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Posted: 7/28/2014 9:19:47 PM EDT
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it worth ALL of 1200.00 and DO NOT touch the dirt...
makes it worth 26,000.00.... like one from the http://www.autonews.com/article/20130930/RETAIL07/130939994/lambrecht-chevy-auction-of-rare-cars-draws-$2.8-million-in-bids |
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Posted: 7/28/2014 9:24:04 PM EDT
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it worth ALL of 1200.00 and DO NOT touch the dirt... makes it worth 26,000.00.... like one from the http://www.autonews.com/article/20130930/RETAIL07/130939994/lambrecht-chevy-auction-of-rare-cars-draws-$2.8-million-in-bids I figgered I'd see if I could get it up and running and then, you know, drive it. 
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Posted: 7/28/2014 9:25:48 PM EDT
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its a keeper thats for sure...(or cash it out if ya need money)
I'd drive it its a VERY nice car. 6 stick or auto? |
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Posted: 7/28/2014 9:29:31 PM EDT
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its a keeper thats for sure...(or cash it out if ya need money) I'd drive it its a VERY nice car. 6 stick or auto? Three on the tree. |
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Posted: 7/28/2014 9:30:00 PM EDT
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I figgered I'd see if I could get it up and running and then, you know, drive it. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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it worth ALL of 1200.00 and DO NOT touch the dirt... makes it worth 26,000.00.... like one from the http://www.autonews.com/article/20130930/RETAIL07/130939994/lambrecht-chevy-auction-of-rare-cars-draws-$2.8-million-in-bids I figgered I'd see if I could get it up and running and then, you know, drive it. Clean car, too bad it has two many door's to make worth much. |
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Posted: 7/28/2014 9:30:19 PM EDT
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One more for the road (hah):
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Posted: 7/28/2014 9:38:46 PM EDT
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its a keeper thats for sure...(or cash it out if ya need money) I'd drive it its a VERY nice car. 6 stick or auto? Three on the tree. S W E E T 1)drain the oil 2)install new battery 3)that gas tank probably has a 7/16th drain plug (drain it) if not --depends on how much and how long the gas has been in there fill it ] fuel stabilizer and fill with fresh premium gas 4)get a spray can of REAL carb cleaner spray some down the carb (breather off ) |
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Posted: 7/28/2014 9:42:16 PM EDT
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S W E E T 1)drain the oil 2)install new battery 3)that gas tank probably has a 7/16th drain plug (drain it) if not --depends on how much and how long the gas has been in there fill it ] fuel stabilizer and fill with fresh premium gas 4)get a spray can of REAL carb cleaner spray some down the carb (breather off ) Quote HistoryQuoted:
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its a keeper thats for sure...(or cash it out if ya need money) I'd drive it its a VERY nice car. 6 stick or auto? Three on the tree. S W E E T 1)drain the oil 2)install new battery 3)that gas tank probably has a 7/16th drain plug (drain it) if not --depends on how much and how long the gas has been in there fill it ] fuel stabilizer and fill with fresh premium gas 4)get a spray can of REAL carb cleaner spray some down the carb (breather off ) Pull the plugs (might as well put some fresh plugs in while you're at it) and use a medicine dropper to put some motor oil in the top of the cylinders also before you crank her over. |
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Posted: 7/28/2014 9:48:39 PM EDT
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love for old cars is in the EYE of the beholder...
