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April 2004 T e a m C h e v e l l e Volume 1, Issue 4 M e m b e r s — O n l i n e Page: 1 N e w s l e t t e r APRIL FEATURE CHEVELLE 1969 Chevelle Official Sponsor: Ground Up Restorations Inside this issue: News 2, 3 Show Schedule 17 Feature Car 4, 6 New Members 7 New Products 8 Looking Back 9, 10 Owner Dan Ernst Tech Reference 11-12 Power Steering Ratios 16 Showroom How-to 13-15 Contact 18 The blue Chevelle was my aunt and uncles. I fell in love with the car the first time I saw it and I asked my aunt to not sell it without giving me a chance to buy it first. That was in 1969-70. My thoughts then were to “soup-up” this basic model into a sleeper….ahhh youth. Continued on page 4 Yenko VIN Numbers Released. No Stolen Alert :) Discounts for April The sYc has posted a list of VIN’s to aid and assist in locating and verifying the listed Supercars. The info they have compiled has come from some of the top experts in the hobby. Disc Brake Conversion. The list is available for 1969 Yenko Chevelles. Everything needed to convert your front drums to disc brakes. This is a total kit and includes extra items for TC Members There is also a list for the following: TC discount pricing available. See page 8 1969 and 1970 Novas 1967, 1968 and 1969 Camaros Only available online. Click here to view the entire list Website: http://www.chevelles.com Team Chevelle— Online Performance Next Page Page: 2 Message from the Admin Now that it’s officially spring many of us can start thinking about seeing if what’s under the car cover is the same as what we remember. Those of you who have been working on your project all winter will certainly be feeling the excitement of the pending cruise season. We are only a few weeks away from the first biggy of the year, The Peach State Show May 1-2. I hope the members are enjoying the fresh look of the new members area. That was a project that felt as good to finish as dropping in a new engine. Navigation is much improved and more importantly it is easy for us to expand on, and plans are underway for even more member features. Team Chevelle Administrator This month’s newsletter has some new products being mentioned. The console inserts below and the Muscle Tones print. Members may recall the discussion earlier this year about using images from our site for such a venture. I’m happy to report that there has been a positive resolution to that thanks to Eddie, Chuck Hanson, myself, some fellow Team Members and Chevelle Clubs. Eddie is offering Team Chevelle discounts on this new poster. He is still working on their website so we will update everyone on the progress. All working together for the benefit of our hobby makes us an unstoppable force…. Al Console Inserts From the Tech Forums: Justin [email protected] Justin had to replace the console inserts in his 70 because they were all dinged up, but instead of buying stock replacement ones, he had some made up with "SS 454" on the forward insert. They are real brushed aluminum and are more durable than the stock replacements. If anyone would like a set for themselves, let Justin know. He is using the solid "SS 454" ones on his console but he does have a plain set, and the outlined "SS 454" set ready. If you want a set with "SS 396" or "SS 502" or any other engine size, that can be done as well. Prices are below: Plain: $17 + shipping Solid and outline "SS 454": $20 + shipping Solid and outline w/other engine size: $22 + shipping Discussion is in the Tech Forums For anyone who has swapped a 5 speed in their Chevelle, Justin has some news that might interest you. He recently swapped a Tremec into my 70 and became tired of looking at the stock 4 speed shift pattern on the console. So he is having some 5 speed shift pattern inserts made that are the exact same size as the original insert, and follow the same layout as the 4 speed pattern, but with one more gear added. Should take approx a week to make. I'm going to be selling them for $15 + $2 shipping. Next Page Team Chevelle— Online Performance Page: 3 Chevrolet A-Body Production Totals print Dan Carr is a long time contributor to Team Chevelle and is offering team members FREE SHIPPING on this first class print. After years of research, some light is finally being shed on the mysteries of Chevrolet A-body production totals. Daniel Carr has designed a print showing detailed production tables for all