Dug out Beater time to work... - Page 2

restore-z28 · #11 05-30-2012, 05:43 PM

Very nice car, it is coming together now.

beater68427 · #12 05-31-2012, 12:53 PM

Thanks all it feels good to be back on it. I normally would have painted it and then put the drivetrain in, but seeing how I keep sticking it in the corner I figured a fire up and listen would keep my blood pumping to stay on it...
It has a mechanical tach and I would like to find a after market vintage tach drive distributor for it other than the gm unit that I have now, also I think the Packard wires will go they are like new dated 73 (when I think the last time the car was powered) so when I get the ignition figured out Ill get it fired and post a vid.

The Tach that was in the car

On another note I did something I wish I had not... the car is obviously (for those who remember any past posts on it) not a SS or anything of the sort, so the car originally had base emblems and at one time the Camaro emblem holes were even filled and painted over, so I got the bright idea last time I was working on it since it was nothing I might as well make it a little flashy so I ordered a stencil kit emblems and drilled SS holes in the panels and was planing to buy some Nickey emblems for the front fenders from Stefano, now a year and a half later I wish I would have never drilled the car and left it as once was.... so I have mixed feeling as what to do on that now, I probably will just finish it that way I really do not feel like welding all those holes up now...

**mockingbird812** · #13 05-31-2012, 02:18 PM

Mallory YC-465-HP is a tach drive dizzy for SB and BBCs. I see them from time to time on ebay (as recently as 1 month ago).

beater68427 · #14 05-31-2012, 03:57 PM

Sam,
Im still gathering parts to rebuild the 074 headed engine that was in the car, I will have to keep my eye out for something like that for it, are those GM wires? I have a set of NOS Delco orange solid core universal wires but are small blocks (90* Boot) so not much good for me.

**mockingbird812** · #15 05-31-2012, 04:12 PM

Acutally they are BB Delco wires (dated '71). I am using them on my SB. Might be interested in a trade.....

beater68427 · #16 05-31-2012, 04:23 PM

I will get them dug out this weekend and snap a pic, now if I just didnt put them in a place that I will never lose them...

beater68427 · #17 06-01-2012, 03:16 AM

Sam
Im not sure what it is but on my home computer I have to log in about 5 times before it lets me post.. but another try here are the wires in question...

**mockingbird812** · #18 06-01-2012, 03:35 AM

What are the dates?

beater68427 · #19 06-01-2012, 03:59 AM

Sam, they might be a bit more day 4.. date is 84 but im thinking they are the end of the Delco Packard performance wires, good chance im wrong I usually am... The wires are marked Delco Packard still and some mumbo jumbo solid core something..

beater68427 · #20 06-18-2012, 03:13 AM

Back to the bottom of things... and the rear springs im at a bit of??? well as with the rest of the car just seems fitting, so back to the begining I thought the rear springs were odd and someone had added a extra leaf on one side by first glance, well here they are verry clean I took them out gave them a quick hit with the psi washer and it looks like the 3rd spring is forward??? has anyone seen this? not a extra spring but just in a diferent position on the number 3 leaf?? odd... The spring with the odd place leaf was on the passenger side the normal placement leaf was on drivers side and seems to have alot more duty time as can be seen how the mill finish is worn on that leaf. they are clean but just odd to me?? any ideas?