Here's a new noise, crank, crank, vroom, clang-clang-clang....

"Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer" (dash-doorhandle-and-bondo) 10/01/2020 at 11:05 • Filed to: None

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Dafuq?

Air cleaner fell off with wingnut still in it. That’s a new one.

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 10/01/2020 at 11:19

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“quick release”

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 10/01/2020 at 11:21

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Self release.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI 10/01/2020 at 11:21

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self release

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 10/01/2020 at 11:23

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quick self release

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI 10/01/2020 at 11:28

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At least it features a soothing clanging sound to let you know, I would have been pissed to run over it in front of the house.   Very reliable for a car that Moses drove out of Egypt, I can go months without opening the hood. 

WilliamsSW > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 10/01/2020 at 11:31

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That’s probably the best possible outcome for whatever clanking racket that probably made. 

onlytwowheels > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 10/01/2020 at 11:32

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Less likely to release.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > WilliamsSW 10/01/2020 at 11:36

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Not worried about the six, When I’m gone, and this car is recycled into  a chain link fence,  Scotty will be swapping this motor into the starship enterprise for it’s sub-warpspeed reliability. 

Jb boin > WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI 10/01/2020 at 11:37

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Release the horses !

WilliamsSW > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 10/01/2020 at 11:41

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Chebby I6s, from the stovebolt 235 through the 230 and 250, are damn reliable engines. They just don’t get as much love as the SBC because power.

Although you can make some fun with a few tweaks to a 250 in a light car like a Nova...

WilliamsSW > Jb boin 10/01/2020 at 11:44

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“ Yo, I heard you like deux chevaux, so I gave your deux chevaux more deux chevaux!”

- Xzibit, probably  

RacinBob > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 10/01/2020 at 11:56

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I would guess early 60's as it has a single circuit master cyl, but the distributor looks like something out of the 80's...... What year and model is this?

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Jb boin 10/01/2020 at 11:57

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That’s a deux chevalle, mine’s  une Chevelle. 

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > WilliamsSW 10/01/2020 at 11:59

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and it will come close to triple digit speeds, close. 

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > RacinBob 10/01/2020 at 12:02

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It’s a 66 Chevelle, with an hei from the 70s or 80s.

had it almost 20 years.  photo taken the night it hit 50k miles. 

Jb boin > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 10/01/2020 at 12:04

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Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Jb boin 10/01/2020 at 12:07

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Ceci n’est pas une Chevvie!

Jb boin > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 10/01/2020 at 12:18

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WilliamsSW > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 10/01/2020 at 12:25

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I once drove a ‘70 Nova coupe that had a 250, 4 barrel, camshaft, shift kit on a TH350 and a few other mods. It wasn’t a race car, but did surprisingly well.

Certainly quicker than a 307...

XJDano > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 10/01/2020 at 12:38

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Probably similar to when I tried reviving a John deer lawn mower... lol.

MM54 > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 10/01/2020 at 13:03

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Stud backed out of the carb? I’ve never had it happen driving but when taking the air cleaner off they always seem to want to come out instead of the nut for me.

MM54 > onlytwowheels 10/01/2020 at 13:04

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Probably go with blue for a carb stud unless you want to hate yourself later on

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > MM54 10/01/2020 at 13:18

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Yeah, installed by me many moons ago.  Runs very smooth but has a side to side shake when it starts. 

MM54 > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 10/01/2020 at 13:21

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I was flummoxed this past spring when I found out the carb I put in the Chevelle uses the larger 5/1 6 thread, compared to my mountain of 1/4" studs. Fortunately I was able to get an adapter, which is now held in place with loctite.

onlytwowheels > MM54 10/01/2020 at 13:28

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Initially I was going to suggest purple L octite 222 but the blue 242 or 243 is probably best for this application.