Chevelle models including 2-door sedans, 2-door coupes, 2-door convertibles, 4door sedans, station wagons, and sedan pickups. Included are detailed production totals for the Chevelle’s cousin - the Monte Carlo, as well as the El Camino’s cousin - the GMC Sprint. Data on US-built and Canadian-built cars is also presented. The print also shows images of 25 selected vehicles in vivid color. Anyone who appreciates these cars will find it to be a very impressive "work of art" for display in any office, den, or garage. It is printed on heavy 80# paper stock, and has the look and feel of fine art prints. At 42 by 32 inches, it is very large. The large size was necessary for displaying all the relevant information. A person could literally spend hours pouring over all the details presented. Every piece of available information was utilized to compile the data, including model totals, option totals, and engine totals. Production totals are given for every model and engine combination. And on big blocks, the production totals are even broken down by manual and automatic transmissions for every model. Where there is missing data, the holes have been filled in using statistical techniques (interpolation) to generate unbiased estimates. The data charts are color coded, so it is obvious which totals are estimates, and which totals are derived directly from Chevrolet reports. 1968—1972 The most comprehensive reference ever compiled on production totals for the 1968-1972 Chevrolet intermediate series cars The 25 vehicles pictured on the print cover a wide variety of models, including many of the rarest and most desirable versions. The often-asked questions, such as "how many 1969 Chevelle SS-396 4-speed convertibles did they build", have finally been answered with some degree of confidence. It is interesting to see that many well-known models may not be quite as rare as previously thought, while many lesser-known varieties are indeed very unusual. Available to Team Members for $28.00 Order securely online at: http://www.designscomputed.com/auto_pub/a_body_68_72_order.html Celebrating 40 Years Poster Just released! Muscle Tones has produced a tribute poster for “The First Family of Muscle Cars”. Created by Eddie Woodard and featuring photos from ACES, Mid South Chevelle Club and the North Florida Chevelle Club this poster is now ready for shipping. Team Chevelle Members receive a discount on these prints (regularly $12.50) Member only price of: $9.50 plus $5.00 Shipping and Handling. Make checks payable to: Muscle Tones 6633 Prospect Rd Prospect, TN 38477 or contact 1-931-309-9104 or 1-931-363-9554 (ask for Eddie) [email protected] http://www.muscletones.com (coming soon) - a special page for members to order. We will post this in the members area when ready. Next Page Size: 18” X 24” and printed on quality heavy stock paper. I mean heavy. Team Chevelle— Online Performance Page: 4 1969 Chevelle Owner Dan Ernst Ornarga, IL TC member #35 Gold A bit of background: The blue Chevelle was my aunt and uncles. I fell in love with the car the first time I saw it and I asked my aunt to not sell it without giving me a chance to buy it first. That was in 1969-70. My thoughts then were to “soup-up” this basic model into a sleeper….ahhh youth. Years passed and in early 1990’s she decided to stop driving and sell the car. A deal was struck and I flew to California and drove the car back to Illinois. What an adventure! It is a California Car with just a few over 50,000 actual miles on it. My aunt had the car repainted at some point since it had faded from the effects of the sun. The original twotone color scheme was arctic white over azure turquoise. Due to this color scheme it has the trim molding for a vinyl top. It is a 250 cu 6 with a TH 350 automatic transmission. I plan to restore it to the original colors and it needs some upholstery work done to bring it back to full glory. Since I now owned a low mileage basic model Malibu, and I was older and wiser (?), I decided no to “molest” it. I had some changes in my life that led me to want to make that “car from my youth” so I started looking for a ’67 or ’69 Chevelle. As luck would have it, a 69 Malibu turned up within 60 miles. It had been repainted from green to yellow, and had been a 6 cyl car, now sporting a 350 cu. in. and TH350. Hmmmm the foundation for a mild and wild pair of Malibu’s? Then I began (with the help from a couple