its worth what its worth 4 doors means more room for MORE people to get in and enjoy a drive/ride. rat rods hot rods it don't matter much these days if its old its KOOL. staying with this 59 i personally think the 2 doors are ugly and the WAGONS are pure (sex) kick @$$ every body likes what they like i am now in my August Moon faze ( most people wont EVEN get that august moon thing) I like EVERY car born BEFORE 1972 older the better ... Ford Chevy Dodge/Plymouth |
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Posted: 7/28/2014 10:01:12 PM EDT
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love for old cars is in the EYE of the beholder... its worth what its worth 4 doors means more room for MORE people to get in and enjoy a drive/ride. rat rods hot rods it don't matter much these days if its old its KOOL. staying with this 59 i personally think the 2 doors are ugly and the WAGONS are pure (sex) kick @$$ every body likes what they like i now in my August Moon faze ( most people wont EVEN get that august moon thing) like EVERY car born BEFORE 1972 older the better ... Ford Chevy Dodge/Plymouth I think it will be awesome to get it up and running. I'll probably do the backstory tmr, but just getting it started would be a huge win. Once it's up, then I can do things to it if I really want to... It's a Biscayne, so there's the whole Bisquick route, or I can slam it or throw it on hydraulics. I can dig and find all the chrome and badges and make a fauxpala. Good times. |
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Posted: 7/28/2014 10:02:26 PM EDT
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Pull the plugs (might as well put some fresh plugs in while you're at it) and use a medicine dropper to put some motor oil in the top of the cylinders also before you crank her over. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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its a keeper thats for sure...(or cash it out if ya need money) I'd drive it its a VERY nice car. 6 stick or auto? Three on the tree. S W E E T 1)drain the oil 2)install new battery 3)that gas tank probably has a 7/16th drain plug (drain it) if not --depends on how much and how long the gas has been in there fill it ] fuel stabilizer and fill with fresh premium gas 4)get a spray can of REAL carb cleaner spray some down the carb (breather off ) Pull the plugs (might as well put some fresh plugs in while you're at it) and use a medicine dropper to put some motor oil in the top of the cylinders also before you crank her over. thats a good tip also or pull the COIL wire an crank it for a while ( to get the oil pres-up) it wont need new plugs but EVERYTHING you do will help it run. heck the points MAY be corroded enough to stick shut there's lots of things that CAN prevent it from STARTING... just fix or change what it needs to make it run WHEN IT DON'T!!! |
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Posted: 7/28/2014 10:22:10 PM EDT
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A 60 Chevy. |
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Posted: 7/28/2014 10:24:48 PM EDT
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Pull the plugs (might as well put some fresh plugs in while you're at it) and use a medicine dropper to put some motor oil in the top of the cylinders also before you crank her over. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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its a keeper thats for sure...(or cash it out if ya need money) I'd drive it its a VERY nice car. 6 stick or auto? Three on the tree. S W E E T 1)drain the oil 2)install new battery 3)that gas tank probably has a 7/16th drain plug (drain it) if not --depends on how much and how long the gas has been in there fill it ] fuel stabilizer and fill with fresh premium gas 4)get a spray can of REAL carb cleaner spray some down the carb (breather off ) Pull the plugs (might as well put some fresh plugs in while you're at it) and use a medicine dropper to put some motor oil in the top of the cylinders also before you crank her over. thats a good tip also or pull the COIL wire an crank it for a while ( to get the oil pres-up) it wont need new plugs but EVERYTHING you do will help it run. heck the points MAY be corroded enough to stick shut there's lots of things that CAN prevent it from STARTING... just fix or change what it needs to make it run WHEN IT DON'T!!! |
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Posted: 7/28/2014 10:27:21 PM EDT
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59 impalla...
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Posted: 7/28/2014 10:31:30 PM EDT
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I think it will be awesome to get it up and running. I'll probably do the backstory tmr, but just getting it started would be a huge win. Once it's up, then I can do things to it if I really want to... It's a Biscayne, so there's the whole Bisquick route, or I can slam it or throw it on hydraulics. I can dig and find all the chrome and badges and make a fauxpala. Good times. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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love for old cars is in the EYE of the beholder... its worth what its worth 4 doors means more room for MORE people to get in and enjoy a drive/ride. rat rods hot rods it don't matter much these days if its old its KOOL. staying with this 59 i personally think the 2 doors are ugly and the WAGONS are pure (sex) kick @$$ every body likes what they like i now in my August Moon faze ( most people wont EVEN get that august moon thing) like EVERY car born BEFORE 1972 older the better ... Ford Chevy Dodge/Plymouth I think it will be awesome to get it up and running. I'll probably do the backstory tmr, but just getting it started would be a huge win. Once it's up, then I can do things to it if I really want to... It's a Biscayne, so there's the whole Bisquick route, or I can slam it or throw it on hydraulics. I can dig and find all the chrome and badges and make a fauxpala. Good times. no matter WHAT you do to it its YOURS to enjoy... im old id just DRIVE IT and CLEAN it and ONLY repair what it takes to keep it ON the ROAD. but hay thats me nothing WRONG with fixing it the WAY you want it... |
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Posted: 7/28/2014 10:49:14 PM EDT
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Don't crank it. Go buy an oil pump priming tool.
