Re: 1977 Chevelle Malibu Classic Progress Photo's aka Mali

by pila Mon Mar 18, 2013 4:58 pm

Welcome to the club ! After working on my project for almost 3 years, I keep finding new stuff I bought, & forgot. Sometime bought the same part twice !! Very Happy

by 77mali Wed Apr 10, 2013 12:02 pm

Well I discovered Indy Auto Parts today. A 10 minute ride two towns over.

Got everything left on my list (and a little sum' extra). They also had a pigtail for the Tach- IN STOCK! Just have to do a couple more things & s/b good for a run tomorrow.

Gotta find the damn overflow bottle, I bet it's with Chris' rear cover but hey, Very Happy

Life is good!

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by thatfnthing Wed Apr 10, 2013 1:30 pm

You're making great progress! That's exactly how it's going in the car, right? Smile

by 77mali Wed Apr 10, 2013 2:10 pm

The glass packs? Oh hell yes. Might opt for a bit longer pipe off the collectors but that's it pretty much. Wink

by thatfnthing Wed Apr 10, 2013 2:18 pm

I meant with the exhausts mounted upwards. Dare to be different! Very Happy

by 77mali Wed Apr 10, 2013 2:20 pm

HA, HA!! No way. Maybe if it was a Corvair & the block was in the boot...LOL

by ant7377 Wed Apr 10, 2013 2:53 pm

Paul,go for the glass packs through the hood,just try it you might like it! C'mon dont be a pu&@y !

by 77mali Wed Apr 10, 2013 3:26 pm

Here...get your fixes & forget it Razz

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by ant7377 Wed Apr 10, 2013 3:47 pm

Cool,Ive got the TL blacktop box set you have there as well. Go for the pipes ! That looks like a friends 55 here in town.

P.S. Just went got my 77 out and did a burnout in front of my house. Ran good.

by 77mali Wed Apr 10, 2013 3:54 pm

ant7377 wrote: P.S. Just went got my 77 out and did a burnout in front of my house. Ran good.

Pics of said burnout and or skid marks? What a Face

by ant7377 Wed Apr 10, 2013 5:11 pm

Just started raining ,have to wait till tomorrow. I will do some more too

by 1973montec Wed Apr 10, 2013 5:58 pm

77mali wrote:Well I discovered Indy Auto Parts today. A 10 minute ride two towns over.

Got everything left on my list (and a little sum' extra). They also had a pigtail for the Tach- IN STOCK! Just have to do a couple more things & s/b good for a run tomorrow.

Gotta find the damn overflow bottle, I bet it's with Chris' rear cover but hey, Life is good!

i think you have flywheel on back wards scratch

by 77mali Wed Apr 10, 2013 6:13 pm

OMG!!!

Thanks Chris...LMAO! Maybe I should look @ my reference pics. Laughing

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Oh well...I'll have to redo it tomorrow. That's funny too, I was looking @ the starter thinking it was still a little out of whack.

by 1973 454 MONTE Wed Apr 10, 2013 6:24 pm

ant7377 wrote:Just started raining ,have to wait till tomorrow. I will do some more too

just as a reference, this is what it should look like.......
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by 1973 454 MONTE Wed Apr 10, 2013 6:24 pm

1973montec wrote:
77mali wrote:Well I discovered Indy Auto Parts today. A 10 minute ride two towns over.

Got everything left on my list (and a little sum' extra). They also had a pigtail for the Tach- IN STOCK! Just have to do a couple more things & s/b good for a run tomorrow.

Gotta find the damn overflow bottle, I bet it's with Chris' rear cover but hey, Life is good!

i think you have flywheel on back wards

ataboy Chris,im proud of you.

what the h3ll mali?

by 77mali Wed Apr 10, 2013 6:27 pm

Be quiet you- we all screw up from time to time. Smoking

by 1973 454 MONTE Wed Apr 10, 2013 6:29 pm

77mali wrote:Be quiet you- we all screw up from time to time.

by 77mali Wed Apr 10, 2013 6:37 pm

by 1973 454 MONTE Wed Apr 10, 2013 7:12 pm

77mali wrote:

by pila Wed Apr 10, 2013 8:14 pm

When you install parts and aren't sure, witness marks are a guide. Like for example, the marks from the flex plate bolts on the rear side & crank marks on the front side etc.

by 77mali Thu Apr 11, 2013 3:25 am

It's new so no torque marks. Now it'll have em on both sides Suspect

Another clue is that the torque converter sits "ON" not "IN" the offset humps. LOL

by 77mali Thu Apr 11, 2013 9:18 am

LOL

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by Limey SE Thu Apr 11, 2013 9:34 am

That looks better

by 77mali Mon Apr 22, 2013 5:18 pm

Maybe I should just go & buy a new one instead of farting around with this but I think my Diz is F'ed up. I've set the rotor to point to #1 and set cylinder TDC (compression stroke) in the correct position...it's getting juice- engine is cranking but no fire in the cylinders- no boom-booms & no flames coming out the headers- not even like a misfire.

I've checked the connections inside & they look ok (maybe a little dirty) but I noticed a blue colored plastic 'something' that was in 2 or 3 pieces inside the cap when I took it off- any ideas what that might be? Doesn't look like anything could have come loose & I didn't notice any remnants of anything that looked broken off on the rotor assembly.

(Yes-I checked the plug wire routing for firing order & spark plug location-lol)

by Limey SE Mon Apr 22, 2013 5:28 pm

could have the Dizzy turned 180 degrees ask me how I know LOL

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