of young guns, Jason and Mike who ran a body shop and were redoing my ’76 GMC pickup) to gather the parts to build a peppy 427. Yes, a COPO clone with the tag “NOT COPO.” Anyway, once the engine was completed and the mechanical/safety issues were addressed on the chassis (i.e. front disc brakes installed) etc . off to the track to see what was what. Continued on Next Page Team Chevelle— Online Performance Page: 5 The best we could seem to do was 13.2’s but not too bad for a street-able car with a 2.?? rear end ratio. The car met it’s end with a sudden stop into a low-boy semi -trailer, but the engine survived! Shoot, I hadn’t even gotten it painted! Sigh! But, on to the next incarnation. Since the engine had survived and I had this ready made parts car, I once again began looking for a ’69 for the wilder part. I found an ad for a ’69 SS in southern Indiana. Went to look and ultimately bought the car. It was painted dark gray and had a 402 in it, M21 and a 12 bolt 4.10 rear, along with a dented right front fender. (I had one of these from the yellow car!!) The (second) owner sent along the original block etc. which I have stored currently. The 427 went to the shop to clean the bores etc. and returned a 433. The body went to Vic’s Body Shop for repairs and repaint to original cortez silver color. By the way, Vic has quite a collection of El Camino’s in various stages, and the Chevelle he had when he got married. Hence, he is a fan of the model. Since this was a winter project, and there are successes and pitfalls (I had to redo the engine yet again due to a nasty argument between a cam lobe and lifter that I had set TOO tight) it seemed to take forever. I was down more than driving for about a year. Mike Hurta (Aug98 feature car) offered suggestions on the internals of the engine and so the third version was finished and installed about the time the body was ready to reassemble and paint. With all this “downtime” I selected the handle DT69SS for the chat (DT for downtime). The car’s interior was given new carpet and recovered seats but as many original parts (doorcards etc..) were used as possible. Also a new vinyl top was installed. The bumpers are due to go for re-chroming sometime in the future. There is always something to be done in a “restification” project. Modifications I’ve done such as different dash with cd, driveshaft loop and dual disc clutch with/scattershield (gotta have”em), Art M. hop-stop bars (what a difference), can all be undone when/if the car goes back to stock configuration. Does a project car ever really get finished?? Engine: • • • • • • • • • • • • 454 block bored .030 396 forged crank Stock rods Forged pistons Comp cams 306 S Merlin iron oval port heads MSD ignition Roller rockers with stud girdles Torker-2 intake Holley 850 carburetor Hooker super comp headers Dyno Max mufflers Continued on Next Page Team Chevelle— Online Performance Page: 6 Feature Chevelle—continued Owner Dan Ernst Photo backgrounds of this months Feature are available for downloading at: http://www.chevelles.com/backgrounds/ Team Chevelle would like to feature YOUR Chevelle or El Camino. We welcome submissions via email or regular mail. Send to: [email protected] Masters Ultimate Auto Expo—submitted by Ron Privette of Masters TV If you have been watching any Masters' programming for the last six months, then you have heard about the Masters Ultimate Auto Expo which will be held at Chilhowee Park in Knoxville, Tennessee July 16-18, 2004. This is going to be the penultimate show. If you have always wanted to be on one of our shows then you don't want to miss this. There are eight different classes of vehicles, and the top eight from each of those categories will be seen on one of Masters' shows -- Inside Drag Racing, Mothers Polish Car Show Series, or Street Rodder. The classes are the Summit Import & Sport Compact, Comp Cams Custom Rod's, TCI. Trucks, Lokar Street Rod's, Hooker Headers Motorcycles, O.P.G. Show Room/Stock Restored, Holley Muscle Cars, and Edelbrock Pro Street. As you can see, there is a category for every auto crazed fan. This is going to be an event to remember! There will be an Advanced Auto Parts classroom, Sudden Performance Dyno, a kid's zone, a women's world, paddle boat rides, concerts at the park's amphitheater on Friday and Saturday nights, and so much more. Come and see your favorite ESPN talents such as Ted Jones and the greatest