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  • Birthday 09/17/1970

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    Rodney
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    1970 350 - Manual

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  1. I can attest to the great information on the Mad Electrical website. I ended up buying most of the products that Mark offers on that site - the "new system", a few relay kits, HEI kit, the starter kit, the alternator kit, terminals, etc. etc...he should offer me stock for as much as I have bought from him over the years. Anyway, I ended up completely redoing my underhood wiring with his products, and the difference is readily apparent. No more weak spark, no dim lights, easy access (via the junction blocks) for wiring, and none of the previous issues exist any more. I think what is the best part is the underhood junction blocks. I ended up putting two under the hood - one over by the windshield wiper motor, and one out front by the original buss bar. Unfortunately, Mark no longer sells those individually, but I did find a great source for them in boneyards - Chevy vans - or if you want a dual block, trucks have them.
  2. Hi... When I installed the tach dash in my 70, I had the "tachman" convert the little factory amp gauge to a volt gauge. It made the wiring much easier, and eliminates worrying about running all of the power through the original amp gauge. At the time, he also offered to convert an amp gauge to an oil pressure gauge. Now, I see that he can also convert the large fuel gauge pod to an oil pressure gauge as well. Here is his website - www.tachman.com. Let me know if you want to see what my volt gauge looks like in place of the amp gauge. Realizing that he could not also provide me an oil pressure gauge, as I opted for the volt gauge, I plumbed in a separate oil pressure gauge, which is located under the dash by the ashtray. Alternatively, if you have a console, you could install gauges on/above it as well.
  3. Hi... That is a pretty loaded question...it all depends upon several things... The short answer is - NO, but it depends! In order to better help you...can you give us more specifics? Like...is/was this car a factory automatic transmission? If so...auto on the column or floor? If the car is a factory manual transmission...is/was it a 3 speed or 4 speed? What front seats are/were in the car? Basically, we need to know what you have now, and what you plan on doing. Such as...factory bench seat, TH350 auto on the column, converting to a bucket seat, console, 4 speed Muncie car. I could write for hours giving you all the different scenarios...but it would be easier if you could just give me more information based on what you have and what you are going to do...then I can help you out. The short answer is this: if you want to put a correct factory console in a 4 speed car...you will have to have a certain shifter "handle". But...like I said, it all depends upon certain other items...like if you are also going to use the correct "console floor tunnel" or not. If not, and you are just going to cut a "hole" in the floor...then you can get away with many different shifter "handles" as well as different shifters themselves. At that point, your only concern would be to have a shifter "handle" that clears the top plate of the console itself. Let us know more information, then we can better help you out.
  4. Geez...alright...one more time...and I am done... Here you go...I just stumbled across this one...as I have been looking off and on for several years for a good site that details the "super" T10's...here it is... Super T10 Now...I hope that this one REALLY helps you out!
  5. OK...I just found another post that has very similar information... 10 ID The link that they say to go to is busted...but it looks like you might have a Super T10 out of a 80's F body? Hope this helps you out.
  6. Hi James... That is most definitely a Borg Warner transmission... However, I am having a hard time helping you out with the information that you have posted. There should be more numbers on the tranny as well as on the tailshaft. Can you try and find more numbers? In the meantime...here is a link to help you out... Ratios Also, I found this on another website...this only covers the orignal T-10's...not the later "supers"... cast iron (1957-61) 3772339 T10-1B aluminum (1961-62) 3782212 T10-1C aluminum (1963) 3792694 T10D-1 Based on the numbers that you did post...it looks like maybe a 1964 or a 1974 year? Or...the 1 in the first number could be for 1961? The rest of the top number looks like a partial VIN? Are you sure about the "F" "p" and "C"? Also...somewhere on the tranny...it should list something like: T10-1C or something very similar... Do you happen to have a "Chevy by the Numbers" book? I have one...but it is for 1970-1975. I know that the author makes them also for 55-59, 60-64, 65-69. How about taking some pictures for us? This is the best that I can do at this point. Maybe somebody that has an early GM car can help you out?
