Details during stages of restoration of my 1968 Chevelle SS

Original purchase September 7, 2002

• Pictures taken in Dallas by the previous owner before my purchase of the car.
• Restoration pictures
• 2010 Painting pictures
• 2015 Engine Rebuild pictures
• Back to Tom's Chevelle page

September 2002

• Fixed: horn; stereo mount; speedometer backlight; header gasket; left tailpipe hangar; parking brake indicator
• New: chrome oil breather

November 2002

• New: converted front brakes to disk; arm rest pads; windshield washer pump repair kit, tubes and nozzles; chrome license plate frames; spark plugs; trunk mat; hood insulation; hood adjustment bumpers; 2 window cranks; brake and emergency brake pedal pads; glove box; factory assembly manual; service manual; Fisher body manual; wiring diagrams

December 2002

• New: battery cables; rebuilt starter and heat shield

September 2003

• New: headliner with sails; dome light lens

June 2004

• New: reproduction bucket seats; rubber tips for visors; Holley 110 GPH fuel pump (12-835 80 GPH body with 110 GPH internals substituted by Holley due to inventory issues); A-arm dustshields; rear speaker grills and trunk speaker covers
• Fixed: connected voltage guage; moved front carpet forward to proper position (will use as template to cut new carpet)

July 2004

• New: chrome radiator support panel; chrome 400/500 Hz horns

August 2004

• New: back seat covers; rear deck package tray; chrome 100 amp alternator; chrome upper alternator mount; chrome hood latch; chrome water pump pulley

September 2004

• New: chrome oil dipstick; dashpad
• Fixed: moved stereo from under dash to radio slot in dash; moved gauges from under old stereo position to under the dash; moved tachometer from floor to under the dash

October 2005

• New: inside rearview mirror; spark plugs and spark plug wires; hood to cowl seal

February 2006

• New: polished aluminum billet arm rest backing plates; chrome lock knobs; chrome ignition bezel

July 2007

• New: carpet with insulation
• Fixed: put set screws in plug wire holders to keep them in place

June 2009

• New: MSD 6AL ignition with Blaster 2 coil and converted HEI distributor

April 2010

• Body repaired and painted

May 2010

• New: Right and left roofrail weatherstrips; right and left door weatherstrips; right and left door windlaces
• Fixed: adjusted parking brake so it works on an incline

June 2010

• New: Upper and lower rubber bumpers for right and left doors; rubber bumpers for trunk lid; temperature guage; 2 back 15X8 inch chrome rally wheels; 2 front 15X7 inch chrome rally wheels; chrome and glass fuel filter; bumper jack kit; replica of original antenna
• Fixed: adjusted front accelerator pump to eliminate hesitation; painted grill

August 2010

• New: chrome powder coated hood hinges; chrome fuel filter to replace glass one that cracked
• Fixed: converted original HEI distributor with vacuum advance to work with MSD 6AL ignition

July 2012

• New: MSD spark plug wires; Autolite spark plugs; Holley bowl and metering block carburetor gaskets; Holley chrome fuel filter; throttle cable retainer

July 2013

• New: ScyTek G20-C security system

November 2015

• New: Moroso 7 quart oil pan, oil pump pickup and dipstick; billet aluminum crankshaft pulley; 9 inch chrome brake booster; 45 tooth driven speedometer gear
• Engine rebuild by Borowski Race Engines including Borowski valve covers: also re-jetted carburetor
• Gas Guzzlers Garage: engine removal/install; cleaned and painted engine compartment and transmission

December 2015

• New: March outboard alternator bracket; 57015 alternator belt; chrome dual throttle spring assembly; chrome throttle cable bracket; chrome coolant overflow tank and hose; batteries for alarm fobs

June 2016

• New: JSD-520 FM Stereo with Bluetooth/USB/SD and remote control

October 2017

• New: GM front seatbelts; marker lenses with SS396 emblems; right and left outside mirrors, antenna with removable mast; rubber strip for right rear window

October 2018

• New: front turn signal assemblies

September 2020

• New: tubular upper and lower control arms and front shocks

October 2020

• Refurbished: power steering gearbox (4 LTL)
• New: pitman arm with washer and nut

August 2022

• Dent/scratch repair and paint for front fender, left rear quarter and roof
• New: top rear trim strip; trim strip retainers for right front fender trim

• New, not yet installed: door pads; door handles; wind wing rubber stripping; back seat/trunk separator; chrome transmission dip stick; black/aqua trunk splatter paint; driveshaft loop; left front pillar post cover; kickpads with vents and speakers; rubber strip for left rear window; dash light sockets