$10. If the engine has been sitting since 98 it is going to be BONE DRY and it will take a while to push oil up through the engine and push-rods to the rocker arms. |
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Posted: 7/28/2014 10:53:05 PM EDT
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Don't crank it. Go buy an oil pump priming tool. $10. If the engine has been sitting since 98 it is going to be BONE DRY and it will take a while to push oil up through the engine and push-rods to the rocker arms. hard way easy way if ya like or want to ... its a 6cyl, pull the plugs, add oil to cylinder, leave plugs OUT, crank starter over (it el spin easy and fast)... as other post suggest install NEW plugs (why not ) its only logical at this point, heck i started a chevy 6 one time that HAD not ran for near 16 years with out EVEN pulling the plugs . cough spit spudder poof ran and the longer it ran the BETTER it ran.... there's ALWAYS a way to do things... and they ALL work some easy, some hard, some learned -->(hands on) and some book read (never turned a wrench). |
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Posted: 7/28/2014 11:24:09 PM EDT
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hard way easy way if ya like or want to ... its a 6cyl, pull the plugs, add oil to cylinder, leave plugs OUT, crank starter over (it el spin easy and fast)... as other post suggest install NEW plugs (why not ) its only logical at this point, heck i started a chevy 6 one time that HAD not ran for near 16 years with out EVEN pulling the plugs . cough spit spudder poof ran and the longer it ran the BETTER it ran.... there's ALWAYS a way to do things... and they ALL work some easy, some hard, some learned -->(hands on) and some book read (never turned a wrench). Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Don't crank it. Go buy an oil pump priming tool. $10. If the engine has been sitting since 98 it is going to be BONE DRY and it will take a while to push oil up through the engine and push-rods to the rocker arms. hard way easy way if ya like or want to ... its a 6cyl, pull the plugs, add oil to cylinder, leave plugs OUT, crank starter over (it el spin easy and fast)... as other post suggest install NEW plugs (why not ) its only logical at this point, heck i started a chevy 6 one time that HAD not ran for near 16 years with out EVEN pulling the plugs . cough spit spudder poof ran and the longer it ran the BETTER it ran.... there's ALWAYS a way to do things... and they ALL work some easy, some hard, some learned -->(hands on) and some book read (never turned a wrench). The problem with using just the starter, if it isn't spinning fast enough you may never get oil to the top of the engine. In many engines if you aren't near idle RPM you don't get oil to the top. Not really sure I agree that my way is much harder than your easy way. |
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Posted: 7/29/2014 12:55:54 AM EDT
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pull dist retime engine think about it its over complicating a simple start of an old 235 6cyl with thousands of miles on it the starter will spin that old loose engine faster that it would idle... and like the SHARK TANK (for the sake of argument) I'M OUT... just grab it right outa the barn with a chain and push / pull start that old Generator car in 2nd gear and be done with it... lets see lift hood snap off the 2 clips holding the dist cap on un hook coil wire remove vac advance hose un bolt dist hold down bracket pull dist plug in hand held drill motor 3/8th or better 1/4 drive power won't make the trip drill until (when) oil is ALL up and flowing out of rockers...(how ya goina know that) oh ya pull 4 bolt valve cover off and un seat 40 plus year old gasket (most likely ) it wont be reusable, now continue till said oil is squirting ALL over the place... easy way...? not done yet put that pooch ALL back the way it was... oh ya re-time it turn engine over till #1 is up and on its compression stroke.. set and pull dist and re set ( find and use a screwdriver down in there) till the dist drops in the correct spot LINING UP WITH the #1 plug wire on the cap. put back the coil wire, vac advance and tighten (lightly ) the dist HOLD down( because if and when you get it running you HAVE to re-time the engine with A timing light... then tighten when done so far so good install new valve cover gasket and oh ya SPEND that 10bucks by DRIVING the auto-parts store only to find out it ain't in stock , wasting gas and time to get it in the 1st place.... i probably MISSed something... please fill in the missing spots... hard way easy way you pick for me i'm goina use the EASY way gota LOVE old cars |
