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 black

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
• New:
  • chrome transmission dip stick

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
  • left front pillar post cover

• New, not yet installed:
  • right door pads
  • right door handles
  • right wind wing rubber stripping
  • back seat/trunk separator
  • black/aqua trunk splatter paint
  • driveshaft loop
  • kickpads with vents and speakers
  • rubber strip for left rear window
  • dash light sockets