms in with new bushings that I made.

**Salvatore** · #6 12-22-2009, 04:37 AM

NIZZZE plate! Air bags work good!

x Baldwin Motion · #7 12-22-2009, 06:04 AM

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VERY cool!!!

**69 Post Sedan** · #8 01-09-2010, 01:56 AM

For those that aren't on some of the other sites I'm on, I pulled the motor out of the Chevelle last Sunday and during the week slowly pulled it apart except the crank, rods and cam.

I found out that the motor has .060 over 12.5:1 pistons with 840 closed chamber heads. Now I understand why it ran better with a 104/93 fuel mix.

The crank is cast iron with standard rods. I have a couple 6223 cranks but probably will be looking for a different set of rods.

I'm still on the fence of building this motor or taking the 512 2-bolt main block I have and building a 427.

Here are some pictures.

**markjohnson** · #9 01-09-2010, 03:40 AM

You should probably replace those economy aluminum rocker arms with something better. They are NOT extruded aluminum or billet but a low-cost investment casting. You could also save some yourself quite a bit of hassle when it comes to lashing valves by losing the stud girdle. Sure, I know they're exotic-looking and neat to look at when the valve covers are off, but unless you have an .800 lift Pro Stock camshaft in that motor, they are just not needed in a cast-iron headed engine and complicate a valve lashing. Try it yourself sometime, loosen the girdle, lash a few valves, tighten the girdle back up and re-check the valves you just did and see how much they changed! Let me add this......please don't think I'm criticizing your car, I'm just trying to chime in with some good advise for when you re-assemble that motor. I've wasted a lot of good money over the years on parts that just don't work well and would like to think that I've learned a thing or two from that.

**69 Post Sedan** · #10 01-09-2010, 06:04 PM

Mark, any help/info that I can get is not criticism...it's exactly what I want/need which is good advice.

I figured the rocker arms were not anything special. I hope to use Comp Cams Pro Magnum rocker arms. You are not the first person to say the Comp Cams stud girdle is a pain in the butt and not needed with cast iron heads! My goal is to use 077 aluminum heads and want to make sure that the rocker studs don't pull out.

Is there a more user friendly stud girdle out there or if the rocker studs are installed correctly it won't be needed?

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