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Posted: 7/29/2014 1:00:39 AM EDT
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/Chevrolet_Impala_1959_2.jpg Now that I've won, where's my monkey? Quote HistoryQuoted:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/Chevrolet_Impala_1959_2.jpg Now that I've won, where's my monkey? Side view mirrors are wrong. |
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Posted: 7/29/2014 1:03:03 AM EDT
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Pre-dusted Hanta-virus intensive version: http://i.imgur.com/arZiTgQl.jpg Trunk area: http://i.imgur.com/tvZAIOXl.jpg Cover doesn't seem to have done much. |
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Posted: 7/29/2014 1:07:25 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It's a tarp. |
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Posted: 7/29/2014 4:19:03 AM EDT
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really pull dist retime engine think about it its over complicating a simple start of an old 235 6cyl with thousands of miles on it the starter will spin that old loose engine faster that it would idle... and like the SHARK TANK (for the sake of argument) I'M OUT... just grab it right outa the barn with a chain and push / pull start that old Generator car in 2nd gear and be done with it... lets see lift hood snap off the 2 clips holding the dist cap on un hook coil wire remove vac advance hose un bolt dist hold down bracket pull dist plug in hand held drill motor 3/8th or better 1/4 drive power won't make the trip drill until (when) oil is ALL up and flowing out of rockers...(how ya goina know that) oh ya pull 4 bolt valve cover off and un seat 40 plus year old gasket (most likely ) it wont be reusable, now continue till said oil is squirting ALL over the place... easy way...? not done yet put that pooch ALL back the way it was... oh ya re-time it turn engine over till #1 is up and on its compression stroke.. set and pull dist and re set ( find and use a screwdriver down in there) till the dist drops in the correct spot LINING UP WITH the #1 plug wire on the cap. put back the coil wire, vac advance and tighten (lightly ) the dist HOLD down( because if and when you get it running you HAVE to re-time the engine with A timing light... then tighten when done so far so good install new valve cover gasket and oh ya SPEND that 10bucks by DRIVING the auto-parts store only to find out it ain't in stock , wasting gas and time to get it in the 1st place.... i probably MISSed something... please fill in the missing spots... hard way easy way you pick for me i'm goina use the EASY way gota LOVE old cars Why would you need to re time the engine by finding #1 tdc? If you don't roll the engine you can put the distributor back in the same spot. That's how I've always done my old Chevy trucks. |
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Posted: 7/29/2014 4:30:38 AM EDT
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Lucky sob. I've been looking for an oldie project car. Looks good.
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Posted: 7/29/2014 4:31:49 AM EDT
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nvm
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Posted: 7/29/2014 4:34:38 AM EDT
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Everyone is talking about oil, but no one has mentioned changing the oil FIRST?? Why would you not get that old oil out first before turning it over? And wouldn't pouring new oil in from the top solve that issue as well?? Not a mechanic, in case its not obvious.
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Posted: 7/29/2014 4:38:35 AM EDT
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Tagged for updates.
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Posted: 7/29/2014 5:03:50 AM EDT
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Now all ya need is a blue hair wig & directions to the bingo hall!
Just the ticket for cruisin' on a weekend or heading to the ice cream shop for a cone with the wifey. You will need a pair of Wayfarers. http://www.ptarmigansports.com/images/P/p-19293.jpg The Mrs may require some "Cat eyes & a nylon scarf.   Oh.... before I forget... pics of wife....rules you know.  |
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Posted: 7/29/2014 5:09:39 AM EDT
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This is going to clean up well. Nice find.
