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What is being referred to is the roof rail weatherstrip channel. Near as I can tell, no one does repro for the MC. However, I ordered the set for a '70 Chevelle and they work great. You just have to cut the length down a bit on the top channel, as the Chevelle quarter window is longer. You then have to drill one additional screw hole to mate up with the MC screw hole above tHe quarter window (all the other mount holes are common with Chevelle).

First startup occurred Sunday. Hope to give it the first test drive on Labor Day weekend. Youtube video of startup below.

It is a Griffin 3 inch set up for an LSx engine. The radiator hoses are on passenger side and tranny cooler connects on driver side. Comes with a port for radiator overflow and a port for the steam port connect. If you go to their website and search for chevelle it should pop up.

One add - I ended up using the AirAid CAI for a Camaro, vice the one they have for Chevelle. I then drilled a couple of holes in the core support around the headlight and punched a 2.5 inch hole though the inner fender well to increase airflow. The headlight surround will cover the 2 holes I drilled, but air does flow around the headlight, so some increased air should go through. The Chevelle CAI from AirAid is designed for the inner fender well of a Chevelle, which is different from MC due to its different engine bay and wheelbase length. Had to cut off the flange on the side that mounts the windshield wiper bottle in order to clear the filter. Then relocated the water bottle to just below this location and sat it on the frame mounted up againt the fender well.

This is a picture of the engine bay. I finished cleaning up the engine bay wiring and installing the VHX gauges this weekend (this pic is prior to my cleanup). Next up is putting some gas in and pressuring the fuel system to check for leaks. I used AN6 for routing the fuel lines to my new Aeromotive Stealth gas tank. After that, off to the exhaust shop and then first start up! Its been 8 months since I started with many many hours invested. Can't wait! I am in O'Fallon, MO. I'll get some more pics uploaded in August. It's tight with choosing to retain the original A/C system (vs Vintage Air), but it works. The gauges installed without a hitch and are great (I did red backlight). Biggest thing I am finding is that the Connect and Cruise is misleading. It makes it simpler, but it is still a major job installing everything. This forum, along with the LS1 forum and Chevelle forum have been invaluable for all of my upgrades.

Well, I'm knee deep into a ls3 connect and cruise update. It's a complete gut job of engine, chassis, and interior. Way over budget but you know how that goes. Should have startup by August and completion of interior this fall. A few of the updates below. I'll post some pics next week. LS3/4L65E connect and cruise 9 inch Currie rear end with 3.7:1 final drive ratio and positrac Eibach lowering springs Rear sway bar Hotchkis rear suspension 11 inch Ford drums (held off on disc for now) All new front suspension New poly bushings everywhere New shocks New LS-tailored griffin radiator and new elec fan VHX gauges New radio w Bluetooth and iPod/mp3 connector Buckets with center console (shift works update to 4 speed) All new a/c system and heater core (retained and reconditioned htr Box) New bumpers