drag racer of them all Big Daddy Don Garlits. Knoxville, Tennessee is one of the great untapped areas of the United States. It is just 45 minutes from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge. Be sure to take advantage of the multiple event packages that are available. Website and more info: http://www.masterstv.com/autoexpo/ Next Page Team Chevelle— Online Performance Page: 7 Welcome to New Members who joined last month: Name Tech Name City State Dan Russell Christopher Carney WilliamLehman Jeff Paulin John Ladd Jan Flack John Kearns Mike Stott Ferndale De Witt Fords Laguna Niguel Burbank Orlando Elizaeth Aberdeen Washington Arkansas New Jersey California California Florida Colorado Washington beancounter68 ccarney69 70Rags Jeffs_SS396 JohnLadd bonehead sirjohn loader1 Scott Harris Dennis Barnett Cyrli Komanecky Steve Stankus Frank Ferrara Sacramento Greenfield Ann Arbor Benton Harbor Burlington California Indiana Michigan Michigan Massachusettes MustangKiller red66malibu ckomanecky SMS class72 Michael Sudano Brock Meyer Jerry Kearns Steve Delvin Justin Holmes Patchougue Manito Gordon Toms River Victoria New York Illinois Nebraska New Jersey British Columbia 67-468 brk65 napa onebadd66 metalliride67 Mark Tucker Dina Walker Frank Robbins Don Maddock Emil Dusek Buncombe Morris Suapee Bozeman Katy Illinois Illinois New Hampshire Montana Texas tuck htwhls6 71conv Don Maddock InsuranceGuy George Triantafillou Michael Lauria Daniel Knutson Gary Uyeda Dale Ingersoll Asotia Philadelphia Arlington Kailua Billerica New York Pennsylvania Texas Hawaii Massachusettes nekrazy66 ultramike 66dream wowgu DaleI Vincent Tuccit Lou De Angelis Kennesaw Welland Georgia Ontario XVULTURE swtlou Dash or Tool Box Magnets available for 5 year members. The 5 year renewals are coming due in June. We have many members who have been with us for the entire time and we created some special three color magnets which will be sent out to those who are renewing for the fifth time. Thanks to our new members and long time supporters for believing in TC. http://www.chevelles.com/renew Please keep us up to date: [email protected] with any email change!! Next Page Team Chevelle— Online Performance April Members Special Page: 8 From GROUND UP RESTORATION Proud Sponsor of “Team Chevelle” CALL TOLL FREE 1-866-358-2277 TO ORDER **Sale is for Team Chevelle members only. You must mention that you are a Team Chevelle member and have a valid Team Member #. No additional discounts apply. *Offer expires April 30, 2004 Team members can save about $200 off regular and about $100 off the sales price. 1972 El Camino This 1972 El Camino has had a complete restoration 3 yrs back. Car is solid and never been out of SC $9,000 OBO 1964 El Camino True body off restored! Arrow straight body. You get looks everywhere in this car. $16,000 1970 Chevelle Malibu This 70 Malibu was bought 2 yrs ago for a father/son project (orig. miles are 103,000+) $4450.00 Featured Photo Ads are only $14.95 a month and get your Chevelle noticed! For more information visit: http://www.chevelles.com/classifieds/photoads/ Team Chevelle— Online Performance Next Page Page: 9 Looking Back May 2000 Feature Chevelle May 2000 April 2004 Update 1966 Chevelle Jesse Robertson Sumter, SC Previously Featured in May 2000 Team Chevelle Member # 243 Back in September 2003 I decided to do what I could not afford to do when I did the frame-off beginning in 1998.I decided to have my car painted back to the original color which is Tropic Turquoise paint code L. Prior to September 2003 the car was painted with Dupont Emron Metallic Green back in September 1981. I am almost ashamed to tell this but there had been a small bubble if you will next to the rain rail area, I always wanted to see what was under the paint. Since I was going to have the car painted anyway I took a single edge razor blade and removed the bubble and about four inches of paint along with it, to make a long story short I stripped the entire car with NAPA single edge razor blades, the paint just came off in sheets and I had a ball. In order to save money I removed the front clip, doors, trunk deck and all the interior that I had just installed in 2000. Removed all the paint from the door jams and around the trunk seal area and the tail light areas with a wire brush on a drill. I gave the car to my painter in September 03 and got it back in March 04. The car was painted with