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Posted: 7/29/2014 5:32:09 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Side view mirrors are wrong. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/Chevrolet_Impala_1959_2.jpg Now that I've won, where's my monkey? Side view mirrors are wrong. Well, those and the "Biscayne" badge.... No monkey for me
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Posted: 7/29/2014 1:08:20 PM EDT
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Why would you need to re time the engine by finding #1 tdc? If you don't roll the engine you can put the distributor back in the same spot. That's how I've always done my old Chevy trucks. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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really pull dist retime engine think about it its over complicating a simple start of an old 235 6cyl with thousands of miles on it the starter will spin that old loose engine faster that it would idle... and like the SHARK TANK (for the sake of argument) I'M OUT... just grab it right outa the barn with a chain and push / pull start that old Generator car in 2nd gear and be done with it... lets see lift hood snap off the 2 clips holding the dist cap on un hook coil wire remove vac advance hose un bolt dist hold down bracket pull dist plug in hand held drill motor 3/8th or better 1/4 drive power won't make the trip drill until (when) oil is ALL up and flowing out of rockers...(how ya goina know that) oh ya pull 4 bolt valve cover off and un seat 40 plus year old gasket (most likely ) it wont be reusable, now continue till said oil is squirting ALL over the place... easy way...? not done yet put that pooch ALL back the way it was... oh ya re-time it turn engine over till #1 is up and on its compression stroke.. set and pull dist and re set ( find and use a screwdriver down in there) till the dist drops in the correct spot LINING UP WITH the #1 plug wire on the cap. put back the coil wire, vac advance and tighten (lightly ) the dist HOLD down( because if and when you get it running you HAVE to re-time the engine with A timing light... then tighten when done so far so good install new valve cover gasket and oh ya SPEND that 10bucks by DRIVING the auto-parts store only to find out it ain't in stock , wasting gas and time to get it in the 1st place.... i probably MISSed something... please fill in the missing spots... hard way easy way you pick for me i'm goina use the EASY way gota LOVE old cars Why would you need to re time the engine by finding #1 tdc? If you don't roll the engine you can put the distributor back in the same spot. That's how I've always done my old Chevy trucks. You wouldn't he is just being difficult because I didn't think his way was the best. Oh, and Sniper - That oil cap / breather on the valve cover comes off. Take it off and shine a light in and it will be obvious when oil is flowing out of the rockers. Mark the dist. position, pulll it, spin the oil pump and put everything back together. I could probably take the dist. out before you got all 6 plugs out and oil into the cylinders. Last the ratio from the starter to the engine means that the starter turns about 18 times faster than the engine does (the Chevy 235 flywheel has 168 teeth and the starter has 9). If the car idles at 800 RPM that means the starter would be spinning at about 15k RPM which is bull shit. No starter is going to spin that fast. So once again you MIGHT have a problem with oil not making it to the top of the engine simply by using the starter. Hell the fastest way to do it is just turn the key. That will work too right? It is an old car a little more wear and tear won't do anything bad. No idea why you got this bent out of shape over me giving different advice. |
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Posted: 7/29/2014 1:53:47 PM EDT
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My first car. I drove it for a while then pulled the 6 cyc and auto put a 327 (300hp) and Muncie 4 speed. I also put chrome reverse wheels. All this happened in 1966.
All this happened long ago and now I'm just old. 
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Posted: 7/29/2014 1:59:25 PM EDT
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Clean car, too bad it has two many door's to make worth much. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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it worth ALL of 1200.00 and DO NOT touch the dirt... makes it worth 26,000.00.... like one from the http://www.autonews.com/article/20130930/RETAIL07/130939994/lambrecht-chevy-auction-of-rare-cars-draws-$2.8-million-in-bids I figgered I'd see if I could get it up and running and then, you know, drive it. Clean car, too bad it has two many door's to make worth much. Depends. I've been trying to find a 1967 Impala 4-door for a week now for a decent price. 2-doors are everywhere...Not so their quad-brothers. I'm in California, first one I found was in Texas...for $17K. |
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Posted: 7/29/2014 2:03:39 PM EDT
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thats a good tip also or pull the COIL wire an crank it for a while ( to get the oil pres-up) it wont need new plugs but EVERYTHING you do will help it run. heck the points MAY be corroded enough to stick shut there's lots of things that CAN prevent it from STARTING... just fix or change what it needs to make it run WHEN IT DON'T!!! Yeah...don't do that. If you're going to pre-oil, then pull the distributor and spin the oil pump with an oil pump primer. Pulling the coil wires will keep the spark plugs from firing, sure...but does nothing to reduce friction on a dry motor. |
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Posted: 7/29/2014 2:07:03 PM EDT
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Everyone is talking about oil, but no one has mentioned changing the oil FIRST?? Why would you not get that old oil out first before turning it over? And wouldn't pouring new oil in from the top solve that issue as well?? Not a mechanic, in case its not obvious. No, you bring up a good point, and good questions.
For me, I don't change the oil on a motor I might have to tear down and rebuild. If there's old oil in the pan that looks OK, I'll use it to "check" my engine out. The oil pump will lube the top of the motor (valve train), cam bearings, lifters, and crank bearings...depending on the engine, the timing chain. Pouring oil in from the top just sends oil straight through the drain hole in the head to the crankcase, oiling nothing, really. Pistons/cylinders get lubed from oil splashed from the spinning crankshaft, so the only way to "pre-lube" the cylinders in a dry motor is to pull plugs and squirt a bit in. This usually just results in oil on the low side of the piston/cylinder. I usually hit it with a blast of WD-40. None of this is going to matter. That carb is fuckeded. Unless precautions were taken when this car was parked, I can tell you exactly what that carb is going to look like/smell like when it's cracked open.
