67 Chevelle 5.3 finally drivable
06-19-2010, 03:31 PM
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67 Chevelle 5.3 finally drivable Thanks to all the information shared here my 67 Chevelle is finally drivable,
of course there are a few things I need to finish up, but I actually made it to
Chevellabration 2010.
Malcolm
of course there are a few things I need to finish up, but I actually made it to
Chevellabration 2010.
Malcolm
06-19-2010, 07:29 PM
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Thanks everyone for the compliments.
bczee, I have a mismatch of several factory brackets with adaptors
thrown in to line it all up.
I kept the truck crank pulley to keep the AC compressor in its original bracket,
the water pump is 97 Corvette w/bolt on pulley and a 3/4" spacer between
pulley and hub, the steering pump and bracket is F-body with a 1/2" spacer
between the head and mount. The alt bkt is fabricated, the belt tensioner
is the f-body turned upside down using the truck idler to run on the outside of the belt.
I think that is most of it.
Thanks
Malcolm
bczee, I have a mismatch of several factory brackets with adaptors
thrown in to line it all up.
I kept the truck crank pulley to keep the AC compressor in its original bracket,
the water pump is 97 Corvette w/bolt on pulley and a 3/4" spacer between
pulley and hub, the steering pump and bracket is F-body with a 1/2" spacer
between the head and mount. The alt bkt is fabricated, the belt tensioner
is the f-body turned upside down using the truck idler to run on the outside of the belt.
I think that is most of it.
Thanks
Malcolm
06-19-2010, 09:54 PM
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Heres a pic of mock up with billet 1/2" plywood between F-body steering
pump and head, and sheetmetal patterns for alt bkts.
Water pump 97 Vette NAPA#58-544, I hope they are still avaliable.
Radiator is 88 Vette per Jags That Run and a 98 Mustang fan.
Upper hose is 98-02 F-body.
Link in my sig is to my showroom at chevelles.com
pump and head, and sheetmetal patterns for alt bkts.
Water pump 97 Vette NAPA#58-544, I hope they are still avaliable.
Radiator is 88 Vette per Jags That Run and a 98 Mustang fan.
Upper hose is 98-02 F-body.
Link in my sig is to my showroom at chevelles.com
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06-20-2010, 08:52 AM
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Very nice , very neat ,I wish I could have made it to the Chevelleabration , seems a few members from ls1 were there ,where did you route the ac lines ? any pics ? JOHN
06-20-2010, 01:34 PM
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Hey John,
Your 67 is looking great, my AC lines will be run basically the same way
you have yours. In some of my pics I had the original air mocked up and
even had all the lines made up before paint, then I decided about a year
ago to use aftermarket air, now I have to make new lines.
Like you say "buy twice"
I hope to get the air hooked up this week I'll try to take some pics.
Thanks
Malcolm
John, were you able to get your cruise control working?
Your 67 is looking great, my AC lines will be run basically the same way
you have yours. In some of my pics I had the original air mocked up and
even had all the lines made up before paint, then I decided about a year
ago to use aftermarket air, now I have to make new lines.
Like you say "buy twice"
I hope to get the air hooked up this week I'll try to take some pics.
Thanks
Malcolm
John, were you able to get your cruise control working?
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06-21-2010, 03:01 PM
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Cruise control was not doable according to speartech , oh well not a big deal . Is your air vintage air ? I'm interested in the outcome , I'm having some issues with mine trying to troubleshoot it now . JOHN
06-21-2010, 03:11 PM
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WOW! Looks nice and clean --
What headers are those? Do you have a part #? They look like they'd work on my '68 C10 pickup!!
As a matter of fact --if it isn't too much trouble, could you look at these pics, and let me know if you think yours would fit?
https://ls1tech.com/forums/conversio...p-headers.html
What headers are those? Do you have a part #? They look like they'd work on my '68 C10 pickup!!
As a matter of fact --if it isn't too much trouble, could you look at these pics, and let me know if you think yours would fit?
https://ls1tech.com/forums/conversio...p-headers.html
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John, I hava a Hypercool unit, waiting on a binary switch that I have ordered
to come in before I can finish my lines.
Hope you get yours worked out.
Jim PA, the headers are manifold replacement shortys form Summit
they were 140.00 when I bought a couple years ago, just looked they
are 179.00 now. Turned out they had a Pacesetter tag welded them.
I had to cut and rotate the driver side flange.
http://www.summitracing.com/search/D...?Ns=Rank%7cAsc
Hope this helps,
Malcolm
to come in before I can finish my lines.
Hope you get yours worked out.
Jim PA, the headers are manifold replacement shortys form Summit
they were 140.00 when I bought a couple years ago, just looked they
are 179.00 now. Turned out they had a Pacesetter tag welded them.
I had to cut and rotate the driver side flange.
http://www.summitracing.com/search/D...?Ns=Rank%7cAsc
Hope this helps,
Malcolm
