Details during stages of restoration of my 1968 Chevelle SS

Original purchase September 7, 2002

• Pictures taken in Dallas by the previous owner before my purchase of the car.
• Previous owner's page
• Restoration pictures

September 2002

• Fixed: horn; stereo mount; speedometer backlight; header gasket; left tailpipe hangar; parking brake indicator
• New: chrome oil breather

November 2002

• New: converted front brakes to disk; arm rest pads; windshield washer pump repair kit, tubes and nozzles; chrome license plate frames; spark plugs; trunk mat; hood insulation; hood adjustment bumpers; 2 window cranks; brake and emergency brake pedal pads; glove box; factory assembly manual; service manual; Fisher body manual; wiring diagrams

December 2002

• New: battery cables; rebuilt starter and heat shield

September 2003

• New: headliner with sails; dome light lens

June 2004

• New: reproduction bucket seats; rubber tips for visors; Holley 110 GPH fuel pump (12-835 80 GPH body with 110 GPH internals substituted by Holley due to inventory issues); A-arm dustshields; rear speaker grills and trunk speaker covers
• Fixed: connected voltage guage; moved front carpet forward to proper position (will use as template to cut new carpet)

July 2004

• New: chrome radiator support panel; chrome 400/500 Hz horns

August 2004

• New: back seat covers; rear deck package tray; chrome 100 amp alternator; chrome upper alternator mount; chrome hood latch; chrome water pump pulley

September 2004

• New: chrome oil dipstick; dashpad
• Fixed: moved stereo from under dash to radio slot in dash; moved gauges from under old stereo position to under the dash; moved tachometer from floor to under the dash

October 2005

• New: inside rearview mirror; spark plugs and spark plug wires; hood to cowl seal

February 2006

• New: polished aluminum billet arm rest backing plates; chrome lock knobs; chrome ignition bezel

July 2007

• New: carpet with insulation
• Fixed: put set screws in plug wire holders to keep them in place

June 2009

• New: MSD 6AL ignition with Blaster 2 coil and converted HEI distributor

• New, not installed yet: right and left door windlace; roofrail weatherstrips; black/aqua trunk splatter paint; temperature guage
• Planned: speedometer gear for 3.73 rear end with P275/60R15 tires; strip, repair and paint body