That beauty isn't going anywhere until some carb work/fuel supply stuff is performed. |
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Posted: 7/29/2014 2:12:38 PM EDT
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Is it a snow cone maker?
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Posted: 7/29/2014 2:31:34 PM EDT
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the rolled over fins and the taillight shape are a dead giveaway even under a cover
great shape... whats the story behind it? its odd how many people just parked them when they quit running from minor things |
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Posted: 7/29/2014 4:16:02 PM EDT
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nice chevy
still not as good as a Pontiac 
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Posted: 7/29/2014 5:09:25 PM EDT
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Posted: 7/29/2014 5:16:14 PM EDT
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keep posting pics.
I'm edging. |
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Posted: 7/29/2014 5:23:26 PM EDT
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Who died? Are you gonna get to register it, or is it going to auction after probate?
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Posted: 7/29/2014 5:29:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryNice find OP, here's a few of mine, 
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Posted: 7/29/2014 5:34:51 PM EDT
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1959 chevy
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Posted: 7/29/2014 6:14:35 PM EDT
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the rolled over fins and the taillight shape are a dead giveaway even under a cover great shape... whats the story behind it? its odd how many people just parked them when they quit running from minor things My grandfather bought it in '94 from a lady he knew who'd had it parked in her barn since '64 when her husband died. He wanted it because the '59 Biscayne was the first brand new car, off the lot he ever bought. It was also a present to himself as he'd just retired from farming for the second or third time (his retirement lasted about 6 months before he got bored/drove my grandmother crazy and he started farming again). He got it up and running and would take it out on Sundays after church with my grandmother. In '98 his cancer came back after being in remission for 10 years and he got too sick to drive for fun pretty quick (he kept farming for another year. Dude was tough.) The car went into the garage under the tarp and when he passed away in 2000 we rolled it into the barn because my grandmother was having a hard time looking at it. That's it though. It was running fine when it was tarped. Should run fine now with a little TLC. I'd like to get it going again for sentimental reasons, but it's going to have to be incremental. Maybe later I can drop a new motor in it (I think a small block 350 will go in without too much trouble). |
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Posted: 7/29/2014 6:18:08 PM EDT
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My grandfather bought it in '94 from a lady he knew who'd had it parked in her barn since '64 when her husband died. He wanted it because the '59 Biscayne was the first brand new car, off the lot he ever bought. It was also a present to himself as he'd just retired from farming for the second or third time (his retirement lasted about 6 months before he got bored/drove my grandmother crazy and he started farming again). He got it up and running and would take it out on Sundays after church with my grandmother. In '98 his cancer came back after being in remission for 10 years and he got too sick to drive for fun pretty quick (he kept farming for another year. Dude was tough.) The car went into the garage under the tarp and when he passed away in 2000 we rolled it into the barn because my grandmother was having a hard time looking at it. That's it though. It was running fine when it was tarped. Should run fine now with a little TLC. I'd like to get it going again for sentimental reasons, but it's going to have to be incremental. Maybe later I can drop a new motor in it (I think a small block 350 will go in without too much trouble). Quote HistoryQuoted:
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the rolled over fins and the taillight shape are a dead giveaway even under a cover great shape... whats the story behind it? its odd how many people just parked them when they quit running from minor things My grandfather bought it in '94 from a lady he knew who'd had it parked in her barn since '64 when her husband died. He wanted it because the '59 Biscayne was the first brand new car, off the lot he ever bought. It was also a present to himself as he'd just retired from farming for the second or third time (his retirement lasted about 6 months before he got bored/drove my grandmother crazy and he started farming again). He got it up and running and would take it out on Sundays after church with my grandmother. In '98 his cancer came back after being in remission for 10 years and he got too sick to drive for fun pretty quick (he kept farming for another year. Dude was tough.) The car went into the garage under the tarp and when he passed away in 2000 we rolled it into the barn because my grandmother was having a hard time looking at it. That's it though. It was running fine when it was tarped. Should run fine now with a little TLC. I'd like to get it going again for sentimental reasons, but it's going to have to be incremental. Maybe later I can drop a new motor in it (I think a small block 350 will go in without too much trouble). I would leave it bone stock. That car is a $urvivor. Clean it, a little wax, grease it, some fresh whitewall tires, engine tuneup, and done. Engine swaps are for cheap already molested cars! |
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Posted: 7/29/2014 6:22:05 PM EDT
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OP, where in west Texas is this if you do not mind me asking?
