To bump this up again, I just got off the phone with the dealership (H&H Chevrolet) that originally sold the car. Not only were they able to find the original bill of sale, but they are going to be sending me the additional carbon copies from the original along with a copy of the original BOS (keeping the original top sheet for their records)!

I am going at finding the history in both directions, trying to follow it through from when the car was originally sold as well as back through the person I purchased it from.

Really wish I could update my door post... Oh well.

 

wow kyle....all that original paperwork is really gonna bring some value to that car.....

 

To the right person, maybe. I'm just interested in compiling the history of the car. I know I'll never get the money out of it that I have and will put into the restoration. But then again, that is why I'm building it for me and not for some auction somewhere.

 

dunno if you remember me telling you about my dads chevelle....well its finally on the road. here's a pic for ya kyle. ill post the rest in another thread

 

Any more work done these days Kyle?

 

Slowly. I've done some more work on metal replacement on the passenger door frame. Problem is I can not work on it after 7PM in the garage cause I make enough noise to keep the kids up... I've been working on them about 4 hours a weekend between fire training and other activities. I was working on the inner support, but that is a royal pain to form. I started building a form to use in my dad's press to form the contours that I need for these pieces. 14 gauge steel is not too nice to move around and form complex contours.

I also have been building some baskets for my dad's torch rack that I have been using and designing a 21 foot beaver tail car hauler that I will probably buy steel for in a month or so. Right now the trailer is only on paper. I'll be moving it over to CAD for the actual layout drawings.

 

very nice

 

Another update...

I had an AVET class (accident victim extrication training) where we tore apart a 1996 Astro AWD. When we popped the hood off, I noticed that it had a hydroboost setup for brake assist instead of the more conventional vacuum powered booster. A hydroboost setup uses hydraulic pressure generated by the power steering pump to assist the brakes.

It just happened that the chief of my department was the one responsible for the disposal of the van after we were through with it. Gave him a call and he said I could take whatever I wanted off of it. So I grabbed the booster, master cylinder, MAF sensor, TB, ICM, coil, distributor, and other miscellaneous weather-pack connectors.

So now I need to fab up a mounting bracket that will allow me to bolt the hydroboost unit to my firewall. It actually looks quite easy. 1/4" plate of steel and 5 holes! Free power brakes and no concerns for engine vacuum if I decide to go with a bit of a wild cam!!

Here are the pictures:

 

Nice find!

 

chevelles are great..70's are even better.i love mine. you have a really good starting point on yours