Sikkens Base Coat/Clear Coat and really turned out nice. I did real well with it at car shows this past summer and received many nice compliments. I am happy to have it back to the proper color. Continued on Next Page Team Chevelle— Online Performance Page: 10 In August 04 a friend of mine who is converting a 67 SS drag car in a nice streetable ride, informed me of a 66 396 /325 H.P. Engine located about 2 miles from my house. I have always some what wanted a BB so a month later I purchased the engine. The best we can determine is that the engine sat for 15 years, when I pulled a valve cover at the guys garage there were two push rods through two rocker arms. We also believe this was the saving grace for the engine, someone said that's it and parked it most likely way back when. The engine, bellhousing, transmission were all still assemble on the floor at this guys garage. He let me bring my MorTec Info and do all the researching I wanted to. This individual was nice enough to give the original title from the 66 SS car that this engine came out of, the last six numbers of the vin and engine serial numbers match also. It turned out that this was a truly 1966 completely numbers matching set up including a Muncie shifter. All the dates for the engine, bellhousing, M-20 were from May 66. The only two items missing were the alternator and carburetor. The cast iron exhaust manifolds were in perfect shape and I do not know how but the original starter survived along with the water pump and distributor. It turns out it also has a steel crank in it. I took it to a local father/son machine shop and they went through it good. They ended up going .030 over and cleaned the crank up at .010. I requested that I wanted this engine to hit a good lick so we agreed to install a Com Cam Grind # CB 276AH -10 and it really sounds good. I decided to leave the heads stock since I do not plan on drag racing. Had this engine been anything other than a 66 I would not went this route. Going from a SB to a BB was a experience for sure. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the many nice people on T/C the gave me with both technical and moral support. Believe me there were times when I wanted to back out and walk away. Many thanks folks. Jesse Robertson T/C Member # 234 Photo Backgrounds of Jesse’s 1967 are available here: Http://www.chevelles.com/backgrounds/ Next Page Team Chevelle— Online Performance Page: 11 By Robert Cull—Buicks. net Tired of the roll? It only takes a glance to know there is going to be big changes in the handling! Note the huge Hotchkis bar compared to the original equipment bar. If it is roll reduction and handling improvement you wish to help, you may get away with just a front bar. It is pretty easy and economical to replace. When you add the rear bar, you must have suitable trailing arms. I will cover this later. The instructions included with the bar are pretty basic, suitable for the simple job. 1. Look carefully at the current installation. 2. This installation can be performed without removing the front wheels. Always use proper safety devices such as jack stands or lift jacks to properly support the vehicle. 3. Remove the factory end link from the car. 4. Support or hold the center of the bar and carefully remove front bushing bolts. 5. Remove factory bar from vehicle, taking note of the placement of the sway bar bushings. 6. Using the included white silicone grease, grease the inside of the urethane 1 7/16" in sway bar bushings. (The silicone grease can be cleaned up with WD40.) 7. Install the urethane bushings on the bar. Make sure you position the bushing so when the bar is installed in the vehicle, the split will face the front of the car. 8. Place the bushing's bracket over top the bushing. 9. Install the new parts on to the car using the included Cap Screws on the new brackets. This step will take some manipulating, as the original car was designed for a very small sway bar. You will need a 1/4" or a 6 mm Allen Driver socket for this. Our socket set is a much larger diameter than stock bar, and our Heavy Duty sway bar bushings and brackets are larger as well. You might find it easier to slightly squeeze the brackets together in a vice to allow you to better align the bracket holes with the original factory holes. Using a ratchet or air impact, install the screws with a washer under each head. This does work very well, you just need to use some torque to install these bolts. Have patience with this step. 10. Install the new A-Arm end links using a ratchet and wrench. 