Andy's Auto

Mark, just hit up your fuse box and look for the spud terminals. There's three. One for constant power, one for keyed power, and one next to the baby 5 amp fuse for yur dash lights. Personally, I run my gauges key power for illumination as well, but its a matter of preference. Just means the lights work as I start it up.

Leo, CRV is still correct to a 1970 LS6. Not all were 4.10 cars.

Kinda funny. I let my daughter go to Costco to get water, soda, tp, and paper towels for the shop. She said some were hoarding cases of Lysol and toilet paper while wearing masks and gloves. I don't get it. It's a cold. Your body will either beat it or you will need to hit the doctor. Getting over the flu that I have been dealing with for six or so weeks.

When it comes to structural metal on any Vietnam War era hot rod, 50 year old Buffalo steel is better than Chineseum any day of the week.

If the engine turns over fine, just leave it where it is. It will not hurt anything.

G Force is cool, but it is heavy. Plenty of stock Chevelle crossmembers out there. And I am never a fan of Chinese built repops. I had a customer job split the weld on the tabs where the tranny mount attaches. Car was a 72 L48 Th350 Chevelle. Found him a proper used one off Craigslist for $50 local.

If you figure they did a steel G Body cowl twenty years ago, it's a bout time. Its about time to freshen up the 71 anyway.

Had a guy at a car show last year selling a 70 W30 Olds convertible. Had "One Owner" in vinyl on the windshield. I looked him dead in the eye and said "Boy, you might be thirty years old, take that crap off the windshield" I owned that particular car in 1997. At 48 years old today, I wasn't the original owner either. My second favorite is "needs attention" on anything. That is code for needs replacement,.

Don't feel bad, I can build a Chevelle or Monte with my eyes closed. Buy one of these and find out what you don't know. Those old Carters are a PITA!

The LS5 dual snorkel was for a ZL2 delete Chevelle. ZL2 is Cowl Induction. What you have sounds right. The heat pipe connected to a piece of sheetmetal that bolted in with the RH manifold and almost always rusted off. PS, the ZL2 delete air cleaner usually sells on eBay for $3k plus.

Leo has a set up on eBay right now for $350

right carb. can you use your old baseplate? Swapping the throttle shaft is an artform to most

Wrong carb, or at lesst wrong baseplate. TH400 cars were electric kickdown at the top of the throttle pedal. Yours is cable kickdown for a glide or TH350. Whats the PN on the carb?

Congrats bud. Expansion is a sign you are doing it right.

Antoine, no clue how to convert the file. Best I can find is this crappy pic.

Does anyone know where this car went to? It seems to have fallen off the face of the Earth after 2011. download.jfif

One thing to mention on the motors. They are not reverse polarity motors like most later model lifts. You ground the housing and apply power to one terminal or the other. Ask me how I know. Those motors burn up quick.

That my friend that is gold to an LS6 guy. A CRV December 8th 1st shift Buffalo rear is worth a ton on an early LS6 car.

70 was a one year only rear bracket that the PCV valve goes right through the middle. You can use the 70 on up BB hoses, but you have to grind about 1/8 inch off the block that the hoses connect to the compressor with. That will clear the bracket. Originals had a rounded connection. I found three in my hoard. Two are store bought, one is original but has new hoses crimped on. The big difference between Chevelle and Monte is the discharge hose is around 6 inches longer.

Although the right suffix, you still need the vin stamp to call it matching numbers. right now you stand as the "correct" engine, just not matching.

I have Flowtechs on my 70 Chevelle that fit extremely well. On my 71 Monte I decided PAIN was the best route. Hokker Super Comps. Changing number eight plug with AC is basically impossible, and when you do find a tiny handed contortionist friend, it still has to be an Accel header shorty plug. Both have Flowmaster American Thunder exhaust, you know, because I live to drone!

A standard PCV valve cover grommet fits that hole perfectly. It keeps the inlet of the condensor from rubbing the core support.

You really have to go with whatever the lifter manufacturer recommends for pre load but there is no difference as far as sequence from a hydraulic roller to hydraulic flat tappet.

That thing is sweet. Looks like a Camaro 6.2. LSA are cool, but alot of extra hardware for the intercooler and piping. I did the LT4 on my High Country.

8.5s are tough to come by but they are a lower cost alternative to a 12 bolt. I just pulled an 8.5 3.23 posi out of a 72 Buick Skylark Custom. It was a 350-2 barrel so I have to assume all the 70-up Buicks.