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Posted: 7/29/2014 6:27:29 PM EDT
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the rolled over fins and the taillight shape are a dead giveaway even under a cover great shape... whats the story behind it? its odd how many people just parked them when they quit running from minor things My grandfather bought it in '94 from a lady he knew who'd had it parked in her barn since '64 when her husband died. He wanted it because the '59 Biscayne was the first brand new car, off the lot he ever bought. It was also a present to himself as he'd just retired from farming for the second or third time (his retirement lasted about 6 months before he got bored/drove my grandmother crazy and he started farming again). He got it up and running and would take it out on Sundays after church with my grandmother. In '98 his cancer came back after being in remission for 10 years and he got too sick to drive for fun pretty quick (he kept farming for another year. Dude was tough.) The car went into the garage under the tarp and when he passed away in 2000 we rolled it into the barn because my grandmother was having a hard time looking at it. That's it though. It was running fine when it was tarped. Should run fine now with a little TLC. I'd like to get it going again for sentimental reasons, but it's going to have to be incremental. Maybe later I can drop a new motor in it (I think a small block 350 will go in without too much trouble). I would leave it bone stock. That car is a $urvivor. Clean it, a little wax, grease it, some fresh whitewall tires, engine tuneup, and done. Engine swaps are for cheap already molested cars! I'm leaning toward mostly stock. I think I'd like to change the drum brakes out for disc and maybe put in some lap belts. The 6 foot wide non-safety glass window, all steel dash and steering column designed to punch through a sternum don't exactly scream "You'll live through a fender bender".
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Posted: 7/29/2014 6:35:55 PM EDT
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the rolled over fins and the taillight shape are a dead giveaway even under a cover great shape... whats the story behind it? its odd how many people just parked them when they quit running from minor things My grandfather bought it in '94 from a lady he knew who'd had it parked in her barn since '64 when her husband died. He wanted it because the '59 Biscayne was the first brand new car, off the lot he ever bought. It was also a present to himself as he'd just retired from farming for the second or third time (his retirement lasted about 6 months before he got bored/drove my grandmother crazy and he started farming again). He got it up and running and would take it out on Sundays after church with my grandmother. In '98 his cancer came back after being in remission for 10 years and he got too sick to drive for fun pretty quick (he kept farming for another year. Dude was tough.) The car went into the garage under the tarp and when he passed away in 2000 we rolled it into the barn because my grandmother was having a hard time looking at it. That's it though. It was running fine when it was tarped. Should run fine now with a little TLC. I'd like to get it going again for sentimental reasons, but it's going to have to be incremental. Maybe later I can drop a new motor in it (I think a small block 350 will go in without too much trouble). I would leave it bone stock. That car is a $urvivor. Clean it, a little wax, grease it, some fresh whitewall tires, engine tuneup, and done. Engine swaps are for cheap already molested cars! This here. I've owned and modified many classic cars. Some just beg for it, but this one should be left alone. Get it running and enjoy the hell out of it. I am at the point now where I would just love to have a nice, clean OG classic. Turn the key and drive. Not worrying about repolishing this, replating that, yada yada. This was your grandfathers car, just enjoy it the simplicity of it. It's a straight six, it won't take anything to get it going. Some people are saying it has too many doors, that doesn't matter anymore. A clean classic is all you need. That being said....I do hate that 3 on the tree A buddy bought a barn find '61 Impala Convertible last year. REAL beauty. It was the OG 283 mated to a 3 speed trans of all things. Loved that car, hated that transmission.
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Posted: 7/29/2014 6:39:22 PM EDT
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Looks like you found a perfect birthday present for me. I'm bummed it's a week belated, but elated that you have good taste. Thanks, OP.
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Posted: 7/29/2014 6:41:27 PM EDT
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An autographed turnip from the original Wambygizzard fun kit?
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