I'm so proud of you uncy :D you never gave up and now look how far you have came with this car :D, you never let how much work that needed to be done get to you either. your and inspiration :)

lol you flatter me greatly hedgey! It might still be awhile before she moves under her own power, but if there's one thing that will never change about me; it's that I NEVER back down when the going gets tough, and I never ever will! That includes friendships! lol so you're stuck with me!

YAAAAAAYYYYYY you will never lose me either

Dude! That is so awesome! I wish I could go down there and help you fix it up xD. I wish you luck with the rest of the restoration and I hope everything goes well for the rest of it!

lol hey one friend has already done just that! Just give me time to set up things and I' be happy to have you!

Congratu-fricken-lations dude! Now allow me to go car guys for you.

Gritty huh? Well when I see the VIDEO I'll better be able to know what you mean. But it could be just that your modern ears aren't used to hearing an old engine's cranking sound despite the youtube videos. It'll also sound grittier if it's cranking slow (drained battery, weak starter) so we'll see about that.

I have no way of really knowing if that distributor feel into the correct toothing when it plopped in. Just expect to maybe have that distributor be your first big headache with getting her to start. What I mean is if we didn't have it sitting into the absolutely right toothing then when the engine goes to fire sparkplug one, the distributor isn't going to be in time to fire it. You gotta make sure that if you have the #1 piston at top dead center that the distributor button (the round part under the cap that spins with the little metal tab on the top and side of it) is lining up to a spark plug connector under the cap. Sounds hard I know, but youtube is your friend. We'll see, maybe it popped in fine and there will be no problem. Just make sure to put that hold down clamp and bolt back into the base of it so it doesn't pop out.

Thanks man!

lol it didn't last for more than a few seconds but I could tell it was little rust particles in there grinding as well as dirt. Once we shore things up inside and get her ready for her engine to make some noise I'll try to get her idling and I WILL record that. We were expecting rain and it was pretty ugly outside when I went out; I just kinda was in a mood where the weather wasn't going to stop me so I went out and started wrestling the hood off; careful not to scratch the bondo.

Will do man! It dropped down like an inch or so, so it looks like it's in place! But I'll be sure to latch it into place!

^_^

Maybe, or that's how those engines sound perhaps. Those old engines have a very 'dry grindy' sound to them, as bad as it sounds I don't think it's anything more then the sound of the flywheel gear and starter gear running against each other... if I were to guess. The reason I say that is because Johnathon W, a guy I watch, started up a 66' Belair and it sounded grindy too.

I actually wanted to point that out too and ask. In his video he originally said that the car was an Impala and corrected his title later. If he's right, then for some reason the Impala and Belair of that year look basically identical! Look, THIS is a Belair! http://www.superchevy.com/features/.....chevy-bel-air/ I remembered how you and your dad couldn't find a year of Impala that matches Cassandra's face exactly so it got me thinking.. is she actually a Belair?

The engine bay in the video looks identical to hers, from how I remember it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49PArkWHCzM


Well they're gears meshing, so it would have dropped in place half and inch in any other place in its turn radius too. But I know we were careful so..

From the way the rust was caked into her axles when we moved her? I think it's just crud that needs to be blown out. I'm aware of the grind of old engines, I think what I heard was the moan of reluctant and rebellious refuse unwilling to move as her old heart started to beat.

If I recall correctly the bel-air was an offshoot of the Impala design. lol and no, I have her factory information, she's an impala through and through. Plus all her detailing says "IMPALA"

lol and again I think that's because they were the same car except they did something different with the styling options or something. I don't recall which.

It should be good! lol and I was talking to dad and we'll try to do an encore start for you and record it when the weather allows.

So, did my instructions on how to jump the starter solenoid work? (with a screwdriver) Also, be sure to look up videos on starting an engine that has sat for years. You may want to squirt some oil in through the spark plug holes, etc to lube the cylinders up on the top end. Another thing I would look at doing before you try to start it would be to change the oil. Who knows what kind of schmuck is in it after all these years.

Oh yes! That screwdriver tip was very handy! I kept going over those instructions in my head as I blindly poked at the solenoid and tried to angle the thing so I'd hit it right. I already did the oil thing in the sparkplugs with marvel's mystery oil and it turned that old nasty oil clear as new, and definitely; it'll be awhile before I try to start her up, this was just to drop the new distributor into place.

Here's a pretty good video on installing a Chevy distributor. It tells how to get the distributor shaft aligned with the oil pump shaft and get it all in right. You distributor is likely an older design, but the installation would be the same.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4WRL513Gx4

Good luck!

Thanks a lot man! I think the Distributor's already taken care of, but it never hurts to double check! I'll see if I can't get another start and film it this time for everyone.

I just found this on Youtube for you. I thought you might like to see an original ad for your car.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDH6y0A8HVw

Another 1966 Chevy commercial. This was a film that was shown in the dealerships: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wVCup6d1nM

Oh hey thank you ^w^ That was very thoughtful of you!

Holy balls, that is amazing! ;-; <3 That is pay-back for all of your determination! So proud of you!

Aw shucks ^w^ You're too kind! But it'll be awhile before I do it again or I push on to get her idling. We need to shore up her insides and reconnect her horn (that last one is just for the principle of it but still) because some things are loose, but I've been filming almost everything so it should be on youtube when I can manage.

Anything for you, my lovely~ It's a start anyway, and a really impressive one too!

Really? D8 Why have I not known this? You have the link handy to your videos? I'm curious~ :3

lol there you go flattering me again!! Well I think you're lovely too!!!

And no not yet other than the one before I actually bought her. I've been taking a lot of little videos and I'll have my editing guy splice them all together to make longer episodes.

I CANNOT HELP IT! XD Why thank you, kind sir!

That makes sense. :D Well, whenever they are ready, I would love to check them out <3

Hopefully I can make that happen sooner rather than later!