11. Tighten end link nut to the point where the end link bushing's diameter is just larger than it's support washer. Continued on Next Page Team Chevelle— Online Performance Page: 12 The bar that was coming out probably could have done a better job if the bushings on the end link had been replaced and tightened! Align the bushings and brackets at the exact width of the original one before starting. Start the rear bolt first. I found that by using a tie to hold the poly bushing in the bracket and squeezing the whole assembly with a set of vise grips the bolt started reasonably easily. Be careful not to cross thread them! If you can't get an Allen wrench into the head or the bolt, use a set of pointed vise grips or pliers to turn the bolts in two or three threads to be sure they are well started. You will probably have to clamp the end link bolt up and pry the bar down a bit to get the nut started. Compare this bar to the original in the first picture! Article by Robert Cull 2004 Northeast Factory Stock & FAST DRAGS Drag Race July 24th 2004....Englishtown, NJ Raceway Park This race will be part of Englishtown's US MuscleDrags weekend yearly series. So regardless of whether you race or not, there will be lots of 60's muscle cars in attendance. We will be running in the DAY session 9-4pm the US MuscleDrags will be run at night. This race is for factory produced muscle cars and engines from the period 1960 - 1974 ONLY. This race is for all muscle car enthusiasts, from factory correct show car owners who wanna have a day of fun, to muscle cars that look completely stock but obviously can go a bit faster than stock. You will meet and see the best racers from around the region, and watch Chevy's battle Ford's, Mopars battling Pontiacs, AMC 's battling Olds, etc.etc. Just like they did in the 60's and earlier 70's. http://www.factorystockmusclecars.com/info.html Next Page Team Chevelle— Online Performance Page: 13 Personal showrooms are available to TC members and are setup by REQUEST ([email protected]). Once you have a showroom you can upload images from your home computer to share online with others. Here is a brief pictorial of how to add a picture. For further info, please read the FAQ in the Members Area—under Showroom—summary following the pictures here. From the members area at: Http://www.chevelles.com/members/ Click on Showroom, then “Manage your showroom” and you should be automatically logged into your own personal showroom. Once in your showroom, the picture to the right will appear and you may now upload Click on the Browse button, find the file that you want to upload (hint: right click on the file and name it something easy to understand) If no files appear in your browser, make sure that the box that says “Files of type” is set to All Files [*.*} by clicking on the arrow and choosing that option. Continued on Next Page Team Chevelle— Online Performance Page: 14 If you receive the message: Email not found in the database then you have not requested a showroom so will be unable to upload until we set it up for you. Send an email to [email protected] and we will create the showroom. (The showroom is resource intensive so we do not want to create showrooms if the member choosing not to use it) By right clicking on the filename in you showroom and choosing “Copy Shortcut” you can then paste the image into areas like the tech forum for easy viewing. For a more comprehensive and clearer view of this article please visit http://macc.chevelles.net/shrminst.htm and view Dean Call’s excellent instructions. This newsletter format was created using a different set of images so as to be printable instead of our showroom black background using up all your toner. Continued on Next Page Team Chevelle— Online Performance Team Chevelle Showrooms • Page: 15 Q. What is my personal showroom address? • A. If you have uploaded pictures to the showroom, your website will be located at "http://www.chevelles.com/ showroom/yourname/" Yourname refers to the username you use to login to the showroom and is CaSE senSitive.The program will create a webpage called index.shtml which will be automatically loaded whenever someone visits your address. This page will be constantly updated to display all the files in your 'showroom'. For example, if your username was "test", then your new Showroom website would be: "www.chevelles.com/showroom/test/" • Q. How do I upload a picture to the Showroom? • A. From the Showroom Index (www.chevelles.com/showroom/), click on "Members Personal Showroom Management." Login (username and password), click on the "browse..." button. Find the file you wish to upload from your computer, then click "Open" from the dialog box (the file will then appear in one of the blank white spaces). If you don't see the file, your browser may be trying to find HTML files, simply click that box and show 'All files" *.