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Old 04-09-2023, 02:04 AM
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Beautiful! I know what you mean - manual steering on an A body is rough. The quick ratio F body manual steering is much easier to deal with.
You got that right Tony. It's more like driving my Grand Prix now, but with a 4 speed and a little more power!
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Old 04-24-2023, 12:33 PM
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Got the dated carburetor, water pump, starter and power steering box on the Chevelle this winter and took it out for the first time today. Had a couple leaking hoses and had to bleed the air out of steering box again but other than that it was pretty uneventful. Drives so much better with power steering, can't even tell its the same car.
Such a great car Chad.

Never tire of seeing this one. Beauty!!!
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Old 07-09-2023, 05:35 AM
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Weather was perfect here in Iowa today so my son and I took the Chevelle for a 40 mile road trip this afternoon, it's like a completely different car with power steering and an absolute dream to drive, I could drive it across the country now! Let him drive it home the last 10 miles and he was elated since he thinks it the coolest car ever.

Since the bench seat was killing my back on the long drives I put bucket seats in it this spring and it was pain free today so I'm glad I changed it out, plus I love the look of bucket seats with no console. As of today it has 81,490 miles and I'm hoping to roll the odometer
over to zero while I still have it. The key chain is an exact copy of the one my Mom bought me for my 16th birthday back in 1988.
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Very nice with the buckets. I prefer them in an SS too. They just seem to complete the package.
One last update...need to get a bucket seat shifter stick.
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Looks great - I too am a fan of the saddle interior.
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Old 04-11-2023, 02:42 AM
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I was trying to reproduce the sales brochure photo I have on the wall in the garage because I don't have the seeds to reproduce the one with the shipping ropes tying it down that Rick posted several years ago.
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Old 04-11-2023, 02:47 AM
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I've been threated with death if I ever try to recreate this one but it's my favorite!
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Abercrombie and Fitch actually made a cool T shirt last year with that advertisement. My kid was shopping and I saw it on the sale rack and snapped it up.
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Looks like the T shirt is still available

https://www.abercrombie.com/shop/us/...E&gclsrc=aw.ds
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Looks like the T shirt is still available

https://www.abercrombie.com/shop/us/...E&gclsrc=aw.ds
Thanks!! Got one ordered
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