Ginky Weeds Restoration Project

[cwmcobra]

Thanks Wheelz!  I think about all I need now are the main A/C lines and fan shroud.

[dsags]

You sure are moving right along. Nice looking frame BTW. Keep the pictures and progress reports coming.

Dan

[GS66]

Great progress Chuck! I'm amazed how fast some of you guys get stuff done, that doesn't happen around my place.

[cwmcobra]

Thanks guys!  I normally wouldn't move this fast, but my restoration painter is moving me right along!   

Lots of parts and work ahead, but just like the rest of you, I'm looking forward to it!

 

Chuck

[cwmcobra]

Does anyone have a good approach to properly locating the shifter hump on a 4-speed conversion?  My car was an automatic originally and it was converted to a Muncie 4-speed, but a shifter hump was not installed.  And it looks like there was part of a hole that had a fill piece welded in.  Does the automatic have a hole in the tunnel or is it actuated electrically?  At any rate, I tried to fit the shifter hump today and it's nearly fitting on the tunnel.  If someone has a template and/or locating dimensions I'd be grateful to receive them.  Otherwise, I guess we'll have to wait until the body is on the frame and the engine/tranny are installed to locate the location for the shifter.  And that's not doing it right, is it???

Here's a few pictures from disassembly below.

Thanks,

Chuck

[schlepcar]

Chuck,
 The factory style listed below only fits the floor one way. It is contoured to go where it is supposed to. My original was fubarred and this one looked like a good copy of it.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1964-67-CHEVELLE-4-SPEED-FLOOR-SHIFT-HUMP-64-65-66-67-/351588484997?hash=item51dc4e8785:g:qB8AAOSwQJ5URQw7&vxp=mtr

[cwmcobra]

Thanks Dan.  I'm sure I have the correct hump, just want to be sure I install it correctly.  I am also sure that if I open up the hole in the tunnel the hump will fit better.  The end that fits to the skinny side of the tunnel fits great.  The other end has the rolled edge sitting proud on metal that is still left on the tunnel. So if I carefully remove metal in those areas where the rolled hump edge interferes with the tunnel, it should fit better. 

I'm comfortable with this approach; just wanted to see if I was missing a better, more precise way to locate the hump.  I'd hate to locate it now only to find out it's not right when I install the engine/tranny.   


Chuck

[dsags]

Chuck,
Have some pictures of the hump location on my convertible and Mark's hardtop. Will post them tomorrow.
Does sound like you are on the right track though.
Dan

[cwmcobra]

Perfect, thanks Dan!

[elagache]

Dear Chuck, Wheelz, and mid-60s Buick caregivers, . . .

Frame is back from sandblast.  It will get a coat of etching urethane primer tomorrow.  Control arms and crossmember are in for blasting now.  Rear axle will also go in for blasting soon.

Glad your "patient" is looking so much better!  Keep up the good work!

Cheers, Edouard

[35chevcoupe]

Wow Chuck , Your making great progress .  The car is looking good .  Look forward to seeing it in person someday .

[dsags]

Mark Ascher's manual floor shift.

[WkillGS]

Here's the underside of my '66. They weren't very precise in cutting the hole in the floor.
The hump was 'modified' to fit a Hurst shifter. The Hurst sits further back than the original, keep that in mind if you are considering an upgrade.

[cwmcobra]

Thanks Walt and Dan.  Looks like precision is not needed.  Since I know the shifter fit into the existing hole, I can locate it fore/aft by that and cut around the rest to fit.

Once again, a picture (or two) is worth a thousand words!!

 

Chuck

[cwmcobra]

Primed and ready for GM Chassis Black paint.  I'll wait until I have the control arms, crossmember, core support, sway bars, etc. blasted, primed and ready for paint also.

Still shopping for parts!   

Chuck