* Click on "Upload Files" (grey button). Wait a moment until you see the "successful upload: [your pic name]" message. Your picture(s) have now been uploaded to your showroom. When you upload the file, be sure it has the correct extension on the end: eg.jpg Make a mistake? No problem, just delete the file from your showroom and try again. • Q. How do I delete a file/image from my showroom? • A. Click on the "Manage your showroom account" link (under the Members Personal Showroom Management). Click on the "Manage" link (left underneath the Browse/Upload dialog box). All your showroom files will then appear in alphabetical order (or chronological if you choose to sort the files that way - link at the top). Click the little white box next to the file you wish to remove (a checkmark will now appear). Then click on "Delete Selected Files" button. A warning message will appear confirming your decision to delete the file - click OK if you are SURE you wish to proceed. Wait a moment. A message will then appear "Selected files successfully deleted." Your picture has now been removed. • Q. Any tips? • A. Sure! Web servers hate spaces. Try not to upload your pictures with a name like 1967 chevelle in garage.jpg. Instead open your file manager, find the images you want to upload, right click on each and name them something like:1967-in-garage.jpg.jpg is the preferred format. .gif files are typically much larger and are not as good for full color images..jpg, .jpeg, .gif and .txt files can be uploaded. • Q. How do I add a picture to my signature in Chevelle Tech? • A. Ok, here is a step by step.The name of the file on the showroom webpage and the name of the file you receive via email is the same and can be found either by visiting your showroom or adding it to the 'base' address for your directory, like this:Your username: Al filename: alschevelle.jpgimage would be at: http://www.chevelles.com/ showroom/Al/alschevelle.jpg It's easiest to go to your showroom webpage and do the following: • • • • • • • • Right click on the image you wish to use and choose 'copy shortcut'. Open your tech account: http://www.chevelles.com/cgi-bin/forum/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=my_profile Enter your tech username and password. In the signature area, put the following: [url=paste address here]enter description here[/url] hint, highlight the part that says: paste address here then right click on your mouse and choose paste. This 'should' paste the link from your showroom picture into the signature file. Now change: enter description here to your description. That's it. Click save and exit. Just remember when you post to check the box that says: Include Signature, we do not include them by default as they are not always necessary. Basically it should look like: [url=http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/yourname/yourfile.jpg]My Chevelle[/url] Next Page Team Chevelle— Online Performance Page: 16 1964-74 Chevelle Saginaw Power Steering Gear Ratios Compiled by: Jim Shea YEAR ALPHA ORIGINAL GEAR CODE APPLICATION RATIO EFFORT T-BAR SIZE A-6 cyl 17.5:1 15-21 0.175 Dia 43deg 30min A-8 cyl 17.5:1 15-21 0.175 Dia 43deg 30min A-SS Interim 15:01 15-21 0.175 Dia 43deg 30min A-8 cyl Interim 17.5:1 15-21 0.175 Dia 43deg 30min A-8 cyl 17.5:1 15-21 0.175 Dia 43deg 30min 1965 -66 1967 TRAVEL 1968 AH A-8 cyl 17.5:1 15-21 0.175 Dia 43deg 30min 1969 AH A-8 cyl 17.5:1 15-21 0.175 Dia 43deg 30min 15-21 0.175 Dia 43deg 30min 16-12.4:1 24-30 0.195 Dia 40deg 30min AU 1970 1971-72 A-SS 16-12.4:1 BA A-8 cyl BH A-8 SWagon 17.5:1 24-30 0.195 Dia 43deg 30min CE A-8 SWagon Interim 17.5:1 24-30 0.195 Dia 40deg 30min CF A-8 Interim 16-12.4:1 24-30 0.195 Dia 40deg 30min CA A-Mk IV 16-13:1 17-Dec 0.165 Dia 41deg 30min CL A All 16-13:1 17-Dec 0.165 Dia 41deg 30min 41deg 30minL/ 1973 GA A