  7. Hi... Here is some links that should help you out... Bellhousing 101 Although the pictures no longer show on the first part of the thread, the original poster added them back on the later pages of the thread. Also...there are several posts on the Chevelle site about the use of truck bellhousings in a car...it is NOT recommended unless you buy a special part... Truck bell NO NO Special Part If you have any more questions, and/or need some pictures of a 4 speed setup for reference, let me know, and I will gladly help you out.
  8. Hey all... What about the 3 speed manual cars? I have only ever seen one 3 speed manual Monte in my life...it is a 70 with a bench seat and it has the shifter up on the steering column (3 on the tree). Has anybody ever seen... -) 3 speed manual with shifter on the floor? If so...what front seat did it have? How about a console? I think we all have discussed this in a different post...but if such a car exists...I am assuming the non-console car would get the 4 speed bench floor tunnel and the square shift boot. However...what if the 3 speed manual car had a console? I have NEVER seen a 68-72 Monte/Chevelle/El Camino console with a 3 speed shift pattern in it? Has anybody? It APPEARS that ALL 3 speed manual Monte's had the shifter ONLY on the steering column from the factory? Is this correct? Regarding the buckets and console...you could get them in a variety of configurations like Rich mentioned. Hope this helps out.
  9. Yes...I was wondering if anybody was going to catch that...it is from their first movie...Up in Smoke...it is the scene where they are coming back to the U.S. from Mexico and the border guard is asking them how long they have been in Mexico. Regarding Corpus Christi...I would much rather be there where I could drive my cars year round instead of this ice box here...where the driving season is 4 months if you are lucky. Also, the roads here are now "salted" with the bad stuff...just like they do in the Midwest...not that I drive the car during those months...but my other cars take a beating for it! Also, I don't mind the heat and/or humidity...when I was in the Marine Corps...I was stationed on the island of Okinawa and was also in the Philippines, and nothing here in the U.S. can compare...so yea...I can take it. At least in a warmer climate...I can do things with the car. Here...it sits in the garage from October to April and barely moves during those months. Usually, about the time that I put insurance back on it in May...there always seems to be a week or two of a freak snowstorm...so like I said...the driving season is 4 months if you are lucky. Back to subject... Kenny...the best advice that I can give you is to decide which carburetor you want to deal with and go buy a book or two on it. Last year at this time, I had purchased a brand new Holley Avenger 770 from a fellow club member...and I did not know ANYTHING about it. Anyway, I had decided that not knowing anything about Holley's my whole life...it was time to do something about that. So...I ordered 3 specific books on the Holley and 2 other books that covered engines/induction in general. I put the 770 on the car late last year and proceeded to slowly learn/tune it while it was on the car. That carburetor was on the car last summer when we drove it to the Western Meet and ended up driving more than 2,000 miles during our vacation. Anyway...I now am no longer intimidated by it. In the meantime, I also bought some kits for the Holley so that I have full flexibility with tuning it. Keep in mind - you can do this with any brand/type of carburetor that is out there - YOU can tune any Holley, Edelbrock, Predator, Rochester, etc. if you take a little time to learn it. As of now, I still have a little more to learn, but I am now to the point that I am looking into purchasing a wideband system so that I can further tune this car. Also...what a few others have already said...it might not be worth your time to "tune" the car for this "cold" spell until you feel more comfortable with it. Also...like already mentioned...do only ONE change at a time. Ask me how I know this...I got too "excited" a few times...and the car ran worse because I tried to 2nd guess that Holley! Regarding your "cold" spell...how long is it cold where you live? A month, a few weeks, what? Back to my original point...you might want to invest some time and learn about the carburetor first, then you can confidently tune it to your heart's content. Hope this helps you out.
