Sam Griffith's 1969 L78 Chevelle...WOW!

[WILMASBOYL78]

Will it work when you put all the pieces back together

Nice job

-wilma

[Woj]

Looks like fine jewelry Sam. That will be some nice bling on the firewall.

[mockingbird812]

Originally Posted by WILMASBOYL78

Will it work when you put all the pieces back together

Nice job

-wilma

Tom - THAT is the $64k question. Stay tuned!

[BCreekDave]

Do you have anybody local do your plating?

[mockingbird812]

Originally Posted by BCreekDave

Do you have anybody local do your plating?

Hey Dave - Yes, with a catch. Metal Brite (937.278.9739 ask for Jim or Mike at 2445 Neff Rd. Dayton OH), does mostly chrome, nickel, and copper plating and some ceramic coating. They are my conduit to Hohman - a large outfit that does mostly industrial and mil spec plating. Hohman will not deal with end users like me but you can use Metal Brite as a pass through. They ain't cheap but do a good job. As with most plating, the more you can give them the better off value-wise you will be. They charge a minimum to cover their set up so save up your pieces and give them a bunch all at once. M Brite is doing a pair of BBC valve covers for me now and appears to understand the concept of original factory finish chrome vs most folks desire for "show" quality chroming.

[BCreekDave]

Got a bunch of parts with Mike Barr right now. Usually does great work but having some issues with the last job. He is standing behind the issues and we are working through it. Sometimes that is the best that you can ask for. Mike has been doing this since the 70's. He does know his stuff.

[mockingbird812]

Big shout out to Rick Nelson for his detailed reassembly instructions of my wiper system specifically reattaching a solenoid to the wiper pump frame with 4 relatively delicate tabs. Tricky procedure but had the confidence with the master’s trade secrets at the ready. Still lots of pieces to go back together but glad I got over this hurdle.

[Woj]

Assembly looks like the old game "operation". Good luck Sam. If it works, I'll have another one for you.... just kidding.

[ron67]

Originally Posted by mockingbird812

Big shout out to Rick Nelson for his detailed reassembly instructions of my wiper system specifically reattaching a solenoid to the wiper pump frame with 4 relatively delicate tabs. Tricky procedure but had the confidence with the master’s trade secrets at the ready. Still lots of pieces to go back together but glad I got over this hurdle.

Rick is the man! Great car! Stunning!

[mockingbird812]

Thanks for the kind comments fellows. Below photo is the little bugger that I am waiting for in Saturday’s mail (Magnetic Relay Switch to place the wipers in the park position). I fried this when I incorrectly set up my electrical test of the wiper motor ! Then I’ll throw the whole thing back together and reinstall on the car. The other photo is my progress to date.

And Tom (WilmasboyL78), thank YOU for your bold prediction that this car will never see inclement weather. Fear not, I plan to make this ol’ Chebby my Daily Driver - I am even planning to disable a couple 2-3 pistons to turn my ‘velle into gas-sippin’, tree-huggin’, eco-friendly means of transportation. I’ll even start tracking my mpg in my signature so you will see how good of an idea this is!


P.S. Darrell, yes I’ve got an extra NOS 4215C if that is what you need. Send me your mailing address via pm.