Fuel filter

14/01/11 at 9.18am   /   by angieweaver   /   0 Comment
stock 51 chevy fuel line

This is how it looked stock.

IMG_20140110_203803I added a fuel filter to the chevy today. The original dealer accessory called for a 60 degree fitting that I could not find….but National Chevy Association has a kit that is the fuel filter and also the pre bent lines.

This is what it looks like with fuel filter installed.

This is what it looks like with fuel filter installed.

Here is a link to what it would have looked like with the fitting that isno longer available.  http://chevy.oldcarmanualproject.com/accessories/1951am/51aim19.htm

Idler Arm

14/01/06 at 10.34am   /   by angieweaver   /   0 Comment

idler arm componentI had to drop the Idler arm bracket to get the pan off the 216 motor in the 51 Chevy. I was having trouble locating the bolts under the few inches of crud. I posted pics on chevytalk.com. Someone there noticed my idler arm had an add on component added sometime to take the slack out of the steering.

Turns out there were a few makers of these parts to jerry rig the steering without having to rebuild the idler arm. I am ordering the kit to rebuild the idler arm myself. I may have to get it machined but otherwise I will be doing it. Wish me luck. Feels good to be making repairs that should have been done long ago. It does look like this add-on did it’s job….there is no slack in the steering.

I spent today cleaning crud. It finally is starting to look like a frontend.

Thanks for reading,
Angie

Trunk Pan Find

14/01/06 at 12.25am   /   by angieweaver   /   0 Comment

We caught a lucky break Friday. Randy was getting ready to order a trunk pan for the Camaro…but it was 225 bucks shipping to ship a hundred-dollar piece. Anyhow I told him he should post on nastyz28 forum asking if there was a northwest supplier for reproduction camaro sheet metal. I also suggested he put an ad on craigslist since people sometimes have these parts lying around not using them. As he was typing the title for his ad craigslist suggested he look at an ad from post falls….a guy had bought trunk pan, both complete floor pans, and two 1/4 panel patches and decided he didn’t need them. He was having a friend return them if they weren’t gone by Tuesday. Long story short Randy bought all the pieces (just in case) for 260 bucks and met the guy at the Spokane valley mall. Anyone who has had to pay oversize shipping knows what a great deal this was. We were stoked!

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