  10. Cold? Are you for real...? Come spend a week, or a day, or a weekday with us...right now it is a warm 35*F...the warmest that it has been in like 3 weeks... The other day...the warmest that it got to was -13...and the low was -21! Also...I did have to start the 70 the other day...I had to move it out of the garage so that we could get the Christmas stuff out of the rafters...so I had to back the car out of the garage onto the concrete pad when it was -5 and a foot of snow on the ground! Car started right up after not being started/driven since late October! Anyway...Kenny...you would think that your car would run BETTER in cooler weather? As long as your car's coolant is up to a "normal" operating temperature, it should run real good in the "cold" weather... Bring it up here to Montana...we can test it up here...by spinning some donuts on the snow/ice in the parking lots... Cold...yea...I wish we were in my dream place right now...Corpus Christi, Texas...I would be working on the Monte's right now...instead, we have to drive our winter car's...89 Ford Probe GT's...little 4 bangers with turbo's...which are actually quite fast! Cold! Funny funny! Stay warm!
  11. Ha Ha...for some reason...that statement is funny! I know...I probably just "opened an account" with you...but it was worth it! Are you OK after your encounter with this tool? You might need to use your "buffer" now, eh?
  12. Another opinion to help you out... In August, me and Lisa put over 2000 miles on the 70 during the Western meet and the week afterwards. We did a mix of city and interstate driving throughout Oregon, Washington, and Montana. The 70 has 3.73 gears in it with a M22 4 speed. The only consideration is interstate driving - I don't drive the 70 as fast as I do the 73, which has 2.73 gears. As a result, I like to keep it (the 70) around 65 or so. I have Radial T/A's on all 4 corners...235/70/15's. Here is what I came up with during the trip, both on the GPS and my speedo/tach gauges... 60 MPH...2800 RPM 70 MPH...3300 RPM So, yes, on the open interstate, I keep it MOSTLY under 70...however...like Davey says...it is the ride/drive that I truly enjoy when in this car. Also, I wanted this car to be a streetlight screamer, so that is why I went with the 3.73's. Although with the dead first gear in the M22, I really should have went with 4.10's or higher. Eventually, I am going to buy a Gear Vendor's overdrive, so I will be able to enjoy the equivalent of a 2.91 in 4th over after it is installed. Hope this helps "calm" you down regarding the 3.73's...
  13. Jake... Another option...POR15 has a steering wheel restoration kit. Me and Lisa are in the process of restoring the "normal" wheel on a 70. We did not get it done before the show...so I still have a 71 wheel on the car. So far...though...the POR15 kit has been great...we are about ready to prime then paint it. Here is a linky for you... POR15 Kit Not cheap...but has more than enough to do what you need. Let me know if you would like to see a few pictures...as our wheel was a basket case when we started, and now, it is starting to look good again. Right now, it is black with the "white" stuff all over where we filled in the cracks. Hope this helps. Rodney
  14. Hi all... For those of you with vinyl tops... -) What do you use to clean it? -) What do you use to keep it protected and/or shiny? I have done a quick research of the web...and have come up with a whole bunch of "goodies" to supposedly keep the roof clean/shiny... Armor all, Pledge, shoe shine, baby oil, Megauiars, Mothers, you name it...etc... Well...I had the new black vinyl top put on the 70 last year, literally the day before the Western Meet...and I would like to have it kept clean and shiny...as we are going to DRIVE the car to Oregon, and I wanted to protect it before we leave next week. Anybody have any suggestions for me? Crazy Davey...when we were in Las Vegas with you, I noticed that the black vinyl on your NOW (WOW!) 10.43 Chevelle is PERFECT! I thought that I had mentioned that to you and asked you what you had done...but for the life of me...I can not remember what you had told me? Thanks all!
  15. Huh... Art...don't remember his last name...he was at last year's meet with a nice, stock, red 70... Does anybody know if he is going to make it? Is everything OK with him? He was such a nice person to have around...
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