1973 Chevelle SS, 350, 4spd. build

Joe, looks great as usual. I'm telling you guys I've seen this car up close. None of the pics do it justice. Can't wait to see finished product.

Thanks Ant.

Ok, a little update.  Been chiseling away at the car a bit.  I have the dash, cluster, radio and auto meter gauges installed.  All plastic interior trim is installed with the exception of the door panels.  I still have to adjust the door glass before I put the door panels on.  New ACC 4 speed carpet and sill plates are waiting to go in.  Still have to upholster the bench seat.  Spent two days cleaning and detailing the front plastic wheel wells.  When done, I put on two coats of Turtle wax Graphene black trim restorer.  Stuff works excellent and you only use a very small amount.  Wanted to go with Cerakote but found a side by side test of four different restorers and the new Turtle wax stuff had good reviews.  $11 on amazon.  

Today I installed the new wheel well dust shields.  Wasnt too bad of an install.  People complain about the heavy gauge staples and how hard they are to bend over and still be tight.  I installed all the staples in the fenders original dust shield staple holes.  I then took needle nose pliers and bent one leg of the staple just a bit towards the other leg.  Then I took a body dolly and body hammer and bent it over.  It snugs up real nice.  Then I needle nose bend over the other one and hammer and dolly it down snug.  Not too bad of a job and it came out nice.  

Then I took off the front wheels and installed the wheel wells.  Had to remove the battery and tray on the passenger side for some extra room.  Everything lined up and tightened up nice.  All the bolts and washers had been previously blasted and epoxied so they were ready to go.

Then I installed the under hood firewall to rad support braces.  I took them off the car back in the early 80s, stored them, blasted and epoxied them when I did the frame and stored them again.  Now they're back on.  

Rad overflow bottle wasnt too bad but I scrubbed it good and coated it with hair dressers hydrogen peroxide gel and put it in a plastic bag.  It really didnt do much to remove the yellowness but its in good shape.  Clips and screws for the bottle were lying in wait for a couple years and they were finally used.  Found out that my original yellow hose clamps were sitting in a bag, blasted waiting for paint.  Guess I lost track of them years ago.  Just have to hit them with some yellow and install.  

Thanks for the tip about the Turtle wax trim restorer. As for " adjust the door glass before I put the door panels on" this can be a bit of a bear given the frameless setup.

Looking good Joe getting alot closer !!

Wheel wells look great. If you don't have the clip/clamp for the radiator overflow hose that goes to the ground I may have one.

73ss wrote:Wheel wells look great. If you don't have the clip/clamp for the radiator overflow hose that goes to the ground I may have one.

Thanks Matt. Question. Is there a clip for it? I dont recall one. My buddies 73 doesnt have one nor did the one I saw at a show a few weeks ago. I do have a down clip of the hose off the bottom of the charcoal canister.

If you can shoot me a pic of the down hose and the clip, I'd appreciate it. Thanks

Little clip that goes between the fender well and the overflow jug. Not nearly as fancy as your engine bay but you get the idea. . Now I just gotta find it. I'll PM you when I find it. It's yours.

Thanks for the pic. Wait before you look. Let me check my parts bags. I should have it. I'll let you know. Thanks.