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Re: 67 Belvedere
[Re: DLewis]
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11/30/15 06:34 PM
11/30/15 06:34 PM
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Nice score on the interior. My car is a Satellite, haven't decided what I wanted to do with it. My last car was a '67 X though, originally EE-1 which is the color your car looks like, with blue interior. It was actually missing all of the GTX specific stuff, and the fender tag. Is your tag for an EE-1 car? Anyway, seeing yours makes me want to GTX mine up and paint it EE-1. Ironically I've got the gas cap, and the trunk emblem!
Last edited by GTX MATT; 11/30/15 06:37 PM.
Now I need to pin those needles, got to feel that heat
Hear my motor screamin while I'm tearin up the street
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Re: 67 Belvedere
[Re: DLewis]
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12/01/15 02:29 AM
12/01/15 02:29 AM
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Yeah wouldn't have been my car then, since mine didn't have AC but had to ask. I like the paint on your car more than the EE1. Peg leg 3.23 and black stripes too.
Now I need to pin those needles, got to feel that heat
Hear my motor screamin while I'm tearin up the street
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Re: 67 Belvedere
[Re: DLewis]
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12/01/15 08:13 PM
12/01/15 08:13 PM
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While the inner tub was out I drilled a hole through the ridge inside the outer tub to see how much room could be gained by pushing that ridge in. We gained 3/4" along that ridge point with a few hammer hits. There's plenty of room between the quarter and the tub along that line, but not much if you go lower than that line.
Did you do anything else toward expanding that outer tub? FWIW I took a left side outer and a right side inner and compared them and it sure looks like the inner could be used to get rid of that hump if a person was so inclined. Not sure if it could be done working from the inside with the quarter on though.
Chasing bears through the woods drunk with a dull hatchet is strongly not advised
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Re: 67 Belvedere
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12/02/15 12:22 AM
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While the inner tub was out I drilled a hole through the ridge inside the outer tub to see how much room could be gained by pushing that ridge in. We gained 3/4" along that ridge point with a few hammer hits. There's plenty of room between the quarter and the tub along that line, but not much if you go lower than that line.
Did you do anything else toward expanding that outer tub? FWIW I took a left side outer and a right side inner and compared them and it sure looks like the inner could be used to get rid of that hump if a person was so inclined. Not sure if it could be done working from the inside with the quarter on though. I didn't do anything besides swing a big hammer. I've also heard you can swap housings but not sure how much more there is to gain. Definitely easier without the quarter.
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Re: 67 Belvedere
[Re: DLewis]
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12/02/15 04:29 PM
12/02/15 04:29 PM
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Up a holler, down a crick
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I think it's less that you gain space and more that the car doesn't have to sit up high to get big tires to fit. My quarter is off and I'm redoing the mini-tub from scratch so I'm giving it serious consideration.
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