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  1. Derek69SS

    Traded Today

    Love that color!
  2. Derek69SS

    Value of a base 69 327 Camaro ?

    67-68 quarters are narrower at the rear, so the spoiler is a couple inches narrower. That's why you see about an inch of the top of each quarter beyond the spoiler on this car. Really early 69s did have the 68 spoiler, though.
  3. Derek69SS

    1969 SS side stripe location

    I keep thinking about adding this stripe to my car.
  4. Derek69SS

    Value of a base 69 327 Camaro ?

    Has the narrow 67-68 spoiler on it.
  5. Derek69SS

    Sometimes it's a win.

    I sell all my TH400 cores to Troy Bauer (Twisted Demon Transmissions) in Kenyon MN.
  6. Derek69SS

    Sometimes it's a win.

    Sounds like I need to come up sometime and buy out your whole garage. 😃
  7. Derek69SS

    Sometimes it's a win.

    Local builder pays $300 for TH400 cores
  8. Derek69SS

    Cale's 55 Chevy

    Yeah, all 3 years were different. Also 6cyl vs V8 were different as well, so 6 different core supports for tri-5. 6cyl being longer needed more room, so the radiator is mounted to the front of it. V8 mounted it to the rear, closer to the engine.
  9. Derek69SS

    Cale's 55 Chevy

    Grandpa came over last night to help align the front end sheetmetal. This was a struggle that fought us every step, caused by one incorrect part. The core support that we got with the car is for a '56 It's about an inch wider than a '55 core support. It bolted up to the 55 fenders, but we spent...
  10. Derek69SS

    Corvette C4 ZF 6 Speed Manual Transmission S6 into 68 EC?

    The T56 in my 69 has a 0.5 6th gear. 4.11 gears, 26" tall tires, 80mph at 2000rpm.
  11. Derek69SS

    Cale's 55 Chevy

    Previous owners turned this garage into a apartment, then I knocked the wall out to turn it back into a garage, but left in all the cabinets. Also has a really nice full bathroom... kind of a shame I'm getting everything covered in overspray, but it's really nice having a separate small garage...
  12. Derek69SS

    Cale's 55 Chevy

    We made a lot more progress this week. Cale with some help from his brother AJ got the 406 and Saginaw 4spd installed into the car, and repainted and installed a vintage set of Appliance headers with 4-bolt collector flanges. I block sanded both fenders multiple times, and now have them in...
  13. Derek69SS

    What’d you work on today?

    We sell 1/4" tempered glass for $5.25/sf at my work.
  14. Derek69SS

    Are we in a recession ?

    The good news is that as the older generations pass on, more housing should become available for our kids. The bad news is that they need to outbid Blackstone to get one.
  15. Derek69SS

    Hell of a deal EXCEPT for one thing. 86 Chevy truck

    Relatively easy fix, lots of cheap rusty cabs around here that have good roofs.
  16. Derek69SS

    Cale's 55 Chevy

    Not sure what you mean. Jambs are all painted first, then knock those edges off when I final wet-sand the primer with 400. There will be a tape line in the door jamb where I overlap. Not much can be done about that unless you paint the car all apart. I don't have the space to paint it...
  17. Derek69SS

    Cale's 55 Chevy

    Yes, Dad was owner/operator of a small town body shop for about 35 years. I worked with him through High School to learn the skills, but he strongly discouraged us kids from doing it for a living. He retired about 5 years ago. For the rest of the car we'll paint it at my brother's shop...
  18. Derek69SS

    Cale's 55 Chevy

    Camera and lighting makes it look worse than it really is. It will be cut and buffed regardless, though.
  19. Derek69SS

    Cale's 55 Chevy

    Grandpa came over to make sure we didn't screw up spraying the roof last night. Cale shot some of the first coat of color, but I did the rest. Dad helped critique and correct some flaws in my technique, and the result turned out very good for an amateur in a home garage who hasn't painted in...
  20. Derek69SS

    Dick Cheney Former VP

    I hate to be a hypocrite after being angry at people celebrating the death of Charlie Kirk, but I honestly smiled a bit with the thought that Dick Cheney now begins burning in Hell for eternity.
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