SWagon 16-13:1 17-Dec 0.165 Dia 44deg 30minR 39deg 45minL/ JT A 16-13:1 17-Dec 0.165 Dia 41 deg 30minR 38deg 45minL/ WU A-Special SS 15-13:1 14-20 0.175 Dia 40deg 30minR XA A 16-13:1 14-20 0.175 Dia 41deg 30min XB A SWagon 16-13:1 14-20 0.175 Dia 44deg 30min WZ A-SS 15-13:1 17-22 0.165 Dia 40deg 30min 39deg 45minL/ 1974 EP A 16-13:1 17-Dec 0.165 Dia 41 deg 30minR 41deg 30minL/ GD A SWagon 16-13:1 17-Dec 0.165 Dia 44deg 30minR 38deg 45minL/ ER A-Special SS 15-13:1 14-20 0.175 Dia 40deg 30minR Next Page Team Chevelle— Online Performance Page: 17 Team Get-togethers? Kool April Nites Redding, CA April 14-18, 2004 Rod runs in Pigeon Forge, TN, April 16-18th Regional Chevelle Events: Southeast Regional / Peach State Chevelle Show May 1-2, 2004 The show will be held on the campus of Gainesville College in Oakwood, GA http://peachstatechevelles.com/regional.html Chevella~Bration The ACES 2004 Event will be held: June 3rd - 5th Moss-Wright Park in Nashville TN. http://www.chevelles.com/aces/shows/ Spring Carlisle - April 21-25 Dale Earnhardt Inc Show, NC, June 19 Check the Cruiz-In forum for more information and updates. The Midwest Chevelle Regionals 17th annual Show June 25 and 26 Hosted by the Queen City Chevelle Club in Springfield, Missouri. http://midwestchevelles.com/htm/chevelle_events.htm Mid-Atlantic Chevelle Show & Swap Meet/ACES Northeast Regional June 26 & 27 North East Community Park North East, MD Chevelle & El Camino Club of Oregon 3rd Annual Car Show, June 27th. http://chevelles.net/oregon/ Northern Chevelle Gathering presented by CanAm Chevelle Club Holiday Inn Grand Island ResortGrand Island, NY http://www.angelfire.com/folk/canam/page35.html Check our online events calendar at: July 23-25, 2004 http://chevelles.com/events ACES Mid America Regional August 6-7, 2004 Olathe Kansas http://macc.chevelles.net/regional.htm You may add your own events and information to this section by visiting: Northwest Regionals August 14-15th hosted by Yesterday’s Chevelle & El Camino Club http://www.chevelles.net/yesterdays http://www.chevelles.com/cgibin/events/teamcal.add.pl Check the Cruisin Forum at Team Chevelle for local Chevelle Get-togethers. Http://www.chevelles.com/tech/ First Chevelle Regional Show—May 1st and 2nd Get those cars out of the garage and ready for the 1st big Chevelle/El Camino event of the season. Come join in the fun May 1st and 2nd at Gainesville College in Oakwood, GA. Those of you that have attended before know what a FUN time we have. This is a family oriented event with tech seminars, games, a Saturday evening cruise, and some of the finest cars in the southeast. Entry fee is only $25 and spectator admission is free. See the website for all the info. Show classes will be Stock, Modified, or Survivor (unrestored), Station Wagon, and "Work in Progress" classes Judging will be done by Participants. (enter a car, get a ballot to vote) http://peachstatechevelles.com/regional.html Team Chevelle— Online Performance Next Page Page: 18 Our Official Sponsor for 2004 Team Chevelle is pleased to be an ACES associate. http://www.chevelles.com/aces/ We encourage our members to join the American Chevelle Enthusiasts Society. Benefits include an ACES member card, window decal and a subscription to CHEVELLE WORLD, a bi-monthly magazine devoted exclusively to classic ‘64-’72 Chevelles, Malibus and El Caminos. ACES members are also eligible for free advertising in the Magazine and participation in all ACES activities and events. Application for membership in the AMERICAN CHEVELLE ENTHUSIASTS SOCIETY Name______________________________ Phone____________ Address_______________________________________________ City___________________ State______________ Zip__________ E Mail Address_________________________________( if applicable ) Year, Model, and description of your Chevelle(s) ______________________________________________________ _____ Enclosed is $40 for regular membership (US only) _____ Enclosed is $50 for Canadian membership (US funds only) _____ Enclosed is $70 for foreign membership (US funds only) Make checks or money orders payable to: American Chevelle Enthusiasts Society 4636 Lebanon Pike, Suite 195 Nashville, TN 37076-1316 ContactTeam Chevelle Team Chevelle Box 68 Porthill, Idaho 83853 Team Chevelle Box 231 Creston, B.C. Canada V0B1G0 Email:[email protected] - [email protected] Newsletter copyright—Team Chevelle Team Chevelle— Online Performance